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- 51 Dark River and Dawn Light 暗河与熹微 Luo Xining, daughter of Jiangnan's wealthiest man, flees her arranged marriage on the eve of her wedding. While wandering, she encounters Su Changhe in a ruined temple, a member of the underworld's top assassin organization, Dark River. He is gravely wounded and poisoned with a strange toxin, on the brink of death. Kindhearted Luo Xining uses her medical skills to bring him around. Claiming he owes her his life, she "clings" to the cold, stern stranger and demands that he escort her to evade her 54Reads—Score—14d adds
- 52 Tales of the Dark River: Snow Beneath the Umbrella 暗河传：伞下雪影 Su Changhe × Su Jianxue The Mourner × The Cold Moon Envoy She was the Cold Moon Envoy, promoted from a nameless nobody to the side of the Head of the Family. Wielding the longsword “Frost,” she had made her sword intent famous throughout the world. They say frost covers a thousand miles wherever the Cold Moon Envoy appears, and even the fiercest fire cannot melt a trace of it. He too came from humble origins, a Mourner by trade. Ill-tempered and notorious, he nevertheless harbored a grand and sh 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 53 Film and TV Crossover: Character Profiles Across the Ten Thousand Worlds 综影视：万界人设集 She is a traveler who wanders the Myriad Worlds, bearing a mission whose purpose is unknown. Each time she arrives, she must don the mask of a different powerhouse and live out their fate, yet she never loses herself in the role. In the first world, she is “Li Lun” from Tales of the Dark River, clad in black with ink-dark hair and peerless martial prowess. She watches coldly from the sidelines, casually saving Su Changhe, the venomous snake struggling in the mire. From then on, he clings to her 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 54 Tales of the Dark River: Spring Waters Reflect Peach Blossoms 暗河传：春水映桃花 Spring waters flow east, peach blossoms burn bright. Where moonlight falls is my home, and also... my grave. The Dark River has no light, so I will be your only moon. This world has no mercy, so I will be your final sword. Either we die in pain together, or I die for you. 66Reads5.0Score—14d adds
- 55 After Being Reborn in Dark River, the Patriarch Only Wants to Win Back His Wife 暗河重生后大家长只想追妻 Su Changhe is reborn on the night the Dark River falls into turmoil. This time, he no longer wants to fight for the Sleeping Dragon Sword. He only wants to hold on to the person who once held an umbrella over him. In his previous life, he lost Su Muyu for the sake of “the Other Shore.” In this life, his Other Shore exists only in Su Muyu's eyes. He inches closer, pretending that each touch is accidental. Their fingertips meet beneath one umbrella in the rain, and their breaths mingle as he tends 37Reads—Score—14d adds
- 56 Tales of the Dark River: Head of the Family, Look! It's a Pineapple! 暗河传：大家长你看，真是菠萝！ Jelly Trio: Pineapple Edition Pineapple Chuixue lives by the West Gate, so people also call him West Gate Chuixue. He's lecherous and greedy, with just a hint of cuteness mixed in with his sleaziness. At least, that's what Su Changhe thinks! 777Reads8.2Score11014d adds
- 57 A Glimmer of Light in the Dark River 暗河传三寸光 This is all made up. There's no logic. Deep beneath the Dark River, secrets colder than blades churn in the depths. They are blades who have faced life and death together, each the other's only support. Everyone says she and Su Muyu are a match made in heaven, and even Su Changhe says so. Outside the window, daylight had fully broken. Golden sunlight spilled into the room, casting the two of them's shadows on the ground, stretching long and overlapping. The light was warm and bright. It illumi 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 58 The Dark River, Ink-Black Rain, and the Moon's Return 暗河墨雨怜月归 Core premise: The story is set in the jianghu of Tales of the Dark River, retaining key factions such as the Dark River organization, the Tang Clan, and the Mu Family. Tang Lianyue, clan leader of the Tang Clan: aloof and calculating on the outside, warmhearted within, and shouldering the clan’s future. Mu Yumo, the Mu Family’s legitimate daughter: clever and resilient, skilled in poison and strategy, and hiding a secret about her origins. # Mutual growth and a love that goes both ways. 