Please Recommend a Book Featuring Zhang Haiyan and Zhang Haixia! Southern Archives Broke My Heart! 求一本有张海盐张海侠的书！南部档案把我刀死了！

1. 1 南 Southern Archives: After Being Reborn, I Played Along with Everything 南部档案：重生后全演上了 Red-Headed Crane with Ice鹤顶红加冰Female-Channel Fanfiction397k WordsCompleted (Ship whoever you want, however you like.) Zhang Hailou lived for more than a hundred years. For over a hundred years, he never once said Xia Zai's name. Later, after taking a knife for Wu Xie, his rotten luck finally caught up with him and he was done for. As he closed his eyes, he wondered if he could really be said to have died young. When he opened them again, he was in a ruined temple in Xiamen. Xia Zai was nowhere beside him, he hadn't been taken in by his master, and none of the things fr 10kReads8.9Score930Shelves

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   Books 1, 2, and 8 are highly recommended!!! Especially the first one.

2. 2 人 In the Southern Archives: The Jiahao System from the Start 人在南部档案，开局嘉豪系统 Half an Autumn半扇秋Two Male Leads202k WordsOngoing [The rating just came out and will rise] [Female-audience danmei, two male leads + tentative pairing: Ling Yanxia with the male lead + fanfiction of the original Southern Archives, not the TV adaptation] After transmigrating to the late Qing dynasty, Zhang Haili becomes an orphan of the Zhang family with the same name, and binds himself to the Jiahao Power-Up System. To stay alive and earn rewards, he has no choice but to say outrageous things that shock everyone. “Your minds are still trapped i 1.3kReads8.4Score142Shelves
3. 3 盗 Tomb Raiding: Little Jasmine of Nanyang! Southern Archives 盗墓：南洋小茉莉！南部档案 Qi Buyu绮不语Two Male Leads684k WordsOngoing (Lou Xia + irresistible-to-everyone Xia + all Xia as the bottom + Lou Xia in the first volume + all pairings in the second volume) When I opened the Southern Ocean through Zhang Haixia's eyes... A mad, ghostly Shu Yan × the Nanyang's most fearsome weapon, Xia Lou and Xia have mutual feelings. Second volume: some ambiguous feelings from an irresistible-to-everyone Xia who doesn't realize it Two books combined into one. The first volume is Lou and Xia only, with everyone else having one-sided fee 3.6kReads8.4Score359Shelves
4. 4 全 The Whole World Knows What Zhang Haixia Is Plotting 全世界都知道张海侠在打什么算盘 Full Moon Fifth Duke满月五公Two Male Leads110k WordsCompleted The Zhang family’s foremost strategist returns with a limp. Though physically impaired, he’s iron-willed, and there’s only one thing on his mind: tying Zhang Hailou to his belt. Every day, Zhang Hailou thinks: Why is he always sniffing me? Something’s off. Seriously, something’s really off. 558Reads—Score101Shelves
5. 5 南 The South: Zhang Haiyan’s Reborn Daily Life 南部：张海盐重生日常 Four Liang Moon四两月Two Male Leads418k WordsOngoing [A fanfic based on the Southern Archives TV series + mainly Zhang Hailou and Xie Yuchen + reborn + a touch of horror] Driven by fate toward an ending he could not bear to see, Zhang Hailou feels that life is one wrong turn after another. If he could start over, would making a different choice lead to a different outcome? For Xia Zai, he is willing to give it a try, no matter the cost. “It is said that on Juqu Isle in the Western Sea stands a towering tree. Cut out its heartwood and place it insi 950Reads8.4Score108Shelves
6. 6 南 Southern Archives: Qilin Returns to the Soul, and Xia Zai Loves Hailou Most 南部档案：麒麟归魂虾仔独爱海楼 Wu Mingkong, Who Likes Ghost Whales喜欢鬼鲸的武明空Two Male Leads138k WordsCompleted ⌠Bottom protagonist + all pairings + The Grave Robbers' Chronicles fanwork + Southern Archives + reborn and redemption + absurd comedy + main pairings: Black Shrimp/White Shrimp/Hailou + secondary pairing: Wu Xie and Zhang Qiling⌡ (A Sea Salt pairing might be added, too.) Middle-aged Zhang Hailou was reborn. When he opened his eyes, he discovered: One: Zhang Haixia was still alive. Wonderful. Two: His younger self hadn't disappeared. Not good. Three: The soul of Zhang Haixia, who had been with h 494Reads—Score103Shelves
