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- 1 Tomb Raiders: The Lifelong Nemesis of Seventh Master Li 盗墓之黎七爷的一生之敌 Ever since he was a child, Li Cu had felt that he was living inside a massive conspiracy. Wherever he went, there was always someone smiling like a fox hanging around him. Li Cu was convinced that this was the reason he could never escape his fate as a single guy! After all, who could notice the handsome guy’s friend standing beside him? Yet every time his own father beat him to a pulp, his only refuge was the home of Shen the Fox. Shen Xin... does he like me or not? It wasn’t until one of their 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 A Riot of Blossoms Before Dawn in the Sea of Sand 沙海之黎明前的锦簇 In the end, he never got to see his dawn or embrace the flowers meant for him. (OOC: Li Cong’s characterization is wildly out of character. No heroine! Amateur writing, don’t click if that’s not your thing.) (‼️Note: Most of the dialogue in this story comes from the TV series, with only a little adaptation.) —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 3 Dockside Stories 碼頭故事 In a parallel version of the Sand Sea world, one protagonist is reborn. Two main characters, with Cuwan as the main pairing and Huohao as the secondary pairing. Pingxie and Heihua are assumed. A bizarre, deadly journey is quietly taking shape behind the calm, peaceful life of campus, and no one knows where the road leads. 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 Taking Li Cu Through Daomu Biji 带着黎簇穿盗笔 [Original setting, beware! ⚠️⚠️ The heroine is two years older than Li Cu.] Jiang Ruo thought she was playing a game. The System was talkative, loved to make snarky remarks, and occasionally helped her. She thought that was perfectly normal. Until the System fell silent. Until she fell into the water and saw something she shouldn't have. Only then did she remember 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Childhood Sweethearts 盗笔之竹马绕青梅 A new story is here! Welcome to read my work. I hope you enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! This is a fanfic about Li Cu. Happy ending + fanfic + Li Cu pairing + primarily set in Sand Sea —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 Sand Sea: Fearless 沙海：fearIess After Er Yuehong's death, Zhang Yiling decides to wipe out the Wang family once and for all. [This story is set at the same time as The Lost Tomb: Ultimate Note] Li Cu (played by Wu Lei), a high school student who failed the college entrance exam, is attacked by chance and drawn into a vast plan to reshape the state of the world. He then meets the mastermind behind it all: Wu Xie (played by Qin Hao), who appears under the identity of Guan Gen, a travel photographer and writer. Li Cu becomes the —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 Sand Sea: Li Cu Turns into a Woman 沙海之性转黎簇 Li Cu is a young woman. Li Cu is very fond of Wu Xie. Li Cu has been reborn many times, and in every life she and Wu Xie become enemies. Li Cu only wants to live an ordinary life. But Li Cu forgot that she could never live an ordinary life! In the end, Li Cu thought how wonderful it would be if these endless rebirths could finally come to an end. And so she was finally set free, with no more powerless waiting and no more hatred from becoming enemies. In this life, they had nothing to do with eac —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 8 Tomb Raiding: Pear Blossoms Bloom and Fall Again 盗墓：梨花开又落 Li Cu sleeps through a snowy night, then wakes at dawn. Old friends reunite, but familiar faces have changed. People who once barely crossed paths now seem to surround him. This time, can he escape the desert called “Wu Xie”? 339Reads—Score104Shelves
