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- 101 Antique Appraisal Comeback: X-Ray Vision Makes Me Unbeatable 鉴宝逆袭：透视无敌手 [Bargain Hunting + Appraisal + Scheming + Stone Gambling + X-Ray Vision] After Lin Xuan is betrayed by his girlfriend, he gains the power of x-ray vision and turns his life around. His adventures in bargain hunting include street-stall cobblestones, a battered clay Guanyin, fake calligraphy and paintings worth more than the genuine articles, apotropaic porcelain, soul jars, a painting of a hundred birds paying homage to the phoenix, a burial shroud, an unmarked cup, a Buddha statue with cinnabar 3.7kReads8.9Score38714d adds
- 102 Golden Eyes: The Jade Gambling King 黄金瞳：赌石王 [Stone Gambling + Appraisal + X-Ray Vision + Revenge + Underworld] On the brink of death after being hunted by his enemies, he accidentally awakens the Golden Eye through his family’s ancestral jade. From then on, he can see through solid stone and recognize every rare treasure under the sun. The stone-gambling family that stole the Lin family heirloom years ago has now become an industry giant. They sneer at me: “You think you’re good enough to gamble on stones?” That is, until I open three pie 1.2kReads6.8Score10114d adds
- 103 With X-Ray Vision, I Conquer the Antiques World Through Appraisal 透视后，我靠鉴宝称霸古玩界 After his family's business went bankrupt, Li Jin went overnight from a rich second-generation heir to a down-on-his-luck young master, learning the true nature of human relationships. A six-eyed dzi bead that his friends had conned him into buying at an exorbitant price turned out to be a wondrous artifact. It introduced Li Jin to the Ancestral Shaman Scripture and gave him the power to see through things. From then on, Li Jin began a legendary life. He spent his free time hunting for bargains 6.5kReads8.8Score90914d adds
- 104 You Have X-Ray Vision, So Why Are You Still Gambling on Stones? 透视不赌石，你又在乱看 [Underdog's rise + stone gambling + treasure appraisal + finding hidden bargains + satisfying read + golden finger: X-ray vision] Gao Yang is an ordinary office worker who accidentally discovers that his girlfriend, whom he is about to marry, has been sleeping with his best friend. Enraged, he rides his bike recklessly across the road and gets hit by a car, landing in the hospital. By a stroke of luck, he gains X-ray vision. From then on, his fate changes and his life takes a new course. Finding 14kReads8.9Score1.5k14d adds
- 105 Golden Eyes: King of Antiques and Gemstone Gambling 黄金瞳：鉴宝赌石王 [Stone gambling] [Rise to power] [Satisfying read] [Tycoon] [Bargain hunting] [Antique appraisal] [Face-slapping] Ye Fan’s life hits rock bottom: he loses his job, falls into debt, and gets abandoned. Then a fragment of a mysterious ancient jade streaks across his eyes. When he wakes, the whole world has changed. In the scrap yard, stones bloom with the radiance of Imperial Green wherever his fingers point. At ghost-market stalls, his sharp eyes reveal a genuine Tang dynasty Buddha hidden in a p 93Reads7.1Score3014d adds
- 106 The King of Bargain Finds in the Jade Trade 赌石之捡漏王 [Modern City + Stone Gambling + Antiques Appraisal + Workplace + Everyday Romance] [Short drama adaptation of the same name: A Jade Appraiser at My Side] Wei Yang, a poor young man, is struck by misfortune and nearly goes bankrupt, with nowhere to sleep. Then, by chance, a jade appraiser's spirit possesses him, and he begins his rise by gambling on stones and finding overlooked treasures, eventually reaching the pinnacle of life. See how he uses his profound jade-appraising skills to find hidden 5.3kReads9.1Score48414d adds
- 107 Our First Meeting by the Misty Waters, A Glance That Stunned the World 烟水初遇，一眼惊鸿 Our First Meeting by the Misty Waters, A Glance That Took My Breath Away 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 108 After My Ex Cheated on Me, I Struck It Rich on Gemstones 被前女友绿后，我赌石暴富 [X-Ray Vision + Appraising Treasures + Stone Gambling + Underdog's Comeback + Underworld + Treasure Hunting + Tomb Raiding] After He Jianghai caught his girlfriend cheating, the other man retaliated by blinding him. When He received a corneal transplant donated by a kind stranger, he unexpectedly gained X-ray vision! From then on, he rose to the top and became a winner in life. [An exhilarating underdog comeback story, well worth a read!] 1kReads7.0Score10114d adds
