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- 1 The Qimen Way to Wealth: Ancient Wisdom for Making Money Today 奇门财道：古老智慧的现代生财术 The Qimen Way to Wealth is not superstition or occultism, but a decision-making system of wisdom passed down for thousands of years. This book will show you how to: ✅ Cast a chart easily on your phone: no memorized formulas or calculating heavenly stems and earthly branches, and you can get started with Qimen Dunjia in five minutes; ✅ Read patterns of fortune: from investments and partnerships to opening a shop and negotiating, quickly spot the key factors that determine success or failure; ✅ Ch 76Reads6.9Score—14d adds
- 2 My HR Career Makes No Sense 我的HR生涯不科学 [A practical novel about feng shui and Chinese fortune-telling] Chen Guan never imagined that the profound teachings of Wang Yangming’s doctrine of the unity of knowledge and action concealed mystical techniques for communicating with heaven and earth. Feng shui, geomancy, fate-reading, and physiognomy all become weapons in his hands. Beneath the calm surface of campus life, undercurrents surge: a lost “Imprint of Mental Strength,” a secret water-control plan spanning the Ming and Qing dynasties 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 The Ultimate Battle of Wits 巅峰智斗 [No harem, high IQ, no System, ensemble cast, unpredictable ending] A group of self-proclaimed geniuses is invited to take part in God’s game. Whoever wins the game will become the ruler of all worlds! There are no overwhelming power advantages or mindless cheat abilities here, only intelligence and rules pushed to their limits! “If there were a God, I could not bear not to be that God. Therefore, there is no God!” Nietzsche 194Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Qi Harmonizer 气调师 Since ancient times, medicine and healing arts have been inseparable. I also believe that feng shui and the Five Elements are just as inseparable from medicine. That’s why I want to combine feng shui with traditional Chinese medicine. I don’t know much about Chinese medicine, though. Luckily, one of my classmates is studying under a master back in his hometown, and he lent me his notes. All I can do is study and research as I go. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 The Mastermind 谋局者 In 2000, my buddy and I went to Ruili on vacation, and got caught up in a scheme. I lost everything and wanted to end it all. My mentor saved me on a rooftop and taught me how to set up schemes. That was when I learned that there was a kind of person in this world called a master schemer. The Greed Scheme: He could help others make money, and he could help me make money too. The opportunity was right in front of me, and I couldn’t let it slip away. The Celebrity Scheme: You’re rich and important 76Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 6 A Handbook of Feng Shui, Destiny, and Fortune 风水命理运势手册 [A beginner's guide to feng shui, requiring no prior knowledge]. After reading it, life will no longer feel so confusing. How can you put feng shui's energy to work for yourself? What are the principles and rules behind feng shui? How can you tell a genuine master from a fraud? Can feng shui really change your luck and bring you good fortune? What is each person's destiny? 2.3kReads7.1Score25914d adds
- 7 The Book of Changes: A Clear-Eyed Guide for Modern Readers 易学：写给现代人的清醒指南 Many people who teach the Yi Studies either pepper their explanations with jargon, making them as incomprehensible as a heavenly text, or try to sound profound while saying nothing at all. They turn the Yi Studies into mysticism. I bring them down to earth. There is no mumbo jumbo or pompous lecturing here. What I do is translate the finest wisdom from 3,000 years ago into answers about life that modern readers can understand and put to use right away. Are you stuck at work, wondering why you ge 49Reads—Score—14d adds
- 8 Seeking the Truth of Dragon Veins: Zhang Xiong's Feng Shui Records, Part Two 龙脉寻真：张雄阴阳宅风水实录二 Zhang Xiong (protagonist) · Born in a rural village in Chaoshan, Guangdong, in 1959 · Personality: hardworking and practical, meticulous, and respectful of teachers · Special talent: sensitive to terrain and its energy, with a “feel for the land” A real-life account of modern feng shui that answers your questions and shows you how to make changes yourself. 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 A Wild Handbook of the Occult 野生玄学手记 A longtime practitioner of metaphysics Looking back on all these years in the field, I have a lot to reflect on. I wrote this book to give people who are interested in metaphysics, or want to learn the basics, an opportunity to explore it. I hope you'll find the answers you're looking for here. Please excuse my rough writing. 251Reads—Score10714d adds
