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- 1 Film and TV Crossover: When the Forest Deepens, the Deer Appears 综影视：林深时见鹿 Standalone stories, either 1v1 or no romantic pairing. Volume One: The Blood of Youth, paired with Su Changhe Content warning: Every protagonist is powerful, and the author only writes sweet romances, giving every protagonist a happy ending. If that's not your thing, please move on. The author is sensitive, so please go easy on the criticism. 717Reads—Score10714d adds
- 2 The Fated, Tangled Love of Two Sus 双苏宿命情缠 Two male leads, both powerful. Based on Tales of the Dark River. A deranged, devoted younger top × a cold, restrained older bottom | Rebirth | Past and present lives | Mutual devotion and fierce affection | Both powerful. Su Changhe willingly dies at Su Muyu's hands. “Was I really wrong?” He speaks the oath he made all those years ago, then closes his eyes and accepts death. Su Changhe returns reborn, but now he only wants to be Su Muyu's devoted servant. “Muyu can only be mine. No one else dese 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Dark River: A Nobody from the Start, the Guardian God of Dark River 暗河：开局无名者，暗河守护神 He is the Nameless One of the Dark River, and the eldest brother of Su Muyu and Su Changhe. He has a flawless face. Su Changhe doesn't believe it! He has a gentle heart. Su Changhe doesn't believe it! He has unshakable principles. Su Changhe doesn't believe it! He has unmatched strength. Su Changhe... believes him. This is the story of Su Yuntian, a transmigrator, and the beginning of a very different Dark River. Here, Su Changhe doesn't have to practice the Yanmo Palm. And Su Muyu doesn't have 1.3kReads5.5Score10014d adds
- 4 The Road to Shore from the Dark River 暗河上岸路 After watching The Legend of Anhe, I hope everyone who yearns for the light gets a chance to reach it. I hope they won't keep running into dead ends, unable to see the light, shedding blood and making sacrifices for nothing, trapped in the abyss with no way out. This story mainly focuses on the people of Anhe coming ashore. Aside from the people of Anhe, it isn't very friendly to anyone else, so please don't read it if that bothers you. 2.3kReads—Score14714d adds
- 5 Tale of Dark River: I Give You All the World's Beauty 暗河传:赠你世间所有的美好 Tales of the Dark River: I Give You All the Beauty in the World 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 Love on the Dark River: Su 暗河之情苏 The story begins where the TV series The Dark River ends. Su Changhe and Su Muyu decide to disband Dark River and retire from the martial world. After weathering countless storms, they finally confirm their feelings for each other. They travel from one scenic place to another before settling down in Snow Moon City, where they live out the rest of their lives together in quiet happiness. 42Reads—Score214d adds
- 7 The Boy Sleeps Beneath the Stars 少年枕星眠 [Main pairing: Su Changhe; original female lead, original setting, pairing change, one-on-one romance] Baili Heting, originally named Wen Heting, and Bai Hehuai, originally named Wen Hehuai, were twin sisters born into the Wen family. Later, the elder sister became the Medicine King’s apprentice. Their aunt, worried that she had no one to look after her, took her back to Qiandong City, adopted her as her goddaughter, and raised her alongside her sworn brother, Baili Dongjun. The female lead has 1.2kReads—Score23114d adds
- 8 Tales of the Dark River: A New Beginning with Me 暗河传：与我新生 Su Changhe of the Dark River encounters something claiming to be a System during a mission. It promises rewards in exchange for completing tasks. [Shake hands with Su Muyu, receive one year of inner force] [Kiss Su Muyu, receive ten years of inner force and a chest of gold] Su Changhe would fall out with anyone in this life before falling out with money, so the way the two of them got along became strangely awkward. Rumors spread through the jianghu that the Undertaker was gay, and that his 95Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 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
- 10 Tales of the Dark River: A Su Muyu and Su Changhe Fanfiction 暗河传:苏暮雨和苏昌河同人 Tales of the Dark River: A Su Muyu and Su Changhe Fanfic 53Reads—Score114d adds
