Novels like The Mystic Middleman
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as The Mystic Middleman, best match first.
- 51 A Different Kind of Traditional Chinese Medicine 不一样的中医 A female military officer from Beijing, and a young man who has studied traditional Chinese medicine since childhood. They are seven years apart, with different identities, life experiences, social standing, and backgrounds. How could the two of them ever end up together? A miracle-working doctor? A traditional martial arts master? Could he really be worthy of a female military officer from Beijing? 1.1kReads6.6Score130Shelves
- 52 Learning from Scratch: Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture 从零学习：中医针灸 After Wang Bing fails his high school entrance exam, he apprentices himself to learn acupuncture. At the same time, he enrolls in a vocational school to study the fundamentals of Chinese medicine. Moving between his apprenticeship and school, he learns from scratch, bit by bit; while on campus, he also forms deep friendships with many people. The story of Wang Bing’s life begins to unfold. He will return after mastering his craft and become a great master of his generation; he will benefit his c 174Reads6.6Score—Shelves
- 53 Hospital Intern: I'm the Only One Who Understands Ancient Chinese Medicine 医院实习生：唯有我懂古中医 Chen Xiuyuan, an intern at a top-tier hospital, was publicly cheated on by his girlfriend and became the laughingstock of the entire hospital. In this world, Western medicine reigns supreme. At the brink of despair, he awakens the legacy of the ancient Chinese medical tradition. He masters the four diagnostic methods and is skilled in classical prescriptions and silver needles. For chronic illnesses Western medicine cannot cure, one dose of his herbal medicine can eradicate the root cause. For e 1.7kReads—Score167Shelves
- 54 The Fox Immortal Seeks a Title: I Said You Look Like My Future Wife 狐仙讨封：我说你像我未来的老婆 The white fox who once snuggled under the covers with me came to ask me to grant her a human form. I said: “You look like my future wife: a tempting face and figure, a slender waist, soft breasts, peach-round hips, fair skin, stunning looks, and long legs. You're even more beautiful than a nine-tailed fox spirit descended to the mortal world.” 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 55 Plum Blossom Numerology 梅花神数 My name is Qing Feng. I specialize in fate analysis, feng shui, and divination, with a focus on Plum Blossom Numerology. This book follows the fated path of retreating from the world, returning home, and rejoining society… Using the skills my grandfather left me, I gradually learn to read people’s hearts and witness the world of fame and fortune. Here you’ll find all kinds of strange tales and mysterious encounters… Just because you’ve never seen something, does that mean it doesn’t ex 536Reads—Score127Shelves
- 56 The Great Expansion Void Art 大衍太虚诀 [Fantasy Xianxia + Invincible Cultivation] The Lin family is massacred, and the good-for-nothing youth Lin Feng awakens the Chaos Pearl in his desperate hour, setting out on a legendary path to defy fate! With an ordinary iron sword, he shatters the oppressive might of Foundation Establishment cultivators. He reverses life and death by turning back time, only to uncover a shocking secret guarded by his family for a thousand years: the Chaos Pearl is the key to sealing an ancient Demon God, and t —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 57 Is It Too Much for a Fortune Teller Like Me to Know a Little Yin-Yang Magic? 我一个算命的会点阴阳术不过分吧 [Maoshan Arts + Ghost Hunting + Face Reading + Powerful Connections + Walking Between the Yin and Yang Worlds + Team] Zhao Yang's grandfather made him study three books from a young age: the Zhouyi, the Ma Yi Divine Physiognomy, and a third book with no cover, whose contents were handwritten. After his grandfather passed away, Zhao Yang inherited his mantle. But now that cremation was the norm, all he could do was read people's feng shui, barely earning enough to get by. Just as he was thinking 318Reads—Score—Shelves
- 58 A Small-Town Doctor, A Vast World 小中医，大世界 Zhang Liang, a poor young man from the countryside, was lucky enough to get into a traditional Chinese medicine college thousands of miles from home. After graduating, he struggled to find work and barely managed to land a job at a community hospital, only to be pushed around by the deputy director. With no other options, Zhang Liang forged a different path. Relying on his skill in traditional Chinese medicine, he first treated an elderly farmer from the countryside. Word spread widely, and inte 2.8kReads8.9Score295Shelves