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 59 Above the Dark River: A Faint Glow 暗河之上：漾漾微光 [All pairings + beloved heroine + watch-along story + love rivals] The heroine may be an original character or someone from the original story. After watching The Blood of Youth trilogy, I was completely hooked, so I started writing fanfiction. I hope you enjoy it. Volume One: Jintang (Tales of the Dark River) Jintang: “What I want has always been in my own hands.” So what if she was a discarded child of the imperial palace? She would turn the waters of the Dark River into life-giving rain and p 1.1kReads—Score10714d adds
- 60 Tales of the Dark River: Moonlight on the Long Road 暗河传：月照路迢迢 Original female lead: Mu Zhaoyue Pairing: Su Changhe (TV version) Mu Zhaoyue was born among the nameless members of the Dark River. The martial world calls her the “Grinning Ghost” (and Su Changhe is to blame for that). As for Mu Zhaoyue's abilities, well, her swordsmanship is pretty good, and Su Muyu says she's good at formations and has some talent. But... she's terrible at using poison! She thought life in the Dark River would always be like this: practicing her sword every day, taking assig 4.7kReads—Score56414d adds
- 61 Tales of the Dark River: Tang Lianyue’s First Trip Out of the Village, Where He Meets the Top Succubus Mu Yumo 暗河传:唐怜月新手出村遇顶级魅魔慕雨墨 Tales of the Dark River: Tang Lianyue's First Trip Out of the Village Leads Him to Top-Tier Succubus Mu Yumo 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 62 Twilight Over the Green Rain 暮落青雨 [Wuxia heroine × scheming young master] The martial world had been peaceful for many years, with the various factions living in harmony. Over time, however, it had grown stagnant. Most of the younger generation lacked ambition, few heroes emerged, and the spirit of the martial world had declined. Mo Qingluo had roamed the martial world for years, believing herself both clever and eloquent, until she met Su Muyu. Their first encounter ended badly, and they kept running into each other after 21Reads—Score—14d adds
- 63 Crossover Transmigration: You Know Nothing About a Player 综穿：你对海王一无所知 "Lost You Forever" is currently being serialized. Completed: "Love Like the Galaxy," "Love Between Fairy and Devil," "Immortal Samsara," "Till the End of the Moon," and "The Longest Promise" More great dramas coming soon! 195Reads—Score—14d adds
- 64 The Dark River Flows into Douluo 暗河入斗罗 (New author, please be patient with me.) Su Muyu killed Su Changhe with his own hands. It was the thing he regretted most in his life. When he opened his eyes again, he was in Lingyuan Continent, a student at Tianshu Academy. Carrying his memories from his previous life and all his obsessive feelings, he cultivated like a madman. He was certain he could find Su Changhe, his lifeline. He would never let him go again. He had been searching for Su Changhe ever since the moment he arrived, and at la 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 65 The Dark River's Twin Fiends: The Umbrella Ghost and the Undertaker 暗河双煞：执伞鬼与送葬师 Su Changhe and Su Muyu are the deadliest duo in the Dark River organization. To wipe out old enemies in Shu, Changhe sets up a “parting ploy,” pretending to distance himself from Muyu while secretly putting his plans into motion. Muyu is drugged and restrained at the organization’s headquarters. After seeing through the plot, he takes Blazing Flame Grass and fights his way out, only to be left gravely wounded and on the brink of death. Changhe rushes to his aid through the night, and after a blo 134Reads—Score—14d adds
- 66 Spring Deepens in Four Realms, the Dark River Hides the Moon 四境春深，暗河藏月 [Image generated by AI] Who is he? He's so handsome. I like him. I've decided to spirit him away and make him my husband. I entered the darkness to find you, Su Changhe. I came for you To lead the Dark River to the other shore. 409Reads—Score—14d adds
