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- 51 A Macau Blue-and-Red Betting Addict 澳门红蓝小赌徒 The protagonist went through online gambling, lottery betting, soccer betting, getting fired from his job, and watching his company go under, among a string of other misfortunes. It all tore his family apart. But by chance, he came into contact with red and blue, opening a new chapter in his life. With red and blue leading the way and beauties all around him, an ordinary man's comeback begins… 1.3kReads6.7Score10014d adds
- 52 The Red and Blue Battlefield 红蓝战场 Of everyone I’ve lost, the person I miss most is myself. In gambling, the scariest thing isn’t winning or losing, but the temptation of desire. A decade of bets, a lifetime in chains. The neon lights of Macau baccarat once illuminated my ambition. The chips at tables back home in Texas built up a false sense of prestige. The “guaranteed win” pitches in online gambling pop-ups ultimately dragged me into a bottomless pit. I thought I had desire under control, but I had long since become a puppet o 2kReads8.0Score10614d adds
- 53 I Inherited Forbidden Arts at the Funeral Home 我在殡仪馆继承绝学 Chen Du worked as an embalmer at a funeral home for eight years. Then, on the night his master died, he saw blue specks of light rise in the deceased's eyes. They were "Thought Crystals," obsessions condensed at the final moment of a person's life. By fulfilling the deceased's final wishes, he could inherit the skill they had mastered in life. A master of body restoration passed him a pair of skilled hands; a fallen veteran detective passed him expert fighting skills; a business tycoon passed hi 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 The Cardsharp: Back to the Underworld 老千：重返江湖 11.5kReads9.0Score96614d adds
- 55 Macau Memoirs 澳门回忆录 In 2020, I arrived in Macau and experienced dizzying highs and lows. One person, one city, a stretch of memories, and a bitter regret. This is the story of the pain and passion of that time. I may be unwilling to let go, but I still have to face reality. 50Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 The Thousand Gates Saga Continues: After Chu Liu 千门未了：初六之后 Important Announcement: Now that Teacher Ma Xiaohu has resumed updating, I won't presume to teach my grandmother to suck eggs. I only regretted the hiatus and wanted to chat with fellow Qian fans. Starting today, I will stop updating permanently. Anyone who wants to discuss the continuation of my story or the plot of Old Qian is welcome to join the group. Next month, I will take this book down. The unpublished content will stay buried in my gut. I'll write a new book called Midnight, with an up 8.3kReads8.2Score60214d adds
- 57 The Treasure-Hunting Con Artists 老千护宝团 Across ten miles of Haojiang, undercurrents run deep. Neon lights and wild revelry mean nothing to him. Neither does a life of drunken excess. Wu Qiliu, heir to the Qianmen tradition, drifts through a chaotic age, navigating casinos and the streets. Caught between rival gangs, he searches for his missing master and protects the nation's lost treasures. The Zhongyi Gang secretly has his back, but friend and foe are hard to tell apart, and every game of chance could be a deadly trap. Gambling-tabl 25Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 The First Book by Jianghu Laoliu 江湖老六的第1本书 Stay away from gambling, or you’ll ruin your family. This book exposes all kinds of cheating tricks at the gambling table and reveals one rigged scam after another. Nine out of ten gamblers lose. The underworld isn’t just about fighting and killing; it’s about human relationships and social savvy! 2.6kReads9.1Score26814d adds
- 59 Tales of the Thousand Gates 千门之往事 My name is Chen Xiang, and I'm a professional card sharp. Back in my hometown, there's a saying: The Outcast, above one person and below ten thousand! It means that whenever a gambler strikes it lucky at the table, tens of thousands of others are bound to lose and be trampled underfoot. If one person wins, ten thousand lose! That's gambling! Treasure your life and stay away from gambling! 1.8kReads8.5Score13514d adds