- 59 The Compendium of Ten Thousand Techniques 万千功法录 (Remember this! Remember this! Anyone practicing cultivation techniques must keep this firmly in mind: never act on your own or practice alone. To cultivate this technique successfully, you must have a qualified instructor by your side to provide careful assistance and guidance. Only then can you ensure your cultivation proceeds smoothly and without mishap, so you do not stray from the right path and end up beyond all hope of redemption!) 509Reads—Score149Shelves
- 60 I'm from a Family of Chinese Medicine Practitioners, and I Heal the City with My Miraculous Hands 我，中医世家，在都市妙手回春 Yang Xiaotian, heir to a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners, couldn’t stand the career path his family had laid out for him. He left the army and fled to the big city, where he unexpectedly became a legendary doctor. So what if you’re a high-ranking official? A tycoon? A celebrity or aristocrat? You control money, status, and influence in the mortal world. But I, Yang Xiaotian, can control your lives. 976Reads7.3Score110Shelves
- 61 Ling Ran, the Great Doctor 大医凌然 One needle can save a life, and one thought can protect all living beings. A young Chinese medicine practitioner carrying an old medical kit treats illness with three silver needles and warms hearts with his sincerity. He will make you believe that people like this still exist: skilled hands, and a loving heart. 768Reads5.9Score100Shelves
- 62 Quick Transmigration: A Daughter-in-Law's Guide to Self-Cultivation 快穿：论儿媳的自我修养 [No CP + Strong Female Lead + No Female Rivalry] [Two Kids in Three Years? Better Help Your Mother-in-Law Protect the Home!] The System receives an urgent assignment from its superior. The original host’s family are ghost cultivators, and in the end they are trapped inside the Ten Thousand Souls Banner. Mang Zhong untangles the clues bit by bit… [Changing the Husband-Murder Ending] The original host, Zhang Yan, accidentally causes a tragedy, but then her in-laws actually issue a letter of forgi 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 63 Half a Volume of a Broken Book, Healing a Broken Life 半卷残书医残生 A mere scholar, he seems to have his fate laid out for him after graduation. Before he knows it, he has entered the field of traditional Chinese medicine, and under the guidance of his wife's grandfather, he eventually becomes a renowned doctor. But fate is fickle, and Xiao Dong still can't escape the destiny laid out for him. 398Reads6.8Score102Shelves
- 64 Treasures Left by Our Ancestors: Stories of Chinese Medicine 老祖宗留下的宝贝之中药的故事 When the world first emerged from chaos, who knew that every herb possessed a spirit? Shennong tasted seventy-two poisons, his vermilion whip revealing the power of plants and herbs. The Yellow Emperor’s Inner Canon concealed the mysteries of the four qi, while the principles of chief, deputy, assistant, and envoy revealed the wonders of the Five Elements. Silk manuscripts from Mawangdui recorded remarkable remedies for malaria and dysentery; Dunhuang scrolls preserved life-restoring herbs. Our 32Reads—Score—Shelves
- 65 Reborn as the Sacred Healer's Disciple 重生之我是医圣的徒弟 My name is Zhao Fan. I was an unremarkable medical student, until I suddenly became fascinated by traditional medicine while working. One day, as I walked down the street holding a freshly bought copy of Treatise on Cold Damage and Miscellaneous Diseases, I tripped over a stone and hit my head hard on the steps. When I woke up, I realized I had transmigrated. A flood of memories surfaced, telling me that I had become the disciple of Zhang Zhongjing, the Sage of Medicine. Thirty years east of the 87Reads—Score—Shelves
- 66 Born in This Place 生在此间 Rural northwest China. This is Ganzhou, my hometown. Because of his job, the protagonist Yang Shulin quits in a fit of anger and returns home. He inherits his family’s small clinic and dozens of mu of farmland, and begins an entirely different life. 10Reads6.7Score—Shelves
