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- 1 The Guanzhong Tomb Raider's Notes 关中盗墓手札 One embroidered shoe, half a debt to the King of Hell. Qin Xin, an apprentice at an antiques shop, gives in to greed and breaks his master’s iron rule against buying goods of dubious origin, secretly accepting a strange Ming-dynasty embroidered shoe made of plain satin. But just after the deal is done, the seller mysteriously drowns in a shallow stretch of water barely waist-deep, right before everyone’s eyes. A woman with blood streaming from every orifice comes for his life in his dreams, clos 370Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: An Autobiography 盗墓笔记：自传 [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Early Growth + Later Power Fantasy] My name is Wang Yifan, and I’m a college student. One day, I saw my girlfriend, “Meng Yao.” Not just one, but two identical Meng Yaos. I wanted to investigate the matter, so I sought out the Faqiu Sect. Then one day, after making thorough preparations, I ventured deep into the uninhabited wilderness of Lop Nur and witnessed one strange event after another: “Snow monsters?” “The Demon Tomb of Cancong?” “Instant teleportation?” “The Twi 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Recollections of the Tomb-Raiding Years 追忆盗墓年月 In the early years of the Republic, tomb robbing was all the rage. The trade was split between northern and southern factions, each further divided into more than a dozen gangs, with countless complications within every group. The ancient tombs were strange and uncanny, their twists and turns shrouded in mystery, and every one of them perilous! The suspicious tomb of Fengdu will reveal a hidden chapter of human history... 573Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Sin 罪 A death-row inmate’s monologue on the eve of his execution. From stealing and robbing, to stumbling into the underworld, going to prison for his lover, then tomb raiding, heading to the Miao borderlands in search of an antidote, and being poisoned with a Gu curse... And the strange adventures that followed. The story moves quickly at first, but gets better and better as it goes on. If you’re interested, please let me tell you the whole tale. 98Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Secret Record of Tomb Robbing 摸金秘记 [A premium, exclusive Tomb Raiding novel] [Zhang Jia Sishu's latest masterpiece of 2016, set to become the ultimate Tomb Raiding novel!] The appearance of an exceptionally beautiful female corpse shattered my ordinary life. Armed with a family-inherited secret art of Tomb Raiding, I opened an ancient imperial mausoleum sealed for a thousand years, seeking rare treasures buried underground and unraveling a mystery beyond anyone's reach. 184Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 6 Dragon Seeking 寻龙 Forty years ago, a great flood unearthed an ancient Warring States tomb. Forty years later, a mysterious will from my grandfather leads me back into the tomb. Carve corridors through mountains and hollow them out for tombs! How many secrets lie hidden in the tombs of ancient kings? To find a dragon, seek the mountain's winding folds. Each winding ridge marks another pass; If a gate has a thousand locks, a prince or lord must surely lie within. Only when I opened the coffin did I realize that som 936Reads6.6Score104Shelves
- 7 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... 103Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 8 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—Shelves
- 9 The Northern School's Tomb Raider: Searching for Dragons 北派盗墓寻龙记 [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Adventure + Underworld + History] Adapted from true experiences. That year, I was no master appraiser fresh out of prison. I was just a poor kid who identified soil by smell and felt his way along tomb passages with his fingers. I drifted through a hazy youth and into middle age, enduring hardship and uncertainty all the way. Over half a lifetime, I witnessed all sorts of people from all walks of life, and heard tales of the underworld you have never heard before. If yo 49kReads7.8Score4kShelves
