The Substitute Bride: A Warlord's Appraiser

"Whoever sees his face, takes his place in marriage." Chen Cheng was just burning a fake painting in his livestream when this curse dragged him back to the 12th year of the Republic. When he woke up, he had become the bride of the warlord Lu Zhenshan, and by then, less than half a month remained before the deadline for him to return to the modern era. The only clue is the legendary family heirloom that can "blood into jade, man returns"—the Blood-Soaked Jade. But this jade hangs around the neck of the ruthless killer Lu Zhenshan. To survive, Chen Cheng hides his identity and, with his exceptional skill in appraising antiques at a glance, becomes Lu Zhenshan's appraiser. While making fakes for the warlord to deal with the governor above, he secretly engages in a battle of wits with the Japanese spy Sato. In Suzhou City, where various forces contend, Chen Cheng advances step by step, uncovering a painting within a painting, intercepting smuggled national treasures, and also meeting the woman from the painting—Su Wanrong. Su Wanrong's fiancé died in her place, and she is filled with hatred; Chen Cheng, carrying his secret of "substitute marriage," they go from testing each other to forming a life-and-death alliance. As time slips away day by day, Chen Cheng's face begins to blur in the mirror. He sets up a chain of schemes and finally lures Lu Zhenshan to the Su family ancestral hall. A drop of blood falls into the jade, and the secret door is about to open, but Lu Zhenshan's gun is aimed at Su Wanrong. Should he cross time and space alone to return to the modern era, or stay and accompany her to the underworld? — Description from novelcodex.orgFull novel: The Substitute Bride: A Warlord's Appraiser — read the rest free on N​o⁠v​e⁠l​C⁠o​d⁠e​x⁠.​o⁠r​g⁠