Looking for Tomb-Raiding Stories with the Zhang Family Guys, Southern Archives, or The Mystic Nine, with a Male-Male Couple 求盗墓，张家男团，有南部档案的，老九门的(双男)

1. 1 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 Fanfiction469k 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 11.3kReads8.8Score1.5k14d adds

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   This is really good 😋😋

2. 2 盗 Tomb Raiding: Did That Toxic Solo Fan Just Walk Into Another Shura Ground? 盗墓：那个毒唯又进了修罗场了？ Luvik from Yujiang Park渝江公园的鲁维克Two Male Leads2.5M WordsOngoing [Male Lead Pursues Men] [Slight Harem Appeal] [Strong, Beautiful, and Tragic] [Playing the Clan Leader's Diehard Fan] [Main Cast Focus] [Desert Sea Love Triangle] [Later Chapters: Watching the Story] Zhang Mobei transmigrated. He had transmigrated into a tomb-raiding world. Because he had landed in the wrong world and could no longer contact the main System, the System gave him the identity of a diehard fan of the clan leader to keep things from going off the rails. But he never imagined what wo 23.7kReads8.9Score2.5k14d adds
3. 3 盗 Tomb Raiding: Sands of Time: Classmate Jiang's Charm Is Off the Charts 盗墓沙海：江同学魅力值爆表 Folding Letters in the Wind and Moonlight风月折笺Two Male Leads467k WordsCompleted [Sand Sea + Blind Tomb + Restart + Everyone's Favorite + NPC Awakening] (The rating just came out and will rise later) Jiang You suddenly awakens his memories and discovers that he is a nameless passerby in a novel. Rather than submit to fate, he does something astonishing: he rewrites Li Cu's ending and barges into the world of The Grave Robbers' Chronicles. The crazier he gets, the more people find themselves unable to look away. The Sand Triangle: Am I not Zhaozhao's favorite big brother? The 9.3kReads8.7Score1.4k14d adds

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   I gradually fell in love

4. 4 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—Score29614d adds

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   A fanfiction about Southern Archives, continuing the drama's ending, with Blind Tomb reborn and the two getting together after many ups and downs (a tragic ending).

5. 5 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 1.3kReads8.8Score16814d adds

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   Both *Southern Archives* and *The Mystic Nine* are good-looking with two male leads, well-written, and lots of sweet moments. [Kissing emoji]

6. 6 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 2.3kReads8.4Score31914d adds
7. 7 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 617Reads7.7Score10014d adds
8. 8 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 1.2kReads8.4Score13814d adds
9. 9 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) 1.4kReads8.9Score18814d adds
10. 10 盗 Tomb Raiding: Qi Baye Reincarnates, and the Adjutant's Love Turns Forceful 盗墓：齐八爷转生，副官强制爱 Ting Ye諪夜Two Male Leads158k WordsCompleted [Qi Baye + Zhang Rishan]+ [Two male leads]+ [The main plot of The Lost Tomb] Qi Tiezui thought he would finally rest in peace after death, spending his days comfortably soaking up incense in the Qi family ancestral hall. But when he opened his eyes again, he’d become a young man of the Jiumen’s third generation. He planned to start over, stay out of Jiumen affairs, and spend his free time traveling around his beautiful homeland. Unfortunately, he kept running into people he never expected. He me 1.4kReads8.8Score20814d adds
11. 11 张 Zhang Rishan and Chen Pi: Born to Be Together 张日山陈皮之天生一对 Four Is Forty-Four肆是四四Two Male Leads161k WordsCompleted (Zhang Rishan + Chen Pi, with a secondary Four-person CP) He, Tomb Raiding + some resistance-war content His head was hazy, and the crowds around him blurred together. But when Chen Pi’s busy figure appeared, then vanished into the throng, he could still pick him out at a glance. His blurry vision gradually cleared. “Zhang, who says we’re made for each other?” “You and I are.” 478Reads—Score10314d adds
12. 12 盗 Tomb Raiding: With a Terrible Temper, I Blow Up the Wang Family 盗墓：脾气很大直接引爆汪家 Liquid Titanium Magnesium液钛镁Two Male Leads920k WordsOngoing The score has just been posted, and it will probably rise. [A member of the Zhang family proper + direct descendant + saves the Zhang family + top-tier combat skills + not a nanny, helps others only when she feels like it + Southern Archives + The Lost Tomb + Reunion: The Sound of the Providence + The Grave Robbers' Chronicles + Sand Sea + Notes from the Rain Village + the complete storyline of Ultimate Note + readers can ship the protagonist with whoever they like (not limited to them, but Zhan 6.3kReads8.5Score84314d adds

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    Push it! [Thinking] Some I haven't seen.

