Novels like The Thief’s Disciple
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- 1 The Yin-Yang Secret Records: The Old Man Won’t Let Me Open That Coffin 阴阳秘录：老爷子不让我开那口棺 The Secret Record of Yin and Yang: The Old Man Won’t Let Me Open That Coffin 151Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Records of the Northern Fiend’s Tomb Raids 北煞盗陵录 In the bitter winter of 2002, Xiang Feng, a boy from a mountain village in the Northeast, cuts off a finger and swears an oath to join the northern tomb-raiding gang Silver Fox in hopes of saving his sick mother. On his first expedition, to a blood-soaked Western Zhou tomb, his teammates are poisoned and undergo corpse transformation. Only he is spared, after touching the bizarre markings on a bronze tripod. A black line appears on his right arm and spreads toward his heart. The line turns out t —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 My Years Tomb Raiding in Guanzhong 我在关中盗墓的那些年 My name is Chen Tianyi. When I was young, I spent a few years robbing tombs. Then something went wrong when I encountered a sinister ancient tomb, so I turned over a new leaf and quit. I thought that by leaving the trade behind, I could put the sins I’d committed behind me too. But I never expected that it would be easy to get into this line of work and hard to get out. It really proved my master’s warning before he died: “No tomb robber ever comes to a good end, and none of them die in peace.. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Eight Years of Tomb Raiding 八年盗墓往事 [Tomb raiding is illegal. Nothing described in this book is instructional or intended to encourage wrongdoing. Do not try it.] In the early twenty-first century, I joined a tomb-raiding gang in Northeast China. Even in modern times, tomb raiding and treasure hunting, feng shui and the occult, con artists, thieves and tunnel rats, contract killings, Miaojiang poison arts, and Dianxi corpse magic still exist. Over the past eight years, I have encountered all kinds of strange people and bizarre eve 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Tomb Raiding: The Divine Tomb of Nanling 盗墓之南陵神墓 My name is Qin Hao. I was born into a family of tomb raiders, and my grandfather was a legendary successor of the Mojin tradition, famous throughout the trade. On the day I was born, my grandfather made a rule: from then on, he'd quit the trade for good. My father was to leave it behind as well, and the Qin family donated all its wealth and moved to a remote mountain village to make a living. My father said it was all for my sake! When I was born, I had a strange birthmark on my back. They say i 615Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Tomb Raiding: That’s It? These Are Your Gods? 盗墓：就这？这就是你们的神明？ [Tomb-Raiding Adventure + No Female Lead + No System + Fast-Paced] It wasn’t voluntary. You can’t convict me for that, right? I didn’t take the golden swallow, the Tang sancai figurine, or the moon-ascending pearl! I was only hiding from the rain. Ending up in the tomb was an accident! The biggest tomb raider in the northwest met his downfall in the Tomb of the King of Shanshan, while I was forced to take part in a tomb-raiding expedition because of a torrential downpour. It all began with a cat 132Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 The Ghost City of Jingjue 精绝鬼城 Legend has it that in ancient times, a meteorite fell from the heavens in the far west of Huaxia. The mysterious energy within it was forged into three "Twin Fish Jade Pendants" by an ancient deity known as the "Queen Mother of the West." These pendants were no mere ornaments. They were ultimate devices capable of "mirroring and copying" living beings and even, to a certain extent, "reversing time and space." The Queen Mother of the West used them to create the powerful guardian known as the "Sn 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 The Bridal Robe Edict 嫁衣令 A Qing-dynasty kingfisher-feather hairpin sets in motion a mountain ghost wedding that takes place once every sixty years. A bloodstained wedding invitation draws Shen Yin, a former detective, and his deceased wife into a curse of reincarnation. When science and reason fail and traditional arts prove ineffective, the three must confront the truth behind the village massacre from a century ago to break free of their fate. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 The Tomb Book Series: Undying Blood 墓书系列之不死之血 (This book is written purely for love.) Young Lin Xun sets out on a tomb-raiding adventure to find an herb that can cure the deadly poison inside him. The road is fraught with hardship, but he also meets many companions along the way. With their help, he slowly grows stronger and eventually becomes a powerful tomb raider. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Tomb of the Underworld 幽冥冢 I admit that what I’m about to tell you is hard for most people to imagine, and may overturn many of their beliefs. What unknown secrets lie buried in the dark underground ruins? For thousands of years, they have drawn one wave of explorers after another. Did those ancient fallen civilizations really exist, or is our history concealing something...? —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 My Years in the Northern School 我在北派那些年 [Tomb raiding + mystery + underworld + strange social tales] In the early twenty-first century, I joined a Northern tomb-raiding gang by sheer chance, all to make a living. Over the years, I’ve traveled far and wide, seen the dark side of human nature in the underworld, and experienced all manner of strange and unusual events that most people never encounter. If you have some time to spare, grab a stool and listen as I tell you about the real underworld experiences of a Northern tomb raider. 171Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Tomb-Seeker's Chronicle 寻墓探迹录 [Tomb Raiding + Adventure + Underworld] What if the life you seek does not exist, and the regrets in your heart can never be soothed... The unprecedented ice disaster of 2008 led to me, a seventeen-year-old, joining a tomb-raiding crew by a twist of fate. From then on, I entered the underground world and the treacherous world of human hearts, never to live an ordinary life again. After returning from the Kunlun Mountains, I thought I could leave the scene behind for good. But, to my surprise, I —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 When Snow Falls on Changbai, There Is No Return Date 雪落长白归无期 Snow Falls on Changbai, Return Has No Date 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Tomb Raiding: The Secret Realm of Tianshu and the Seven-Star Lamp 北派盗墓：七星灯之天枢秘境 In 2003, northern China stood at a delicate turning point between old and new. The tide of reform and opening up was reshaping traditional industries, while thousand-year-old tombs buried deep underground still concealed secrets and temptations yet to be unearthed. Across this vast region, stretching from the black soil of the Northeast to the grasslands of Inner Mongolia and the Loess Plateau of Shaanxi and Gansu, a special group of “dragon seekers” plied their trade. They inherited the ancient 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 Tomb Raiding: My Adventures as a Grave Robber 倒斗：我的盗墓往事 [Tomb raiding + antiques appraisal + the martial world] After ten years in the business, I was framed and sent to prison for breaking some old-timers’ self-imposed rules. I was originally sentenced to death, but I clung to the last lifeline and got my sentence reduced to fourteen years in prison. After getting out, I had nothing to do, so I decided to tell you some stories from my past. Just listen, that's all. Tomb raiding is illegal, so don't try it yourself... 3.7kReads—Score14514d adds
- 16 Ghost Lantern: The Secret Mausoleum of the Funeral Home 鬼点灯之义庄秘陵 They say ghost lights often appear in desolate places, among ancient tombs and shadowy woods. As the saying goes, where ghost lights glow, dark shadows fall! They warn anyone who comes near to leave at once. Do not disturb the spirits sleeping in their tombs! 365Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Feng Shui Master of the Nine Netherworlds 九幽风水师 “Place cinnabar on the acupoint, bury the corpse at the hour of the Tiger, seal the coffin with Xu earth. Wherever the Zi-Wu meridian is shifted by three inches, blood fiends will arise.” On the yellowed rice paper, the characters my grandfather had written in cinnabar bled a rusty dark red. I traced the crack along the edge of the bronze compass. Beneath it lay a book titled The Record of Geomancy in the Nine Hells. At midnight last night, the book, which should have been buried with my grandfa 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 The Lost Dragon Vein, 1995 龙脉迷踪1995 1. Central Plains Imperial Tomb Belt (Henan, Shaanxi) 2. Jiangnan Earthen Mound Tomb Complexes (Jiangsu, Zhejiang) 3. Southwestern Cliff Burial System (Sichuan, Guizhou) 4. Northern Liao and Jin Tombs (Inner Mongolia, Liaoning) 5. Western Regions Hu Tombs (Xinjiang, Gansu) This work neither glorifies tomb raiding nor simply condemns it. Instead, it tries to understand the complex choices people make in that gray area. When a flashlight illuminates a mural from a thousand years ago, when a finger —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Tomb Raiders Dig Up My Grave 盗墓掘我坟 My name is Lin San. I was born with yin-yang eyes, so I can see right through ancient tombs. Five burly men threatened me with shovels and forced me to rob a tomb. I dodged every pitfall with pinpoint accuracy and ended up as their technical consultant. On our fifth job, I pointed at a massive Warring States tomb and said, "It's full of treasures down there." But once we got inside, I discovered the tomb's owner was my great-grandfather. That night, Great-Grandpa appeared in my dream and slappe 1.5kReads—Score—14d adds
- 20 My Years as a Tomb Raider 我干盗墓的这些年 A rigged gambling game left me saddled with an enormous loan from loan sharks. But it also set the wheels of fate in motion. In the end, it sent me down the path of tomb raiding! I traveled far and wide and mixed with all kinds of people, going from an inexperienced young man to a tomb raider. Come with me into the underground underworld, a world of deceit and scheming… 60.9kReads8.5Score4.2k14d adds
- 21 Even Thieves Have Principles: Wu Lao'er's Tomb-Raiding World 盗亦有道：吴老二的盗墓江湖 (Tomb Raiding + Jianghu) (Fictional story, please do not imitate) (Tomb raiding is illegal. Do not try it yourself.) Times are tough, and my pockets are empty. With nowhere else to turn, I shoulder a Luoyang shovel and venture into a remote mountain tomb. Evil spirits in the tomb, unscrupulous fellow tomb raiders, patrolling militia: danger after danger closes in. Everyone says tombs conceal riches, but I know all too well that making money underground usually means gambling with your life. 18.1kReads—Score84214d adds
- 22 Tales of Tomb Robbing 盗掘轶事 To find our missing informant, we broke into the “Nine-Orifice Jade Shroud” tomb of a Liao Dynasty imperial consort. Dunzi was poisoned by corpse venom as soon as he touched the coffin. His body began to rot, and he started babbling. Hu Anna searched through ancient texts and cried out, “This isn’t burial jade. It’s soul-locking jade!” Just then, blood began seeping from every jade plug, and a seductive woman’s voice came from inside the coffin: “Three hundred years... At last, a man has come to 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Tomb Raiding: The Zhang Clan's Little Sword Immortal of the Nine Gates 盗墓：九门张家小剑仙 [Brotherhood + Tomb-Raiding Adventures + Epic Battles + Everyday Banter] Other people enter tombs for treasure. I enter tombs to fight. The Bronze Tree, the Heavenly Palace in the Clouds, the Zhang Family's Ancient Tower... I go looking for whichever monster is the toughest fighter. As I fought, I discovered something: The truth of this world is far bigger than I imagined. The idol who follows me around seems to be hiding an even bigger secret than I am. Some call me reckless, some call me ar 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Northern School Tomb Appraiser: The First Tomb I Robbed Wasn't Right 北派掌眼：我盗的第一座墓就不对 Grave robbers never see the light of day, and never meet a good end. Their lives are tied to three feet of yellow earth, and their fortunes are stained with blood debts. That is the business of the yin trade. Once you get into this line of work, there's no turning back. On my very first dig, I encountered three strange things. The Luoyang shovel went seventeen meters down. The soil it brought up dated to the Warring States period, but the tomb on the surface was clearly from the Ming dynasty. My 26kReads—Score1.5k14d adds
