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- 1 Souls Reborn in the Haunted Tomb 幽冢重魂 Lin Du, an ordinary graduate student in history, sneaks into a restricted archaeological site late at night to investigate the mystery of his advisor’s disappearance. When he touches the jade disc inside a newly unearthed Tang dynasty tomb, his consciousness is instantly dragged into a dark abyss. When he “wakes” again, he has become a corpse in a coffin: Li Xuanxi, the last prince of the Dashun Dynasty. A thousand years ago, the prince was buried alive on the outskirts of the imperial mausoleum 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 Tomb Raiding: Li Cu’s Desk Mate, I Became a God Through My System 盗墓：黎簇同桌，我靠面板成神 Su Chen transmigrated into a world where tomb-raiding stories had merged, becoming Li Cu's high school deskmate and unexpectedly binding himself to the [Heavenly Dao Proficiency Panel]. By repeating his practice, he could upgrade his skills without limit and break through the human body's limits! [Do radio calisthenics 100 times: comprehend the Dragon-Elephant Prison-Suppressing Force!] [Chop vegetables in the cafeteria 1,000 times: comprehend Black Gold Saber Arts and master internal power!] [R 4.9kReads5.5Score63714d adds
- 3 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
- 4 Thirteen Paths of the Underworld 幽冥十三途 The Thirteen Paths of the Netherworld centers on folk customs, regional ghost stories, and growth through solving mysteries, weaving together a century of hidden Netherworld secrets and struggles of human nature. Strange incidents plague the remote mountain village of Qingwuling. The old man who guarded the mountain dies a mysterious death, and Chen Yan, a young man who has returned home, is unexpectedly drawn into a century-old secret. His grandfather was actually the guardian of the Yin-Lockin 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 Tomb Raiding: I Have a Taotie Tattoo on My Back, and Wu Xie Begs Me to Stop Pretending 盗墓：背纹饕餮，吴邪求我别装了 [Tomb Raiding + Fan Creation + System + Slow Burn + Long Series] After pulling an all-nighter to meet a deadline, Chen Ge died suddenly and transmigrated into the world of The Lost Tomb. Not only had his face changed, but he had also bound himself to the [Tomb-Raiding System]. Starting mission: Get to Hangzhou's Wushan Residence within 48 hours and work for Wu Xie. Fail, and his soul would be annihilated! Chen Ge went to the shop with great trepidation. Drawing on his archaeological knowledge —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Caves Beneath the Sea of Sand 沙海地窟 To find his brother, who mysteriously vanished six months ago, Xiao Rui sets off on an adventure to the underground caves of the Sand Sea. 20Reads7.3Score614d adds
- 7 The Ghost Tomb's Enigmatic Lamp 诡墓迷灯 Three months ago, Ninth Uncle found me and took me to a strange, wondrous place. Since then, eerie things have kept happening, and terror has followed me everywhere. I want to run. I want to leave. But it’s too late. I can give up everything, but not you! I can escape from anything, but not my fate! It turns out everything was destined from the start! 68Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 8 Tomb Raiding: The Little Painter of Wushan Residence 盗墓：吴山居的小画家 The Tang family, next door to the Wu family in Hangzhou, had a precious little girl named Tang Xiaoxiao, nicknamed Xiaobao. She was five months younger than Wu Xie. Beautiful from birth, she danced classical ballet like a little swan. When she was quiet, she loved holding her sketchbook and recording every happy moment. She had also learned quite a bit of traditional Chinese medicine from her grandmother. The two families were close, and Wu Xie had protected her since childhood. When he first st 470Reads—Score10114d adds
- 9 The Golden-Splitting Formula: The Hidden Treasure Map 分金诀：盗藏天图 Tomb raiders plunder the secrets of immortality, robbing the dead in the Ninefold Underworld. When the sky lantern shines and the ghost-blowing lantern is lit, the master geomancer uses gold to locate the tomb. A qilin map showing a corpse on its back draws Meng Kai into a world of intrigue and tomb raiding. He enters ancient tombs, takes on zombies, battles evil corpses, and hunts ghosts. But gradually, he discovers that what lies buried in the mausoleums isn't human at all... Tomb raiding is d 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Tomb Raiding: The Autobiography of a Mountain-Moving Daoist 盗墓：搬山道人自传 [Tomb Raiding + Suspense + No System] Twenty years ago, my grandfather went to prison for robbing the tomb of the King of Yangyue. Ten years ago, my father was executed by firing squad for robbing a late Shang tomb that held a baby spy. I’m the last surviving member of the Zhang family’s southern branch, and as a descendant of the Mountain-Moving Daoist sect, my veins run with the blood of tombs. When I took up my ancestors’ burden, I was shocked to discover that they had been seeking the secret 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 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