- 60 Fox Ji Mi's Fifth Book 狐姬幂的第5本书 My new work is out! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what drives me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 36Reads—Score—14d adds
- 61 The Red and Black Ledgers: A Lottery Tycoon's Rebirth in the Stock Market 红黑帐本：彩票大佬的股海重生 He is the lottery mastermind who strikes fear into the hearts of all, manipulating the entire lottery market with a single move. By chance, he uncovers the secrets of the stock market and turns the odds-based thinking and market-making tactics of the lottery world into a deadly weapon in the battle for stocks. Using the lottery market’s precise predictions to crack the mysteries of candlestick charts, and the ruthless methods of underground trading to fight the capital vultures, he takes on inst 78Reads—Score1214d adds
- 62 A Book by Black Shackles 黑色枷锁的一本书 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3.1kReads9.1Score24314d adds
- 63 At the Poker Table: The Dirtiest Underworld Around You 牌桌：你身边最肮脏的江湖 [The World of the Cardsharps] The card table is the easiest place in the world to get something for nothing, bar none. That is precisely why it is filled with greed, madness, and debauchery. Beneath the table lie filthy conspiracies, deceit, schemes, cruelty, and every unscrupulous trick imaginable. As the owner of a mahjong parlor for many years, I solemnly warn you: become hooked on the card table, and you’ve plunged into the devil’s abyss... 607Reads9.4Score11014d adds
- 64 The Swindler: Through Fire and Water for You, Uncle! 老千：赴汤蹈火啊，二叔！ If you learn the art of cheating, you’ll see me as a mayfly sees the heavens. My name is Feng Shiqi, a veteran swindler who came out of the mountains. PS: The best quit-gambling novel on the whole internet, and the most wholesome swindler story online. ⚠️ Don’t open it at night, or you won’t be able to sleep. 18.5kReads8.4Score1.6k14d adds
- 65 The Eight Masters of the Qianmen School 千门八将 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 3.7kReads8.9Score26414d adds
- 66 I'm Really Not the God of Gambling 我真不是赌神 Quit gambling + Love your country + Crush the little devils My name is Wang Ming. I gambled away so much that I couldn't repay my debts. While trying to cross the road under pursuit by my creditors, I was run over and killed by a big truck. I was reborn, and I even got a System. Doesn't that mean I'm going to take off? A happy life with beauties on both sides! But why are those little devils everywhere? Guess I'll just have to take them on! 87Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 There's No End to Gambling, Turn Back Before It's Too Late 赌海无涯，回头是岸 People often say that nine out of ten gambling games are rigged. There's another old saying, too: gamble long enough, and even the gods will lose. Even in our harmonious society, where material and cultural life are highly developed, the age-old scourge of gambling is still all around us. Countless people have lost everything to it, some even losing their families and their lives. Told from the perspective of someone who works in a casino, this book exposes the little-known shady dealings behind 14.8kReads9.2Score1.4k14d adds
- 68 The Scoundrel Immortal's Eight Gates and Generals 贱仙千门八将 [Comedy + Fortune-telling + Sleazy antics + Con artist + Flashy face-slapping + Demon-catching + Ghost-slaying + Cunning schemes + Outrageous stunts + Memorable one-liners] Wu Xuanye, Blue Star’s “Prince of Trash Talk,” stays up all night in a fierce battle and transmigrates into the cultivation world, where he becomes “Wu the Half-Immortal,” a third-level Qi Refining cultivator from Backing Mountain Village. Armed with an ancestral tortoiseshell that works only some of the time, and carrying a 185Reads7.6Score—14d adds
- 69 Ghost Hand Chen: The Eight-Gate Lockdown 鬼手陈：八门锁局 Every gambler has three defining traits: First, they’re lazy and gluttonous, dreaming of getting rich overnight. Second, they think they’re clever and see everyone else as an idiot. Third, they’re missing a screw and never consider the consequences. Third Master Chen makes a living fleecing people like that... 23.9kReads9.1Score1.8k14d adds
