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- 1 Tales of the Dark River. 暗河传. Tales of the Dark River. 224Reads—Score114d adds
- 2 Tales of the Dark River Fanfic: Su Muyu Reborn 暗河传同人：苏暮雨重生 Tales of the Dark River fanfiction: Su Muyu Reborn 12Reads—Score—14d adds
- 3 Tales of the Dark River: From the Start, Kidnapping Su Muyu Makes Me Stronger 暗河传：开局绑架苏暮雨就能变强 Tales of the Dark River: Kidnap Su Muyu from the Start and Become Stronger 15Reads—Score—14d adds
- 4 Tales of the Dark River 《暗河传》 Tales of the Dark River 255Reads—Score114d adds
- 5 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
- 6 Tales of the Dark River: The Other Shore 暗河传之彼岸 After watching The Tale of the Dark River, I was left in tears. They’re all so miserable. I wanted to find a sweet story to read, but it seemed there wasn’t one I wanted. So I decided to write one myself. The main idea is to face your own hardships, and the story should be much like The Tale of the Dark River, except there’s one more person to heal all those regrets, before they join hands and journey toward the other shore. 27Reads—Score214d adds
- 7 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
- 8 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
- 9 Tales of the Dark River, 《暗河传》， Tales of the Dark River, —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 10 Su Muyu Takes Changhe Along: A Killer's Ordinary Life 苏暮雨带昌河，杀手过平常生活 Su Muyu takes Changhe along as an assassin living an ordinary life 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 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
- 12 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
- 13 Su Changhe Loves Only Su Muyu, and Su Muyu Spoils Only Su Changhe 苏昌河唯爱苏暮雨，苏暮雨唯宠苏昌河 Su Changhe loves only Su Muyu, and Su Muyu dotes only on Su Changhe. 27Reads—Score114d adds
- 14 Dark River: A Lone Road Through Blood and Shadow 暗河：血影孤途 Dark River: A Lone Path in the Shadow of Blood 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 15 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
- 16 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 3Reads—Score—14d adds
- 17 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
- 18 Tales of the Dark River: Butterfly's Shadow, Butterfly's Sorrow 暗河传之蝶影蝶殇 The female lead, Shi Ping'an, dies suddenly from overexcitement after staying up late to dig through archaeological posts on Weibo. She is born into the Miao village of Tales of the Hidden River before its destruction, nine years before the massacre. What kind of ripples will this little butterfly, who has suddenly appeared, stir up in the jianghu of the future? Stay tuned. 149Reads—Score—14d adds
- 19 A Journey Through Film and TV: Saving the Unfulfilled Longings in My Heart 综影视之拯救我心中的意难平 Everyone says immortals cannot come back to life after death. Zhixi thought so too. But after the false Heavenly Emperor struck her until her soul was scattered and absorbed half of her Lotus Heart, she somehow survived. She was also chosen by the ancient sacred artifact Shuiyue Branch, which told her that if she helped it search for Shuiyue Leaves in various small worlds, she would get a chance to live again. Only later did she learn that she was merely a character in a book written on one of t 1.7kReads—Score11414d adds
- 20 The Multiverse Temp Worker Who Keeps Changing the Endings 综影视万界打工人总在改结局 Jiang Che, an overworked office drone who died suddenly from working overtime, is bound to System 666, the Myriad Realms Travel Experience System. He becomes a life-experience agent for the myriad worlds and begins a journey of living in one small world after another. As he travels between these worlds and experiences different lives, he quietly changes some of the endings that were supposed to happen. One-line summary: A crossover fanfic with two male leads, set across multiple film and TV seri 1.4kReads—Score10814d adds
- 21 The Blood of Youth: Locking the Mountains and Rivers 少年歌行之锁山河 The story follows Ye Dingzhi, Xiao Ruofeng, Lei Mengsha, and Li Xinyue, all on the brink of death, until Ye Bingyao saves them. Two male leads: Main CP: Xiao Se (top) and Wuxin (bottom) Side couples: Baili Dongjun (top) and Ye Dingzhi (bottom) Li Changsheng (top) and Yu Shengmo (bottom) Su Changhe (top) and Su Muyu (bottom) Xiao Ruofeng (top) and Lei Mengsha (bottom) Mo Xiaohei (top) and Liu Yue (bottom) Zi Yujì (top) and Mo Qixuan (bottom) Gu Jianmen (top) and Luo Xuan (bottom) Fan Wujiu and Xi 39Reads—Score214d adds