- 12 After Several Reincarnations, I Revived My Beloved from a Past Life in a Tomb 几世轮回我在盗墓中复活前世爱人 A brand-new tomb-raiding universe! New settings, new battles, and a new style! It’s definitely unlike any tomb-raiding story you’ve read before. Blending tomb raiding, the supernatural, transmigration, immortality, Taoist magic, and more, the protagonist Xu Ran leads his two apprentices, Yi Shiyi and Hua Yang, through ancient tombs, uncovering the stories behind them and gradually solving a host of mysteries, including their own origins and Xu Ran’s most important mission: bringing his beloved b —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 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
- 14 Tales of the Cloud People 云人往事 [Tomb Raiding + Treasure Appraisal + Wild Imagination + Transmigration] I've lived with Qin Xingran since I was little. She's basically my boss, though sometimes I call her “Puppy.” When her father, Qin Bing, disappeared, we were dragged into a major incident. The others with us were Fatty and Xu Lijie. My boss had been missing for more than two years, but we'd finally had a lead a few days ago. An old man came into the shop today. In this line of work, you hear plenty of stories from passing to —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: The Gate of Life 【盗笔】生门 [No Romance] Chen Xinglan: a brilliant river of stars, lights shining in the fading dusk. Chen Wenjin said she gave her that name in the hope that she would keep watch for the dawn. Returning from England, she became the only variable in an unknown storm. As the secrets of the Bronze Gate, the Wang family’s endgame, and Third Uncle’s unanswered questions weave into a web, she must find a way to survive in a game whose moves have yet to become clear. Only later did she learn that the origin of th 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 The Tang Dynasty Code 大唐密码 Along the way, I saw ancient beast spirits buried deep in the underground palace of an old temple, the legendary Weimolongren, and the sacred Kunlun Mountains hidden in myth. Along the way, I saw a Buddha who had attained nirvana in the snowy region, a sage who had transformed into a rainbow on a sacred mountain, and a Daoist master who had ascended from Kunlun. Along the way, I saw debts of gratitude left unpaid in a past life, karmic ties left unfinished, and promises that had never been fulfi 4Reads—Score114d adds
- 17 Tomb Raiding: Starting Out as the Corpse-Subduing King, I Dig Up the Whole World 盗墓：开局拘尸法王，挖遍天下 [Tomb Raiding + Corpse-Controlling Dharma King + Paper Effigies + The Iron Triangle + Republican-Era Tomb Raiding + Loulan Mummy + Pingshan Ancient Tomb + Wish Fulfillment + Invincible Protagonist + Witchcraft Tomb Raiding + Tomb Raiding Across the Heavens + Gold-Touching Captain + Tomb Raiding + System] In a world of tomb raiding, Li Xuan awakens the final legacy of the Corpse-Controlling Dharma King. From the start, he steals a thousand-year-old Loulan mummy and masters heaven-defying spells! 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 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 25.2kReads—Score1.4k14d adds
- 19 Northern and Southern Tomb Raiders 南北派盗墓贼 [Tomb Raiding, Suspense, Jianghu, First Person] In the mysterious underground world, ancient tombs are riddles no one can solve, and a source of treasure in the hearts of countless people. Some raid tombs for money, but I am a tomb raider willing to do whatever it takes to escape my family's curse. In the dark underground world, I embark on a life-or-death race against time. I spent more than eight years in the military. To escape my family's curse, I had no choice but to take this thorn-strewn 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 Tomb Raiding: I Have the Power to Add Zeros 盗墓：我有加零异能 Chen Yufeng ran a red light on his electric scooter while crossing the road and was sent to a tomb-raiding crossover world set in the tenth year of the Republic of China. He became the half-brother of Chen Yulou, leader of the Xiling faction. One of Chen Yufeng’s “pranks” expanded this already chaotic world a hundredfold. And so he witnessed the following: Chen Yulou overpowering Zhang Qishan. Partridge Whistle battling Zhang Qiling. Captain Hu beating the daylights out of Wu Laosan. The two Fat 8.2kReads8.0Score70914d adds
- 21 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—Score214d adds
- 22 The Old Nine Gates: Lighting the Candle Dragon 盗墓老九门：烛龙点灯 Zhang Qi transmigrates into the era of The Lost Tomb and awakens the Candle Dragon bloodline. Er Yuehong begs him on his knees to save Ya Tou from an ancient tomb. Zhang Qi waves him off. “Brother, it’s not that I won’t help. Your wife was born with a yin fate, so it’ll cost extra!” When Zhang Qishan hits a snag at an auction, Zhang Qi pulls out a chamber pot. “Lord Buddha, this is an antique from the Western Zhou dynasty. For the sake of my Candle Dragon bloodline, I’ll give you a twenty percen 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 The Dragon Vein of Cangshan 苍山龙脉 A bronze coffin unearthed beneath the Qinling Mountains reveals a secret buried for a thousand years. Shen Ling, a retired soldier and heir to a line of tomb raiders, is forced back into the trade after finding half of a dragon-patterned jade pendant left behind by his uncle before he disappeared. He turns to his childhood friend Jiang Kui, who made his fortune dealing in grave goods at Babaoshan, and meets Gu Qingyan, an archaeologist willing to do anything to find her father. More terrifying s 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Yin-Yang Talisman 阴阳符 In 1996, the Xia, Shang, and Zhou Chronology Project got underway. The veils shrouding the most obscure era in history began to lift, while a conspiracy that had started around the same time slowly unfolded. Having just graduated and entered the working world, he accidentally took one step onto a road with no end and no return, and into the answers to the endless mysteries buried in the river of history... 167Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 25 Moving Mountains and Commanding Ridges 搬山御岭 Whether you turn to tomb raiding out of desperation or in the hope of getting rich overnight, once you take it up, you're a thief. A thief is a thief. No matter how you dress it up or how many stories you tell, a thief is still a thief. Once you've done it, you'll never shake that label. I fell in with the wrong crowd by a twist of fate. After all the ups and downs, the trials and tribulations, I managed to make a little something of myself. If you'd like, I'll tell you my story, slowly and from 8Reads7.0Score—14d adds
- 26 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 606Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 The Secret of the Haunted Tomb 诡墓密码 As the son of a tomb raider, he never expected that the first grave he would dig would be his father’s, and it turned out to be an empty tomb. A Jurchen decoy tomb, a forbidden place in Miao territory, the mists of ancient Liao, sheer cliffs and snowy mountains... He follows his father’s trail, only to become trapped in a web of danger that has lingered for a thousand years. No one can be trusted. Everyone has secrets they cannot tell. Everyone is helping him, and everyone is harming him... When 88Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 28 Northern School Tomb Raiding: The Gravedigging Peddler 北派盗墓之掘地货郎 He only wanted to settle down, get married, and have children, but somehow ended up in the tomb-raiding business. Watch as a man who only wants a quiet life encounters one incredible adventure after another. An unremarkable doggerel poem hides a tomb raider’s life’s work and fortune. See how this seemingly ordinary man raids tombs, hunts for treasure, and deciphers the clues hidden in the poem. Watch him grow step by step into a seasoned tomb raider. But what awaits him: a paradise of riches, or 2Reads6.5Score—14d adds
- 29 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 139Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Tomb Book: Bonus Chapters 墓书番外 A remarkable book records the locations of ancient tombs throughout the land. With it, one can plunder endless treasures from countless tombs, drawing hordes of tomb raiders in search of riches. It also reveals the legendary story of four brothers living through a time of chaos... 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Memoirs of a Tomb Raider 盗墓者回忆录 [No System, not fanfiction, entirely original!!!] Tomb raiding is a technical craft. You must open a tomb without damaging it, and open a coffin without breaking it. This story begins in 1998 at Whitehair Mountain, on the southern slopes of the Qinling Mountains. Pagoda of the Buddha, Mound of Ten Thousand Bones: a tomb-raiding adventure with a suspenseful edge. —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Tomb Raiding: The Faqiu General 盗墓：发丘中郎将 Tomb raiders have talismans, while Mound-Pacifying officers have seals. Bai Ze, the last living Mound-Pacifying Celestial Officer of his age, enters the world of tomb raiding. What will set his adventures apart? 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 33 I Became A Ning’s Brother: The Sign-In System Helps Me Conquer All 穿成阿柠哥哥：签到系统带我称霸 After staying up all night binge-watching a tomb-raiding drama, Ye Tianxing was devastated by A Ning's ending. When he opened his eyes, he had become A Ning's own brother! [Sign-In System] successfully bound! From the start, he earns divine tomb-raiding skills by signing in at Wushan Residence, a thousand-year-old treasure by signing in in an ancient tomb, and immortality by signing in at a deadly site! This time, Ye Tianxing vows to rewrite A Ning's fate and protect her for the rest of her life 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 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 10Reads—Score614d adds
- 35 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
- 36 With Spiritual Energy Depleted, How Can I Improve My Cultivation? 灵气枯竭，如何提升修为？ (Tomb raiding + supernatural horrors + ominous places of great danger + cultivation + flirting) A slow-paced urban cultivation story set in a world where spiritual energy is drying up. On his way to breaking through to the next cultivation level, the protagonist encounters one bizarre event after another. He explores mysterious ancient tombs and ventures into eerie places of deadly danger… As his cultivation improves, his body begins to show some unusual changes. Whenever he meets a pure, belove —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Dong Wuhai 东吾海 [Mystery and deduction + tomb-raiding adventures + mysticism + social customs] Chen Jiu increasingly suspected that the Chen family were flawed attempts at immortality. The elders of the Chen family could foresee the time of their own deaths. After dying, they could not be cremated and had to be sealed in iron coffins. The mystery began with a Ming-dynasty