- 70 A Thousand Paths 千人有道 [Modern underworld] [Stories of crooked gambling] [Gambling scams] [Anti-gambling] When I was six, my grandaunt said I was doomed to a life of loneliness. She sold me. She sold me to an old man who had lost one hand. An old man who made his living as a swindler. From then on, I learned how to cheat at gambling from him. The old man became my master, but he told me to call him Fourth Master. I became a professional swindler, too. But on the day I graduated from my apprenticeship, Fourth Master di 12.9kReads8.8Score1.2k14d adds
- 71 Hong Kong Crossover: Meeting the Gambling God and Chocolate from the Start 港综：开局相遇赌神巧克力 Qin Feng went to sleep and woke up to discover that he had transmigrated into the body of a Hong Kong Island patrol officer in the 1980s. The officer’s original name was also Qin Feng, exactly the same, but his fate was different. For a young man with nothing to his name, this was a pretty good deal. Though he was only a low-ranking patrol officer now, at least he had landed a secure government job, so Qin Feng wasn’t worried at all! He thought he had transmigrated to an ordinary version of Hong 5.7kReads7.1Score47814d adds
- 72 The Thousand Gates 千门 There's an old saying: nine out of ten gamblers get cheated. Wrong. All ten get cheated. My name is Chen Jiu. I'm a card sharp, and I'll use my own story to show everyone that not gambling is the real win. 2.6kReads8.4Score17714d adds
- 73 How to Make a Gambling Addict and a Scumbag 赌鬼，渣男是怎样炼成的 Poor, and you're a factory girl; rich, and you're a domineering CEO. A quick look at casino rules, and a chat about foot-bath culture. Let's talk about casino secrets and help you stay away from gambling! Those who love me break their hearts for me. Those who hate me fall apart over me. If life deceives you, don't be sad or lost. Just let it fool you a few more times... If I can't be your Yang Guo, then let me be your Yin Zhiping! 14.7kReads8.8Score96614d adds
- 74 What a Masterful Trick, Auntie Is on Her Knees for You 千术真高，阿姨给你跪了 After my parents divorced, I went to live with my father. But when I was twenty-five, the mother who had abandoned me sixteen years earlier suddenly showed up, wanting to claim me as her child. My mother is the head of a top-tier company, with powerful forces backing her. Faced with my mother’s attempt to make amends, what should I do? 407Reads7.1Score13614d adds
- 75 Yang Mi Gets Lost in the Peach Blossom Grove 杨蜜误入桃花林 I write novels to escape reality. Reality is too bitter, so I don’t want to write too much bitterness into my stories. This is a novel with lots and lots of transmigrations: the protagonist can go wherever she wants, whenever she wants. It’s perfect for skipping around while reading. More or less every hundred chapters is a new story, so you won’t get bored. Come along and enjoy the protagonist and Mi Jie’s repeated, but never repetitive, adventures through life. A dream god, shrouded in layers 21Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 76 The Gambling Den 赌城 My new book, I’m a Proper Chinese Medicine Doctor, So Why Am I Being Treated Like a Gynecologist?, is out. As the saying goes, nine out of ten gamblers lose. But as someone who lost everything and worked as a junket agent, I can tell you for sure: every single gambler loses! Even if you can avoid a cheat’s tricks, you can’t escape the odds of the casino. Gambling is a game ordinary people should never touch. It’s a blade that kills without drawing blood! 5.7kReads9.1Score47914d adds
- 77 Golden Eyes: Appraising Treasures and Gambling on Jade 鉴宝赌石黄金瞳 [Stone Gambling + Antiques Appraisal + Golden Eyes + X-Ray Vision + Underdog’s Rise + Power Fantasy] Ye Long works at an antique shop. By chance, a tiny sword inside a bronze lock shoots him, and when he wakes, he has a pair of golden eyes that can see through things and distinguish genuine antiques from fakes. From then on, he has an uncanny knack for appraising treasures and gambling on stones, making waves wherever he goes. Money, beautiful women, and power are all within reach as he rises to 86Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Reborn in 2018: I’ll Build the Metaverse Anew 重生2018：我要再造元宇宙 He once dreamed of the future, but now he must