Hoodwinker: An Alchemist's Rise to Success - A Xianxia Isekai

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It’s one thing to read about a charlatan’s past and judge him for every evil deed he had done during his lifetime, and another to suddenlybecomesaid charlatan.

Tian Hua not only has to babysit his three disciples, but also change his tarnished reputation, show the others he is definitely not wicked and get rich enough to retire somewhere in the countryside, away from any of his disciples.

And the cherry on top? He seems to have a knack for attracting trouble, whether it came in the form of monsters or evil cultivators.

RELEASE SCHEDULE: at least 1 chapter / week !

pls keep in mind: slow build, not every chapter is about fighting or refining pills!

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Information

Status: Hiatus
Year: 2023
Author: douceur

Royal Road Stats

Rating: 4.5/ 5.0
Followers: 56
Views: 8,454

Chapters(11 total)

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Community Reviews(3)

PunpopeRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
Tian Hua, a former charlatan now tasked with mentoring three disciples. As he grapples with his tarnished reputation and strives to prove his true intentions, Tian Hua faces myriad challenges—from attracting trouble to confronting monsters and evil cultivators. With humor, heart, and a dash of chaos, this tale explores the transformative power of second chances and the pursuit of a brighter future. Join Tian Hua as he navigates the complexities of his new role and strives to carve a path to redemption against all odds.
RouexRoyal Road
★★★★★ 5.0
This story has managed to catch my attention, generally this type of story tend to be a comedy or the mc is given a cheat skill or memories conveniently but you avoided this and have your mc actually working to get everything, I especially like that the other characters are not 2 dimensional.
danlinRoyal Road
★★★★ 3.5
I like the background of the protagonist. It's very unique. Basically instead of modern earth, it is an Earth where true qi no longer exists and it is pure sci fi with "artificial qi" that is worse than true qi but they have history books about true qi. The protagonist is an Alchemist teaching assistant at a college when he dies.
The grammar well above average.
My only complaint is that the character interactions don't make much sense.
When the protagonist returned to the mountain, the disciples were openly hostile, but still servile? That doesn't really make sense to me. Those are contradictory.
Edit: in the latest chapter it is explained but that is super late imo.