13. 13 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Character Card-Drawing System Is So Great! 盗墓：人设抽卡系统就是好啊！ Pour Another Cup of Tea续一杯清茶Mystery1.1M WordsCompleted [Tomb Raiding + Imaginative Misunderstandings + Tragic, Powerful Characters + Everyone Loves Him + Not Human + Salt-Baked Shrimp + System + Shifting Timelines] Note: Typos are due to copyright issues An original fantasy setting He was the morning sun in Bei Ai’s fragments of memory, the man in white, with a white silk blindfold, who used his life to make a move in a game that defied fate for him. “Let me become a Blood Qilin, and spare those children.” He was the first ray of sunlight in Nan Xi 15.2kReads9.2Score2.4k14d adds
14. 14 盗 The Zhang Clan Member Who Emerged from the Southern Archives 盗笔，从南部档案馆走出的张家人 Playing with the Tide戏潮Mystery295k WordsCompleted [The Grave Robbers' Chronicles Fan Fiction] [Happy Ending] [Serious Drama] [Slow Burn] [Ensemble Cast] [No Romance for the Protagonist] [Mending Regrets] Characters whose fates will change: Zhang Haixia, Zhang Ruipu, Zhang Haijiao, Zhang Haiyun... [Southern Archives]✔ The main story is complete, and bonus chapters are currently being updated. Enjoy without worry. Zhang Haijin was born into the main Zhang family. Because his father was implicated in betraying the clan and leaking its secrets, 2.5kReads8.0Score26914d adds
15. 15 盗 Tomb Raiding: Good News, I've Become a Zhang Family Member 盗墓：好消息穿成张家人了 Yao Yao 42412831姚瑶42412831Mystery259k WordsOngoing Guys, I was cosplaying Zhang Qiling, but my black ancient gold knife meant I couldn't take the subway, so I called a ride and took the highway instead. Bad news: I died! Good news: I transmigrated!!! I opened my eyes as seven-year-old Zhang Rishan, with someone trying to kill me. Ding! The life-saving System activated... Earn survival points to refresh all kinds of amazing items and help the Host clear everything with one click. System, hold on, stop explaining! I'm about to die! Holy crap, he's 3.2kReads6.6Score22814d adds
16. 16 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: I'm Just a Pet Lover! 盗笔：我只是宠物爱好者啊！ Ran Ran Dong染染冬Mystery626k WordsOngoing [Reverse Transmigration + Sickly Male Beauty + All-Character Pairings + 100% Animal Affinity] (There are no good people!!! No good people!!! Angst in the beginning. If you're a protagonist fan, you can start at chapter 19. Please don't curse me or leave a bad review.) My name is Jiang Shubai. Because I was sickly, I was sent to a remote mountain at the age of six, and I've never been out since... Hei Xiazi (Sand Sea): You're beautiful. It's just that this blind man can't see anymore... Er Yue 5.5kReads8.8Score78814d adds
17. 17 南 Southern Archives: I Reset My Death in the Wristband Instance 南部档案我在手绳副本里重置死亡 The Fox Sniffs the Roses狐狸嗅蔷薇Two Male Leads886k WordsOngoing Setting up a stall to sell bracelets in Balongzhou + the S-rank infinite-flow instance “Nan'an” + 1,000 players thrown into the mix + bracelet System cheat + bottom protagonist In 1916 Balongzhou, every member of the archives was massacred. Haixia and Hailou bide their time in hiding. Lin Yan, a craft blogger who transmigrated into this chaotic era, arrives with a System that lets him weave anything. He sets up a stall to weave cords and string beads, using them to pacify spirits, cleanse evil, 8.4kReads8.6Score1.1k14d adds
18. 18 盗 Tomb Raiding: Everyone Loves Me, Starting at the Archives 盗墓：从档案馆开始人见人爱 The Cat from Hailou海楼的猫Mystery334k WordsOngoing [A Touch of Everyone Loves the Hero × Southern Archives × Nine Gates × The Grave Robbers' Chronicles Universe, Pure Indulgence] [Beloved Hero in a Harem Showdown × Zhang Family Male Ensemble × Ship Whoever You Want × The Protagonist Hasn't Read the Original] A tomb-raiding adventure fanfic with an original storyline, Zhang family secrets, Republic-era expeditions, and modern-day adventures. During the Ding-Wu famine, Xiao Yu transmigrates into the body of a two-year-old child and is rescued alon 14.8kReads7.1Score2k14d adds