- 10 The Ghostly Voyage 神诡迷航 [Not a power fantasy] [Mystery-solving] [Suspense] [Fantasy] [A touch of cosmic horror] [Conceptual skills] [Mind-bending] Read with care if these aren't your thing. You need to pay close attention; skim a few lines at a time and you won't understand it. The author has gone mad, so please bear with them. Chen Miao, better known as San Shui Ge. A bizarre parallel world? Multiple personalities of his own? ... A [Curse Caster]? A [Gifted One]? A [Mechanic]? Is everything around him strange and 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 He Never Got to Eat That Candy 那颗糖，他到最后也没吃上 He never did get to eat that piece of candy, not even in the end 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Two Dreams, Two Hundred Million, and Two Cries of “It’s Leaking!” 两层梦，两个亿，两声“漏水了” Two layers of dreams, two hundred million, and two cries of “It’s leaking!” 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Strange Tales from the Tomb Passage 墓道诡事 Zhao Wenyu, heir to a family of antique experts, sets out with a group of disciples from the fields of civil engineering, logistics, and commerce in search of the Duke's Sword, which could change the Zhao family's fate. Along the way, they encounter a series of bizarre events and unravel many mysteries... 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 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 56Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 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—Score12714d adds
- 16 A Clear Pool at a Single Thought 一念清泓 (The first two volumes are complete) [Large Ensemble Cast] [Romance] [One-on-One] [No System] [Traditional Xuanhuan] [Classic Mystery] [Everyday Life] [Few Fight Scenes] [Lots of Mind Games and Puzzles] Everyone in her sect says she has amnesia, often falling into a daze and talking nonsense. After transmigrating, she meets two people: one is love at first sight, a delight sent from heaven; the other is like a childhood sweetheart, reunited after a long separation. All she wants is to stay tuck 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 The Art of Reading Faces 相字 Chinese characters are the most beautiful writing system in the world, and the most delightful for telling stories. As Chinese people, we’re all familiar with the thousands of characters we use every day. Beyond their literal meanings, have you ever wondered if each character might hold other meanings as well? Whether it’s life or death, poverty or wealth, or even a cold case that has remained unsolved for years, I can find the answers through Chinese characters, one by one. Whether you’re skept 3.9kReads8.8Score56414d adds
- 18 The Forgotten, the Unwritten 被遗忘的人，不被书写的人 [A collection of linked stories. Read them one at a time, or follow the overarching plot.] There are always so many people in this world who are forgotten, whose stories are never told. The protagonist is a law-school underachiever who has failed the bar exam twice. Unable to find work, he turns to writing mystery novels just to make ends meet. By a twist of fate, he becomes entangled in one strange and baffling case after another. As he and his companions peel away layer upon layer of mystery a 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 After Sending My Husband to a Psychiatric Hospital 把丈夫送进精神病院后 When I received my husband Zhou Huai’s psychiatric diagnosis, I sobbed so hard my whole body shook. Only I knew those were tears of excitement. After all, I was the one who had slipped drugs into his coffee every day for the past six months. He had it coming. His diary was filled with plans to use psychological manipulation to drive me to suicide and inherit the billions my parents left behind. I had him committed to the most heavily guarded psychiatric hospital in the city, thinking I’d won. U 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Shouldering the Mountain 扛山 Suffering is suffering. First, it destroys people. Only then might it forge them. The tragedy is, so many people never get past the “destruction” part. I refine my broken life into a spark, carve my scars into monuments of war. Not to become a god, but to prove the Way: There is light at the end of hell, and lotuses can bloom from flesh and blood! What I write has never been a story. It is a declaration of war, written in the face of death, a blood pact to live, fight, and burn in this world. 2.5kReads6.4Score65014d adds