- 67 Tales of the Hidden River: Notes from Nan’an 暗河传：南安记事 [After the Dark River Disbanded, We Switched to Selling Medicine] Su Muyu, former head of the Su family of Dark River, is now the proprietor of Crane Rain Apothecary. He’s highly capable at his job, but his cooking is even more lethal. Su Changhe, formerly the head of Dark River, is now an idle presence at the apothecary. He lies flat every day, yet is forced to become the exclusive taste tester for his brother’s dark cuisine. They thought retirement would be peaceful and carefree, but who could 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 68 A Young White Horse in the Dark River: Fanfiction 同人文少年白马暗河传 A fan fiction with an original character, featuring an official pairing with Xiao Ruofeng. This is my own interpretation, so please don't flame me if it's not to your taste, and I won't break up any other couples. During the Tai'an era, the entire Beigu Mountain clan was wiped out. Qin Nanzhi (Zhaozhao) was lucky enough to be rescued by Su Changhe, a funeral master of the Dark River, and Su Muyu, the Umbrella Ghost. Hidden in the shadows of the Dark River, she found gentle protection. The blood 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 69 Dark River Reversal: Even Assassins Have to Compete 暗河转：暗河杀手也要内卷 Dark River: Even Assassins Have to Keep Up with the Rat Race 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 70 Young Blood and the Dark River: Reborn as the Strongest Under Heaven 少白暗河：重生后我成了天下第一 Derivative work + no romance + reborn female protagonist + wuxia + political intrigue + woman disguised as a man + ensemble cast Beginning in Tianqi, she is the junior martial uncle of the Eight Young Masters of Beili, the number one swordswoman in the realm who inherits the sword and protects the Dao after Li Changsheng, and Ye Dingzhi's friend and “elder.” She also becomes close friends with the Umbrella Ghost and the Funeral Master of the Dark River... In her previous life, she was the younge —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 71 Twelve Years on the Dark River: The Sword of the Other Shore 暗河十二年：彼岸之剑 The twelve years of Su Muyu's life are a crucial period in his transformation from a “puppet” and “sword-bearer” into a true “leader” and “game changer.” This is more than the passage of time: it is a revolution turned inward and a long march toward the light. In the deepest darkness, a sword is forged to lead the way to the light; amid merciless upheaval, an unshakable heart is guarded. 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 72 The Head of the Dark River Is Flirting with Me Again Today 暗河大家长今天又在撩我 The head of the Dark River family is flirting with me again today. 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 73 Tales of the Dark River Fanfic: Su Changhe's Rebirth 暗河传同人：苏昌河重生录 Tales of the Dark River Fanfic: Su Changhe's Rebirth Chronicle 18Reads—Score—14d adds
- 74 Film and TV Crossover: The Most Hated? I'm Clearly Everyone's Favorite! 综影视：万人嫌？明明是万人迷！ [Canon-couple breakup + episodic stories + male lead pursues female lead + stunning heroine + falsely disliked by everyone, truly adored by everyone + System + attracts men and women] It’s a System designed to turn universally disliked people into universally adored ones. Its main objective is to seek out the universally disliked in each small world and transform them into darlings of everyone. But the people it gets bound to every time are… not the protagonists, yet somehow even more important 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 75 Tales of the Dark River: A Love That Won't Break 暗河传：情骨难折 As the master of Dark River's Hundred Ghost Tower and Mo Chen's apprentice, Lingzhou has grown over the past decade into the tower's second-in-command and its heir. Whenever she takes on a mission, she brings only two things: a fan in her sleeve named Spring's Return, and a flute called Autumn's Farewell. She is highly skilled in martial arts and a master of poison. Word on the Jianghu says that whoever she wants dead is beyond saving. But in the end, there were only two people she truly wanted 1.2kReads8.1Score11414d adds