- 67 A Traditional Chinese Doctor Who Can't Deliver Takeout Isn't a Worthy Prefect 不会送外卖的中医不是好刺史 Guo Yuze, a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner who grew up in modern society, failed to protect the person he wanted to protect: Huo Ze. Huo Ze died in an accident caused by human interference. After avenging him, Guo Yuze transmigrated to the fictional era where Huo Ze lived, but Huo Ze had no memories of their life spent growing up and striving together. In this new life, Huo Ze is the Protector General of the Western Regions, while Guo Yuze is a governor sent on a suicide mission. In t 18Reads—Score—Shelves
- 68 Tales of Classical Chinese Medicine 经方那些事儿 [This book features many real medical cases. Do not imitate them!] In his twenties, Qin Guanlan arrives at Shoujing Hall with a PhD to his name, yet can't get a single patient to see him. He's too young and too handsome. No one thinks he looks like an experienced practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine. But Chen Jiubai sees something in him. The old doctor sees patients in the morning and gives lectures in the afternoon, personally guiding Qin as he unlocks the secrets of the Treatise on Co 2.2kReads—Score515Shelves
- 69 The Joyful Life of a Traditional Chinese Medicine Heir in a Western Hospital 祖传中医的西医院快乐生活 (This book is medically rigorous and realistic while still telling a compelling story. The author’s previous million-character novel is Traditional Chinese Medicine Passed Down in My Family, So I Went to Medical School.) For illnesses Western medicine can’t cure, I use traditional Chinese medicine. For illnesses traditional Chinese medicine can’t cure, I use Western medicine. What? In a word, this is a medical story free of childish nonsense and stripped of fantasy. Li Zhongxi was struck by an u 928Reads8.4Score110Shelves
- 70 A Journey Through Traditional Chinese Medicine 岐黄之旅 As his grandfather lay dying, he cried, “The needle went in the wrong place!” Lin Xiaoman takes over the ancestral clinic, already teetering on the brink, only to run headlong into a disaster: lead and mercury poisoning. Could their family’s secret technique really contain deadly toxins? The clinic is shut down, and their inheritance lies under a cloud. A bolt of lightning splits the old tree beside her grandfather’s grave, bringing a fragment of the lost Eight Bone-Setting Methods of Pingle to 20Reads—Score—Shelves
- 71 The Delivery Guy's Guide to Changing His Fate 外卖小哥改命指南 By day, he’s a lowly delivery rider. By night, he reads fortunes. Amid the everyday hustle and bustle of the city, he helps gods, monsters, and ordinary citizens defy fate and rewrite their destinies, all while turning himself into a legend. —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 72 Li Hengzheng, the Traditional Chinese Medicine Doctor 中医李衡正 Acupuncture, herbal medicine, prescriptions, and treatment methods, all based on real clinical cases. From common ailments like heatstroke and colds to all kinds of difficult and complicated conditions, these cases show treatments that many people can carry out. They aim to help more people understand how Chinese medicine treats illness, and whether it can truly do so. They also aim to help more people understand the hardships faced by folk practitioners of Chinese medicine and how difficult it 332Reads8.8Score102Shelves
- 73 The Great Physician 大国医 [A specialized work on traditional Chinese medicine, suitable for discussions of its fundamentals] With Western medicine in a dominant position, is there still a place for traditional Chinese medicine? Is someone secretly orchestrating its decline and fall? When a culture thousands of years old is dismissed and condemned as wrong, is the “science” of the past four centuries really correct? When the two fields collide, which parts of the knowledge passed down by word of mouth are right, and which 407Reads8.7Score104Shelves
- 74 The Secrets of Shennongjia 神农架的秘密 Lu Jiuzhang, a dropout from a university of traditional Chinese medicine, was accused of causing a medical accident after using acupuncture to save someone's life. While gathering herbs in the Shennongjia mountains, he happened upon Xue Suwen, a recluse and inheritor of the “Thirteen Needles of the Ghost Gate,” who passed its essence on to him. The protagonist possesses both modern medical knowledge and the legacy of ancient secret arts. Through his growth and struggles in both Chinese and Weste 56Reads—Score—Shelves