- 109 Heavenly Eye: King of Stone Gambling 透视天眼：赌石王 [Jade gambling] [Power fantasy] In a single night, his family was ruined, his company went bankrupt, and his father died with a grudge in his heart. He fell from the heights of success and became a lowly apprentice in the jade market, struggling amid endless mockery and despair. Then the jade pendant passed down through his family merged with his eye, unexpectedly granting him the power to see through everything and discern the glow of treasures! From then on, no flawed jade or hidden treasure c 865Reads6.8Score10214d adds
- 110 Stone Gambling!! 赌石！！ This book has been adapted into the short drama Through the Eye, Not the Treasure: I Turn the Tables. Lin Xiaochuan, an exploited wage slave at an antique shop, was accidentally hit and sent flying by a beautiful woman driving a car. As a result, he gained X-ray vision. From then on, his life went into overdrive, and he rose to the top. 1.7kReads7.5Score16414d adds
- 111 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
- 112 Spirit Springs and X-Ray Vision: A Perfect Life 灵泉又透视，超圆满 Ling Xinyao, the cherished daughter of a family of physicians, was about to graduate from college when she went on a trip to her best friend Huang Xiaoxiao's hometown. She bumped her forehead while picking fruit, and her blood fell onto a heart-shaped bracelet, unexpectedly granting her a spirit spring dimension and X-ray vision. After that, she planted ginseng as thick as a baby's arm, lingzhi mushrooms as large as washbasins, human-shaped he shou wu, the almost impossible-to-find Tianshan snow 1.2kReads8.0Score20214d adds
- 113 The Eye of X-Ray Vision 透视之眼 Xu Qing was an utterly ordinary person, and his life was even a little miserable. But one extraordinary encounter gave him a pair of miraculous eyes! From then on, his life took a different turn, and good things came one after another... 5.1kReads8.9Score71114d adds
- 114 X-Ray Vision: Gambling on Jade and Appraising Treasures 透视眼赌石鉴宝 [X-ray vision + stone gambling + antiques appraisal + underdog comeback + bargain hunting + antiques] While making a delivery, deliveryman Su Ming came across a beautiful woman whose faucet was broken. As he helped her fix it, he suddenly gained X-ray vision. From then on, his life was like a cheat code, carrying him all the way to the top. 2.4kReads7.6Score33014d adds
- 115 Underworld Gambles in the Jade Market 黑道赌石风云 Cao Ming, a college graduate who becomes unemployed the moment he graduates, can't find a job, so he calls a heavily advertised phone number on a utility pole offering money for a child. By a stroke of luck, he gains X-ray vision and gets on the wrong side of a gangland queen. From then on, he dominates the world, his life goes into overdrive, and there's no slowing down! This is a feel-good tale of an ordinary man's rise to the top. If it doesn't satisfy you, come and hit me! 132Reads6.0Score—14d adds
- 116 A Treasure-Hunting Adventure: My Warehouse Can’t Hold Any More Treasures 寻宝奇缘，仓库的宝贝都装不下了 Tang Songyuan, an excavator operator, accidentally dug up a small metal ball and gained an extraordinary power of X-ray vision. From then on, he embarked on a fantastical journey of treasure hunting and discovery. Imperial green jadeite, meteorites from beyond the heavens, legendary antiques... He claimed countless rare and precious treasures as his own. 9.1kReads8.9Score93914d adds
- 117 Getting Rich with X-Ray Vision 从透视开始暴富 The story follows Wang Jingxing, a materials science nerd, as he gets rich after gaining X-ray vision and goes about his daily life. [No System] [No pocket dimension] [No womanizing] [No cultivation] [No showing off] The process of finding treasure with X-ray vision should be quite exciting. I hope you enjoy it! 12.7kReads8.7Score1.4k14d adds