7. 7 南 Southern Archives: The Heroes of Xia Lou Must All Return Safely to Xiacheng! 南部档案：侠楼都要好好回厦城！ Not Apartcreate不散createTwo Male Leads207k WordsOngoing A fanwork based on the Southern Archives drama What if that explosion had been Zhang Hailou protecting Zhang Haixia? If this world is made up of different timelines, could there be one in which Zhang Hailou managed to protect Zhang Haixia? Zhang Haixia (Shrimp) × Zhang Hailou (Salt) A little tower hears spring rain all night; how many years has the Xianyang swordsman wandered? I'm sure you've also wondered what might have happened if the people caught in that explosion had been switched. This st 109Reads—Score—Shelves
8. 8 南 Southern Archives: When Hai Lou Got a System 南部档案，当海楼有了系统后 Ling Miaomiao Miao凌妙妙秒Two Male Leads368k WordsOngoing After reading South Archives, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts! I wrote this to feed my own cravings. I hope both Xia Zai and Yan Zai get a happy ending. OOC warning. The characters belong to Uncle San. I'm just a little fan of his Tomb Raider's Notes. (づ￣3￣)づ╭❤~ When Yan Zai is about to have his leg broken for him by Xia Zai, and a System and on-screen comments appear, what will he choose? What will Yan Zai do when the plot continues and Xia Zai turns dark? Come on, ship them! Fans of the Xia Lou p 1.7kReads8.2Score170Shelves
9. 9 南 Southern Archives: It Could Only Be You 南部档案：只会是你 Turn Life into Poetry把生活过成诗Two Male Leads261k WordsCompleted [Southern Archives fanfiction: both are reborn + devoted to each other + equally powerful + dote on each other] "Zhang Haixia & Zhang Hailou" Shrimp and Salt There are original elements, original elements, original elements. Apologies for any OOC. “Xiazi, I'm so grateful that heaven has given me another chance...” I posted the rating on July 15, 2026!!! I actually got a rating!!! 1.4kReads8.7Score181Shelves
10. 10 南 Southern Archives: Xia Zai, I’m Here to Repay What I Owe You 南部档案：虾仔，欠你的我来还了 Cocoa Chestnut Cake可可栗子糕Two Male Leads73k WordsOngoing [Southern Archives + two powerful leads + apologies for OOC + original elements + mystery-solving + fanfiction] For many years after Xia Zai left, Zhang Haiyan regretted it more than once. He regretted his reckless youth and his failure to watch his words, which led to the destruction of the Southern Archives and cost Xia Zai his life. But what he regretted most was sending Xia Zai to Nanyang. If Xia Zai had never gone, he would have become the successor to the Southern Archives and lived a life 27Reads—Score101Shelves
11. 11 盗 Tomb Raiding: Zhang Haixia Falls from the Sky in the Southern Archives 盗墓：南部档案张海虾从天而降 Old Friend of the Elegant Pavilion阁雅旧人Mystery350k WordsCompleted Zhang Ruishan transmigrates and activates a Check-In System. His first check-in location is Xucheng. As he is about to leave the mountains of Nanjiang, his uncles from the clan instead nominate him as its patriarch. As he puts it, with the Zhang family’s feuds and dangers behind him, the patriarch’s position is no big deal, so there’s no need to feel pressured. As the saying goes, old ginger is spicier. An unseen scheme begins with him. As a transmigrator with a System, Zhang Ruishan doesn’t tak 875Reads5.9Score102Shelves
12. 12 南 The Southern Archives: A Different Kind of Zhang Family 南部档案不一样的张家人 Give Me a Chicken Leg给我一个鸡腿Female-Channel Fanfiction678k WordsOngoing Zhang Haina is someone the God of Transmigration “favors.” She never imagined that after transmigrating once, she would do it again, this time arriving in the late Qing and early Republican period. At five or six years old, she is struggling to survive. Fortunately, a kind person takes her in, and she gets to live like a wealthy young lady. But aren’t there way too many distant relatives?! I had a sudden idea: it would be great if there were a Zhang family member with outstandi 18.8kReads8.8Score1.8kShelves