- 9 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Sand Sea, I Want to Give Li Cu a Home 盗墓笔记沙海之我想给黎簇一个家 A Wang Lesi fanfic Everyone, I love going off the rails, so don't mind me. If you don't like it, just don't read it, okay? Let's not pick fights. Sneak in, read quietly, and leave quietly. If you don't like it, just back out. There are plenty of stories here with similar material. Read what you like, and if you don't like mine, just say no. (This blurb already tells you the heroine is a total coward. I really love cowardly characters.) A modern Chinese youth who wants to give Li Cu warmth, happi 17Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 10 What If Li Cu Were a Mixed-Blood? 假如黎簇是混血种 What if Li Cu were a mixed-blood? What if his letting Wu Xie kidnap him was all part of his plan, meant to answer a question that had haunted him for so long? What kind of life would Li Cu have after the Sand Sea incident ended? I pieced this together from around Chapter 34. Thanks. I really can’t write romance, so I rewrote it. You can skip everything before Chapter 34. 234Reads6.4Score—Shelves
- 11 My Bestie and I Reincarnated into Sand Sea 我和冤种闺蜜穿到沙海 Two female university students, one skilled in literature and the other in martial arts, transmigrate to the era of the Evil Emperor. They help him fight the Wang family, hoping to make things easier for him and spare Xiao Hua the loss of 30 billion this time. With them here, can they prevent Li Cu's tragedy and keep Yang Hao from losing his grandmother? Can they stop Li Cu, Yang Hao, and Su Wan from falling out? Zhang Qiling, I want to meet you —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 Sand Sea: Cheng Yuan'an 沙海之程予安 [Dual Male Leads] I was born into this world as Cheng Yuan, Li Cu’s younger brother. But Li Cu had been reborn. Li Cu never made it out of that white desert again. Cheng Yuan was trapped in that same white desert, too. Li Cu’s nightmare was Wu Xie. Cheng Yuan’s nightmare was Hei Xiazi. So what if we charge ahead without looking back, only to repeat the same mistakes? 88Reads—Score—Shelves
- 13 Sand Sea: Wu Xie Lied to Me! Xie Qiu, You Lied to Me Too! 沙海：吴邪骗我！解秋你也骗我！ Apologies for any OOC. Original female lead Xie Qiu, the same age as Li Cu, aka Su Wanning. CP: Li Cu!!!! A hidden agent of the Nine Gates × a boy who failed his exams (double-agent × hot-tempered Li Cu). When school security cameras become a chessboard for a family of tomb raiders, every scar of adolescence marks a coordinate in a thousand-year-old conspiracy. When the observer's camera begins to focus on one particular person by itself, this youth spent on a mission veers completely off course 79Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 Tomb Raiding: A Dream Hard to Fulfill 盗墓之好梦难圆 Xie Cuo: Wu Xie vs. Li Cu. Many personal headcanons. On the day the Wang family vanished, Li Cu returned to the body inside the meteorite jade. It turned out I was one of the Queen Mother of the West's immortality test subjects, and had lived in symbiosis with a white snake for a thousand years. When I awoke, I was inside King Mu of Zhou's coffin, face-to-face with a young Wu Xie. He stared at my pale skin and the white snake around my wrist, his expression full of wonder and confusion. “Do you 111Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Sand Sea: How Could Li Le Be Fake? 沙海：黎乐还能有假？ A few years ago, Li Cu discovered that someone had been secretly watching him all along. After investigating further, he uncovered the Jiumen, the New Moon Hotel, and another faction that had yet to show itself. Among them, Wu Xie was the one behind the surveillance. After years of strange dreams, Li Cu could no longer ignore them. To force everyone out of the shadows, he decided to turn this whole mess upside down and see what they really wanted. From the moment he began by sabotaging Wu Xie’ 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 After the Sea of Sand 沙海之后来 I want to give Li Cu a future and see how far he can go. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support inspires me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 1.2kReads8.4Score108Shelves