19. 19 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Heartthrob Is Forced to Accept Love 盗墓：万人迷被强制爱 Ting Ye諪夜Two Male Leads165k WordsOngoing My new work is out! You can 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! 1.6kReads6.9Score16014d adds
20. 20 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Raising a Beautiful Snake 盗笔：饲养美人蛇 Reciting Rivers, Hiding the Moon吟川藏月Two Male Leads810k WordsOngoing (Fan fiction, OOC, lots of shipping, genderbending, trying to make him even more of a bottom, restrained, snake vibes, everyone’s favorite, doted on by all, long-haired beauty) His long hair was tied back with a teal ribbon. This expert, known as Liu Sang, turned out to have an exceptionally handsome face. That faint, somewhat bitter and melancholy air about him hardly seemed like something you’d find in someone from the underworld. So pretty, yet such a bad temper... Honestly... irresistible. 16.9kReads9.0Score1.3k14d adds
21. 21 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Bai Ze Crosses the Mortal World, and They All Remember Me 盗笔：白泽渡尘，他们皆念我 Fated Bond of Hope希长之缘Two Male Leads673k WordsCompleted [Transmigration and rebirth | Everyone is in unrequited love | The ultimate beautiful, powerful, and tragic character | An intensely ambiguous battlefield of love | Everyone is consumed by obsession | Heavy OOC] Shen Ciyi unexpectedly transmigrates into the world of The Grave Robbers' Chronicles, becoming the only person in the world born with the bloodline of Bai Ze and a fate marked by misfortune and solitude. He possesses an invincible power to bring the dead back to life, defying heaven to c 3.1kReads8.4Score57114d adds
22. 22 盗 Tomb Raiding: Is Zhang Qi'an Trying to Get Himself Killed Today? 盗墓：张祈安今天作死了吗？ Mu Yuyu Loves to Dream木羽羽爱做梦Mystery807k WordsOngoing [Male protagonist + alluring beauty + everyone has a one-sided crush + ship whoever you like + Zhang family + gorgeous and strong, but not tragic + multiple secret identities + romantic tension + comedy] Fragile college student Mu Qi'an heads out and gets hit by a truck. What kind of truck? One with full insurance and every possible upgrade! Good news: a System called “Black-Hearted” rescues him and gives him the prestigious secret identity of a Zhang family Blood Qilin. Bad news: Before him, 15.4kReads9.1Score2k14d adds
23. 23 盗 Tomb Raiding: Our Darling Gets Bullied Every Day 盗墓，娇宝每天都在受欺负 Ming Tangwuxu明唐无绪Two Male Leads273k WordsCompleted All + harem magnet + everyone’s favorite + original male protagonist + System Phoenix bloodline + merfolk bloodline Lots of headcanon, may be OOC, doesn’t follow the main storyline The Blind Man can see Qiling never received divine revelations Wu Xie was never innocent to begin with 4.3kReads7.3Score41714d adds
24. 24 盗 Tomb Raiding: How Did Ping Yinan Become the White Moonlight?! 盗墓：平意难竟成了白月光？！ Zhang Yue'er张月儿Two Male Leads504k WordsCompleted [Two Male Leads!!! No Female Lead!!! 111011!!!] Also known as How Do I Survive After All My Secret Identities Are Exposed?! I’ll do my best to keep everyone in character. The timeline may differ, and the world of The Lost Tomb is its own independent world. The pacing may be a little fast at first. Bai Yulan transmigrates into The Lost Tomb to rewrite the tragedies he couldn’t accept. He must contend not only with the Wang Family and “It,” but also with the will of Heaven. Who wins and who loses 4.2kReads9.2Score69814d adds
25. 25 盗 Tomb Raiding: I Owe Someone a Favor Again Today 盗墓：今天又欠人情了 Oddball Orange古怪橘子Two Male Leads129k WordsOngoing [The protagonist is no saint + Smart characters + Yandere, scheming, and all] [Southern Archives + Nine Gates + Daomu Biji + Zanghai + Sand Sea] The protagonist will go through a period of growth, but that doesn't mean he'll be weak. The Zhang family is thrown into turmoil overnight. The Wang family takes advantage of the chaos, and everyone within the clan lives in fear, even turning on one another. Zhang Haitong should have died in the upheaval, just like his parents, or fled the Zhang family 427Reads—Score11414d adds