- 75 The Medicinal Cuisine Chronicles 药食记 If you don’t want to be a foodie, you’re no good as a Chinese medicine doctor. I may look young, but I already have twenty years of experience. That’s what Yang Cang said. Updates to Stories of Mizhou on weekends. I’ll keep writing this book with care. Stay tuned. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 76 The Way of Strange Commerce 奇门商道 Introduction to The Qimen Way of Commerce What happens when the rules of finance become forbidden mystic arts and business contracts stretch across three thousand years? Who controls the ultimate laws behind the flow of wealth? Volume One, The Shadowed Way: Luo Yunyi, a professor of finance who carries the secrets of Qimen Dunjia, joins forces with Bai Qingyue, a “Dragon Guardian,” to investigate the bizarre theft at the machine-tool factory in Fengyang City. Together, they uncover the “Drago 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 77 A Record of Chasing Dreams with Classical Prescriptions 经方逐梦录 This is a traditional Chinese medicine novel that anyone who can read can easily understand. Drawing on the author's observations and reflections from years of medical practice, as well as extensive clinical experience, the book builds a rich world of stories. It skillfully blends Confucian, Buddhist, and Daoist thought with related theories of fate and feng shui. Although the plot is fictional, the medical cases, medical theories, feng shui, and knowledge of destiny featured in the story are al 627Reads9.2Score183Shelves
- 78 From Civil Engineering to Traditional Chinese Medicine: My Comeback 土木改行：我学中医逆袭 I graduated with a civil engineering degree and immediately became unemployed. I sent out more than two hundred resumes and didn’t get a single interview. Unable to afford rent, I could only keep myself afloat by delivering takeout. That’s me, Lin Yi, a member of the 2024 graduating class, crushed by the harsh realities of life. But nobody knew that my grandfather was a famous folk doctor in our area. I’d been memorizing acupuncture techniques, classical formulas, folk remedies, and therapeutic 8Reads—Score—Shelves
- 79 A Liberal Arts Valedictorian Studies Chinese Medicine? Zhang Zibiao Tears Into Me 文科状元学中医？我被张子标怒怼 The Chinese medicine season of Heart-stirring Job Offer is here! The protagonist accidentally appears on the show and gets publicly ripped into by Zhang Zibiao, a top-tier star and college-application planning guru. “The humanities top scorer chose to study Chinese medicine? Is something wrong with his head? Parents watching, don't follow his example!” On the show, an academically trained whiz angrily retorts, “What's wrong with my prescription? What gives you the right to change it?” An heir to 76Reads—Score101Shelves
- 80 The Internet's Most Detailed Guide to Treating Illness 全网最细致的治病法则 (The rating was just released and will gradually rise, so feel free to give it a try. Reviews are also much appreciated.) The story will explain, step by step and in detail, the origins of each illness, how to cure it at its root, and how to relieve it quickly. It will cover traditional Chinese medicine, Daoist medicine, folk healing, and feng shui. Readers who enjoy this kind of thing, please leave a comment. 187.9kReads9.0Score22.8kShelves
- 81 A Doctor by Your Side 一路有医 After living in a daze for six years, Zhang San's fate is changed by an accident, and he sets out on the path of medicine. He studies and treats all kinds of illnesses and disorders associated with the Taiyang, Yangming, Shaoyang, Taiyin, Shaoyin, and Jueyin channels. In the end, he becomes a renowned physician and leads his family to a happy life. 305Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 82 Help! My Traditional Chinese Medicine System Gives Cash Back 救命！我的中药系统能返现 Chen Ping, a mediocre graduate of a traditional Chinese medicine college, was fired from a medicated cuisine restaurant because his trembling hands made diagnosis impossible. His life hit rock bottom. Just as he was losing hope, he unexpectedly activated the Shennong Cashback System. Complete tasks by curing patients and earn cash rewards, but spend it all before the deadline! The System also holds lost medical secrets, knowledge of authentic medicinal herbs, and an even greater conspiracy. From 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 83 Master Qimen in Thirty Days 三十天学会奇门 30 Days to Learn Qimen: Decoding the Ancient Wisdom of Time and Space. An introduction to Qimen Dunjia, which originated in ancient philosophies of time and space and is known as the “art of emperors.” Rooted in yin-yang and the Five Elements, it combines the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches with the Eight Trigrams and Nine Palaces, using the analysis of temporal and spatial energies to aid decision-making. This book breaks through the obscure barriers of traditional metaphysics and uses a 30 206Reads7.6Score—Shelves