return to the past and create a different possibility. In 2018, serial entrepreneur Le Tian awoke from a vivid dream, having lived through the triumph and collapse of the metaverse over the next eight years. As the dream faded, he decided to stake everything on one last startup. He would no longer chase trends; he would create the eye of the storm. Illustrator Huang Xiaomo doesn't believe in the metaverse, but she believes in the untainted digital 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 A Pickpocket’s Notebook 北派小偷笔记 I’m a thief, born in the north. My life has been full of twists and strange turns, and I’ve always felt it deserved to be written down. Along the way, I’ve met all kinds of people and seen all sorts of bizarre things. I’ve lost count of how many luxury villas I’ve broken into and how many museums I’ve robbed. Even the XX Museum, said to have the strongest security in the world, is somewhere I can come and go as I please. If you’re interested in the old Rong’s line of work, why not take a look in 4.9kReads8.8Score36614d adds
- 80 Is There No Law? I Can See Through Everything, So I Look Wherever I Want! 没王法，顶着透视眼乱看！ [Stone gambling + antiques appraisal + X-ray vision + settling scores on the spot + ruthless and decisive + underdog comeback + stress relief] Xiao Yang is a deliveryman who gains X-ray vision after a thug ambushes him and injures his head while he's helping a beauty catch her cheating boyfriend in the act. From then on, he turns his life around, gaining money, beautiful women, luxury cars, mansions, and power... [This is a feel-good underdog comeback story. If it doesn't make you happy, come fi 7.6kReads7.9Score89314d adds
- 81 Making a Living on the Side in Australia 我在澳洲捞偏门 This story is based on real events. I came to Australia with a dream of studying abroad, only to be driven to the brink by reality. From a lowly street-level smuggler to a force to be reckoned with, commanding the underworld and crossing the world, I paved my way to power with cunning and bloodshed. Only when I stood at the summit and looked back did I realize that the most dangerous gamble of all is the one you make with human nature. This is a road with no turning back, but who knows which cor 28Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 The Art of Deception! 千术！ As the saying goes, nine out of ten gamblers lose. You'll never see the knives hidden behind the gambling table! I have a plain name: Niu Tiezhu. Of course, you can also call me... A-Yao. 23.6kReads9.0Score2.3k14d adds
- 83 You're Just Some Blond Punk, So How'd You Get Your Own Family Tree? 你一小黄毛，咋就族谱单开了？ By a twist of fate, Qi Tian transmigrates to a new world and begins a sweet online romance with Leng Qingbai, a fair-skinned, sweet-tempered daughter of a military family. Having lived two lives, he knows that unless he makes something of himself, he and Leng Qingbai will never have a happy ending. So Qi Tian resolutely agrees to his elders’ demands and joins the military. Starting at the training base, he rises against all odds and becomes a legend! Leng Qiangguo: “Who said this son-in-law was 425Reads8.0Score11514d adds
- 84 I Transmigrated into a Book as the Villain: How Did the Gloomy Heroine Become Yandere? 穿书反派，阴郁女主怎么成病娇了 Good news: Lin Zhi died suddenly and was reborn. Bad news: He transmigrated into a book as a minor villain. In the original story, Lin Zhi relentlessly bullied the heroine, Wen Zhiyu. But it turned out she was the long-lost daughter of the most powerful family in the capital. The first thing she did after being found was tear Lin Zhi limb from limb! Luckily, Lin Zhi was bound to a Favorability System. If he raised Wen Zhiyu’s favorability to 100, he could return to the real world with a fortune. 27kReads7.8Score1.6k14d adds
- 85 My AI Girlfriend Is So Realistic, Players Are Spending Like Crazy 我做的电子女友太逼真，玩家氪疯 [One heroine] [System] [Laid off at the worst possible moment] [Making romance games] My name is Lin En. I led my team in working overtime all night to make a beautifully rendered pay-to-win online game. It got rave reviews after launching in the game store, and I thought I’d be promoted and get a raise. Instead, my heartless company laid me off! At the crucial moment, I bonded with the [Indie Game Developer System]! As long as I make games, I can gain all kinds of game-development talents! Over 1.6kReads8.4Score19914d adds