- 22 Cherished by the Dark River: The Umbrella Ghost’s Dearest Moon 暗河溺宠：执伞鬼的心尖明月 [Everyone, feel free to comment and interact more! Some plot points may differ from the original.] He was once Zhuo Yue'an, the young lord of Swordless City, a gentle soul with a bright future ahead. Then came a blaze of blood and fire. The city was destroyed, its people slaughtered, and he fell into the deepest shadows of the world, becoming the Dark River's sharpest blade: Su Muyu, the Umbrella-Wielding Ghost. Beneath his umbrella, there was no light. His sword showed no mercy. Then, one rainy 20Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 Tales of the Dark River: I'm Su Changhe 暗河传之老子苏昌河 Apologies for the out-of-character portrayals. I just want Su Changhe to have a happy ending. HE!!!! Mu Ciling won’t die either. A lot of people won’t die, but those who are supposed to die still will. The main cast is awesome. A lot of the couples won’t be broken up. Su Changhe has a love interest: Xie Wutian. This is based on the TV series. I haven’t read the original novel, so please don’t flame me. 105Reads—Score—14d adds
- 24 Su Changhe, Come Here to Big Sister 苏昌河快到姐碗里来 Whenever people speak of the Dark River, they say it is a darkness tempered into one’s very bones and blood. Su Changhe was a young man whose very name represented hope, yet his ending was so far from happy. I thought he deserved a fulfilling ending, and so this book came to be. (This book is not officially authorized and was written purely for enjoyment.) (An outwardly warm, innocent little flower × the Dark River’s new patriarch) I’ll leave the story here for now. 138Reads—Score—14d adds
- 25 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 963Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Film and TV Crossover: Jiang Jiang's Transmigration Journey 综影视姜姜穿越之旅 What happens when a heroine refuses to follow the usual rules? Look forward to heroine Jiang Jiang’s mischievous transmigration adventure as she charms one heartthrob after another… 1. The Sea in My Dream, paired with Xiao Chunsheng 2. Lost You Forever, paired with Xiang Liu 3. A Fish in the Galaxy, paired with Sima Jiao 4. Young Blood + Blood River + The Blood of Youth: What will happen when Jiang Jiang, the daughter of Xiao Se and Sikong Qianluo, returns to the past? What will she change? 5. A 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 27 Film and TV Crossover: They Said I Was an NPC, but I Became the White Moonlight 综影视：说是npc，结果白月光 Xing Feng is a woman who has moved through a crowd of admirers without letting a single leaf cling to her. When a man who fails to win her over kidnaps her, she is captured by an NPC System and ordered to play NPCs in various small worlds. Determined to fulfill that wish, she throws herself into the task. But if she’s only supposed to play an NPC, why does she keep becoming someone’s beloved White Moonlight? The Wind Catchers: Why can my brother do it, but I can’t? We look exactly alike, after a 3.3kReads—Score14014d adds
- 28 Chanjuan Across the Film and TV Worlds 综影视之婵娟 Original female lead Li Chan takes the System with her as she transmigrates into various dramas, enjoying the show and finding her true love along the way. Lots of headcanons. The Pyramid Game, CP: Seo Do-ah ✓ Friendly Rivalry, CP: Yoo Je-i ✓ My Fair Princess, CP: Hanxiang. The protagonist and Hanxiang are not blood-related. ✓ Empresses in the Palace, CP: An Lingrong ✓ Romance in the Rain, CP: Fang Yu Dream of the Red Chamber, CP: Xiangling Harry Potter, CP: Luna Gone with the Wind, CP: Scarlett 1.7kReads—Score—14d adds
- 29 Dark River: Flirt with This One! Then That One! 暗河：撩完这个！撩那个！ A new work is out! You can 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! 177Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 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