- 10 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Northern Shaanxi 陕北盗墓笔记 [Tomb raiding, daily life, hardship, growth] This is a story about tomb raiding, feng shui, and the underworld. These are people who once lived ordinary lives but were forced by hardship to take up tomb raiding. They have no experience, only their miserable lives. Watch how they use those wretched lives to forge a legendary future. In 1999, a shocking incident took place in Suiping City, in northern Shaanxi. The tomb of Meng Tian, located right in the heart of the city, was completely emptied 551Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Tomb Exploration 探墓 After my grandmother died, she left behind a comb and a book. When I was little, I thought it was just a picture book. Only later did I learn that it could locate gold and determine burial sites, and that it held an astonishing secret. An ancient temple’s black coffin, the Ghost Valley of Buried Dragons, the ancient city of Pishan… A yellow wolf worshipping the moon is leading me, step by step, into a strange web of mysteries. A thrilling and bizarre life begins in an underground tomb. 3.2kReads7.6Score298Shelves
- 12 My Tomb-Raiding Career 我的盗墓生涯 I was barely able to graduate from a third-rate major at a second-rate university. My only ambition in life was to make a living telling fortunes and reading characters in the little shop my family had inherited at a tourist attraction, then live out my days in peace. But try as the tree might to stand still, the wind would not cease. By a twist of fate, a professor of archaeology at Yanda University invited me to join an excavation team searching for the tomb of Zhang Ying, the legendary ancest 3.4kReads7.5Score213Shelves
- 13 My Life as a Tomb Raider 我盗墓的人生 Don't talk to me about some damn love story. All I want now is to make money! What's the point of envying other people? We need to take action too. Whether it's robbing people or raiding tombs, once the money's in our hands, we'll have everything! Stop worrying all day about who loves you and who cares about you. That's all nonsense. Here's a rule of thumb for you guys: men follow women, women follow money, and money follows men. Keep that cycle going if you want to live like a proper human bein 952Reads6.9Score100Shelves
- 14 A Tomb Raider's Life 盗墓生涯 In 2013, I unexpectedly went bankrupt, and my girlfriend left me. With no other options, I took this path, and a strange, eerie world opened up before my eyes. Beneath a mysterious thousand-year-old tomb, half were tomb raiders, and the other half were... 561Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 15 The Gravedigger 掘墓人 Eighteen years ago, Grandpa found me in the arms of a female corpse and brought me home. Eighteen years later, I went grave-robbing with Grandpa and dug up a gorgeous beauty… 539Reads8.0Score—Shelves
- 16 Tales of Tomb Raiding in Southern China 南派盗墓往事 [Tomb Raiding + Adventure + Suspense] In the 1990s, I was just a minor antique dealer who traded in bones. Then I mistakenly bought a burial object, and from that moment on, I embarked on a one-way journey across a thousand years... To find the answers, I had no choice but to wander between the worlds of the living and the dead, crossing mountains and seas and traversing deserts and wastelands. At the very source of it all, I finally uncovered the truth behind the baffling mystery... 1kReads7.3Score141Shelves
- 17 Tomb Raiding: The Dark Mystery Mirror 盗墓：玄冥宝鉴 [Tomb raiding + treasure hunting + mystery solving + ensemble cast + history + no mindless plot] An original work, not fan fiction. [Tomb raiding is illegal. Do not try this yourself.] Does the Dust-Repelling Pearl really exist? What secrets lie behind it? What strange and mysterious events are hidden behind the national treasures? What connections link tomb raiding, antique appraisal, the underworld, the martial world, and the protagonist? 161Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 After Being Laid Off, I Robbed the Factory Director's Ancestral Grave 下岗后我盗了厂长祖坟 [Tomb raiding + the supernatural + suspense + turning the tables against the odds] Laid off means a dead end? I’ll rob the factory director’s ancestral tomb and defy fate! One shovel, and the soil reeks of blood. Two shovels, and ghost fire burns inside the coffin. Three shovels, and the bones reveal a thousand-year-old secret. The factory director’s vengeful spirit won’t rest, and an ancient tomb’s evil presence is closing in. The road to revenge has become a road to the underworld. Want to sur 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Tomb Raiding Tales from Republican China 民国盗墓往事 A long-lost memory brings a gripping story from the past to light. What I’m about to tell you is a secret from the Republican era… 3.5kReads8.8Score604Shelves