- 118 Idiot, Have a Taste! 傻子，尝尝鲜！ The fool Zhang Fan and the mute Wang Fang depend on each other for survival. When she is bullied, he stands up for her. By chance, he inherits the legacy of a Celestial Master and embarks on the path of cultivation. Medicine saves lives and heals the wounded; martial arts punishes the powerful and protects the weak. He uses these skills to befriend the powerful and expand his connections. Leading the villagers to work hard and strive for success, he takes them farther and farther down the roa 8.4kReads7.9Score79214d adds
- 119 Book 11 by Doufu Niang 爱吃豆腐酿第11本书 My new work is here! You can find it on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 120 The King of Jade Gambling 赌石王 [Stone gambling + multiple female leads] On his way to work on his electric scooter, Mo Yu crashes into a BMW. The bad news: He crashed into a BMW! The good news: It belongs to his boss. Beautiful boss: “What the hell? Who dares hit my BMW!” Taking a closer look: “Oh, it’s just my workhorse!” Afterward, Mo Yu does odd jobs for his beautiful boss after work every day to pay for the repairs, and accidentally gains X-ray vision and a pocket dimension... From then on, his life is one lucky break aft 3.4kReads7.7Score44514d adds
- 121 The Master of Jade Gambling With X-Ray Vision 透视赌石高手 [Stone gambling + antique appraisal + casinos + an ordinary man's rise + multiple heroines + scratch cards + farming + everyday life] At a company team-building event, he accidentally spots his stunning female boss using the restroom in a small grove. By a twist of fate, he awakens the power of X-ray vision. From then on, he uses his X-ray vision to appraise antiques and find hidden treasures, win big with scratch cards, dominate the casinos, discover valuable antiques and paintings, and gamble 801Reads6.3Score10314d adds
- 122 My Brother Is No Longer Brain-Damaged 脑瘫弟弟不脑瘫了 His younger brother is no longer brain-damaged —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 123 X-Ray Eyes: Appraising Treasures and Gambling on Jade 透视眼鉴宝赌石 [Underdog comeback + X-ray vision + treasure appraisal + stone gambling + satisfying wish fulfillment + bargain hunting + tomb raiding] Zhang Wei is a miserable low-level wage worker. Unable to pay his rent, he works for his landlord in lieu of payment. While fixing the landlord’s faucet, the landlord’s husband comes home. Zhang Wei hides in a closet and accidentally cuts his finger on a nail, awakening his X-ray vision. From then on, his life takes off. Money, beautiful women, luxury cars, mans 318Reads7.8Score12514d adds
- 124 Divorced in Middle Age, I Strike It Rich Through Stone Gambling, and My Ex-Wife Regrets It 中年离婚，赌石暴富，前妻后悔 [Stone Gambling + Antiques Appraisal + Underdog’s Rise + X-Ray Vision + Tycoon + Farming + Everyday Urban Life + No Harem] Unable to bear their frugal, impoverished life any longer, he decided to take a chance for his family. He used years of savings to open a hot pot restaurant with a friend, only to get cheated by that friend, lose everything, and end up owing a huge amount in loan-shark debt. When a gang boss came to collect, his wife immediately asked for a divorce, and he left with nothing. 1.8kReads7.6Score18514d adds
- 125 Why Are You Looking Around with Those X-Ray Eyes Instead of Gambling on Jade? 透视眼不去赌石，乱看什么呢 [X-ray vision + stone gambling + scratch-off tickets + antique appraisal + bargain hunting + tycoon + farming + livestreaming + rags-to-riches comeback] On his way to take out a loan, he was sent flying when a woman driver slammed on the gas and hit him. By sheer luck, he gained X-ray vision. From then on, A stunningly beautiful rich woman chased after him, eager to get close. The campus belle won his heart through his stomach with her cooking, and a breathtakingly beautiful CEO wanted to hand h 5.7kReads8.3Score70914d adds