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    I hadn't read *Southern Archives*, but recently while searching for *Grave Robbers' Chronicles* fanfiction, I found a book that started with *Southern Archives*—the first one. It was really well-written and immediately sparked my interest in *Southern Archives* fanfiction. Then I found the second and third books, both still ongoing. The third one is pure romance.

13. 13 南 The Southern Archives: Looking Toward the Ending Before the Story Begins 南部档案：在故事开始望向结局 Su V Loves Baked Tomatoes苏V爱焗番茄Female-Channel Fanfiction190k WordsOngoing (Both the drama and the book are reference points. The story starts a long time ago, and may move slowly, because I want to share in their spirited youth and give them a happier ending. There’s no romance plot, so ship whoever you like. I write whatever comes to mind. Anything good belongs to the original work; any plot holes or out-of-character moments are on me. Anything goes, but please don’t argue or pick fights.) Original female lead + family bonds + slow-paced + starting in childhood + mai 1.6kReads—Score237Shelves

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    Recommended! Original story with a female lead, no romantic pairing, slow-burn family romance, tells the story of Salt Shrimp's past, and ends with a happy ending.

14. 14 南 Southern Archives: Breaking the Law of the Last Encounter 南部档案：打破最后相遇定律 Ji Niang寂娘Two Male Leads114k WordsCompleted [Salt-Baked Shrimp] Zhang Hailou brought the "amnesiac" Zhang Haixia out of the Blind Tomb and looked after him for three months. Then Zhang Haixia left a letter and ran off. He chased him deep into the forest at Bailejing and saw Zhang Haixia emerge covered in blood. He threw his arms around him. "If you ever run off alone again..." "I won't." "I haven't finished..." "All right." Life passed slowly and quietly. Zhang Hailou kept a close eye on him, afraid he'd run away. Zhang Haixia smiled fain 1.4kReads—Score297Shelves

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    I've finished reading it. This novel has a slow and steady pace, and it's very heartwarming and beautiful (Salt Shrimp Couple, Campus Extra Chapters).

15. 15 南 The Southern Archives: My System Is a Human-Machine 南部档案：我的系统是人机 Bai Xin, Who Loves Rainbow Iron喜欢七彩铁的白心Female-Channel Fanfiction422k WordsCompleted [Roughly 1v2 + OOC + adapted from the TV series + original heroine + BG] The rating just came out, and it’ll probably go up later. Zhang Haiyan and Zhang Haixia had carried out plenty of missions, but they’d never seen anything like this. An underground cavern. A statue of an evil god. Corpses everywhere. Suddenly, a young woman in a qipao dropped from above and landed on the statue, her heel wedged firmly in place. When they asked who she was, she said she was sightseeing and had accidentally s 3.4kReads8.6Score412Shelves

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    These two are so good, I've already caught up with them! The second one is truly one of my most treasured books. The female lead in the second book isn't particularly strong, but she's protected by Yan and Xia, you know how it is—super ambiguous, the feelings are very vague. Of course, the main plot has been changed, and the regrets like Xia's legs are all healed, satisfying my lingering feelings! So good!

16. 16 南 Southern Archives: Every Night, He Coos the Little One to Sleep! 南部档案：小楼夜夜哄！ Jade Shadow Purple Bamboo碧影紫竹Two Male Leads357k WordsCompleted “The Little House Gets Cuddles Every Night, and Xia Zai Gets Spoiled Every Night” [Zhang Hailou VS Zhang Haixia] [Blunt, clingy, and loves to act cute + Mutual sweet affection + Mending every regret + Two powerful leads in an intense push and pull + Lots of original headcanons + No horror] (A wild, outgoing, clingy, scheming Hailou × Zhang Haixia, a brilliant strategist with two distinct personalities) (The gentle, softhearted White Shrimp is affectionate and indulgent; the cold, prickly Black S 1.3kReads8.8Score177Shelves

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    Both books are very sweet, especially the first one; I highly recommend it.

17. 17 南 Southern Archives: A Love Story with Salt-Baked Shrimp 南部档案：盐焗虾之恋 Dance Three-Nine-Nine Into Dreaming Music舞三九九入梦音Two Male Leads653k WordsOngoing A fanfic set in The Southern Archives, featuring Zhang Haixia (brilliant to the point of seeming supernatural, with an acute sense of smell) × Zhang Haiyan (bold and unrestrained, with maxed-out combat skills). The story has been reset. Salt-Baked Shrimp is switch, with Shrimp topping Salt early on and Salt topping Shrimp later. Xia-Lou / Lou-Xia After Zhang Haiyan is given the identity of a Zhang family member, his yin-yang blood may lead to some out-of-character characterization. High emotiona 1.3kReads8.4Score144Shelves
18. 18 从 From the Southern Archives, I Sign In My Way to Becoming the Nine Gates' Favorite 从南部档案馆靠签到混成九门团宠 One Pigeon, One Pigeon, Yo一鸽一鸽哟Mystery437k WordsCompleted [Rating just released ♥] [Hilarious Daily Life + Sign-in System + Making Up for Regrets] After transmigrating into the world of tomb raiding, Zhang Yaoyao becomes a nobody with no fame or status. She expects to get dragged into a conspiracy surrounding immortality and risk her life every day in ancient tombs against zombie-like corpses. Instead, she immediately gets bound to the [Ridiculous Daily Sign-in System]! Fail to sign in and lose your lifespan? Fine! But aren't these missions a little to 3.2kReads7.7Score427Shelves
19. 19 南 Southern Archives: The Shrimp-Salt Fog 南部档案：虾盐迷雾 Thousandfold Boy千本少年Two Male Leads127k WordsOngoing [The Southern Archives fanfic + Xia and Yan pairing + two male leads + adventure] (I’d rather see them embrace than kiss.) There is a romance! After all these years apart, you’re still you, and I’m still me. Yan: Taking three steps back is the way out I’m leaving you. I’ll leave you the same way out by taking three steps back, too. Xia: What if I don’t want to step back? Yan: Then I’ll step forward and go with you. What’s the big deal? [I’ll stick with the original synopsis after all] The author 185Reads—Score110Shelves

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    All four books are very good; the second one is a sequel to the TV series ending.