- 20 A Tomb Raider's True Account 盗墓者的纪实 After thinking it over for a long time, I finally decided to write this book. It is told in the first person. I came into contact with ancient tombs when I was very young, and after becoming addicted to gambling, I plunged into the abyss of tomb raiding to pay off my debts. Our crew traveled far and wide, encountering inexplicable things, as well as human indifference and greed. I also experienced the temptations of money, the ferocity of wild beasts, and every side of society. This book covers 2.8kReads6.9Score191Shelves
- 21 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Beyond the Pass 关外盗墓笔记 From a “master of antiquing” to the “Divine Eye Beyond the Pass,” one thought is all it takes for Xiao Xu to embark on a dangerous road of no return. In the perilous underground world, friendship and loyalty are cheap, while profit and betrayal are the order of the day. Only by letting go of desire can you make it out unscathed. 1.1kReads8.8Score125Shelves
- 22 I'm Zhao Jia. Let Me Tell You About the Ancient Tombs I've Raided 我叫赵甲，讲讲我盗过的古墓 My name is Zhao Jia, an obscure black-market trader in Shancheng. My master, Liu Banchi, spent his whole life hunting with eagles, only to have one peck out his eye in the end. He died at the hands of his own people. Since then, I've been afraid. Not of ghosts, but of people. I washed my hands of the trade, hoping to live in peace, but trouble came looking for me. A map with a sinister secret, a wealthy man with connections everywhere, and a deadly game I can't escape. To stay alive and uncover 25.9kReads8.6Score3.1kShelves
- 23 Tomb King of the Imperial Capital 帝都墓王 The Mo family tomb-raiding syndicate is the only force descended from the Faqiu Zhonglang tradition. Beneath the capital's turbulent surface, the family battles over the clan head's position, while tomb raiding brings thrills and danger and tangled relationships grow ever more complicated. Can Mo Xunhun, the Mo family's illegitimate son, fight his way through every obstacle? 275Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 24 Tomb Raiding: The Northern School 盗墓：北派 (Be careful about tomb raiding. Life is worth more.) I'm a poor young man from eastern Inner Mongolia. Driven by hardship, I had no choice but to become a tomb robber, one of the lowest of the low. I met someone who changed my life, and I've spent many years in this line of work. Would you like to hear my story? If you're interested, come and read about the legendary life of a tomb robber. 164Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 25 The Nether Mausoleum 幽陵 A fleeting dream, a glance at passing scenes; eight thousand ghosts emerge from this realm. The Dragon Palace's blue waters are the real world; immortals point out the ancient kings of Shu... With nothing but a treasure-hunting verse, the Xiling Divine Manual, Bai Ze accidentally tore through a veil that had concealed secrets for millennia. The ancient age of slash-and-burn farming, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Yanzi creating the heavens, Fuxi making humankind: all seem both real and 543Reads8.2Score—Shelves
- 26 The Secret Records of Evil Spirits 邪灵秘录 A healer saves lives, but medicine is divided into “living medicine” and “dead medicine.” A group of young people journey through remote mountain valleys, deserts, and snowy wilderness. They venture along the boundary between life and death, exploring lost techniques. This is a shocking mystery hidden among mountains, rivers, and vast wilderness... 695Reads8.6Score102Shelves
- 27 A Zombie? Leave It to Me! 有粽子？放着我来！ Take a look! This man is called Xing Ze, an utterly ordinary person who has transmigrated into a drama. He’s here for just three things: Raiding tombs, raiding tombs, and more tomb raiding! The purple lotus manifests, driving away all evil; He steps into the uncanny and walks the cycle of reincarnation; He searches for his lost three hun and six po souls! A shared universe of Ghost Blows Out the Light and The Grave Robbers' Chronicles. No BL, no character pairings, no harem. The protagonist 2Reads6.1Score—Shelves