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    Both of these books are good and fit the bill.

26. 26 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Fortune-Teller Doesn’t Believe in Fate 盗墓：算命的他不信命 Fisherman y Who Fishes for the Moon捞月亮的渔民yMystery1.2M WordsOngoing [Tomb Raiding + Original Protagonist + Everyone's Favorite + Beautiful, Strong, and Tragic + All Pairings Welcome, Ship Whoever You Like] [Main Story + Bonus Chapters in Watch-Party Format] As the heir to the art of divination and calculation, Qi Yan has always been confident in his abilities. When it came to robbing tombs, he might not be able to stroll through them as if they were flat ground, but getting out in one piece had never been a problem, until he reunited with his childhood friend Wu 12.8kReads8.8Score1.4k14d adds

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    Only one of them has the Southern Archives, but they all involve the Zhang family. But can some people even read the title? It said there would be two male leads, so why are they recommending the female lead? Can these people even read?

27. 27 盗 Tomb Raiding: He Is the White Moonlight from the Sacred Mountain 盗墓：他是神山出来的白月光 One-Handed Tricycle Driver单手开三轮车Two Male Leads602k WordsCompleted [Kangbaluo people, dual male leads + beautiful but tragic + a touch of a harem] [Content warning: extensive changes. Don’t read if that bothers you.] From the snow-capped mountains of Motuo, cut off from the world, to the mysterious and complicated city of Changsha, the Great Priest of Kangbaluo has come in search of one answer. Jiangqu once witnessed Zhang Qiling’s birth, yet was powerless to stop him from being swept into the vortex of fate. When a warning comes through the secret arts, Jiangq 8.2kReads9.1Score1.3k14d adds
28. 28 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Wang Family Leader's True Account of Surviving Among the Nine Families 盗墓：汪家老大在九门的存活实录 I'm a Little Grain of Rice我是一粒小稻米Two Male Leads395k WordsCompleted [No Harem + Lighthearted Comedy + Everyone's Favorite + Drama Queen + Starts in The Lost Tomb] Chi Jing transmigrated into the world of tomb raiding. The task assigned by the System was to survive until the finale. His mission as an elder of the Wang family: During the era of the Old Nine Gates, assassinate the clan head, Zhang Qiling. After arriving in Changsha, assassinate Zhang Qishan, leader of the Old Nine Gates, and Er Yuehong. Decades later, assassinate Zhang Qiling, Wu Xie, and Xie Yuche 4.3kReads9.1Score47614d adds
29. 29 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Zhang Family's Young Master Is Coveted by the Nine Gates 盗墓：张家小爷在九门被觊觎了 A Total Slacker After the Egg Era是摆烂蛋蛋后啊Two Male Leads781k WordsCompleted The Jade-Faced Yama, the Jade Qilin, a man who defies heaven and changes fate The Zhang family had two pure-blood Qilins, Xiao Guan and Xiao Bao, though both were descended from marriages to outsiders. Xiao Guan became the Zhang family's Qiling, taking up the Black-Gold Ancient Saber and shouldering the clan's mission. Xiao Bao remained Zhang Lingjiu, roaming the Ninth Gates of Changsha with a black-gold dagger in hand. Would the Zhang family's internal strife really sacrifice Xiao Guan? What us 7kReads8.9Score1.1k14d adds

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    The second and fourth ones are very good. I forgot what I wrote about the first and third ones. The second one didn't specify who the male lead was paired with. It's an original story. The fourth one features Wu Erbai's son and the head of the Wang family. The author's writing is excellent, I recommend you check it out.