- 21 The Diviner of the Mortal Realm: I Use Liu Ren to Determine the Nation's Fate 凡人卜王，我以六壬定国运 [Metaphysics + Divination + Fortune-Telling + Reading Heaven’s Secrets + National Destiny + Technical] [A hard-edged epic metaphysical novel: the only contemporary work built on the true Liu Ren system, fueled by power struggles among mortals, and animated by questions of fate] [No transmigration, no golden finger. Just a left hand, a divination board, and a blood-soaked path to uncovering heaven’s secrets as a mortal] At eighteen, Yan Jidao searched for lost cats on the street and helped people 156Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Where the Brush Goes, Heaven and Earth Are Born and Die 画笔所至，天地生灭 [One Heroine]+ [Intricate Schemes]+ [A New System] The art of painting is not about killing, but about protecting the Dao and all living beings. A young man transmigrates into another world and enters the Dao through painting. Wherever his brush reaches, it does not extinguish life, but brings it into being. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Heart House: Chen Ping’s Journey to Change His Fate Through Numerology 心宅：陈平的象数改命记 My new work is now available! Please head to Tomato Novel to read it. I hope you enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 National Fate: General, Take Off Your Armor! 国运：我请将军卸甲！ A thrilling national-fortune story: one man turns the tide, livestreamed around the globe. Fast-paced, ruthless, and never a frustrating or saintly protagonist. If you’re interested, add it to your library and follow along. Updates come fast! Lin Yan transmigrates into the National Fortune Battlefield and opens his eyes to a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. The Great Xia Ninth Legion has been wiped out, all its territory lost, and the countdown stands at 364 days! Other nations watch Grea 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 No Gambling, Just Life! The Desperate Gambler Villain 不赌钱只赌命！绝望的胜负师恶棍 When you’re out of options, remember: you still have at least one life left! As long as you’re alive, you possess the universe’s most precious asset: life! As long as you’re still breathing, you’ll always have a chance to start over! Please do not associate this story with any real people, events, things, or organizations! This book is entirely fictional. Any resemblance is impossible! Over 95% five-star reviews! Don’t go by the new-book rating; check the comments! Want to know how to go from pe 327Reads9.3Score—14d adds
- 26 I Was Supposed to Be Reborn, But Is This a Mission Anyone Can Accept? 说好的重生，这任务是人能接的？ (No System, not invincible, no mindless power fantasy. Read with caution if that bothers you.) I died for no apparent reason, only to discover I still had a chance to be reborn. When I embarked on a series of challenges, hoping to make my way back by overcoming them one by one, I realized this path was doomed to fail. I have no interest in becoming a lofty god. All I want is to return to the world I came from… 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 I Just Want to Retire on Time, but the Dean Is Making Me a Big Shot 只想按时退休，院长逼我当大佬 With a slacker's attitude, the protagonist takes down every task that stands in the way of his retirement! He turns a laid-back life into a path to greatness. Reborn at forty-five as a finance department head, his only goal is to coast until retirement, but the workaholic dean forces him to become a power behind the scenes. Watch him grumble to himself while wielding Excel to devastating effect. The thrills and laughs are off the charts! —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 Real-Life Tales of Feng Shui and the Metaphysical Arts 风水玄学之实录杂谈 After eight years, I’m starting a new book. No System, no cultivating immortality. Just a straightforward account of an ordinary person’s everyday experiences with the occult. Impatient readers can start from Chapter Two. Suitable for occult enthusiasts to learn from as they read. Of course, if anything seems familiar, it’s purely a coincidence. These are just casual notes, written on a whim. 17Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 29 Eight Characters, Simplified 八字精简 A concise, easy-to-understand guide to the Four Pillars of Destiny, explaining how to quickly get started with the system. As the Ninth Fortune Cycle begins, traditional Chinese studies are set to flourish. More and more people believe in the Four Pillars, and science ends where the metaphysical begins 324Reads6.6Score10314d adds
- 30 Free Public Course on Zi Wei Dou Shu 紫微斗数免费公开课 Zi Wei Dou Shu is an important part of traditional Chinese culture. China has a long and splendid history spanning 5,000 years, along with a rich and well-developed cultural tradition. Our ancestors taught us to approach things objectively, observe the world keenly, and experience the true meaning of life. This course will quickly introduce you to Zi Wei Dou Shu, helping you better understand the world, yourself, and life. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Beneath the Rules: A Survival Trap in a Supernatural World 规则之下：诡异世界的生存迷局 [Survival]+ [Rules]+ [No System]+ [Eerie]+ [Multiple Timelines]+ [Breaking the Deadlock]+ [Supernatural]+ [Spy vs. Spy]+ [Traditional Culture] A beautiful wife who knows pharmacology serves a soothing tonic hiding a deadly poison? Strange-behaving parents whose eyes hold not a trace of humanity? A mysterious neighbor, Lao Wang, while a sister far away secretly keeps watch? A shy, solitary outsider with no one to rely on... Xu Yang can only pretend to be mentally impaired, treading carefully amon 11.9kReads6.8Score5k14d adds