- 84 The Old Chinese Doctor of the City 都市老中医 This is the story of a practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine, a hard-core novel about traditional Chinese medicine. (Note: All the medical cases are real.) 2.6kReads9.1Score681Shelves
- 85 After I Was Reported for Practicing Medicine Illegally 非法行医被举报之后 A novel that will help you truly understand traditional Chinese medicine, learn about it, and even study it! If you’re not interested in the story and want to get straight to learning, you can skip the first two volumes and start with the livestream content in Volume Three. Here is a brief introduction to the story. Lin Fan comes from three generations of doctors. But times have changed: Western medicine has risen while traditional Chinese medicine has gradually declined, even facing suppression 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 86 Beneath the Mystic Eyes: The Fake Heiress's Livestream Revenge 玄瞳之下：假千金的直播复仇录 [Fortune-Telling Livestream + Strange Folk Tales + Occult Arts Run Amok + The Dark Side of Human Nature + Traditional Feng Shui and Physiognomy Showdowns] “Everyone thought Chen Mo was just a lawyer. Then he brought home a battered fake heiress who'd been thrown out by her family, a girl with a mystical pupil in one eye, and his life was thrust into an entirely different supernatural world, teeming with danger and strange phenomena. A real estate developer asks her to inspect a plot of land. She 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 87 The Orthodox Taoist Priest 正一道士 The scourge of evil cults has plagued the world for thousands of years. Though repeatedly eradicated, they never truly disappear. In this age of peace, a massive evil cult stands against the righteous path, seeking to destroy it and take its place. Science is revered in the modern age, and the Daoist arts have declined. Yet Daoism has been passed down for thousands of years, with many branches and schools still standing across China, and gifted practitioners emerging one after another to keep th 410Reads6.2Score—Shelves
- 88 The National Doctor Returns: Starting at a Traditional Medicine Clinic 国医归来，从中医馆开始 A tiny Chinese medicine clinic draws famous practitioners who disguise themselves to go undercover! Major pharmaceutical companies fight tooth and nail over a single secret prescription! The renowned physician Fang Jin is reborn in 1988. He is young and strong, and his wife is as beautiful as a flower. Remembering all the mistakes he made in his previous life, he decides to return to his family, open a small Chinese medicine clinic, and make enough money to live a quiet life. But before he knows 163Reads6.8Score—Shelves
- 89 Twenty Years of Walking Between Yin and Yang: A Memoir 二十年走阴串阳回忆录 [The Great Six Ren, Qimen Dunjia, Four Pillars of Destiny, Xuan Kong Flying Stars, Jin Suo Yu Guan, folk witchcraft, Southeast Asian black magic...] And much more: an abundance of divination arts and folk culture, all knowledge you can learn at a glance and put into practice right away. A wealth of practical information! Zhao Jun graduated straight into unemployment. Then, reeling from the double blow of losing his job and his girlfriend, he encountered something that even he, a staunch material 59Reads—Score—Shelves
- 90 The Young Daoist Master's Gambit 玄门小师叔之破局 Chen Xiaoshan, an occult practitioner who keeps a low profile among ordinary people, hides in the Qing Nang Pavilion under the guise of a watch repairman. Well versed in the principles of the I Ching and skilled in astrology, he uses his solid knowledge to solve local ghost stories, from babies crying through the night to strange happenings in people’s homes, taking apart occult mysteries with scientific reasoning. He intends to use what he has learned to help the world, but his repeated investi 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 91 You Call Traditional Chinese Medicine Superstition? You’re the One Who’s Superstitious 你管中医叫迷信？我看你才是迷信 Su Chenghu transmigrated to a parallel world and obtained a Traditional Chinese Medicine Inheritance System. He gained all kinds of TCM abilities. He was then invited to take part in a livestream program about medicine. It claimed to showcase medical skills, but its real purpose was to discredit TCM. So Su Chenghu set out to prove to the world that TCM was no sham, but a medical treasure passed down through five thousand years of Chinese history. The show asked the doctors to diagnose patien 717Reads8.4Score102Shelves