- 76 Dark River Glass: Su Changhe, I Adore You 暗河琉璃：苏昌河，我心悦你 Original female lead. This story explores another possible path for Su Changhe and gives him a complete, happy ending. The headcanons are extensive. Everyone will feel differently, and some may think the characters are OOC. The story does not follow the original plot exactly. Beili has Zhaoning, whose heart is as bright as the moon. He is the Asura of the Dark River, a figure of the martial world. Everyone says Su Changhe is a ruthless, treacherous killer, someone no one should touch or love. Y 1kReads—Score10014d adds
- 77 Film and TV Crossover: Words Beyond Meaning 综影视：言殊意 [Feel-good story / no fixed pairing / female-lead focused] Yan Shuyi smiled warmly, her eyes crinkling as she spoke in a gentle voice: “Blood? How inelegant.” With a wave of her hand, the person turned to ash. She was once the spirit of an ancient thousand-year-old mountain cherry tree. After grumbling to Heaven that taking human form was too difficult, she was unexpectedly given a green gourd by the Heavenly Dao! From then on, she traveled through three thousand worlds, saving tragic character 696Reads—Score—14d adds
- 78 Survive on the Other Shore: Assassins, Stop Farming! 彼岸求生：杀手们别耕了！ The River of Darkness, once a feared organization that struck terror into everyone’s hearts, collectively retired from the underworld, changed its name to “The Other Shore,” and took up farming. Su Muyu waters the crops with sword techniques, while Su Changhe breaks up the soil with palm strikes. Farming is harder than killing. The whole martial world is shipping their “Muyu-Changhe” pairing. Su Changhe grumbles about it while secretly collecting fan comics. Even more absurdly, Tang Lianyue, the 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 79 Tales of the Dark River: Yuyao 暗河传：玉窈 Yu Yao VS Su Changhe/Su Muyu Two rookie assassins meet a peerlessly beautiful woman born with irresistible charm, and the three fall in love at first sight. Wait, they’re interrupted while removing the Gu, and the two men pledge themselves to her. Just as their passion reaches its height, the beauty vanishes without a trace. When they meet again... 775Reads—Score10314d adds
- 80 Above the Dark River, Your Heart Knows Mine 暗河之上，君心知我 She fell from the palace towers and came to rest above the Dark River. He was a lone blade in the river: Su Changhe. Awakening in the netherworld, she gathered the beggars, established a new order, and vowed to carve out a way forward for all living beings. He scoffed at her naivety, yet willingly became her blade, ready to cleave mountains and seas for her. When she returned from the other shore, she set her sights on the throne. Only then did the world realize that the undertaker who devoured 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 81 Tales of the Dark River: Why Is the Assassin Family’s Accountant Like This? 暗河传：杀手世家的账房先生为何那样？ Dark River Chronicles: Why Is the Assassin Clan’s Accountant Like That? 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 82 The Dark River Is Working Hard to Stay in Business Today, Too 暗河今天也在努力营业 The Dark River Is Still Hard at Work Today 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 83 Film and TV Crossover: My Little Sister Has Been Kidnapped Again! 综影视：妹妹又被拐跑了！ In every world, she is heaven’s beloved, the precious younger sister whom the most powerful figures in the martial world and the imperial court protect with all their hearts. Her brothers are decisive killers or wield power over all. No one dares cross them, and their lifelong mission is to keep their little sister safe and innocent, untouched by hardship and far from evil people. But who could have imagined that, no matter how carefully they guarded her, they still couldn’t keep out the “prett 4.6kReads—Score19914d adds