- 32 Strange Tales from the Northeast Paranormal Investigation Bureau 东北民调局异闻录 This is an organization dedicated to investigating and handling all kinds of bizarre supernatural events. To avoid causing public panic, it was established under the name Bureau of Folklore Investigations. The novel reimagines and develops various supernatural legends from Northeast China. Its strange events and compelling stories are presented with a distinctive Northeastern sense of humor. All manner of mysterious incidents, mountain spirits, and ghosts are told here! 403Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 Reckoning Across the Land 推演山河 In the troubled city of Shanghai, undercurrents surge as rival factions lay out an intricate web of schemes. Lu Yunqi is an ordinary man with no martial skills or powerful backers. All he has is a keen, calculating mind that sees through every layer of intrigue. The concessions are surrounded, the city’s outskirts are ringed with traps, and the enemy lays schemes at every turn, anticipating the way people think. While everyone else seeks safety by playing along, he uses chaos to shatter a stable 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 Stop Telling Fortunes! The Blind-School Eight Characters Can Read the Divine 别算命了！盲派八字可通神 [Blind-School Divination + Fate Reading + Eight Characters + Practical Techniques + Changing Your Luck + Shaping Your Destiny] I've tried to explain everything in plain language. Once you've finished reading, you won't need to ask anyone else for a fortune reading. You'll be ready to make your way in the world. You can even hang out your shingle and start taking clients. If you need to go back for repairs, though, whatever you do, don't say you've read this book. 266Reads—Score10014d adds
- 35 The Wildest Second-Generation God of the Tang Dynasty 大唐最狂神二代 This novel will have you laughing nonstop and leave you unable to put it down! Reverse transmigration, no System, and plenty of absurd humor: a quirky collision of the past and present! This book is essentially a sequel to The Divine Physician and Hero of Shennongjia, Yin Chengzhu! Yin Yu is the son of Yin Chengzhu, the Divine Physician of Shennong, Perfected Taihe, and leader of the martial world. He spent twelve years in his mother’s womb before being born, inherited his parents’ excellent gen 3Reads7.2Score—14d adds
- 36 Terrifying Folk Customs: Starting with Red Paper Suppressing Spirits 恐怖民俗：从红纸压魂开始 Every night at midnight, my wife secretly gets up and makes offerings to a sheet of red paper. Corpse-driving, Gu poison, summoning souls from the underworld, feng shui that destroys families, and dark magic that prolongs life: it all began when I discovered my wife's secret. 2.6kReads8.8Score40614d adds
- 37 The 99 Women I Loved Most in My Life 我一生最爱的99个女人 A dialogue across time and space, beneath the stars, this is a romantic epic celebrating the world's most extraordinary women. With all the words I can muster in a lifetime, I will build an enduring literary temple to 99 women who illuminated human civilization. They are stars in the river of history that will never fade: queens who wore crowns and displayed wisdom and strength at the heights of power; women scientists who held test tubes and kindled the spark of truth in the realm of reason; ar —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 The Haunted House Mystery: I Am the Killer 鬼屋谜案之凶手是我 The Haunted House Mystery: I’m the Killer 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Selling Myself to a Rich Woman to Pay Off My Girlfriend's Debts 卖身富婆给女友还债 Selling Myself to a Rich Woman to Pay Off My Girlfriend’s Debt 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Learn to Speak Well, Keep Your Emotional Intelligence on Point 学会说话，情商在线 My new work is out! Come 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! 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 A Middle-Aged Man's Redemption: The Phoenix Turns Toward the Sun 中年男人的自我救赎：凤自向阳 A man born in the 1980s, now middle-aged, who spent more than twenty years working as a clothing pattern maker. For the first half of his life, he lived trapped in self-doubt and inner turmoil, held back by all kinds of hang-ups about his name, appearance, education, marriage, and children. At middle age, he finally learned to make peace with his past self, slowly tear down the high walls around his heart, and let himself off the hook. This book records the pitfalls I've fallen into, the grie 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 The Six Lines: Principles of Hexagram Divination 六爻卦理篇 This book focuses on a detailed discussion of the principles behind Six Yao divination. In simple, accessible language, it uses a wealth of practical hexagram examples to analyze how these principles are applied in actual Six Yao divination. It offers everyone who enjoys or wants to learn Six Yao divination a faster and easier way to master this art. 389Reads—Score11414d adds
