Novels like When the Sand Triangle Returns to the Sea of Sand
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- 1 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—14d adds
- 2 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—14d adds
- 3 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—14d adds
- 4 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. 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 5 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 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Tomb Raiding: Starting from Sand Sea 盗墓：从沙海开始 Tomb Raiding: Starting from Sand Sea 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Sea of Sand: Help! Everyone Around Me Is a Maniac! 沙海：救命！我身边都是狂徒！ [Occult warning, Zhang family, no golden finger, slight everyone-loves-the-heroine vibe, has a white moonlight, childhood friends.] [Main characters: Li Cu, Wu Xie, Wang Can.] My name is Jiang Nianchu. I'm an ordinary high school student with a peaceful, happy life, everything going smoothly, and parents who love me. I thought things would always stay that way, until one day I saved a boy named Li Cu, and everything changed. Wu Xie twirled the dagger in his hand and looked at Jiang Nianchu w 11.3kReads—Score2.1k14d adds
- 8 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—14d adds
- 9 Tomb Raiding: Sand Sea, They All Love the Alternate Personality 盗墓沙海：他们都爱副人格 The first twelve chapters are all setup. The twist begins in Chapter 13, so you can start there. The earlier chapters follow the original Sand Sea storyline with very few changes, so feel free to skip them. (Original female lead + All pairings + A little angst + Mainly Ping, Hei, Xie, and Hua, with others in supporting roles + Winning hearts is the priority) Chu Ci'an binds herself to a Love-Gathering System and learns that the world she lives in is actually a novel. Everything that has happened 140Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 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—14d adds
- 11 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—14d adds
- 12 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—14d adds
- 13 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—14d adds
- 14 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—14d adds
- 15 Tomb Raiding: Starting in the Sea of Sand Arc 盗墓：开到沙海篇 [No romance] The energetic young Zhong Ruoheng wakes up one morning to discover that she has transmigrated into the Sand Sea arc, and is so distraught she could cry. What sparks will fly between the two student council members and Wu Xie on their desert journey? 1.8kReads6.5Score16114d adds
- 16 Tomb Raiding: To Meet You Again 盗墓：在次与你相遇 “If someone enters your life, changes your fate, breaks your destiny, and steers you away from tragedy...” After Li Cu went to the desert, some wind from who-knows-where buried him in the sand, and he died... then came back to life. But something felt off. What was that? Damn it, help! What do you do when you die in the desert and transmigrate to the days when Wu Xie was young? What do you do when you have to go on another adventure with Wu Xie? What do you do when you're reborn and find yoursel 364Reads—Score10214d adds
- 17 Cuzu: A Reunion Across Time 簇邪：溯回相遇 [The desert and school arcs are separate. When there’s an update, you can check out the Desert Arc in Volume One above.] Desert Arc · brooding, unhinged top × widow on the brink of death School Arc · loyal junior × gentle senior Li Cu hates Wu Xie, and hates himself even more for loving him. A story about a pawn molded by the Jiumen and filled with murderous rage, and a cool kid raised by Wu Xie, swapping places with their counterparts in a parallel world. The young, inexperienced Li Cu is drawn 439Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 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—14d adds
- 19 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 6Reads—Score—14d adds
- 20 A Dream Journey Through the Sand Sea Tombs 盗墓沙海梦之旅 My name is Lin Baiwei. When I was fifteen, my parents were killed in a car accident, and I became an orphan. With the huge compensation payout, I muddled through life as best I could. In my senior year of high school, I was admitted early to Huaqing University because of my excellent grades, so I decided to go clear my head in the desert. I never expected a nightmare to begin. I was drawn into a conflict, and there was no way to reset my life. Li Cu: Lin Baiwei, you promised you’d take me home w 116Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 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—Score10914d adds
- 22 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 67Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 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) 134Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 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—14d adds
- 25 Sand Sea: She Is Not One of the Wang Family 沙海：她不是汪家人 When Jiang Se first appeared, she was so bright and dazzling that she stood out instantly in any crowd. Later, Wang Can dragged her into the mire and trapped her in the whirlpool of the Wang family. He learned what love was through her, but their different identities and loyalties forced him to push her farther and farther away. She learned to survive in desperate circumstances, and her hands became stained with blood. The people around her gradually left, until at last she was all alone. 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 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—14d adds
- 27 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—14d adds
- 28 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 15Reads6.4Score—14d adds
- 29 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—14d adds
- 30 Desert Sea: No One Can Stop Me from Going Home! 沙海：谁也别想阻止我回家！ A wish-fulfillment story that gets more satisfying with every chapter [No CP, desert adventure + heroine transmigrates into the story with two Systems and only wants to go home + OOC warning] The heroine loves talking back. She isn’t perfect or badass, and she cries easily and gets scared. But she has her own principles and moral boundaries. Jiang Hui was kidnapped without warning, and taken straight into the world of a book. A livestream System appeared, and the teary-eyed girl thought she was 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Tomb Raider: Sea of Sand, Li Cu Has a Great-Aunt 盗墓沙海，黎簇有个姑奶奶 Tomb-Raiding: In the Sea of Sand, Li Cu Has a Grand-aunt Sharp-tongued and the strongest of them all. Li Cu: My grand-aunt says everything bad people say is bullshit. Do you think she’s right? Wu Xie: Your grand-aunt taught you well! Li Cu: I’ve always admired Chief Qiao. He took three stab wounds without even blinking, and I really want to try it, but I’m afraid it’ll hurt. Why don’t you try it for me? Wu Xie: I don’t want to try. I’m afraid it’ll hurt too! The protagonist has no love interest. 544Reads8.2Score10514d adds