20. 20 南 Southern Archives: Xia Zai, This Time I'll Protect You 南部档案：虾仔，这次我来守护你 Thunderbolt Fruit Alliance霹雳果联盟Two Male Leads275k WordsCompleted Completed · [Two Male Leads, A Mix of Sweetness and Angst, HE, 1v1, A flirtatious, seductive, possessive shrimp who loves to bait others × a salty, self-proclaimed straight man who gets hooked without realizing it] At the very end, a bolt of heavenly lightning sent Zhang Hailou and Zhang Haixia back to the eve of the Nan'an voyage, reborn. Zhang Haixia returned with all his memories from his previous life. As he watched Yan bouncing around every day, his eyes grew even more tender and affectiona 1.6kReads7.3Score235Shelves
21. 21 南 Southern Archives: Fighting the Plot for My Shrimp Life 南部档案：我和剧情抢虾命 Cold Mountain Hibiscus寒山槿Urban125k WordsOngoing Yin Ji is a hitman who loves binge-watching dramas. When Southern Files became a hit, the eager assassin got hooked. In the end, he couldn’t take the high-pressure life of a hitman and the suffocating finale. Yin Ji ran out of breath and suffered a heart attack. Then he transmigrated into the Yin Ji of a parallel world. Since he was already there, Yin Ji cheerfully decided to escape from the Yin family holding him captive and head to Nanyang to visit Yan and Xia. While he was at it, he would cha 266Reads—Score128Shelves

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    The harder you try, the more heartbreaking it becomes.

22. 22 综 Crossover: A Mother Rises Through Her Children with the Childbearing System 综：靠生子系统母凭子贵 Mo LinlangMo琳琅Female-Channel Fanfiction8.6M WordsOngoing 7. Blossoms in Adversity: Xiao Heng (currently drafting) 6. Joy of Life 2: Li Chengze (complete) 5. My Journey to You: Gong Shangjue 4. Mysterious Lotus Casebook: Li Lianhua 3. Lost You Forever: Tushan Jing 2. My Journey to You: Han Yaqi and Young Master Yue 1. The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng: Hua Manlou A heroine who grows stronger over time. Powerful! Sweet romance + mutual devotion + healing. No angst! 5.3kReads7.9Score111Shelves

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    🌈Various TV series + Southern Archives🍅Chapter 5705: Original female lead Zhang Haiying, direct descendant of the Zhang family🍅Volume 28, Chapter 1828: Southern Archives, original female lead Chi Wan VS Zhang Haixia, a seemingly innocent but actually cunning couple🍅Chapter 493: Southern Archives, female lead Yin Nanfeng

23. 23 综 Film and TV Crossover: Sun and Moon Light the Way Across the Mountains and Rivers 综影视：日月掌灯越山河 Bu Qingyue步卿玥Female-Channel Fanfiction3.3M WordsOngoing Lotuses cannot rival a beauty's adornments; the breeze through the waterside palace carries the fragrance of pearls and jade. Clever, beautiful, and ambitious, the girls in these stories always know exactly what they want. Every story is one-on-one. Completed stories have been moved to the author's notes. Planned stories: Three Lives, Three Worlds + Immortal Incense: Zha He, young lord of the Demon Clan, VS Emperor Qingli, Ying Yuan Primordial Era: Imperial Princess of the Eastern Emperor (Ling 31.1kReads8.6Score913Shelves
24. 24 综 Film and TV Crossover: She’s Defiant and Dazzling 综影视：她反骨又飒 Wish Lantern许愿灯Female-Channel Fanfiction1.2M WordsOngoing (The rating just came out. Hopefully it will rise later.) [Volume 10: The Mystic Nine + Time Raiders] Ongoing [Volume 9: Sparrow Bones] Ongoing [Volume 8: Southern Archives: Zhang Haixia (Zhang Haixia)] Complete [Volume 7: Southern Archives: Zhang Hailou (Zhang Haiyan)] Complete [Volume 6: Young Blood + Tales of the Dark River + The Blood of Youth: Su Muyu] Complete [Volume 5: Tales of the Dark River: Su Changhe] Complete [Volume 4: The Legend of Shen Li] Complete [Volume 3: The Legend of Shen L 5.2kReads6.4Score182Shelves
25. 25 盗 Tomb Raider Notes: The Salt Shrimp Junior Sister Is the King of Hell in Human Form 盗笔，盐虾小师妹，她本相活阎王 Bunny Who's Rich for Life一生发财兔Female-Channel Fanfiction420k WordsOngoing [Ensemble cast + silly and absurd + unhinged + mind-reading] Zhang Haiyu, Zhang Haiqi’s youngest apprentice, is the notorious living demon of the Archives! While others kill, she delivers the finishing blow, leaving no trouble behind for the Archives! She’s cunning and ruthless, unhinged and vindictive! Her rule for staying alive: if you can’t beat them, run; if you can’t run, get down on your knees and admit defeat! Then, when the enemy least expects it, stab them in the instep! Finish by stabb 27.2kReads8.6Score3.7kShelves