- 11 The Dark River: A Collection of Wild Ideas 暗河传之脑洞文合集 (This is all wild imagination! Wild imagination! Wild imagination! It will probably be very out of character! If that's not your thing, don't read!) Some ideas and imaginings inspired by reading Dark River Chronicles, mainly here to record them. The installments will be very short. Su Muyu's official pairing is Bai Hehuai, and none of the stories will break up the canon pairing. 1. I was turned into a medicine puppet, then reborn during the Dark River civil strife 2. Taking a System into Swordle 132Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 The Legend of the Dark River: Deep as Ink 暗河传：墨色情浓 982Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 Chang Mu - Dark River: Unless I’m Dead (Fortunate to Meet You) 昌暮-暗河：除非我死了（幸逢你） Chang Mu - Dark River: Unless I'm Dead (Glad I Met You) 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 14 Tales of the Dark River: Reach the Other Shore and Welcome the Light 暗河传，到达彼岸，迎来光明 Note: The heroine is an original character, and this story changes the original course of the Dark River. (I haven't read the novel, only watched the TV series.) Xiao Ruoli is the most unusual princess in Tianqi City. She has no interest in courtly banquets and is far from perfectly docile. Her quiet rebellious streak is expressed in her intense curiosity about the jianghu. To her, that world hidden in the shadows is a more tempting mystery than the rules of the royal family. Su Changhe rules th 13Reads—Score214d adds
- 15 The Head of the Family's Little Mutt 大家长的小土狗 Fan Yunfei x Su Changhe. The Dark River transforms from an organization of killing tools into one that serves the light, while Su Changhe, its coldhearted leader, learns to love and trust. Fan Yunfei grows from a timid prince into a courageous bridge between people. The two meet by chance, are drawn together by their similarities, and complement each other through their differences. In the end, they build a bright future of their own. 320Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Tracing the Light Through the Dark River to the Far Shore, Twilight Rain Flows Through Lichuan into Changhe 暗河溯光达彼岸，暮雨沥川汇昌河 A Dark River fanfic, ensemble cast, two male leads: two powerful characters, Su Changhe x Su Muyu, Chang and Mu Secondary couples: Mu Qingyang x Mu Xuewei, Tang Lianyue x Mu Yumo x Lei Yunhe, Xie Xuan x Bai Hehuai, Xie Buxie x Xie Huaqing, Zhao Yuzhen x Li Hanyi, Mu Ciling x Xiao Chaoyan, Wen Liang x Mu Chunfeng, Heavenly Official x Earthly Official The story starts with Su Changhe being two years older than Su Muyu, and follows them from the time they enter Dark River as children until they kil 468Reads8.1Score—14d adds
- 17 The Daily Lives of the Dark River Patriarch and the Su Family Head 暗河大家长和苏家主的二三事 A story about the eight years when the Dark River was absent from the martial world. Mu Qingyang and Xue Wei are still alive. Mostly sweet, with a little angst now and then. Everyday antics of the Dark River as they watch the world go by. Also known as The Head of the Household in Nanan City and the Su Family Patriarch's Little Adventures. Also known as The Dark River's Chaotic Everyday Life. I haven't read the book, so I'm going by the TV adaptation. Apologies for any out-of-character moments. 1kReads8.4Score10114d adds
- 18 The Umbrella Bearer from the Other Shore 彼岸执伞人 A fanfic of The Dark River He was once a gentle moonlight in Tianqi City. Yue Qingzhi, the Medicine King Valley’s foremost disciple, possessed miraculous medical skills and a compassionate heart. By living wholeheartedly by the principle of saving lives and healing the wounded, he became the embodiment of idealism in the hearts of Prince Langya and the Four Guardians of Tianqi, a cherished white moonlight. But a political upheaval five years ago left him poisoned by the Tang Clan’s deadly “Beaut 7Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 Tales of the Dark River: The Young Miracle Doctor and the Su Family Patriarch 暗河传：小神医和苏家主 Rain Gives Birth to a Crane: He Yu Couple. No breaking up the canon pairings. There will be some new settings, but I won't arbitrarily change the characters' backgrounds or personalities. Chang He will also be paired with an original female character. The story begins in Tianqi City, after Su Muyu kills the eldest prince, Xiao Yong, with a single sword strike, and “crosses paths” with Bai Hehuai... All you He Yu fans are welcome to click in! No angst for either the male or female lead, just a sw 987Reads8.0Score10314d adds