- 17 Sand Sea: No End to the Journey Home 沙海：归途无期 Ten years, and you still owe me one last turn. (Don't use your ideas to limit my writing.) ◎ The long road of life, ◎ where does the way home lie? ◎ A blink, and a moment is gone, ◎ ask not when the next day will come. I was once a proud and defiant young man. I believed in neither ghosts nor gods, neither spirits nor people. . 136Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 When the Sand Triangle Returns to the Sea of Sand 当沙三角重回沙海 They barely knew each other before the Sea of Sand, and they fell apart after it. Yet they went through the Sea of Sand together at the most extraordinary, golden age of their lives. That is the Sand Triangle. So, if they had the chance to start over... 116Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Xie Cu's Obsession 邪簇执念 Main characters: Li Cu, Wu Xie [Xie Cu + Cu Xie in Volume Four] The bonus chapter for 817 is about Ping Xie. Don’t read it if that bothers you. People always say Li Cu can’t escape the desert called “Wu Xie.” It’s hard to explain an obsession like that. By a twist of fate, Li Cu arrives in an earlier timeline, where he meets Wu Xie just as he’s starting out. Along the way, Li Cu keeps instinctively looking after Wu Xie, who gradually falls for him. This time, will Li Cu’s obsession finally be pu 554Reads—Score102Shelves
- 20 Acu's Different Life 阿簇不一样的人生 The night the Nine Gates wiped out the Wang family, Wu Xie left me behind on a northbound train. “Don’t go back to Hangzhou.” He slipped a bloodstained note into my pocket. Five years later, I’d become a rising star in Beijing’s antiques scene, while Wu Xie was bidding on my behalf at an auction. It was laughable, and heartbreaking. He bought an outrageously expensive snake-browed bronze fish and gave it to me. “Li Cu, come home with me.” I took off my sunglasses, revealing the scar at the corne 99Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 After Li Cuxing Died, He Became the Savior 盗墓黎簇死后成为了救世主 Both are reborn, and Li Cu has always retained his memories. Wu Xie will remember later on. Click to see: a passionate ensemble cast, tomb-raiding adventures, Wu Xie and Li Cu reborn and saving each other, live-streamed tomb-raiding lessons, and Little Pear saving the world. In a nutshell: After transmigrating, Li Cu uncovers a plot to achieve immortality during a tomb-raiding adventure and reconciles with Wu Xie. “He eventually became another version of me, carrying my unfinished obsession int 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 Sea of Sand: When I Came to Your World 沙海：当我来到你的世界 [Sweet Girl + Mutual Devotion + Slight Harem Protagonist Vibes + Healing] Fanfic pairing: Li Cu Meng Jin transmigrated. To stay alive, she agreed to the System's offer and traveled to another world to find the Chosen One of Fortune. But finding them didn't just mean helping them. It also meant... After receiving part of the main plot, Meng Jin pondered for a moment, then suddenly understood. She was utterly convinced: “Fine, then. Let me go meet this mysterious ‘love rival.’” No! No! That's comp 114Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Sand Sea: As Long as You’re Well 沙海：你若安好 The male lead is Wu Xie during the Sand Sea era, a desperate little widower without Zhang Qiling by his side, turned dark and full of schemes. The heroine is the granddaughter of Lu Jin of the Lu family from The Outcast, and Lu Linglong’s aunt. (Er, this character was, of course, made up by the author.) For details, see the explanation in the book!!! This is my first time writing a book, so please forgive me if it’s not very good. This little author bows to you all to show my respect. Hahahahaha 65Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 After Being Kidnapped to the Sand Sea, I Became Everyone's Favorite 被拐去沙海后我成了团宠 Ming Zhao, an overworked office drone who died suddenly from working overtime, transmigrates into the body of a girl who ran away from an arranged marriage, only to stumble upon a murder scene. Wu Xie forcibly drags her into a desert expedition team. Her teammate Li Cu is still shaken, but she takes everything in stride: she bows her head when threatened, charges in when there's food, doesn't complain when her head gets cracked open, and falls asleep the moment she's tied up in the desert. She j 135Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 The End of the Shanhai Journey 山海烬途 Li Cu is chosen by the Shan Hai World to become an energy seeker, traveling between two worlds with his spirit pet to recover scattered energy. After starting out at odds with Wu Xie and the others, he eventually fights alongside