- 126 The Retired Soldier King Takes on the City 退役兵王混都市 A legendary soldier retires and heads home after his family pressures him to get married. On the way, he unexpectedly saves Lin Chenxue, the beautiful CEO of a jewelry company. He clears every obstacle to protect her, punches spoiled rich kids, kicks the children of powerful officials, and sweeps through the underworld of Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. Before long, he rises to become one of the country’s most powerful underworld bosses. 20.5kReads8.3Score1.5k14d adds
- 127 The Middle-Aged Jadeite King 中年翡翠王 Who says middle-aged men are worth less than dogs? He's fifty years old and works hard every day to support his family, yet they look down on him and treat him like an ATM and a punching bag. After his divorce, he has nothing, but unexpectedly awakens his ancestral bloodline. His golden eyes can identify the souls of jadeite, and watch how he turns his life around through stone gambling, ultimately becoming a legendary middle-aged Jadeite King! 6.9kReads8.8Score64214d adds
- 128 The Crazy Stone Gambler 赌石狂徒 Just after graduating from college, Xia Feng was dragged by relatives into a company running an illegal investment scheme. His deceived relatives and friends poured all their fury onto him. With no other choice, he fled his hometown in a panic and went into hiding, until he arrived in a small town on the southwestern frontier… 2.3kReads9.2Score39014d adds
- 129 The Divine Eye Appraiser 神眼鉴宝 Synopsis: [X-ray Vision + Antiques Appraisal + Stone Gambling + Hidden Treasures + Golden Finger + Power Fantasy] Because of his father’s enormous medical bills, Qin Hao agrees to get a divorce in exchange for 200,000 yuan to cover the expenses. But not only does he fail to get the money, he is also beaten up by a spoiled rich heir. By chance, he awakens the power of x-ray vision through an ancestral jade pendant. From then on, the world gains an extraordinary monster who can find treasures, spo 14.2kReads9.0Score1.7k14d adds
- 130 The Small-Town Farmer, Master of Medicine and Martial Arts 医武双绝小农民 Zhang Xuan was the first person from Huangni Village to get into college. But after protecting his girlfriend from the harassment of a rich playboy, he was beaten into an idiot and forced to drop out. What was even more heartbreaking was that afterward, his girlfriend Xiao Qinghan became the playboy’s girlfriend. In front of Zhang Xuan’s parents, she cursed him for overestimating himself and said he deserved to die! When Zhang Xuan returned to his village, he became a laughingstock for miles aro 20.6kReads8.3Score2.3k14d adds
- 131 After Quitting My Job, I Turned My Life Around with an Intelligence System 离职后，我靠情报系统逆袭人生 A great book let down by its title! [System + X-ray vision + jade gambling + antique appraisal + multiple female leads + wish fulfillment] Poor kid Zhang Xiao is first fired from his company, then swindled out of a scratch-off ticket worth 100,000 yuan by his girlfriend. With nowhere left to turn, he unexpectedly acquires an intelligence System and uses it to earn his first fortune. Then, after nearly dying in an accident, he awakens a physique System through a twist of fate, gaining supernatur 625Reads5.8Score—14d adds
- 132 Antique Appraisal in the City: My Eyes See Through Everything 都市鉴宝：我的眼睛看穿一切 [Stone gambling] + [Finding hidden treasures] + [Farming] + [Heiresses] + [Supernatural abilities] The only God of Gambling in the world of stone gambling. The foremost expert in the antique collecting scene. The rumored boyfriend of countless rich and beautiful women. The world's richest man, worth over a trillion. Yang Feng let out a sigh. “I want to keep a low profile, but my abilities won't let me!” It all began the day he acquired a pair of eyes... 7.4kReads9.0Score94014d adds