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    What will happen when the Salt Shrimp of the Southern Archives gains a new junior sister, the Demon Orb?

26. 26 南 Southern Archives: My Name Is Zhang Haiyu! 南部档案：我叫张海渝！ Book Sage Bai Ling书圣白绫Mystery345k WordsCompleted [Nanhai Files Fan Fiction] + [The Grave Robbers' Chronicles] This book doesn't follow a normal timeline. The blurb can't do it justice, just read the story!!! In the twenty-fourth year since Zhang Haiyu transmigrated to the Nanhai world, his master, Zhang Haiqi, sends Zhang Hailou to Nanyang to investigate a case because of an issue concerning Zhang Hailou's true form. Unable to stop worrying about her two younger brothers, Zhang Haiyu decides to go along as well. All kinds of bizarre events unf 2.3kReads—Score206Shelves
27. 27 南 Tomb Raiders of the Southern Region: Junior Sister, Please Stop Shipping Them! 南部盗笔：师妹，求你别磕了！ Milk Tea Straw Pierces the Earth奶茶吸管戳穿地球Two Female Leads930k WordsOngoing [A Southern Archives Fanfic] [Tomb Raider Notes] [Original Female Lead] [Zhang Haiqi x Female Lead] [Shrimp and Salt] [Two Powerful Leads] [Fun Couple Shipping] [No System] [Lighthearted Ensemble Cast] [A Touch of Mystery] Zhang Luoning was robbing tombs...no, doing archaeology. She tried to save someone, only to be ambushed and knocked out with poison. When she opened her eyes, a cold and beautiful woman had taken her in. The woman was called Zhang Haiqi. "Oh my god! I've fallen into the world 15.4kReads8.2Score1.8kShelves
28. 28 盗 Tomb Raiding: From Southern Archives to the Nine Clans to Little Notes 盗墓：从南档到九门到小笔记 Chopstick Holder筷子笼笼Mystery298k WordsOngoing [Southern Archives] [The Old Nine Gates] [Nine Gates] [Little Notebook], and more Lu Yin travels through time and meets a group of people who all happen to be surnamed Zhang. Eventually, she changes her own surname to Zhang as well. Zhang Haiyan strokes her head and says, “You're my little sister. Of course I dote on you.” Zhang Haixia: “Touch me all you like. I've been working out a lot lately.” Zhang Xiaoyu lowers his head shyly. “Miss, I don't mind if you go with the others, ” Chen Pi: “I'll 320Reads—Score103Shelves
29. 29 我 Catching Shrimp in the Southern Archives 我在南部档案捉海虾 Extra Meat, No Scallions加肉不加葱Female-Channel Fanfiction322k WordsOngoing (The rating just came out. It'll go up later.) [Southern Archives fanfic / Original female lead / BG romance / Childhood friends / Secret crush / Ensemble cast / Some original worldbuilding / OOC warning] Zhang Yu transmigrates into the world of Southern Archives. After a mysterious woman, Zhang Haiqi, saves her, she officially joins Southern Archives and becomes the junior disciple of Haixia and Haiyan, nicknamed Zhang Haiyu. To save the characters whose fates in the series left her heartbroken 2.6kReads7.3Score281Shelves
30. 30 南 Southern Archives: Reincarnated as a Beautiful Mermaid, I Was Kept in Captivity 南部档案：穿成漂亮人鱼被圈养了 Slantwise White斜白Female-Channel Fanfiction292k WordsCompleted [A Southern Archives story that makes up for past regrets, 1v1, happy ending, OOC warning, original setting details, Zhang Haixia x Ning Wei, not a strong female lead, not a wish-fulfillment story, defying fate] The underworld is short on reincarnation slots. Ning Wei can only qualify for priority reincarnation by completing a transmigration mission. By mistake, she transmigrates at random into the unknown world of Southern Archives, and becomes the last mermaid in the South Seas! Ning Wei flick 7.6kReads8.4Score1.5kShelves
31. 31 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: My Days as an Underpaid Laborer in the Zhang Family 盗笔：在张家打黑工的日子 Can't Steam Rice Properly蒸不好饭Mystery2.7M WordsOngoing The main reason I’m not continuing updates is that an author on this site, which is part of the same platform, used AI to plagiarize my work. They fed my entire story into AI and posted the result. It’s happened many times, so I don’t plan to update daily anymore. Health and other issues are actually the least important reasons. 28.3kReads9.3Score2.1kShelves

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    The first one is very comprehensive, but you'll have to read the Southern Archives slowly. The third one is quite enjoyable; the writing style isn't simplistic. The fourth one doesn't have a high rating, but it's still highly recommended. However, reading the Southern Archives requires some patience, or you can skip ahead. The second and fifth ones are just okay, nothing special.