- 28 The Ancient Tomb Code 古墓密码 I was sentenced to life in prison for tomb raiding. I thought that was bad enough, but then The Dragon Head Maze, the Flying Ancient House, the ghost ship at sea... They all led me to a huge secret. “Open this door. Everything you want to know and everything you want is inside.” 4.9kReads8.1Score758Shelves
- 29 The Sand-Sifting Chronicles: Memoirs of a Lingnan Tomb Raider 淘沙鉴：一个岭南盗墓者的自述 [Tomb Raiding + Suspense + Antique Appraisal + Feng Shui] My name is He Shouyi. I’m a tomb raider sentenced to fifteen years in prison, and the fourth-generation appraiser of the Jiao Si lineage. I’ve lost count of how many tombs I’ve entered in this lifetime. Our lineage has five signature skills: reading thunder to locate tombs, identifying soil by its vegetation, dating it by its smell, pinpointing locations from traces, and spotting fakes to identify treasures. On a rainy day, stick a copper 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Tales of Northern Tomb Raiders 北派盗墓往事 My name is Yao Yuan. I used to be a tomb raider. In December 2014, after the shocking nationwide Red Mountain Case was solved, I was arrested at Tianyi Hotel in Ningcheng, Chifeng. I was ultimately sentenced to six years in prison for crimes including looting ancient cultural sites and tombs and trafficking in cultural relics. Now I have served my sentence and been released, ready to start a new life. If you're interested, why not hear me tell the stories of tomb raiding that happened to me? 556Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 31 The True Record of a Tomb Raider 来至一个盗墓者的纪实录 [Real tomb raiding + suspense + antiques appraisal] Starting in the 1990s, this story follows Wei Yonggang, a young man from the countryside, as he rises swiftly through the tomb-raiding world, going from accidental participant to an underground legend thanks to his “guts, attention to detail, and expertise.” He is sworn brothers with Tian Sanjiu, the last disciple of Silver Fox, and his junior fellow disciple is the sharp-eyed Feng, known as Fengzi. 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles Fan Fiction: The Fragrant Veil of the Golden Palace 盗墓笔记同人之金宫香障 A mysterious incense recipe sends the protagonist and his friends on a new adventure and into a new story, with every character at the top of their game... 306Reads8.7Score104Shelves
- 33 The Western School's The Grave Robbers' Chronicles 西派盗墓笔记 [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Supernatural] A child born under an ill omen is one Heaven dares not claim and Earth dares not nurture. When I was born from a corpse’s belly, a yellow immortal fox worshipped the moon and the wild beasts wailed. It was decided then that I would spend my life dealing with the dead, never seeing the light of day. To escape this fate, I joined forces with my taciturn master and a jovial fat man, forming the West Faction’s iron-triangle tomb-raiding team. Over the years, I 1.4kReads8.8Score127Shelves
- 34 With a Luoyang Shovel in Hand 手握洛阳铲 The two protagonists learned martial arts from their grandfather from a young age. Their father left and never returned, leaving behind only a diary of his explorations of ancient tombs. By a stroke of fate, Su Le's master gave him the “Heavenly Official Blade,” a weapon said to ward off evil and slay wicked spirits. Meanwhile, Su Can found the “Purple Gold Sword,” sharp enough to cut through iron, in a bronze coffin tomb! The two protagonists continued to hone their skills, eventually mastering 6.5kReads8.8Score497Shelves
- 35 Feng Shui Master Lai Xuan 风水大师赖玄 In a bustling city's noisy corner, an antique shop called Xuan Zhai always closes early. Its owner, Lai Xuan, is a laid-back, mild-mannered young man. He usually either turns his old antiques over in his hands or dozes on a reclining chair. Only the few customers who have ventured into the abyss know that when he occasionally opens his eyes, he can see what ordinary people cannot: baleful energy between buildings, people's fortune and misfortune, and even the "qi" flowing deep beneath the earth. 50Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 My Years as a Tomb Raider 我当摸金校尉的那些年 Forty years ago, a great flood exposed an ancient tomb from the Warring States period. Forty years later, a mysterious will from my grandfather led me back into the tomb. A ghost village deep in the mountains, black-haired zongzi, yin-yang child servants... My companions and I escaped death again and again, yet still couldn't get out of this cursed land! What caused both groups of tomb raiders to die horrific deaths? And what was it that scared my grandfather out of his mind? Never dig when dang 12.9kReads8.4Score934Shelves