them. Through one near-death adventure after another, he solves the mystery of his father’s disappearance, wipes out the remnants of the Wang family, and finally lets go of his obsession, taking on the responsibility of protecting both the Shan Hai World and the modern 31Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 When Li Cu Became the Real Young Master Among the Impostors 当黎簇成了真假少爷中的真少爷 When Li Cu becomes the real young master among two boys claiming to be the heir 205Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 When Chen Pi, Cold-Hearted and Ruthless, Arrived in the Sand Sea Era 当心很手辣的陈皮来到了沙海时期 When the ruthless Chen Pi arrives during the Sand Sea era 103Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Tomb Raiding: The Ultimate and Magic 盗墓：终极与魔法 (This splits up the canon couples, and splits them up badly. If you can't accept the couples being broken up, don't open this, or it'll be upsetting to read. Thank you.) The Seven-Star Lu Palace (currently updating) Angry Sea and Hidden Sands (coming in later updates) The Qinling Sacred Tree (coming in later updates) The Heavenly Palace at the Clouds' Peak (coming in later updates) The Ghost City in the Snake Marsh (coming in later updates) The Lost Sea Returns to Its Nest (coming in later updat 79Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Film and TV Crossover: At Last, the Sun Shines on Me 综影视：太阳总算照在了我的身上 “What happened? Didn't I die?” Su Wanning gazed at the stark white ceiling before her and asked in confusion. “Yes, Host. You have died, but your soul is special, so we chose you to become the chosen one.” An electronic voice suddenly sounded in her mind, startling Su Wanning. After thinking over its words, she grew even more confused and asked: “The chosen one?” A cold electronic voice sounded in her mind again. “That's right. We need you to appease the audience's anger and give the characters —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Reborn in the Sea of Sand as Zhang Weiwei: On the Front Lines of Ship Liang Mountain 魂穿沙海张薇薇之奔走在磕梁山的第一线 Forced into the world of Sand Sea, I waver between shipping couples and going on adventures as I search for a way home... [Signed] [No plagiarism or reposting] 154Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Li Cu: Making the Same Mistakes Again 黎簇：重蹈覆辙 After leaving the Wang family's hellish home, Li Cu didn't get the reunion he'd been promised: Wu Xie never came to take him home. Disheartened, he managed to escape a deadly pursuit. When he resurfaced, it was five years later, and he had become Xiaocanglang's representative. His reunion with Wu Xie was pure theater, all because he had something that could save Hei Xiazi. The irony was that even after Li Cu told him the so-called prescription wouldn't work on Hei Xiazi and was the only thing Li 401Reads6.2Score102Shelves
- 32 Full-Level Li Cu Returns to the Sand Sea 满级黎簇重回沙海 (Max-level Li Cu + 1vN) Max-level Li Cu returns with the power of myriad worlds. The Sand Sea game of strategy is child’s play in his eyes. The masterminds of the past? Now they’re all prey caught in his web. Watch as the powerful figures fall, one by one, into his gentle snare. 444Reads—Score107Shelves
- 33 Tomb Raiding: An Unexpected Heartbeat 盗墓：猝不及防的心动 Dual male leads: Li Cuo x Mo Qin “I was just a high school student. Why should I have to become one of your pawns?” “Xiao Licuo, I'm here to take you home.” “A Qin, let's go home.” “Let's go home, A Qin.” Let's go home, Xiao Licuo. 174Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 Quick Transmigration: They’re All Pretending to Be Pitiful Around Me 快穿之他们都在跟我装可怜 [Two male leads + shou protagonist + fast-paced + romance-focused + not a 1v1 pairing + includes love at first sight + no mission-based plot + the Host doesn't retain the original body's personality] Li Cu: They were the ones who came on to me. It's got nothing to do with me. Codename: I can vouch for that! World One: Black-hearted young master with a sweet facade × cannon-fodder undercover bodyguard (Complete) “Back then, the hibiscus bloomed; this fleeting life goes on”, Ye Mujin. Eighteen-yea 123Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Tomb