- 133 Impeaching the President 弹劾总统 Impeach the President 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 134 A Strange Tale's Frightful Dream: I Became Nie Xiaoqian 聊斋惊梦：我成了聂小倩 Strange Tales: A Frightening Dream: I Became Nie Xiaoqian 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 135 So What If I'm an Older Single Woman? Age Isn't an Obstacle to Happiness 大龄剩女又如何，年龄不是幸福的阻碍 So What If I'm an Older Unmarried Woman? Age Is No Obstacle to Happiness 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 136 I Mistakenly Picked Up the Jade Maiden Temple’s Leader, Now I’m a Tycoon in Two Worlds 误提玉女观掌门，我在两界做首富 College student Ma Chenyang takes a summer job and would rather die than give in to his female boss's harassment. She throws him into a sinkhole, but thanks to a jade ring he finds, he accidentally becomes the abbess of a convent of jade maidens in another world. From then on, he travels back and forth between the two worlds. In the Tianxuan Continent, he kills, kills, and kills... until he becomes its ruler. On a parallel Blue Star, he stumbles, stumbles, and stumbles... until he becomes the ri 53Reads—Score—14d adds
- 137 Not a Centipede's First Book 不是蜈蚣的第一本书 A poor young man was beaten until his face was covered in pockmarks for the sake of his girlfriend, then fired from the hospital and sent back to his village. Half a year later, when he makes his grand return, the world will be at his feet! … Bai Feng: “I’m opening a traditional Chinese medicine clinic to promote our nation’s medical arts and culture. What can you ants do about it?” 242Reads9.1Score10514d adds
- 138 I Caught a Tiger and Raised It Like a Cat 抓个老虎当猫养 I Caught a Tiger and Raised It Like a Cat 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 139 The Empress’s Personal Little Strategist 女帝的贴身小军师 The Empress's Personal Little Strategist 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 140 Putting the President on Trial 审判总统 Put the President on Trial —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 141 Rescuing Zhao by Besieging Wei: A Surprise Attack on Black Wolf Mountain 围魏救赵，奇袭黑狼山 Besiege Wei to rescue Zhao, launch a surprise attack on Black Wolf Mountain —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 142 I Captured Sokoria’s President 我抓了索科里亚的总统 I Captured Sokoria's President 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 143 Senior Sister, I Don’t Want to Be a Human Cauldron Anymore 师姐，我不想继续当炉鼎了 Senior Sister, I Don't Want to Keep Being a Human Cauldron 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 144 Ru Lan, Fragrant as a Flower 茹兰语花香 Ru Lan, Fragrant as Flowers 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 145 We Awakened While Reading 看书我们觉醒 We Awaken Through Reading —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 146 The Ultimate Treasure Hunter 极品捡漏王 After an accident caused Chen Yu's eyes to mutate, he rose to prominence, struck it rich, and made his way in the antiques trade. Step by step, he climbed to the pinnacle of a triumphant life... 570Reads8.7Score13314d adds
- 147 After My Soul Transmigrated, I Activated the Heavenly Craftsman Merchant System 魂穿后，激活天工商贾系统 After Reincarnating into Another Body, I Activated the Heavenly Craftsmen and Merchants System —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 148 The Medicine Immortal and the Mystic Cat 医仙与玄猫 The Medicine Immortal and the Mysterious Cat 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 149 I Worked Overtime and Somehow Transmigrated into the Ruler of the Kingdom of Women 加个班，竟然穿越成了女儿国国主 After working overtime, I somehow transmigrated into the ruler of the Kingdom of Women 4Reads—Score—14d adds
- 150 Disciple, You're Invincible. Get Out of Prison and Go Cause Trouble for Your Senior Sister 徒儿你无敌了，出狱祸害你师姐去 [Master physician + senior sisters + dual cultivation + thrilling action + fiery battles + invincible protagonist] Ordinary young man Jiang Ning is framed by a rich second-generation heir and thrown in jail, but his life takes a dramatic turn! A fortuitous encounter in prison gives him an unparalleled legacy: martial arts, medicine, x-ray vision, talismans and spells. There's practically nothing he can't do. From then on, he rises against all odds and climbs step by step to the pinnacle of life! 13kReads8.8Score1.8k14d adds