- 37 The Dragon Bone's Secret Hoard 龙骨诡藏 Others raid tombs to find gold and treasure, but I get entangled with a vengeful spirit instead. My grandfather, Chen Xuanli, vanished in the Ailao Mountains. I entered the mountains with a dragon-bone divination disk, only to accidentally awaken a century-old female spirit. From then on, danger closed in at every turn: perilous underground palaces, ruins left by ghost soldiers, and secret Japanese military caches. The Fatty smashes through evil with his shovel, the Yin sisters set up formatio 59Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 The True Story of a Folk Tomb Raider 一位民间盗墓者的真实经历 [Tomb raiding is illegal. Do not try it yourself.] [Tomb raiding + suspense + antiques appraisal + underworld] I come from a village in central China. To save my younger sister and father, I was forced into the tomb-raiding trade. The haunted tomb of Muzha Ridge, the Loulan royal mausoleum, the lost tomb in Longling, an ancient pagoda, a Yuan dynasty tomb with a zombie... Over sixteen years of tomb raiding, I witnessed the dangers of human nature, feng shui and the occult, all sorts of people, a 512Reads7.1Score—Shelves
- 39 The Kunlun Scripture: The Dragon Bones of Lianshan 昆仑经前传之龙骨连山 His father was among the first generation of archaeological researchers in the People's Republic of China. He mysteriously disappeared during an excavation of a Uyghur king's tomb. Qin Feng traveled to Altay to search for his father. After a series of strange and bizarre expeditions, and unraveling one baffling case after another, he gradually discovered the truth behind his father's disappearance and the ancient secret concealed in half a dragon bone… 235Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 Tomb-Raiding Chronicles: I Fended Off Evil with Fake Artifacts 盗墓实录：我靠假货撞邪了 [No Female Lead] [The Three Musketeers] I’m an antiques peddler in Panjiayuan, and all I want is to make a little money in peace. That was until I took in a blood-red Warring States jade with a bizarre history. From then on, everything spiraled out of control. Nightmares haunted me every night. A dark figure always stood in the bronze mirror. Business kept going downhill, and bad luck followed me everywhere. I thought I’d merely crossed paths with a wandering spirit. Who knew the strange happeni 95Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Sleepless 惊眠 An imperial edict brings to light a secret treasure buried for a thousand years, and a mysterious sect stirs up a storm across the north and south. A mysterious tomb-raiding sect, invincible Embroidered Envoys, and fearsome grave robbers alongside the Tiangang and Disha. A young man returned from overseas plunges into the fray like a dragon diving into the sea, throwing the north and south into turmoil. Does the Yuan Emperor’s treasure really exist, or is it a legend spread to deceive the world? 4.6kReads9.5Score548Shelves
- 42 A Little Tomb Raider from the Northern School 北派小小盗墓贼 [Tomb raiding + mystery + treasure appraisal] [First person!] There are no ghosts here, only one Wang's adventures in the underworld. In the early 21st century, I was struggling to make ends meet when I met an old man on Antique Street. Listening to him brag was what got me into tomb raiding. I once ended up a beggar, spent time on the wrong side of the law, and even made a name for myself in the tomb-raiding business. Grab a seat, everyone, and listen as I tell you some old stories from the und 2.7kReads7.7Score227Shelves