- 32 Sand Sea: Yang Hao 【沙海】杨好 On the way back from a mission, I was unfortunately intercepted and ended up here. There's no way to quit now, so I can only make the best of it. Huh! Why does this person look just like the target from my last world? 81Reads8.4Score—14d adds
- 33 Tomb of the Sea: My Centenarian Boyfriend Is Such a Flirt 沙海之我的百岁男友太撩人 [Theater version of Sand Sea fanfiction + transmigrates to Old Nine Gates + pure romance + Republican era + Zhang Rishan x Liang Wan + extra sweet with a little angst + not a power fantasy. Drama fans, feel free to dive in: a century-old loner x a lovestruck, scatterbrained young doctor. Apologies for the OOC] “Buddha, I promise I won’t lust after handsome men again. Please keep me safe and sound.” (The moment she saw Zhang Rishan’s devastatingly handsome face, she was sorry, Buddha. Some things 474Reads—Score10614d adds
- 34 Sea of Sand: Actually, I’m a Good Person 沙海：其实我真的是个好人 Transmigration comes with risks, so be careful when you transmigrate. Wu Yuwei was caught in a space-time turbulence while traveling through a time tunnel and accidentally wound up in a parallel world. Staring at an endless desert, she thought it was enough to drive even the best navigator crazy. At last, she found people she recognized, but they had no idea who she was. Their similar personalities kept reminding her of the times they had spent together in the past. Wu Yuwei: Wu Xie, actually, I 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 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 77Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Tomb Raiding: From Sand Sea to Thunderous Rescue 盗墓：从沙海到听雷 The moment Zhang Lan opened his eyes, he never imagined he would transmigrate into the world of tomb raiding, and appear right in the middle of the intensely suspenseful arc of Reunion: Sound of the Providence. Even more shocking, this world seemed to have been adjusted to Hard Mode by some invisible force, filled with danger and mystery. Every step in this world felt like groping through the darkness, never knowing when he might trigger a deadly trap or encounter a terrifying monster. Yet fortu 166Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 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] 150Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 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. . 138Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 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 119Reads—Score—14d adds
- 40 Sand Sea: The Gu Poison Maiden Stumbles into a Tomb-Robbing Scheme 沙海：蛊女误入盗墓局 Cheng Yangzhi is a “vessel” chosen by the art of Gu. For sixteen years, her senior fellow disciple, Cheng Yuchuan, taught her to read and taught her how to deal with people, doing everything he could to help her live like a “human being.” But she knew she was different. Her wounds healed too quickly, the smell of her blood drove snakes and insects away, and she could sense malice that ordinary people could not detect. Then the shadow known as the “Wang family” completely enveloped them. Her seni 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 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—Score10714d adds
- 42 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! 1.2kReads8.4Score10814d adds
- 43 Tomb Raiding: Pears Hang High on the Branches 盗墓：鸭梨高高挂枝头 Main pairing: Wu Xie. Ship whoever you like for the secondary pairing. There may be some out-of-character moments, so proceed with caution if that bothers you. Li Cu opens his eyes to find that he's been sent back more than a decade. At this point, Wu Xie is still a young man who spends his days loafing around Wu Mountain Residence. Li Cu wants to know how the man who once kidnapped him and threatened to kill him turned into the person he is now. Using what he already knows, Li Cu makes a name f 942Reads8.4Score11814d adds
- 44 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—14d adds
- 45 Tomb Raiding: The Spirit at the Evil Emperor's Back 盗墓：邪帝的身后灵 [Tomb raiding + Female lead Lingling + Plot-focused + Strong female lead + The young Wu Fang + No out-of-character behavior] A little girl bursts into the chaos of the desert. By chance, perhaps, but maybe it was fate all along. Liu Liu (looking up earnestly): “You’ve got a dark cloud over your brow. Why not join me? I’ll make sure you turn danger into fortune!” The Evil Emperor (rubbing his forehead helplessly): “...Kid, stop fooling around.” A guardian spirit, though little more than 48Reads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Sand Sea: You're the One with the Dark Face 沙海之你才是小黑脸 Miao Wu is actually a Siamese cat. He once had an owner, Wu Xie, who named him Wu Xiaobao. Wu Xiaobao and Wu Xie depended on each other, until one day Wu Xiaobao disappeared from Wu Xie’s life. When he finally saw his owner again... Miao Wu: ??? How did my sweet, pretty, dim-witted owner turn so weathered and cunning? When Wu Xie was in college, he raised a Siamese cat and treated it like royalty. Then one day, his little master disappeared. Wu Xie searched everywhere, but Wu Xiaobao seemed to h 894Reads7.3Score10114d adds
- 47 After Arriving in Sand Sea, I Became a Knockoff Zhang Qiling 穿到了沙海之后成为了盗版小哥 Zhang Qilin is a university student in the twenty-first century. One day, while watching a TV drama, he is suddenly transported into the world of the show and takes over the character who is the strongest fighter in it. Note: Although the protagonist and Zhang the Boss are essentially the same person, the real Zhang the Boss is still behind the Bronze Gate. They’ll meet later. 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 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—14d adds
- 49 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—14d adds
- 50 Sand Sea: The Heartthrob Just Wants to Go Crazy 沙海：万人迷只想发疯 [Everyone is drawn to the heroine, blends the original story with the TV adaptation, OOC warning] “Everyone is drawn to her. She's like a seductive ghost, and like a passing stranger.” Falling for bad men is Li Xiayu's fate. So, the first person she sees when she opens her eyes, a photographer named Guan Gen, immediately becomes her husband in her mind. As they spend time together, she discovers that Guan Gen isn't his real name. Little by little, she also breaks free of her infatuation and rega 634Reads6.4Score10214d adds