- 20 Under the Silent River: I'm Crueler Than Su Muyu 暗河传：我苏慕风比苏慕雨狠 Su Mufeng was an ordinary college student. While reading the novel The Dark River, he accidentally fell asleep and unexpectedly found himself in the world of The Dark River. People say Mufeng follows the rain, but he has his own views on the martial world, its grudges, and its vendettas. He is nothing like his brother, Su Muyu, because he is evil! Each volume of this book is a different The Dark River fan fiction. If you like them, come on in! If you don't like a particular volume, feel free to 26Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Tales of the Dark River: Crossing Calamity 暗河传之渡厄 A new story is here! Come read my work on Tomato Novel. I hope you’ll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 Tales of the Dark River: Hidden in Plain Sight 暗河传：大隐于市 First, this novel is a sequel to Tales of the Dark River. Second, it fully respects the original story's logic, but completely rewrites the ending of the Dark River arc in The Blood of Youth. Changhe not only survives, his character remains true to form. Third, this is an ensemble story. Everyone in the Dark River has their own moments in the spotlight. No one is just a plot device. Fourth, there is no Bai Hehuai and no dual male leads. There are no romance plots apart from Qingyang and Xuewei's 1.1kReads8.2Score10014d adds
- 23 Film and TV Crossover: All Kinds of Possibilities in Tales of the Dark River 综影视：暗河传里的各种可能 All kinds of wild ideas inspired by the TV series The Legend of An He, some long and some short. The story mainly follows both Su characters from their point of view, watching this bizarre world unfold! Hahahahaha! 1. What if Su Changhe had an immortal lord for a father? (Chong Zhao; his son Chong Yu: sunlight shining bright, a brilliant future) √ 2. What if the head of the family adopted a transmigrator? √ 3. What if the Su family head had a contract partner? √ 4. Watch-along story: The Seven 2.4kReads—Score10614d adds
- 24 Tales of the Dark River: Su Changhe 暗河传：苏昌河 [Su Changhe pairing + mostly no pairing changes (Tang Lianyue and Mu Yumo's pairings change in every world) + currently only writing Su Changhe] Black Xiangling VS Su Changhe: What happens when a Ye Luoli fairy meets the head of the Dark River? Su Zhiyou VS Su Changhe: When a happy-go-lucky college girl from the 21st century who thinks she's useless meets a funeral master plotting a rebellion, of course she joins him! Cui Lingyu VS Su Changhe: Cui Lingyu, the Cui family's eldest legitimate daugh 2.7kReads—Score13814d adds
- 25 Hidden River: Zhiyu 暗河：之钰 I lived for seventeen years as an “unknown” member of the Dark River. It wasn’t until the System unsealed my memories that I realized I was living inside a book. Images flashed before my eyes: Su Changhe’s future madness, Su Muyu’s final silence, and the Dark River’s inevitable downfall. Why should it be this way? I looked at Su Changhe, lazily wiping his Yanmo Palm, then glanced out the window at Su Muyu calmly practicing his swordsmanship. To hell with the destined plot! Since I’ve returned wi 135Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Tales of the Dark River: Winning Over the Sweet-Talking Heroine 暗河传：绿茶女主攻略中 [Young Master Bai + Dark River + The Song of a Young Hero] [Su Changhe + Original Female Lead] A crazy, scheming tea-green princess × a sly, wolfish assassin She appears sweet, soft, and innocent, but has reached the seventeenth realm and can subdue an entire street with a single sword. To everyone else, he is the fearsome head of the Dark River, but around her, he only wants to be a well-behaved puppy. “If my pretty toy doesn’t behave, I might just throw it away.” “Sure. Whatever you say, my q 40Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 A Homebody's Guide to Lying Flat Across the TV Multiverse 综影视阿宅躺平记 A retired big shot’s lie-flat System takes an ordinary wage slave on another journey of lying flat. She has a storage space, but it can only store things. Aside from the golden fingers related to childbirth, no other golden finger can exceed this world’s limits, and the fewer golden fingers she uses, the better. She has to give birth in every world, as if it were a residence permit. She will retain only her memories from the modern wage-slave world. She won’t remember the other quick transmigrat 10.9kReads—Score57714d adds
- 28 Su Changhe's Life Belongs to the Dark River, but His Heart Belongs to Su Muyu 苏昌河的命是暗河的，他的心是苏暮雨的 Su Changhe’s life belongs to the Dark River, but his heart belongs to Su Muyu 32Reads—Score—14d adds
- 29 The Mu-Chang Mini Theater 暮昌小剧场 My new work is out! Come 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! 4Reads—Score214d adds