30. 30 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Everyone’s Frail, Precious Beloved 盗笔：众人那命贵身弱的爱人 Lu Wu箓杌Two Male Leads1.5M WordsCompleted The rating is a little low because it just came out, which is normal. [Bottom + all + The Legend of Zanghai + Nine Gates + The Lost Tomb + lots of romantic tension + lots of original additions + OOC] Shen Chongyu thought about many things: the past, the present, the future... and people. Zhang Qishan's deep, steady voice held the certainty of solid rock, cutting through every trace of unease and hesitation: “Don't be afraid. As long as I'm here, no one in this world can hurt you.” When Zhang Qil 7kReads8.5Score1.1k14d adds
31. 31 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Wu Family's Beautiful, Strong, Tragic Young Master Has Peerless Gu Arts 盗墓：美强惨吴家小太爷蛊术齐天 Chu Zhe怵谪Two Male Leads164k WordsCompleted [Beautiful Yet Broken + Decisive and Ruthless + Villain Persona + A Touch of Angst] Before Mo An's mother died, she left him only a photograph and a name. She told him that the man in the photo, Wu Erbai, was his biological father. Her dying wish was for Mo An to reclaim his place in the family and never be alone again. At fifteen, Mo An found his biological father, but his father refused to acknowledge him. From then on, he had nothing. What can a teenager do when he has neither father nor moth 13.2kReads8.8Score2.2k14d adds
32. 32 盗 Tomb Raiding: I Raised a Hothead in the Nine Gates 盗墓：我在九门养了个刺头 Old Trope Book旧梗书Two Male Leads1.1M WordsCompleted You An had been the beloved junior brother of the entire cultivation world. Then, in an instant, he transmigrated straight into the chaos of Republican-era China. New to the place and knowing no one, he was cautious and polite, doing his best to adapt to this world without spiritual energy. A kind couple took him in, and he thought he’d finally found somewhere safe to stay. It wasn’t until he met Fourth Master Shuihuang that You An understood: in this world, things had never been about reason. 4.3kReads7.6Score56914d adds
33. 33 盗 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Little Brother's Dad Is a Heartbreaker 盗笔：小哥他爹他招蜂引蝶 Long Ci Xudan胧瓷绪丹Two Male Leads677k WordsCompleted [Top, all pairings, Zhang family boy band, flirts without taking responsibility, sickly beauty] [Brotherly affection with Xiaoge; everyone else has one-sided feelings. The protagonist gives all his genuine love, as a father, to the kid.] Only after Zhang Zuiyan became the world’s richest man did the System finally come looking for him. System: You have died in your original world. To continue living in this world and obtain a healthy body, you must complete the tasks issued by the System... He d 5.7kReads8.7Score69414d adds

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    The title itself tells you this is fanfiction, but it doesn't follow the main plot exactly. The male protagonist was incredibly powerful before transmigrating, but after transmigrating, he gains a physical weakness buff, though his abilities remain undiminished. He's always the one who loves and treats him well first, willing to sacrifice for him. His greatest love is for his adopted son, Xiao Ge, and then a bunch of people want to become Xiao Ge's godfather—it's incredibly captivating!

34. 34 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 2.9kReads8.4Score50414d adds

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    I personally think these are quite beautiful.

35. 35 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!!! 1.4kReads8.7Score17114d adds

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    I only ship salt-baked shrimp. It has shrimp and salt. It's true that watching everything makes it even more exciting to ship them!