expedition to find a dragon-shedding stone coffin. Only fragments of information could be gleaned from a ship’s log. Beneath the East Wu Sea 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 A Tomb Raider's Account: Shadows of the Returning Ruins 盗墓者自述：归墟灯影 My name is Lu Chenzhou. Many years ago, people in the trade called me “Lu Three Lamps.” Every time I entered a tomb, I lit three lamps: One to honor the dead, one to honor the living, and the last to honor my own life, which would sooner or later be lost underground. I was born in an obscure village on the borderlands of western Hunan. My grandfather was a famous tomb raider known far and wide, but my father died in an ancient tomb with no name. Before my mother died, she told me that once the m 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 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 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 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
- 41 After Being Laid Off, I Robbed the Factory Director's Ancestral Grave 下岗后我盗了厂长祖坟 [Tomb raiding + the supernatural + suspense + turning the tables against the odds] Laid off means a dead end? I’ll rob the factory director’s ancestral tomb and defy fate! One shovel, and the soil reeks of blood. Two shovels, and ghost fire burns inside the coffin. Three shovels, and the bones reveal a thousand-year-old secret. The factory director’s vengeful spirit won’t rest, and an ancient tomb’s evil presence is closing in. The road to revenge has become a road to the underworld. Want to sur 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 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 76Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 The Thief’s Disciple 盗徒 (A new author and a new book. The rating has just come out, but it will gradually rise.) My uncle said I wasn't cut out for this line of work, but he was the one who took me into my first tomb. My name is Li Wuming. I've been called an ill-fated loner since I was a child. When my grandfather forced me to memorize the feng shui formulas in the Book of Origins, I thought the most I'd ever become was a fortune-teller. Some roads aren't ones I choose to take. Fate forces me down them. 398Reads—Score—14d adds
- 44 Tales of the Northern School's Wandering Taoist 北派散土往事 [Tomb Raiding + Antiquities Appraisal + The Ways of the Underworld + Everyday Life] [Tomb raiding is illegal. Don't try it yourself!] I'm Lu Jiufeng. I never wanted fame; I just wanted to stay alive. What I'm about to tell you is about the dark days I lived through myself. Believe it or not, this is what the underworld is really like. (Lights a cigarette.) Before you come in, understand this: the road through the underworld is long, and once you enter, there's no turning back... 97.4kReads8.8Score9k14d adds
- 45 Tomb Raider’s Strange Compendium: Terror and Madness in the Tomb 盗墓诡鉴：墓中恐怖也疯狂 Thirty years ago, a group of tomb raiders broke into a tomb belonging to a yellow fox spirit and stole a golden robe and a ghost casket. Almost all of them died underground, and the few who survived vanished without a trace... Thirty years later, a tortoiseshell hides a secret. As a new generation takes the place of the old to solve the mystery of that long-ago case, I too am drawn into one layer of eerie events after another... The corpse god’s death curse among the shaman tribes, the ice corps 108Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 The Secret Record of Tomb Robbing 摸金秘记 [A premium, exclusive Tomb Raiding novel] [Zhang Jia Sishu's latest masterpiece of 2016, set to become the ultimate Tomb Raiding novel!] The appearance of an exceptionally beautiful female corpse shattered my ordinary life. Armed with a family-inherited secret art of Tomb Raiding, I opened an ancient imperial mausoleum sealed for a thousand years, seeking rare treasures buried underground and unraveling a mystery beyond anyone's reach. 189Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 47 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 132Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 The Northern School's Tomb Raider: Searching for Dragons 北派盗墓寻龙记 [Tomb Raiding + Mystery + Adventure + Underworld + History] Adapted from true experiences. That year, I was no master appraiser fresh out of prison. I was just a poor kid who identified soil by smell and felt his way along tomb passages with his fingers. I drifted through a hazy youth and into middle age, enduring hardship and uncertainty all the way. Over half a lifetime, I witnessed all sorts of people from all walks of life, and heard tales of the underworld you have never heard before. If yo 52.6kReads7.9Score4k14d adds
- 49 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... 682Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Tomb-Raiding Notes 倒斗笔记 By a twist of fate, I had no choice but to join a tomb-raiding crew, setting out on a legendary life. I've been to legendary places such as ghost ships, ancient cities in the Western Regions, noblemen's tombs, and imperial mausoleums. I've also seen all kinds of eerie things that no one else will ever see: stiff corpses, human-shaped burial figures, facial ulcers... The list goes on! That's when I discovered that there really are unbelievable ultimate secrets in this world! 642Reads6.0Score10014d adds