32. 32 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Transmigrating from the Southern Archives 盗笔：从南部档案馆的穿越开始 Little Sparrow by the Window窗边的小麻雀Mystery386k WordsCompleted [Transmigration + “System” + No Romance + Slight OOC + A Protagonist Who Grows Over Time + The Zhang Family Appears Later + Emotional Elements (The emotional elements are included because the author believes emotions are part of a person's inner world)] Warning! Warning! The female lead grows over time. She is not someone who can destroy heaven and earth from the very beginning. My name is Zhao Ya. My family are carpenters. I trained in martial arts at a sports school from childhood, and I had n 694Reads—Score107Shelves
33. 33 南 Southern Archives: Why Are My Brothers All Acting Strange? 南部档案：兄弟们怎么都不对劲 Si Sang汜桑Female-Channel Fanfiction467k WordsOngoing [Southern Archives + OOC + no CP + one-sided crushes + Why are my brothers looking at me so strangely? + Godmother, save me] Zhang Haiqi adopted quite a few orphans, trained them, and made them employees of the Nanyang Archives. Those with good swimming skills all had the character “Hai” in their names, so they could be told apart. Zhang Haimu belonged to the Water element. Zhang Hailou had always thought that Zhang Haimu must have been a fish in his previous life. In the deep pool Zhang Haiqi u 11.1kReads8.8Score1.5kShelves
34. 34 盗 Tomb Raiding: Immortal Since 1900 盗墓：从1900年开始不死 Seven Days of Peace七日宴安Mystery990k WordsOngoing [Male protagonist + no System + no romance + everyone has one-sided feelings + plot-focused + slow-paced + protagonist doesn’t know the plot] (Read the important note at the end, friends. The main story has a serious tone.) Hello, I’m an emotionless assassin. This is the story of what happened after I transmigrated. In his previous life, Wen Huo was sabotaged by a colleague jealous of his performance, then fell off a cliff and died. In this life, after returning to life in someone else’s body in 11.2kReads8.8Score1.7kShelves
35. 35 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Beginning of the Southern Archives 盗墓之从南部档案开始 A Sleepy Cow犯困了的奶牛Mystery353k WordsOngoing Xu Xin is a skilled inheritor of intangible cultural heritage, with expertise in a whole range of crafts. She grew up listening to the stories of the Hundred Families. Fortunately, it's the twenty-first century, and some bureau has decreed that no one born after a certain year is allowed to become a spirit. As an inheritor, all she has to do is play the suona and perform rituals. Then one day, she sleeps straight through to Xiamen a hundred years in the past. A beautiful woman heads out on an er 1.4kReads—Score105Shelves
36. 36 青 Making a Fortune with Penicillin: A Zhang Daughter Becomes a Tycoon in The Grave Robbers' Chronicles 青霉素发家，张家女在盗笔当富豪 Toward the Light99向着光99Mystery616k WordsOngoing [Southern Archives + Old Nine Gates, Nine Gates + main story updates ongoing. Strong female lead, a new path for the Zhang family, primarily career-focused] Reborn into the world of Grave Robbers' Chronicles, Zhang Haizhuo made the best decision of her life at fifteen: faking her death and escaping the Zhang family. Her second-best decision was picking up Black Glasses in a Berlin alley and putting him to work. She opened a pharmacy in the French Concession, made sound films in Shanghai, invited 40.9kReads9.2Score4.9kShelves
37. 37 南 Southern Archives: The Guide Little Sister Is Impossible to Tame 南部档案：向导妹妹太难管 Rice's First Choice米的首选项Female-Channel Fanfiction271k WordsOngoing [BG + OOC + strong female lead + Southern faction + Nine Gates 2 + one-sided crushes on her from everyone else] [An innocent-looking, secretly scheming shrimp who acts pitiful x gloomy, tentacle-themed guide x cheerful, fiery man] Zhang Haiqi adopted quite a few orphans. One day, she brought home a little girl. Zhang Hailou was delighted to have a new junior sister, while Zhang Haixia was dismayed to have another troublesome kid to look after. The junior sister was a little strange, but they sti 2.6kReads8.3Score275Shelves

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    The first book's female lead is an attack guide, a junior sister of Salt Shrimp, whose spiritual form is a flat-bottomed boat with tentacles... Hehehe, delicious! [Admiration][Admiration][Admiration] The second book's female lead takes over Shrimp's original fate, and should also be Salt Shrimp. The third book has a lot of original plot, an all-around beloved story, with a system, and while it doesn't explicitly state a romantic pairing, Salt Shrimp is really doting. The fourth book includes a Southern Archives section, and Black Shrimp is very cute. The fifth book also seems to be Salt Shrimp.