- 92 The Physician's Path to Power 医道仕途 [No System, no cheat, in the style of a chief medical officer] Lin Zhihua was born into a family of traditional Chinese medicine practitioners. On his way to register at a university of Chinese medicine, he suddenly came upon a car accident. He instinctively rushed to help, never expecting to save a high-ranking leader, or that his own life would change so dramatically as a result... 56Reads7.0Score—Shelves
- 93 Turning the Wheels of Fate: My Years as a Fortune-Teller 运转乾坤，我算命的那几年 My new work is out! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what keeps me writing, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 564Reads8.8Score101Shelves
- 94 The Strange Arts of a Feng Shui Master 奇门相师 When the Nine Stars align, a supreme fiend descends from Heaven. A beggar raises an orphan; humanity nurtures Heaven’s fate. Also known as The Nine Stars Ascend to Dragonhood. The Mysterious Maiden of the Nine Heavens gave birth to the Green Satchel, while Fu Xi, the Great Bright One, created the Eight Trigrams. One is feng shui, the other the Book of Changes; together, they form the art of physiognomy. Shennong, the Flame Emperor, tasted a hundred herbs, and the Yellow Emperor, Xuanyuan, compil 54Reads8.8Score—Shelves
- 95 The National Physician’s Master Hand: Rising to Fame in Urology 国医圣手：从男科开始封神 The corridors of the traditional medicine department conceal the truth about the world. A pulse pillow may be tiny, but it can expose a thousand lies. Some pray for a child, their knees worn raw after ten years. Some commit marriage fraud, but three fingers can expose a false love. The lights in the consultation room burn through night after night. The young doctor's hands are steadier than Mount Tai. The feuds of the wealthy have nowhere to hide in their pulses. The sorrows of the poor bleed th 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 96 Folk Secrets of Ghost Hunting 民间猎鬼秘术 Practical, hands-on content, focused on feng shui, ghost-hunting techniques, and other useful know-how! [Strictly traditional, no System, no wild fantasy, no saintly heroine! A technical, skills-focused story!] My name is Wang Nan. I’m 31, and I’ve been making a living from yin-yang work since I was 16. Now I want to sort out my love life, so I’ve decided to retire from the business. Everything I describe below comes from my own experiences over the past decade or so, or from things that have ha 402Reads8.0Score103Shelves
- 97 Celestial Official of the Corpse-Subduing Sect 镇尸天官 The unfathomable mystery of immortality, horrifying strange happenings in a mountain village, a mysterious ancient tomb buried deep beneath the earth, and ancient legends from the barren wilderness... None of it should have had anything to do with me. But after my grandfather's bizarre death, I could no longer escape my fate and was dragged into this endless conspiracy... 441Reads7.3Score102Shelves
- 98 Feng Shui Records: A Legacy Born in Hardship 风水实录：寒门传承 A new Taoist novel where truth and illusion are tangled together. The first volume is real, while the second is supernatural. Starting from the second volume, the author shares practical feng shui tips every five chapters. They’re genuinely useful! 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 99 Traditional Chinese Medicine: I Can See Disease Tags 中医：我能看见疾病词条 [This book features many real medical cases, but do not imitate them!] On the night before he was due to be dismissed, Lin Yi, an intern at a mediocre medical college, awakened the National Medicine Keyword System. From then on, his eyes became the most precise body scanners around! Blue indicators mean mild, yellow means moderate, and red means life-threatening! Other doctors rely on test results to diagnose patients. He relies on keywords. A PhD from a prestigious university mocks his credenti 69kReads8.9Score7.3kShelves
- 100 Master Ni's Complete Treatise on Cold Damage 倪师人纪之伤寒论全集 Treatise on Cold Damage is a classic Chinese medicine text written by Zhang Zhongjing of the Eastern Han dynasty. In 12 volumes, it examines the principles of treating externally contracted febrile diseases. Ten volumes, comprising 22 chapters, survive today. 3.6kReads8.2Score491Shelves