- 86 My Years Catching Cheaters at Cards 我抓老千的那些年 In gambling, deception, conflict, and traps cost more than just money. They can take away time, family bonds, humanity, and all the beautiful things we mourn losing. 248Reads8.3Score2014d adds
- 87 A Kidnapper Dragged Me to a Mountain Village? I'm the Village's Grand Ancestor 人贩子拐我进山村？我这村老祖爷 During winter break, freshman Lin Xian heads home and spots a van belonging to human traffickers. He hops right in, thinking it’s a ride home! National television host Liu Ruyan, who is using herself as bait to take down the traffickers’ hideout, is dumbfounded when she sees this. But what comes next shocks her even more. “Whoa! Why is the buyer calling him Grandpa Ancestor?” “He killed the traffickers, so why did an old man in a military uniform covered in medals come in and turn himself in?” “ 4.1kReads7.3Score29614d adds
- 88 My Pinduoduo Connects to a World of Runaway Inflation 我的拼夕夕连接物价膨胀世界 Ye Feng bought a secondhand Redmi phone at a used-goods market, but the previous owner hadn't factory-reset it. He opened the Pinduoduo app to buy a phone case. To his surprise, the cheapest one cost three million. And that wasn't all: everything else was outrageously expensive, too. A bottle of Coke cost three million. Phones and computers cost anywhere from ten to a hundred billion. 35.8kReads7.2Score3.7k14d adds
- 89 Hong Kong Crossover: The Gangster Tycoon 港综：古惑仔神豪 Transmigrated into the Hong Kong crime world, known by the nickname Taiji, with plenty of money and plenty of underlings. The System brought him here, gave him an identity that was both a police officer and a gangster, and required him to become the boss before he could return. So he might as well make money and recruit underlings. A gangster tycoon fantasy with lots and lots of women. The second world, Bright Sword, has begun, and his reputation as a killer will spread far and wide! 2.2kReads8.6Score10014d adds
- 90 My Stories of Macau's Stormy Underworld 我的澳门风云故事 Once you've been to Macau, it's yours for life! What kind of city is A-Ma-Gau? Why are so many people obsessed with it? What kind of tumultuous life awaits a naive young woman who ventures into Macau alone? Here, stories unfold every day, and miracles happen every day. In these most authentic stories, you'll see human nature at its rawest, the most insatiable desires, and the cheapest emotions. Welcome to my life in Macau. 26kReads8.9Score1.7k14d adds
- 91 The Outcast: Has a Sword Immortal Appeared at the Celestial Master Mansion? 一人之下：天师府出了个道剑仙？ [The Outcast fan fiction]+ [Twelve Talismans]+ [Incredible Talent]+ [Young Old Celestial Master]+ [Not Collecting the Eight Extraordinary Skills] My grandfather was a traitor, my grandmother had worked as a translator for the Japanese, my eldest uncle was a bandit, my mother was a mafia heiress, and my father was a notorious member of the Fullness Sect. Faced with a family background bad enough to get us all executed, Zhang Ziliang, whose soul had transmigrated into the world of The Outcast, bol 10.9kReads7.0Score70214d adds
- 92 Thirty Years in the Jianghu (Seven-Volume Set) 江湖三十年（全七册） Dai Gou spent his life roaming the martial world. Over several decades, he witnessed all kinds of scams and cons. In his later years, he gave up that life and revealed its tricks and rules to the world, hoping to keep future generations from being swindled. These scams include human trafficking, fortune-telling, artificially aging antiques, theft, card sharping, beggar gangs, cheating at games, confidence schemes, and honey traps... After decades of hard knocks, Dai Gou finally became the boss o 4.3kReads9.6Score76314d adds
- 93 The Dashing Gambler 风流赌神 Synopsis: [Not a System novel, please don't complain if it's not for you] [High-stakes gambling] [Stories from the bathhouse] [Everyday scams and fraud] [Male lead grows from weak to strong + gives back to society] Chen Zhongchuan is an abandoned orphan, raised by his grandfather from childhood. When he boards the train to Nanshan, his grandfather tells him the truth... This book explores gambling and the many scams found in real life, warning readers to stay away from gambling. At best, it can 3kReads8.8Score23914d adds