- 84 Crossover: My Male Idols Are Irresistible! I Kissed the One I Couldn’t Get Over 综：男神太香！意难平被我亲哭 [No Fixed Female Lead + Independent Arcs + Breaking Up Original Couples + No Following the Original Plot + OOC] Every world has a one-of-a-kind her. She comes for the male leads and supporting male characters whose stories left readers unsatisfied, and she also shows up for the female leads and supporting female characters who deserve another chance! She'll give him all the happiness he could wish for, and grant her the chance to start over that she longs for~ This story is sweet and doting all 1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 85 Su Changhe Fanfiction: The Gentle Little Poison Fairy 苏昌河同人：温柔小毒仙 After the Tianqi upheaval, Wen Rou, the young poison-wielding heir of the Wen family, rushes off to escape an arranged marriage and visit her older sister, Bai Hehuai, who is recuperating in Medicine King Valley. On the way, she runs into Su Changhe, the mysterious and dangerous patriarch of the Dark River. They go from clashing at every turn to being forced to travel together, becoming a pair of quarrelsome opposites who can’t stand each other. Wen Rou has barely arrived at Medicine King Valley 93Reads—Score—14d adds
- 86 This Time, We’ll Make It to the Other Shore 这次我们会走到彼岸 I’ve recently been reading The Blood of Youth after watching Tales of the Dark River, and I think Su Muyu and Su Changhe failed for two reasons. First, the backlash from Su Changhe’s Yan Mo Palm twisted his personality. Second, neither he nor Su Muyu was strong enough, and they lacked the experience to support such a grand ambition. Letting them experience a few more worlds could solve the backlash problem and give them time to build up enough strength and experience. Then they could return to t 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 87 Film and TV Crossover: The Glamour of This World 综影视：此间风月 [Standalone stories + strictly 1v1 romances + original plots + mostly Su Changhe...] 1️⃣ Su Changhe & Princess Xiao Ruotang of Beili ✅ Complete ##Why be a fool and pass up a shortcut? 2️⃣ Su Changhe & Su Wanshui, Water Official of the Soul-Summoning Hall "In progress" ##How can a puppy have this many schemes? 3️⃣ Su Changhe & Li Sheng, Saintess of Miaojiang ##You mean he has a childhood sweetheart, too? 4️⃣ Su Changhe & Mu Qing, eldest daughter of the Mu family ##If only I’d known, I would’v 2kReads6.9Score10914d adds
- 88 Film and TV Crossover: Su Changhe Turns into a Ghost and Transmigrates 综影视之苏昌河变成鬼后穿越啦 (Also known as: Su Changhe Transmigrates: The Buddha Won’t Save Them, So I Will!) After Prince Bai, Xiao Chong, ascended the throne, Prince Yong’an, Xiao Chuhe, defeated Nanjue and then vanished with the Four Guardians of Tianqi. Wary of the Dark River, Xiao Chong ordered a purge of its members, who had already returned to civilian life. In a single night, the streets ran red with blood. When the news reached Su Muyu, he was keeping watch in a secret chamber beside Su Changhe’s body, laid inside 28.6kReads—Score5.7k14d adds
- 89 Film and TV Crossover: The Great Mission to Save the Male Leads 综影视：拯救男主大作战 Tales of Dark River: Su Changhe, currently updating “Where I'm going, even Buddha cannot save me.” “Where are you going?” “To the other shore.” Each world is independent, with original settings and plot changes. Feel free to read only the volumes featuring worlds that interest you. 592Reads—Score—14d adds
- 90 Legend of the Dark River: Osmanthus Moon Guide 暗河传：桂月引 Wen Shuyue, the eldest young lady of the Wen family To outsiders: “Poised and dignified, cool and elegant...” At home: “She lets her girlish side show and is deeply empathetic...” Su Changhe, the Underworld’s funeral master To outsiders: “A ruthless killer who lives by the blade...” At home: “Shuyue, Muyuye, little Hehuai...” He always shows his family he cares in his own special way 234Reads—Score11914d adds
- 91 Tale of the Dark River: The Immortal Sect’s Little Ancestor Descends 暗河传：仙门降世小祖宗 OOC warning: I just want Su Changhe to have a happy ending and the people of Anhe to have a good outcome. Watching Xiao Chuhe from “The Blood of Youth” easily lead Anhe into the light, while they struggled for so long without getting there, is a little heartbreaking. (Please leave your brain at the door before reading. I’m a new writer, so there may be plot holes, logical inconsistencies, typos, and the like 😅) Xiao Ruoruo, the little ancestor of the Yunmiao Sect, was kicked back into the mortal 45Reads—Score—14d adds