36. 36 南 Southern Archives: Shrimp and Salt 南部档案之虾与盐 Wuye He无野禾Two Male Leads120k WordsCompleted Zhang Haixia (older brother) × Zhang Haiyan (younger brother). Set during their time at the Nanyang Archives, with missions on the outlying islands as the main storyline, this is what brings the two of them together as partners. Their bond is woven through the little moments: the elder brother’s quiet care and the younger brother’s unquestioning trust. When life and death hang in the balance, they become each other’s only escape and greatest weakness, forging a bond that transcends blood ties an 121Reads—Score—14d adds
37. 37 南 Southern Files: Couple Status 南部档案：情侣关系 Love Inn爱小栈Two Male Leads229k WordsCompleted [Southern Archives fanfiction + salt-baked shrimp + transmigrate and reborn + split personality + two powerful leads + sweet pampering + happy ending] Zhang Hailou never imagined that one day he and Zhang Haixia would become lovers. You can’t really blame him for lacking willpower. Shrimp was simply too delicious! He just couldn’t bring himself to refuse. 516Reads—Score10114d adds
38. 38 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 1.6kReads8.2Score14814d adds
39. 39 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 902Reads8.4Score10814d adds
40. 40 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 9.8kReads8.9Score91614d adds
41. 41 南 Southern Archives: Forced into Love by Black Shrimp and White Shrimp 南部档案：被黑虾白虾强制爱了 Too Sleepy to Wake Up瞌睡磕不醒Two Male Leads360k WordsCompleted Dual male leads + mind-reading + split personality + Xia-Yan HE. In the miasma-ridden Nanyang of the Republican era, Zhang Hailou of the Zhang family's Southern Archives accidentally inhales a mutagenic toxin while breaking into the Evil God's ancestral temple. When he wakes, he discovers that whenever he makes physical contact with Zhang Haixia, he can hear his thoughts. He means to pry into the secrets of Zhang Haixia, the “greatest mind in Nanyang,” but one touch exposes a shocking secret: [H 1.6kReads8.2Score24714d adds
42. 42 南 Southern Archives: Shrimp Is So Tough, He Won't Die 南部档案：虾仔那么厉害才不会死 Whale Little Fisher鲸小鱼erTwo Male Leads267k WordsOngoing (The rating came out on July 31, 2026. It'll go up later, so enjoy it without worry~) [Salt-baked shrimp + reunion after three years + sweet romance + mutual doting + equally matched leads + lost and found again + possessive obsession + apologies for the author's headcanons] [Zhang Hailou × Zhang Haixia] It's Salted Shrimp~ [Devoted puppy Salt × flirtatious queen Shrimp] Sweet romance and a new detective plot, too. You won't regret getting invested~ Headcanon: Haixia still has a dual personality 1.2kReads8.8Score11614d adds
43. 43 南 Southern Archives: Salt-Baked Shrimp Is Different This Time! 南部档案：盐焗虾这次不一样！ Tea Gathering in the Clouds云上茶叙Two Male Leads191k WordsOngoing [Rebirth and Transmigration × Nanyang Adventure × Sweet Romance Fueled by an Information Gap × Deep Teacher-Disciple Bond] Zhang Haixia opens his eyes again with the memories of his past life. The incident at Panhua Sea Reef is still three days away, and Zhang Haiyan has yet to be poisoned with that deadly toxin. This time, he remembers everything and is determined to face every calamity alone. But halfway through the journey, Zhang Haiyan stubbornly follows him aboard the ship. A note for reade 13Reads—Score—14d adds
44. 44 盐 Salt-Baked Shrimp 盐焗虾 Yu Zai Wants to Get Out of School予仔要放学95k WordsOngoing The protagonist, Qi Yan, transmigrates into The Southern Archives and rewrites Zhang Haiyan and Zhang Haixia’s story. In this fic, Zhang Haiyan and Zhang Haixia are a couple. The protagonist is a male Taoist priest with no love interest, maybe? He raises a little snake and has a System, though as far as he’s concerned, it’s just a storage bag. You might be wondering why I’m writing fanfiction for The Southern Archives. The first reason is that I heard it’s getting a TV adaptation. I’ve followed 172Reads—Score10114d adds