- 30 Tales of the Dark River Fanfiction: Mu Yumuo and Tang Lianyue's Shadowy Game 暗河传同人：慕雨墨与唐怜月的暗河弈局 Tales of the Dark River Fan Fiction: Mu Yumo and Tang Lianyue's Game in the Dark River 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 31 Twelve Years Later, Su Muyu and the Young Divine Doctor Bai Hehuai Reunited and Lived Happily Ever After 十二年后，苏暮雨与小神医白鹤淮重逢后过上了幸福生活 Twelve years later, Su Muyu and the young miracle doctor Bai Hehuai reunite and go on to live happily ever after. 126Reads—Score114d adds
- 32 Quick Transmigration: Roaming the World of Films and TV Dramas 快穿：我在影视剧里周游天下 Su Xingchen died young and went to tiny worlds based on TV and film, traveling all over each one. The male lead isn't a good person. His bottom line is only a little higher than Su Changhe's. No romance pairing. The worlds set in a particular era may include expendable characters. Possible TV and film worlds include Mysterious Lotus Casebook, Tales of the Dark River, The Story of a Courtyard House, Meet Yourself, Dashing Youth, Love and Redemption, and more. 38.5kReads6.5Score2.5k14d adds
- 33 A Multiverse of Dramas: Little Missions, Easily Handled 综影视，小小任务，拿捏 Fangfang, a modern-day wage slave, takes unconventional paths through various screen worlds and completes the System's childbearing missions in her own unusual way. First world: The Legend of Anhe, Su Changhe Runaway heiress with a baby × Anhe's undertaker Second world: The Story of Minglan, Young General Duan Strong, sweet little flower × Straightforward, goofy young general 1.6kReads—Score11614d adds
- 34 Transmigrated into The Dark River, I Betrayed It for Su Changhe 穿越暗河传，背叛暗河只为苏昌河 Yuqing transmigrates into Tales of the Dark River and finally meets Su Changhe, the man she's long dreamed of. But there's no place for the weak in the Dark River, and Su Changhe feels the same. The only way for the young girl Yuqing to stay by his side is to grow stronger and become an assassin of the Dark River. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Dark River: Changhe Reflected in the Evening Rain 暗河：昌河映暮雨 - Su Changhe: A top-tier expert who comes across as sinister and unhinged, with a terrible reputation in the martial world. His methods are ruthless, and he never cares about the consequences. The only person he listens to is Su Muyu. He hides an intense possessiveness and is skilled at using a “sweet and innocent” act to compete for Su Muyu’s attention. He has long known that his feelings for Su Muyu go beyond brotherhood, and is certain that Su Muyu is the only one for him. - Su Muyu: A top-t 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 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
- 37 Tales of the Dark River: Danxi's Travels 暗河传之丹曦游记 Volume One: Tales of the Dark River: I Became a System... (In my story, the younger brother is his biological brother, not adopted.) Su Changli wanders with his older brother. Later, his brother tells him he’ll take him somewhere they can get enough to eat, and so they arrive at the Dark River. But the place turns out to be terrifying. They provide food and lodging, but not a guarantee you’ll stay alive! Luckily, he doesn’t know what “scam” means, or he’d really think he’d run into a con artist. 882Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Beneath the Evening Rain, Above the Chang River 暮雨之下，昌河之上 My new work is out! Welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! Su Changhe and Su Muyu were both blades of the Dark River. They trained in the same school and faced life and death together, until an unexpected turn during a mission. Su Changhe was gravely wounded and lost his memory during the mission. Su Muyu took him away from the Dark River's prison that very night. With his memories gone, Su Cha 401Reads—Score10414d adds
- 39 Dark River: Reborn, I Won’t Give Up on You Again! 暗河：重生后，我不会再放弃你！ Dark River: Reborn, I’ll Never Give Up on You Again! 18Reads—Score214d adds