- 43 Tales of Feng Shui, Tomb Raiding, and the Supernatural 风水盗墓灵异录 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles, tomb raiding, feng shui, the supernatural, tomb exploration, retrieving corpses from water, suspense, pranks, ghost hunting, coffins, ghosts and monsters, the Eight Trigrams and other esoteric arts, dragon seeking and acupoint locating, sorcery, adventure, warding off evil, metaphysics His grandfather left Li Qing an old tomb-raiding journal, a bronze compass, a soul-suppressing staff, and a jade gourd. At midnight, at the bottom of the corpse-filled valley in Yang 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Tomb Raiding Legend: Beginning at Pingshan 盗墓传奇，从瓶山开始 Tian Yu, sect leader of the Shangqing Sect in the Tianqu Realm, steals the supreme treasure inherited from the Nine-Turn Great Emperor, only to be betrayed by his Dao companion, Shen Qingyue. Besieged by the great powers, he is reduced to a wisp of a soul and transmigrates into the tomb-raiding world. After obtaining the Investiture of the Gods System and mastering the Nine-Turn Investiture of the Gods Art, he explores the great tombs of the land and joins a group of like-minded companions to cr 555Reads6.0Score—Shelves
- 45 Tomb Raiding 倒斗 [Tomb raiding is illegal. Do not try it yourself.] [Tomb raiding + treasure appraisal + mystery + underworld adventures] [The comic drama of the same name is now available on various short-drama platforms. Go watch it there.] In the old days, “dou dao,” or “turning over the bucket,” was underworld slang for tomb raiding. More than twenty years ago, a moment's poor judgment led me to join a small outfit at the bottom of the trade. They say that once you enter the jianghu, you plunge into an ocean 9.8kReads9.0Score626Shelves
- 46 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: The Dragon-Seeking Map 盗墓笔记之寻龙图 The Dragon-Seeking Chart was first written by Yin Yangzi, a feng shui master of the Shang and Zhou dynasties. It recorded the locations of two great tombs and an ancient ruin altar from that era. Later, further calculations revealed three auspicious sites of true dragon energy. A note claimed that whoever obtained all three could rule the world. The chart was later studied and continued by Yang Yanzi, a Taoist priest of the Ming dynasty. The priest eventually changed his surname to Liu and becam 877Reads8.7Score100Shelves
- 47 Strange Tales of Peach Blossom Spring 桃源诡事 [Wuxia + tomb raiding + mystery + adventure + treasure appraisal] The mysterious culture of the Chu Wu, the curse of the Eye of Reincarnation, the astonishing fungus technique, and a series of bizarre events in the Tomb of the Marquis of Zhou. If you’re interested, pull up a little stool and listen to this tomb-raiding legend of strange happenings in Taoyuan... 398Reads8.9Score—Shelves
- 48 Global Tomb Raiding: From the Start, I Crack the Tomb of Emperor Nintoku 全球盗墓：开局破解仁德天皇陵 [No System, Not Invincible, No Livestreaming, Tomb Raiding Abroad, Recovering Lost Overseas Relics] From the start, he launches an assault on the tomb of Emperor Nintoku, the greatest of the world's three great tombs. He leaves his homeland and embarks on a tomb-raiding journey spanning tens of thousands of kilometers. What earth-shattering secret lies behind the disappearance of his father when he was a child? His mysterious family origins turn out to be connected to a thousand-year-old secret. —Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 49 From the Start, I Had the Strength of a Ton and Punched My Way Through Ghost Blows Out the Light 开局一吨力，莽穿鬼吹灯 Su Yifan accidentally transmigrates into the world of Ghost Blows Out the Light, where he befriends Lao Hu and Fatty! He charges headlong through the Ancient City of Jingjue, the Dragon Ridge Labyrinth, the Yunnan Worm Valley, and more... He makes his fortune alongside Lao Hu and Fatty! … Buy a house, buy a house, and buy another house! This blurb can't do the story justice, so please read the novel... 16Reads5.6Score—Shelves
- 50 I Got the Highest Score in the County, Yet Turned to Tomb Raiding to Pay My Tuition 我考了全县第一却去盗墓赚学费 Zhao Yiming came first in the county on the college entrance exam, but his father told him to apply to a junior college. Zhao secretly changed his application and ultimately chose archaeology after seeing his Third Uncle make money selling antiques. When his father found out, he flew into a rage and ordered Zhao to retake the exam. Zhao firmly refused, but with no money for tuition, he could only silently give in to his father’s plans. When Third Uncle heard the news, he recommended Zhao for a s 7.9kReads—Score267Shelves