38. 38 南 Southern Archives: Embers 南部档案之余烬 Rui Ming瑞茗Female-Channel Fanfiction348k WordsOngoing CP: Zhang Hailou and Zhang Haixia. The heroine is loved by everyone, so please don’t complain if that’s not your thing. Lin Chuyou arrives in a new world. In this setup, she hasn’t read the original novel and has only watched the drama Ultimate Note, so she has just a vague impression of the characters. 220Reads—Score112Shelves
39. 39 南 Southern Archives: The White Moonlight Rescue Plan 南部档案：白月光拯救计划 Sanhua Is a Little Cat三花是只猫猫Female-Channel Fanfiction269k WordsOngoing [One woman, two men + redemption + adapted from the TV series + tomb-raiding mystery] (There will be OOC!) The east wind rose in the small tower overnight, and the wandering swordsman returned to his home in Xianyang. Zhang Hailou and Zhang Haixia had handled plenty of cases. The Evil God of Nanyang, the Salt Lake Murders, the Duskgrass Curse: they’d seen every kind of strange thing. But never anything like this. They met a girl who’d rather starve than give up begging. When they asked her name 1.6kReads6.8Score122Shelves
40. 40 南 Southern Archives: Sea Salt Reborn 南部档案之海盐重生 Seeing the Morning Star见星晨Two Male Leads168k WordsCompleted [Healing regrets + two equally powerful leads + Sentinel and Guide + mainly Xia Yan, with some Yan Xia too] The rating was just added, so it’ll gradually go up~ “Shrimp, I really can’t go on without a future that has you in it. This time, I still want to take three steps back…” If the most shattered sea salt could return to the happiest starting point, then perhaps they could have a different ending. 1.8kReads8.8Score297Shelves

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    Look! A second chance at life, erasing all regrets, the Sentinel/Guardian pairing continues to deliver sweet moments! [Sending hearts][Sending hearts][Sending hearts]

41. 41 南 Southern Archives: After the Nanyang Moonlight Came Back from the Dead 南部档案：南洋白月光死而复生后 Doom Is Inevitable终将走向毁灭Two Male Leads125k WordsOngoing [Salt-Baked Shrimp + Rebirth + White Moonlight + Revenge + Feel-Good Read] [All regrets have been resolved, so read with peace of mind] What does it feel like to get back what you lost? No one knows better than he does. The person who meant more to him than family was ensnared in layer upon layer of traps, and he took everyone aboard the ship down with him in a sacrifice for that person. He didn’t care whether the moonlight shone on him. The moon belonged high in the sky. Whoever destroyed his m 627Reads7.7Score100Shelves

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    This is also acceptable.

42. 42 南 Southern Archives: The Gloomy Big Shrimp and His Sweet Little Wife 南部档案：阴郁大虾和他的小娇妻 Tiaodian条点Two Male Leads283k WordsCompleted Please note, this is a Xiake Tower story. [Brooding male ghost top × crazy, pampered wife bottom] [Xiake Tower × derivative fanfiction × seemingly innocent but secretly calculating × happy ending] Republican-era Nanyang, the southern branch of the archives. Zhang Haixia and Zhang Hailou were both orphans of the Hai generation, adopted as children by the curator, Zhang Haiqi. One was steady, refined, and exceptionally shrewd. The other was flamboyant, unhinged, and terrifyingly strong. Everyone c 2.3kReads8.4Score333Shelves

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    I highly recommend the third book! It's incredibly good!

43. 43 十 Ten Years of Frost: In the End, Even Fate Was Hard to Defy 十载寒霜：终是难敌天命 The Flowers Bloomed in My Friend's Hometown朋友故乡的花开了Xianxia1.3M WordsOngoing (Male-oriented, xuanhuan, immortal cultivation, xianxia, wuxia, sword cultivator, slow burn, heart-wrenching, multiple female leads, war) He was once the Crown Prince of the Xiaoyao Kingdom, and also the fiancé Shangguan Baili had waited ten years for. On the day his kingdom fell, his face was disfigured and he was left on the brink of death. Shangguan Baili saved him with her own hands. But she failed to recognize the man before her. Taking him for a lowly good-for-nothing with nowhere to go, s 7.4kReads9.3Score738Shelves

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    The good-for-nothing his fiancée picked up turned out to be a peerless demon who would later massacre the sect!