- 94 You Told Me to Be a Tyrant, So Why Am I the Greatest Emperor of All Time? 让你荒淫无道，千古一帝什么鬼？ The rating just came out, so it’ll probably drop later~ [Reborn in the Womb] [A Foolish Emperor Revives the Nation] [Unorthodox Power Plays] [Reverse Tropes] [Rich Cast] [Heaven-Approved] After spending eighteen years reborn from the womb, Chen Feng only wanted to live a peaceful, carefree life as a low-profile prince. But then the former emperor unexpectedly died, and the throne fell into his lap. At court, ministers schemed for power, while barbarian tribes ringed the borders. Everyone thought 173.5kReads8.2Score26.3k14d adds
- 95 Beauty Industry Cat 美业猫 Beauty Business Cat is not a book of empty industry theories, but a "guide to avoiding pitfalls" built from 26 years of hands-on experience by beauty industry veteran An Ci, working on the shop floor. From a small training room in Jinan to a consulting firm in Shenzhen, she has seen too many businesses that "could have survived, but drove themselves to ruin": attracting customers with low prices but failing to keep them, using tricks to make quick money and ruining their reputations, or blindly 41Reads—Score—14d adds
- 96 Tales of a Con Artist 老千故事 Su Qing challenges the legendary gambler Mei Luo, hoping to avoid falling into someone else's trap. But her actions lead to her father's tragic death, and Su Qing herself is left in grave danger. After repeatedly risking her life, she sees the good and evil, and the injustices, in the world. To survive and avenge her father, Su Qing pushes herself to the limit again and again, ultimately escaping death by a hair. 151Reads—Score1214d adds
- 97 Fortunes Rise in Macau, but the Road to Wealth Is a Little Rocky 风起澳门，暴富的道路有点坑 I was doing all right in the human world. Then, out of nowhere, I was dragged up to heaven, only to be kicked straight down into hell. Now I'm in hell, but my heart is in heaven. Going back to the human world is nothing but a distant dream... Gamblers want to win, but casinos don't want to lose either. In this vast world, people of every kind are busy, all scheming and calculating. A mountain is a mountain, and water is water. Then a mountain is no longer a mountain, and water is no longer water 6.7kReads8.9Score38514d adds
- 98 The Return of the Condor Heroes: Inheriting the Three Stages of Rebirth from the Start 神雕：开局传承逆生三重 [Transmigration fan fiction + cautious growth + pursuit of immortality + slow-burn but satisfying] In his eleventh year after transmigrating into The Return of the Condor Heroes, Shen Zhibai found a wall covered in writing in a cave in the Qinling Mountains. He copied all three thousand characters without missing a single one. Only after finishing did he notice the final line: “Three stages mark the limit of reverse life. At the limit, progress ends. Stop here, and you cannot reach heaven.” 580Reads—Score11514d adds
- 99 Unorthodox Remedies of the Martial World 江湖偏方 My name is Zhang Chen. A fortune-teller said I was born with a knack for unexpected riches and would never stay on the straight and narrow. But I don’t care. In this world, people who follow the rules get leftovers, while the bold get to eat meat. I haven’t had much schooling, and I don’t understand lofty principles, but I do know this: you only win if you’re willing to fight. 62.1kReads8.9Score7k14d adds
- 100 Killing Game: Betting My Way to a Fated Destiny 杀戮游戏：以赌徒成就天命 Why do people go to hell? Because of the sins they committed in the mortal world? Then why do good people go to hell? Because heaven is full? So tell me, am I a good person or a bad one? He Bei died on an utterly ordinary day, after deciding to play a regular murder-mystery game with his roommate. His unremarkable life came to an end. In the eternal realm of slaughter, his identity was Gambler. The Gambler: an evil-aligned class, the most useless profession in the deadly game, on 1.5kReads8.2Score19014d adds