- 25 Tales of Tomb Raiding in Northern Hebei 冀北盗墓往事 I was born in Hebei, a true son of a farming family. Then, by a twist of fate, I became a tomb raider. I still remember the thrill of entering an ancient tomb for the first time, the tense excitement of facing the unknown, and the joy of finding precious relics. And then there were the women who once stayed by my side, some of whom almost spent their lives with me. Maybe I really could try recording these stories in writing. I've made up my mind: I'll write down the true story of my years as a t 19.3kReads8.0Score1.4k14d adds
- 26 The Tomb of Eternal Life 永生墓 “Beneath the Tomb of Eternal Life, none shall pass into the Yellow Springs. The living suffer; the dead ascend to immortality.” The mysterious dragon shadow in the Sanxingdui sinkhole, the undying demon flower in the Three Thousand Mirage Seas, the golden evil bones in Helan’s Coffin Mountain, the reincarnation demon pagoda in the ancient Jialan Temple. They search for the cause and effect behind immortality and reincarnation, and uncover mysterious events buried for ages… 293Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 27 I’m Just a Tomb Raider 我就是个盗墓的 [Tomb Raiding + Suspense + True Story + Antiques] Based on real events, this is an oral account of a tomb raider's life, lifting the veil on the truth behind traditional tomb raiding. At the end of the passage, is it civilization's gift, or a tombstone for humanity? 404Reads6.3Score—14d adds
- 28 Tomb Raiding: Assembling the Ultimate Expedition Team 盗墓：组建最强下斗天团 Chu Feng transmigrates into a world where tomb-raiding settings have merged. He originally planned to make a fortune with his “Treasure-Appraising Eye,” but then discovers that antiques in this world come with “supernatural attributes” of their own! To find more [magical artifacts] and [celestial artifacts] in grand tombs, Chu Feng sets his sights on Hu Bayi and Wang Pangzi, who have just shown up to pick a fight. With the line, “Faqiu seals, Mojin talismans, the Banshan and Xiling clans seek th 56.4kReads8.0Score5.2k14d adds
- 29 The Lamp Blower 吹灯者 Deep in a ravine on the Loess Plateau lie the secrets of a dynasty, sealed away when Cao Cao established the Gold-Touching Captains. Sixteen-year-old Qin Xiao accidentally awakens the yin-yang eyes inherited through the Qin bloodline when he touches a bronze compass in a collapsed Dragon King Temple. Those gray-white eyes can pierce the earth and glimpse the flow of qi meridians, revealing the ancient tomb complex known as the “Nine-Bend Linked Citadels,” formed when the Yellow River changed cou —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Crossing the Mausoleum 穿陵 [Mystery, Superpowers, Spaces, Multiple Heroines, Tomb Raiding] Huang Han, a special inheritor of the Xiling Sect, known in this story as the Spirit-Gathering Sect, joins forces with his friends Zhang Zun and Jia Youcai to explore suspicious tombs and great burial sites at home and abroad, seeking adventure and treasure. But Japanese corporate magnates and other evil forces, both domestic and foreign, are trying to get there first and steal the spoils. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 In Search of Dragons: Raiding the Tombs of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors 寻龙记：盗穿三皇五帝 Searching for the Dragon is a tomb-raiding adventure novel set in the Kunlun Mountains. It tells the story of the protagonist and various factions competing for the Dragon Soul Jade, ultimately protecting the dragon veins of Huaxia. 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 A Record of the Four Arts of Tomb Raiding 摸金四诀纪实 In the secretive world of tomb raiding, the inheritance of the Mojin Xiaowei is no fantastical legend, but a contest of practical skills. With rigorous realism, The Four Mojin Principles: A Factual Account lays bare the true face of folk tomb raiding in China. It begins with family precepts passed down through generations, while bronze compasses and silk maps trace the fate of the Mojin clans. Uncle Three’s four-part method of “observing, listening, questioning, and examining,” Uncle Two’s centi —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Notes on Searching for Dragons 寻龙笔记 In the early 1980s, everything was about money. It was an era of setting things right, an absurd era, an era of daring and fighting, and above all, an era full of opportunity. It was fate that led me into the world of antiques, where I took up archaeology, exploration, and treasure hunting. This suspenseful, perilous tale of twists and turns begins when the production team organized a river-repair project. 59Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 34 The Dragon-Seeking Mystery 寻龙诡藏 It all began in 1999, when Chen Yuan traveled from Shaanxi to Beijing's Panjiayuan to trade antique bronze fragments and met Liu the Fatty. “Boss, how much for this thing?” a deep voice called from above. Chen Yuan looked up and saw a burly, fat man squatting across from him. The man wore a wrinkled white undershirt, a gold chain around his neck, and held a handful of melon seeds, crunching away with relish. A funny tomb-raiding adventure novel —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Tomb Raiding: I Get Stronger by Touching Corpses After Burying the First Emperor Alive 盗墓，活埋始皇陵我摸尸就变强 Gao Yong was an ordinary tomb raider who only wanted to find riches in a mysterious ancient tomb. He never expected to be buried alive. But that was when the wheels of fate began to turn: at the brink of death, he unexpectedly activated the Corpse-Touching Power-Up System. Every time he touched an ancient corpse, his strength skyrocketed. Power, agility, swordsmanship, and all kinds of other formidable abilities came flooding in. Deep beneath the earth, the Mausoleum of the First Emperor was pac 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Tomb Raiding: Strange Encounters in the Tomb 盗墓风云之墓室奇遇 —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Legend of the Gold-Touching Captain 摸金校尉传奇 Li Yi, an antiques shop owner and heir to a line of Mojin Captains, embarks on a thrilling adventure after discovering a mysterious ancient scroll. He forms a team with an archaeologist, an adventurer, and a computer hacker, then ventures into a mysterious ancient tomb, where they face peril after peril. After breaking an ancient seal, confronting guardian spirits, and escaping a collapsing tomb, they follow a new lead into a mysterious valley, where they uncover more astonishing secrets and hid —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Master Yao of the Northern School 北派姚师爷 Decades ago, poor boy Yao Wenzhong from Chifeng encountered an old man watching the stars on a mountain. From then on, he entered a hidden world unknown to ordinary people. From a farm boy who wove bamboo baskets and hauled bricks, he gradually became the renowned “Master Yao” of the Northern School of tomb raiders. With a pair of eyes that could read mountains, rivers, and the stars, and a mastery of celestial feng shui unmatched in the underworld, he made his name. Over thirty years, he travel 136Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Strange Tales of Tomb Raiding in the Southern School 南派盗墓异事 [Real Tomb Raiding + No AI] My name is Zhou Quan, and I'm from Guangxi. Here I recount the supernatural and bizarre events that really happened during my tomb-raiding adventures. I've read a few web novels in my spare time, and it seems AI-written web novels are everywhere these days. I want to tell this story from the perspective of someone who was actually there, as a record of things past. 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 I'm Not a Tomb Raider 我不是盗墓者 I'll tell you a secret: history is alive. Li Bai's friends and the emperor's fellow players may still be right here among us. The strange beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas have never left, either. It all began with an extraordinary encounter I had on the Tianshan Mountains. An old man gave me his memories. Now, the story begins. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Tomb Raiding: My Years with an Unorthodox Crew 盗墓：我在野路子团队里的那些年 People say tomb raiding has two schools: the southern school specializes in underwater caves, while the northern school handles earthen sites. In fact, there's a third school: the unorthodox kind. People online say that unorthodox tomb raiders are reckless and die young, but that's not always true. Some of them are every bit as good as the professionals. 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 A Grave Robber's True Records 盗墓贼的真实笔录 No romance. A true account of grave robbing. Follow my perspective and see the most authentic world of tomb raiding. Want to get rich? Rob a tomb. Make ten thousand yuan overnight: that was life back in our day. One trip into a tomb could earn you tens of thousands at the very least, or hundreds of thousands, even over a million. There’s not much startup capital needed for this line of work, and it’s more thrilling than gambling. There are no traps or ghosts in these tombs. The ones you need to 32.8kReads7.6Score2.6k14d adds