Raiding: Li Cu, I’ve Found You 盗墓：黎簇我见到你了 One thing: the author doesn't recommend reading this book, because they're not planning to update it. It's not for any other reason. I've genuinely run out of inspiration. Once I've finished updating my other book, I'll consider writing the next Sand Sea story. I promise I'll update it like crazy. And the author really can't write romance. I truly feel like I did my best. So go on, then. I don't want to drag you down. Don't get your hopes up about the author. I'm really not going to update this —Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Young Master Li Wants to Let Go 盗笔，黎小爷要释怀 This may have some OOC and quite a few original additions. I changed the names to homophones for copyright reasons and to avoid the story being taken down, but they all sound the same. The story is mainly about Young Master Li transmigrating into the Seven-Star Lu Palace. Only two or three tombs from the original will appear, and there will be some quick transmigration arcs. It follows Li Cu's growth, and he will have a family who dotes on him. 1. Xiyou Translation Song Tomb (just the beginning; 137Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Starting from Sand Sea 盗墓笔记：从沙海开始 [Beloved by all + the young Iron Triangle + a pick-your-favorite romance] Lin Yang was just an ordinary high school student. Then one night, she skipped class with that guy, Li Cu, and got swept into a very strange place. After that, memories of things she had never experienced began appearing in her mind all the time. Who were Wu Xie, Zhang Qiling, and Wang Pangzi? Did she know them? Why did they feel so familiar when she didn’t know who they were? Did she really have to take part in this p 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 A Sea of Sand: The Way Home 沙海之回家 An original female lead, based on the TV adaptation of Sand Sea. Please forgive any differences from the original novel! If it's not your thing, please move along. The author is sensitive. If you want to comment, please discuss the TV version's setting or plot. Don't keep bringing up the original novel. To avoid getting banned, some character names in this story have been changed or replaced with homophones. I'm Li Yao. That wasn't my original name. I can't remember what I was called. I had no m 46Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Sand Sea: Li Cu’s Childhood Friend from the Zhang Family 沙海，黎簇的张家发小 After watching Sand Sea, I hoped there would be someone like Zhang Qiling by Li Cu’s side: someone incredibly skilled in combat who wouldn’t keep disappearing. I also hoped Yang Hao’s grandmother wouldn’t die, and that Yang Hao wouldn’t fall out with Li Cu. I hope they can live as they please. They’re just a group of carefree teenagers. 319Reads—Score103Shelves
- 40 Sand Sea: Li Cu, Let’s Go Home... 沙海：黎簇，一起回家… Sand Sea: Li Cu, let's go home together... 51Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 The Song of Qingheng: The Road Home Across the Sea of Sand 青蘅引：沙海归途 Yellow sands bury ancient immortal tombs, and the land is littered with the shattered bones of fallen gods. I am an outcast disciple expelled from an immortal sect. To recover my lost past, I venture into the perilous Sea of Buried Gods. The ancient tomb is filled with deadly mechanisms, and one eerie phenomenon follows another. As if that weren’t enough, I run into my destined nemesis, and we’re forced to join forces and brave one deadly trial after another. On the surface, we scheme against an 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 Tomb Raiding: A Pear Blossom Romance 盗墓：梨花缘 What would happen if Li Cu died in the desert, then returned to the beginning of the story with all his memories? This is an all-Li Cu story. If that’s not your thing, don’t read. The author is sensitive, so please be gentle. Thank you. 37Reads—Score109Shelves
- 43 Sand Sea: Li Su 沙海：梨酥 A Sand Sea fanfiction. The heroine is irresistible to everyone, but it’s one-on-one, with past-life and present-life elements. The male lead is Li Cu, and only Li Cu. Li Cu is an expert at using tears to get Wen Heng to give in. Looking at Li Cu with his eyes red from crying, Wen Heng thinks he really knows how to cry. He looks so pitiful that she can’t help feeling a little sorry for him. She sighs and wipes away his tears. “Stay by my side and behave.” “You’ll get whatever I get.” “As long as 299Reads8.1Score110Shelves