44. 44 南 Southern Archives: Shrimp Boy, Sit on My Lap and Cry 南部档案：虾仔，坐我腿上哭 The Lone Wanderer独游者Two Male Leads224k WordsCompleted [Complete + Zhang Haiyan reborn + sweet romance + making up for regrets + equally matched leads + apologies for OOC + some original elements + mystery solving (strange tales, not scary) + Salt-Baked Shrimp] (A crazy, flamboyant Zhang Yang/reborn schemer VS an unnaturally clever Shrimp) (Shrimp has a dual personality: White Shrimp and Black Shrimp) 1.4kReads8.9Score193Shelves

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    This newly opened one is very nice.

45. 45 没EN There's Always Someone More Cautious 没有最苟的只有更苟的 The Flowers Bloomed in My Friend's Hometown朋友故乡的花开了Eastern Fantasy2.4M WordsCompleted What is an immortal? What is a demon? What is righteous? What is evil? It all comes down to what the victors say! With absolute power, no matter how cunning your schemes, how brilliant your plans, how overwhelming your fortune, whether you are Heaven’s favored child or blessed with one opportunity after another, you can still only be crushed… Qin Fusu of the Great Qin Dynasty had been its crown prince since childhood. As the saying goes, a man of great wealth should not sit beneath a dangerous r 6.5kReads9.0Score477Shelves
46. 46 楼 The Tower Hero 楼侠 It's Miaomiao Here是淼淼儿呀Two Male Leads41k WordsOngoing [Southern Archives + Zhang Hailou + Zhang Haixia + Fanfiction + Two Male Leads] (The story may be revised at any time, and sometimes an entire chapter will change, so I don't recommend waiting for a backlog to build up. ۶•͈⚇•͈♡) This is a fanfiction pairing Zhang Hailou × Zhang Haixia from Southern Archives. It features some what-ifs and some childhood memories of the Salt-Baked Shrimp, based on details that were only briefly mentioned in the original novel. I've recently revised it, so it may d 131Reads—Score102Shelves
47. 47 南 Southern Archives: The Heroic Spirit of Luohai Tower 南部档案：侠风落海楼 Yayoi Marufuji, Old and Faded年老色衰的圆藤弥生Two Male Leads583k WordsCompleted Zhang Hailou finds Zhang Haixia asleep and wakes him. He had intended to return to the archives and live a quiet life, but discovers that a hidden hand has been manipulating events all along, and even wants to target Zhang Haixia now that he has returned. Zhang Hailou won't let them get their way. Zhang Haixia, Zhang Hailou, their master Zhang Haiqi, and even the clan leader are all drawn into the affair. The two team up again to investigate and expose the conspiracy behind it all. Along the way 2.9kReads8.4Score530Shelves

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    Check out this book, I highly recommend it. It's a sequel, not a reincarnation story, and it's quite good. It made up for my disappointment with the ending.

48. 48 檐 Rain Beneath the Eaves: Some Loves Can Only Reunite in the Rain 檐下雨，有些爱，只能在雨里重逢 The Flowers Bloomed in My Friend's Hometown朋友故乡的花开了8k WordsCompleted Rain Beneath the Eaves: Some Loves Can Only Reunite in the Rain 591Reads—Score—Shelves
49. 49 南 Southern Archives: After Ju Xia Dies, She Enters the Original Story and Meets Shu Yan a Century Later 南部档案:剧虾身死后穿进原著，跨越百年与书盐相逢 Bright Moon over the Empty Bridge明月满空桥Male-Channel Fanfiction15k WordsCompleted Southern Archives: After Ju Xia Died, He Transmigrated into the Original Story and Met Shu Yan a Century Later 104Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The premise is quite novel, and the story isn't long either. It's about a drama-themed shrimp character traveling to the world of a book-themed shrimp world. Both pairs of shrimp characters ultimately have happy endings, and there's also a bit of a love triangle plot.

50. 50 南 Chronicles of Old Nanyang 南洋旧志 A Mandarin Orange一栀柑橘Urban138k WordsCompleted [Southern Archives, happy-ending version] Salt-Baked Shrimp. The story of Zhang Hailou returning to the beginning to save Zhang Haixia. Bodhisattvas fear causes; ordinary people fear consequences. I am no Bodhisattva who can stop everything from happening. I am only an ordinary man who refuses to let go and watch the person he loves leave. Defying fate comes at a price. Destiny cannot be changed, only transferred. The Evil God's ancestral court, the Panhua Sea Reef, the Nanan... Zhang Hailou us 2.2kReads8.9Score421Shelves

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    These two books are really good, it's just that the updates are a bit slow. [Admiration]

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