45. 45 南 Southern Archives: Salt Returns to the Shrimp Shore 南部档案：盐归虾岸 Chang'an Returns to the Old Home长安归估故里Two Male Leads323k WordsCompleted Inspired by Southern Archives, set in Republican-era Nanyang: a long, rebirth-themed mystery starring two male leads. Hundred-year-old Zhang Hailou has guarded the archives alone for a century, trapped every day in nightmares of Zhang Haixia being poisoned and paralyzed, developing a split personality, and dying aboard the Nan'an. The instant he touches a fragment of a meteorite from beyond the heavens, he returns to Xiamen in 1916, before any of the tragedies have happened. Only he carries the 303Reads—Score10214d adds
46. 46 南 Southern Archives: The Ancestral Dragon's Blood Carries Salt-Baked Shrimp from the Start 南部档案：开局祖龙血带飞盐焗虾 Craving Extra-Spicy Beef Tallow Hot Pot想吃特辣牛油火锅Male-Channel Fanfiction230k WordsOngoing [Southern Files + Fixing Regrets + Humor + Sweet, No Angst + Powerful Leads + Satisfying Case-Solving] Reborn as a cannon-fodder outer disciple of the Southern Archives, he faces the threat of Twilight Grass ravaging Nanyang and the Wang family’s schemes. Zhang Haiyuan says: “This one’s in the bag.” The bloodline of the Ancestral Dragon makes him immune to all poisons, and his max-level Bajiquan lets him win with overwhelming force! Watching Zhang Haiyan and Zhang Haixia bicker while still looki 108Reads—Score23814d adds
47. 47 南 Southern Archives: Hailou and Haixia After Being Reborn 南部档案馆之重生后海楼与海侠 Late Spring, Early Summer末春初夏Two Male Leads114k WordsOngoing [Archive of the Strange fanfic + Salt-Baked Shrimp + Two Male Leads + HE] Zhang Hailou × Zhang Haixia pairing, with their character backgrounds reimagined. I cried so hard that I had to write something sweet to comfort myself. Obsession and redemption. I stole you from the hands of Death. No one gets to take you away again, not even you yourself., Zhang Hailou Given another chance at life, I'll love you under a different identity. No one can keep us apart, not even you., Zhang Haixia 13Reads—Score—14d adds
48. 48 什 What Do You Mean My Brother Is My Only Guide? 什么叫我哥是我唯一向导？ The Pig from the East Pole Palace东极殿的猪Two Male Leads235k WordsOngoing A Zhang Haiyan x Zhang Haixia fanfic. Their ending left me so unsatisfied that I decided to give them another one! They open their eyes to find themselves in a strange place, with unfamiliar bodies and unfamiliar memories. No matter how many times things change, though, they can always recognize each other at a glance. Absolute Severance: After killing the brother he loved most with his own hands, Haiyan is consumed by grief. But! Could someone as clever as Haixia really have made no backup plan 45Reads—Score1214d adds
49. 49 影 Film and TV: Fortune-Building System 影视：造福系统 yukixuFantastical Romance141k WordsOngoing I strive to give every world a happy ending. Every story has a happy ending. 1. Southern Archives, pairing with Zhang Qiling, Salt-Baked Shrimp The early chapters include some material about the Zhang family, since this is a Zhang Qiling pairing. Feel free to skip it if you’re not interested; it won’t affect your enjoyment. P.S. There’s a little about the Zhang family at the start to introduce the heroine’s background. Skip it if you don’t like it; it won’t affect the main story. 2. Ultimate Not 278Reads—Score11714d adds

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50. 50 盗 Tomb Raiding: The Zhang Family Has a Wild Girl 盗墓：张家有个女流氓 Deep Meaning y深意yMystery369k WordsCompleted [OOC + all the Zhang family guys, including Qi Ye + irresponsible heartbreaker + wish-fulfillment + archaeologists, stay away; this is unhinged] When Wu Xie arrived at the Lu Palace, he saw a woman standing with one foot on the sacrificial altar, a deck of cards in one hand, furiously slamming them down. When she spotted them, she happily waved at him. When Zhang Qiling came over carrying the blood corpse's head, the woman pressed a knife to Wu Xie's neck and asked with a sweet smile, “Coming ho 4.8kReads8.2Score57314d adds

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