- 44 Sand Sea: Ye Zi’s Observation Journal 沙海：叶子观察日记 What happened to the girl who was asked to leave just before graduating from her senior year? Thanks for asking. I'm in the desert, doing my best to stay alive. Yezi never understood how trying to earn a little money as a tutor somehow turned into an extreme outdoor survival ordeal. She thought that the genuine bonds forged through life-and-death hardships were one of the few ties she had to this world. But she later realized that she, who had been trying so hard to stay alive, was actually th 69Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Tomb Raiding: From Sand Sea to Ultimate Note from the Start 盗墓：开局从沙海到极海听雷 [Female lead + lighthearted + cautious + scheming + no bottom line + humorous] One day, Jiang Bai hit the jackpot and woke up bound to an Infinite Suicide System. Jiang Bai thought the Suicide System was just about doing reckless things. At least it wouldn’t actually kill him, right? But every task the System gives him after that sends him straight to his grave... System: How do you want to die today, Host? Jiang Bai: How the hell should I know how I’m going to die... System: How about getting b 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 The Sea of Sand: I Had No Idea I Was This Powerful! 沙之海原来我这么厉害！ (Unfortunately, this book will be discontinued. I'll start a new one and continue the story there. If you can't find it, never mind.) Liang Yue had only just fallen asleep. When she opened her eyes, she found herself an orphan with the same name in another world! Then she discovered that the older sister who had taken her in for now was called Liang Wan! Could she have transmigrated? When she found out that her new desk mate after transferring schools was called Li Cu, she completely freaked out 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 Tomb Raiding: You Told Me to Guard the Home, So I Blew Up the Wang Family! 盗墓：让你守家，你反手炸汪家！ Back from the Sea of Sand, Wu Xie confines me to campus. His command to “study hard” unexpectedly activates the Rebellion System! [Ding! A restrictive command has been detected!] [Option One: Obey] → Reward: The complete set of Five Years of College Entrance Exams, Three Years of Practice. [Option Two: Rebel] → Reward: God-tier skill, “Qilin Mark Replication (Trial Version)”! I smiled. Right under the noses of the watchers stationed all over the city, I pretended to feel unwell, then sneaked int 424Reads—Score106Shelves
- 48 Sand Sea: The Actor 沙海：戏子 [Not invincible] + [A little angst, but there will definitely be sweetness] + [Romance, but more like family] + [Clean romance / both leads are inexperienced] Note: This story contains a lot of original worldbuilding, and the female lead's pairing is Li Cu. The early chapters are honestly so awkward, especially the first and second ones. They made my toes curl so hard I could've dug out a Barbie castle. Apologies for the OOC, apologies for the OOC. The author is just an ordinary elementary schoo 12Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 In Those Cases of Mistaken Fate 综那些阴差阳错 When nothing goes the way it was meant to, everything changes. Each story is standalone. Part One: The Lost Tomb Part Two: Love O2O Part Three: The Inescapable Love Part Four: The Mystic Nine Part Five: Ashes of Love (with a little bit of The Untamed mixed in midway) 137Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: I Have a Friend 盗笔：我有一个朋友 A Grave Robbers' Chronicles fanfic. No System, no transmigration, no romance. OOC warning, extensive original worldbuilding, and a chaotic timeline. The protagonist is powerful and has a strong background. He carries the bloodline of the Azure Dragon and enters the game forcefully, hoping to use the Jiumen and the Wang family to investigate his origins. His true identity has nothing to do with the Jiumen. Side pairings: Ping Xie and Hei Hua. Other pairings unknown. Note: the protagonist is not a 14Reads—Score—Shelves