- 40 Dark River Lianmo 【暗河怜墨】 - Mu Yumo: A core member of the Mu family of the Dark River. Outwardly, she's a captivating beauty who knows how to draw people in, her eyes full of allure and her every word and gesture carrying a subtle hint of flirtation. In truth, she's highly skilled in martial arts, particularly in using poison and lightness skills. Meticulous and calculating, she conceals her feelings for Tang Lianyue behind a series of carefully planned probes, often using missions as an excuse to get close to him. - Ta 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Dark River: Rain Falls on the Long River, Twilight Burns Bright 暗河：雨落长河昌暮灼光 Su Changhe: Su Muyu is my bottom line. Su Muyu: Su Changhe is my bottom line. Su Muyu belongs with me, Su Changhe. Su Changhe and Su Muyu will be together for the rest of their lives. 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Records of Rebirth in the Dark River 暗河重生录 Su Muyu, the Umbrella Ghost of the Dark River, is reborn in anguish after killing his dearest friend, Su Changhe. In this life, he returns with the might of a wandering sword immortal, vowing to turn fate around. He will no longer let blood and violence cloud the eyes of the funeral master. He will stand beside Su Changhe, cut through the royal family's schemes, unravel the martial world’s mysteries, and build a city without swords, guiding the Dark River toward the shore of light. And this path 91Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 43 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
- 44 Tales of the Dark River: The Ghost Sword Immortal Invites You All to Die 暗河传：鬼剑仙请诸位赴死 Born with double pupils, Mu Tong was the most outstanding genius the Dark River had seen in a century. He once had a bright future ahead of him, but at the age of ten, his mother’s death drove him to launch a rebellion in a fit of rage. The Patriarch and the heads of the three families joined forces to suppress him. After the rebellion failed, he was imprisoned in the Demon-Suppressing Pagoda and left to fend for himself. Ten years later, a great upheaval struck the Dark River, and Mu Tong final 20.4kReads6.0Score1.3k14d adds
- 45 Tales of the Dark River: I Overhear Their Thoughts, and the Heroines Lose It 暗河传：偷听心声，女侠们破防了 [Wish fulfillment + invincible protagonist + no power-level suppression + Dashing Youth and The Blood of Youth] Mu Chen transmigrates into the Dark River world and becomes the adopted son of the head of the Dark River family, known as its number one spoiled young master. After obtaining the Mind-Reading System, Mu Chen can hear the protagonist's thoughts. What he doesn't expect is that every female heroine can hear his thoughts too. [What? The head of the family wants to pass the Sleeping Dragon 1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 46 Su Changhe Fanfic: A Voiceless Heart 苏昌河同人文：哑声 Silent He is Su Changhe, patriarch of the Dark River and the most dangerous shadow in the martial world. Gravely wounded and left unable to speak, he falls into a mountain village, where he is saved by the orphan Yue Xing’er. His voice has long since returned, but he chooses to keep playing the mute “Su He,” savoring the rare peace of not having to pretend and quietly watching her innocence. During their three months living in the mountains, she comes to see him as her only family. Her unguard 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 Tales of the Dark River: A Reunion 暗河传之再相逢 Main CP: Mu Yumo and Tang Lianyue Apologies if anyone is out of character. Other couples will also appear. “I’ll come to marry you riding a bright red phoenix.” “One pluck for flowing waters, one pluck for the moon. Half the music enters the river wind, half the clouds. In the Pipa Pavilion of Jiujiang, he made his name throughout the world with three hidden weapons.” “Our story began the first time I tried to kill him.” Tang Lianyue, a steady and measured man who likes to plan before acting and 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Tales of the Dark River: At the King’s Side 暗河传：君王侧 I just ascended the throne and need people. The handsome men of Dark River look good, so I'll take them all. The martial world is mine, and so is the realm. And beauties? Of course. All of you, all of you, come straight into my arms. 19Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Tales of the Dark River: Call Me the Lotus Sword Immortal 暗河传，叫我莲花剑仙 A transmigrator awakens the System from the start, inheriting Li Lianhua's memories and the poison known as Bicha. He is rescued by Xin Baicao and Bai Hehuai of Medicine King Valley. Five years later, he completes the System's mission and earns his reward. The poison is completely purged, and he finally leaves the valley to enjoy a carefree life in this very different world! 2.8kReads5.9Score19214d adds
- 50 Film and TV Crossover: Starting by Buying Wujian City 综影视：从买下无剑城开始 After staying up all night watching a show, 21st-century college student Mu Jinghong wakes up to discover that she has transmigrated into the world of Tales of the Dark River. There, she struggles amid the shifting currents of the Dark River, wanting to escape but unable to... 721Reads—Score—14d adds