- 43 My Tomb-Raiding Diary 我的倒斗日记 At eighteen, Zhang Tianniu gets caught up in a mysterious tomb-raiding crew with his childhood friend Gou Dazhi while trying to raise money for his critically ill mother. From an ancient tomb in Yinshan Hall to a Ming dynasty underwater tomb, they face sinister creatures such as black-haired stiff corpses, six-tentacled abyssal octopuses, and thousand-faced corpse centipedes. They also discover that the rumors about his father meeting his end at Yinshan Hall twenty years ago were true. As the cr 141Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Tomb Raiding and Treasure Hunting: Crack Open the Coffin and Feast! 盗墓摸金，开棺吃席！ My name is Xie Fengchen. You may not recognize it. My father is Xie Ziyang, nicknamed Lao Yang. He was childhood friends with Wu Xie, and disappeared in the tomb beneath the ancient bronze tree in the Qinling Mountains… 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Memoirs of a Tomb Rat 土耗子回忆录 I was born into an ordinary family and was an intern at a vocational school. I had hoped to live a quiet, uneventful life, but my classmates’ ridicule, my teacher’s humiliation, and the upheaval at home sent me down the irreversible path of tomb raiding. By a twist of fate, I became an unorthodox tomb raider, known to others as a “dirt rat.” [Mystery + Tomb Raiding + Underworld + Treasure Appraisal] 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: The Sinister Tomb of No Return 盗墓笔记：无间诡冢 (Fanfiction + Original Trio + Pure Tomb Raiding) Staying true to the original style, this story takes Wu Xie, Zhang Qiling, and Wang Pangzi on a brand-new adventure. The nine “Nine Nether Ghost Tombs” conceal the secrets of ancient alchemists who sought immortality. Each is filled with strange mechanisms and mysterious riddles. From the corpse-strewn white forest of “Shituo Grove” in Yunnan, to the “Netherworld Water Palace” beneath Dongting Lake, and then to the mysterious structures on Changba —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Secret Records of the Mountain Movers 搬山秘录 During Beijing's damp plum-rain season, Zhang Tian, a history graduate obsessed with antiques, happens upon a mysterious old man in Panjiayuan. Along with an ancient bronze mirror, he unexpectedly acquires a book called The Secret Records of the Mountain Shifters, its pages steeped in an eerie aura. Tucked between the yellowed sheets is half a jade pendant engraved with the Big Dipper. Phrases hidden in the notes, such as “Mountain Shifters specialize in breaking mechanisms,” seem to open a door —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Just Flirting, Don't Take It Seriously 撩撩而已，别当真嘛 [Male Lead Focus - All - No CP - Multiple One-Sided Crushes - Romance Focus - Zhang Family Men - Top-Tier Combat Strength] [Southern Region - Nine Gates - Main Story - Sand Sea] · At his younger brother's insistence, playboy Motal joins him for the beta test of a full-dive game. Tomb Robber Online In this world, where strange and uncanny incidents happen all the time, players will establish the 864th Anomaly Investigation Bureau and handle every kind of supernatural event... Of course, that's hi 3.2kReads—Score43314d adds
- 49 Secret Records of Northern Tomb Raiders 北派盗墓秘录 [Hardcore Tomb Raiding]+ [Suspense at Full Throttle]+ [Utter Terror] Before my master disappeared, he sent me only a stone shard carved with a black dragon coiling around a coffin, along with a bloodstained prophecy: “When the Dragon-Suppressing Coffin stirs, the nine lineages return to their source; when the black dragon opens its eyes, the secret map will emerge.” To find my master, I set out with the black dragon shard and my childhood friend Wu Nianjiu for a suspected Liao-dynasty tomb benea 84Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 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... 601Reads—Score—14d adds