- 92 Tales of the Dark River: Zhuo Yue’an’s Parallel Jianghu 暗河传：卓月安的平行江湖 If Swordless City had not been destroyed, if his father, Zhuo Yuluo, had not been killed when he was young, and if Zhuo Yue'an had never joined the Dark River or become the Umbrella Ghost Su Muyu, what would his life have been like? This story has no rebirth; it simply hopes to give Zhuo Yue'an a different life. It creates a parallel universe in which “Swordless City was never wiped out.” As an adult, Zhuo Yue'an, who never became Su Muyu, travels the martial world as the “young city lord of Swo 124Reads—Score—14d adds
- 93 Tales of the Dark River: Muchang: Though Our Paths Diverge, We’ll Reach the Same End 暗河传暮昌：你我殊途亦同归 [Su Muy u, the White Moonlight Everyone Sees but a Madman in Private VS Su Changhe, the Little Beagle Who Wrecks the House Both Publicly and Privately] In his previous life, Su Changhe lost control of himself because of the Yanmo Palm and died in Su Muyu’s arms. After death, he became a ghost and watched Su Muyu’s hair turn white overnight as he disbanded the Dark River. They endured countless hardships, yet only understood each other’s feelings after death had parted them. In the end, Su Muyu w 3.1kReads7.0Score36814d adds
- 94 Tale of the Dark River: The Lone Swan’s Shadow 暗河传：孤鸿影 - Tales of the Dark River: The Lone Goose’s Shadow Everyone’s darling / breaks up the canon pairing / adored by all / a touch of ensemble cast / original female lead - “I offer my shadow as a sacrifice to the martial world.” “A lone goose cannot fly in formation. When the shadow departs, hearts break.” “He is the sharpest blade in the martial world, and the most pitiful prisoner of loyalty and affection.” - Written by Xilege Guazi ooc warning: reposting, plagiarism, and idea theft are prohibited 181Reads—Score—14d adds
- 95 Film and TV Crossover: Snatching People Is My Specialty 综影视：抢人我是专业的 [Villainess + Chaotic Pairings + Ensemble Cast] The villainess rises to power. The heroine is no good person. Good women earn a reputation. Bad women get everything. I'll fight and claw my way to having it all! Anyone who isn't ruthless enough to their enemies won't survive. I intend to show everyone just how much I'm willing to sacrifice for my ambition. Su Changhe has a secret crush on Mu Yumo, and Qian Jun finds out. Qian Jun: “Well, I like this little beagle. I'm stealing him!” "Young Blood" 9Reads—Score114d adds
- 96 Su Changhe Fanfic: The Peach Blossoms Bloom, and I Return to You 苏昌河同人：桃之夭夭与君归 Yun Yanyu, granddaughter of a former chancellor, hid away in a bamboo grove to escape an arranged marriage. Among drifting peach blossoms, she found a gravely wounded, blind man. For his sake, she took the name “Little Peach Blossom” and pretended to be an orphan. For his sake, she invented a new life and named it “Taosheng.” One was a rebellion against fate, using a child to secure her place in the world; the other was love quietly taking root, building them a paradise. The blind “Taosheng” mad 11Reads—Score—14d adds
- 97 Tales of the Dark River Fanfiction: Whispers of the Dark River Between Su Muyu and Bai Hehuai 暗河传同人：苏暮雨与白鹤淮的暗河絮语 Dark River Tales fanfiction: Whispers from the Dark River, between Su Muyu and Bai Hehuai 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 98 Young Blood: Of the Thirty-Six Strategies, Laying Low Is Best 少白：三十六计，苟为上计 The moment Lin Zhaowan regains consciousness, a splitting headache nearly knocks her out again. Countless fragments of unfamiliar memories rush into her mind like floodwaters bursting through a dam. Her name is now Su Yunwan. She is fifteen years old, and a stand-in for a low-ranking assassin in the Dark River, the most mysterious and feared assassin organization in the martial world. The original Su Yunwan recently “died” on a mission. She was killed in a failed assassination targeting Young M 105Reads—Score314d adds
- 99 Tales of the Dark River: After My Friend Betrayed Me 暗河传：当我被好友背叛后 Tales of the Dark River: After My Friend Betrayed Me —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 100 A Cool Beauty's Transmigration 清冷美人穿越记 After Chang’e gets drunk, the mischievous Chaos Pearl chooses her to travel to countless worlds and earn merit. Once cool and aloof, she grows sweet and endearing, meets handsome men from all walks of life, and falls in love with each of them. 242Reads—Score—14d adds