- 43 A Critical Look at Bazi Astrology 八字命理评点 If you're interested in Bazi, this book is for you. It takes you from the basics to more advanced material, helping you understand a person's marriage, career, wealth, and children's fortunes step by step. It's also an entry point for students of Chinese metaphysics who want to learn Bazi, and a guide to improving your Bazi skills. 306Reads6.7Score10014d adds
- 44 Me, an Ant, After Being Struck by Lightning 我，蚂蚁，被雷劈之后 A bolt of lightning split open the life of a worker ant. It didn't die. When it woke up, there was something strange in its mind. It was like a panel, or maybe an instinct. It would prompt, "Intelligence +1," but never told it how to use it. It didn't know it was called an "ant." It only knew the sun was called "sky" and its kind were called "ants." It couldn't speak human language, but it could negotiate with its companions through pheromones: "The sugar cube is too big. Two ants can carry it, 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 A Hundred Ghosts at the Night Banquet 百诡夜宴 [Mystery + Mind-Bending + No System + Supernatural Horror + Murder-Mystery Game] “The true trick isn’t hidden in the shadows. It sits upon the throne, making everyone bow before it.” “It never deceives the eyes. It only fools the heart.” A human body hanging in the air, a head burned and charred to the bone, severed limbs abandoned on a rainy night: all seem like the final echoes of death. Four survivors and one overseer sit around the long table at a night banquet, whispering among themselves. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Forbidden Feng Shui Secrets of the Dead 阴宅风水禁忌秘术 A yin residence is a tomb, the place where the dead live. Since our ancestors rest there after passing away, it is called a yin residence. As an important part of feng shui, it is subject to many rules. A tomb with good feng shui can bring blessings to descendants; a bad one can invite disaster. Anyone unfamiliar with feng shui is bound to feel anxious. The author, Liu Zhihe, a twenty-first-generation disciple of the Longmen school of Quanzhen Taoism, explains the taboos of tomb feng shui throug 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 A High-IQ Madman Designs Hundreds of Announced Murders 高智商疯子，设计百起预告杀人案 [High-IQ crime] [Ruthless, cold, calculating, and mad male lead] [Not reborn] [No System] [No female lead] A mysterious murderer who is rarely seen suddenly appears in Jiangcheng, calling himself the Judge. The Judge's days are always full. Monday: He judges a popular young actor who preyed on female college students. What a lovely day. Tuesday: He judges a billionaire who has committed every kind of evil, leaving himself refreshed and invigorated. Wednesday: He calls the task force directly. 4.8kReads—Score37014d adds
- 48 My Ghostly Roommate 我的阴室友 [Paranormal mystery] [Updates daily, though not on a fixed schedule] [Thanks for your support ❤️] Over the summer after my college entrance exams, I kept having the same dream about my college dorm and roommates. Then I dragged my suitcase into Room 304 and saw those familiar yet unfamiliar faces, along with an empty bed. I was stunned. They were Yaoyao and Xinxin, the girls in the photo from my dream. Was the empty bed Qingqing’s? She hadn’t shown up for months after the school year began, so w 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Half-Soul Wasteland 半魂荒原 Alive, he takes revenge with his own hands. Dead, he rules the underworld. Who says you can’t start a business in the land of the dead? His teammates hail from different eras, each with their own talents. As long as they’re not completely dead, this bunch can tear the underworld apart! A true male lead is a male lead wherever he goes. No romance, just conquest! [Strategic mind games] [Male lead and ensemble cast] [No harem] [Long-term foreshadowing] —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Dreams Can Be This Beautiful After All 梦，原来可以这样美好 A thousand years pass in a dream, as I witness the rise and fall of different civilizations in another world and the meteoric rise of Shenzhou. “My name is Zhu Feng. I’m not Mount Everest, blocking your way forward. I’m Zhu Feng, here to help you climb higher, one step at a time.” At an international exchange conference, Liu Mingyu said, “Please speak to me in Chinese. It’s a matter of respect for my mother tongue.” “Report! Plaster Island has sunk!” “The fortunes of Shenzhou have taken phys 1Reads—Score—14d adds