- 31 After Becoming the Light of Anhe, His Whole Vibe Changed 成为暗河之光后他画风不对了 After Becoming the Light of the Dark River, His Style Went Completely Off the Rails To save his life, Su Changhe binds himself to a System and transmigrates to another world. His mission is to alter the threads of fate and become the light that saves the world. But when he faces a cannon-fodder girl bullied to death, a genius cultivator whose golden core has been ripped out, and a demonic cultivator who sacrificed his entire clan... Su Changhe smiles and draws his blade. “Nobody move. Let me tea 31Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 Film and TV Crossover: The Romance System Forbids Being Single 综影视：恋爱系统，不许单身 Shen Jiao was just an ordinary college student in the modern world, but she got tangled up with a Romance System. In order to come back to life, Shen Jiaojiao agreed to the System's demands, and so began her journey of transmigrating... Shaobai, Jin Yong's wuxia worlds, Eastern Palace... 4.3kReads5.2Score12114d adds
- 33 After Being Reborn, the Patriarch Became Everyone's Favorite 大家长他重生后成了万人迷 In his previous life, Su Changhe and Su Muyu took different paths. Su Muyu drove a broken sword into Su Changhe's chest, and even the Inch-Finger Sword trembled uneasily. Given another chance, Su Changhe decides to stay as far away as possible. He saves Ye Dingzhi, joins the Outer Heaven, and burns down the Ten Thousand Scrolls Tower; saves Mu Ciling, heads to the Southern Jue, stirs up trouble, and returns to the Southern Wilderness. No longer a killer, he meets countless peerless talents. 3.9kReads8.2Score56114d adds
- 34 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
- 35 The Legend of the Dark River: Beyond the Other Shore, I Am the Light 暗河传：彼岸之后，我即是光明 Su Changhe x Su Muyu “Cross the great river, and you can reach the other shore. Beyond it, there should be no more endless night, but light.” Reborn, Su Changhe brings new hope and new choices to the Dark River. He wants to give Su Muyu a real, peaceful home. “Muy Yu, if all that lies beyond the other shore is still darkness, then I’ll become the light myself!” “Muyu, I want to give you a home.” “Changhe, you still have me by your side.” Pure love, pure love, pure love! Super sweet, no angs 322Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 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
- 37 Dark River: Back from a Brutal Death, I Kill My Way to Becoming the King of Hell 暗河：惨死归来，我靠杀人成阎罗 #System #Reborn #Ruthless #Invincible #Two Male Leads #Righting Wrongs I was the strongest Umbrella Ghost of the Dark River, yet I was poisoned to death in a dungeon by the very Grand Patriarchs I trusted most! What made me see red was that they dragged my most cherished younger brother, Su Changhe, down into the abyss with me! Thankfully, Heaven had eyes! I was reborn! A cold mechanical voice boomed in my mind: [Ding! Your cheat, the Book of Yama, has arrived!] [Slay the wicked to plunder their 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 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
- 39 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
- 40 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 694Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Dark River: As the Long Night Ends, Dawn Breaks 暗河：长夜将尽，天光启明 [Original novel fanfiction: The Young Blood, Blood River, and The Young Heroes] [No female lead + no transmigration + no System] They say there is a river in this world that can only be found in the dead of night, by following the moonlight along its banks. Its people are assassins in the darkness, the most ruthless killers. This river is called the Dark River, and so are they. Yet even within the Dark River, there are those who yearn for the light and long for the other shore… “I am Nameless. T 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 42 Chang Mu - Dark River: Unless I’m Dead (Drunk) 昌暮-暗河：除非我死了（醉了） Chang Mu - Dark River: Unless I'm Dead (Drunk) 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 43 Film and TV Crossover: Zhou Wan 综影视周婉 Travel through countless small worlds to fulfill the wishes of those who make them. World One: An Lingrong in Empresses in the Palace World Two: Chen Wanyin in Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace World Three: A Journey to Love, pairing with Li Chenzhou World Four: Sword of Coming World Five: The Legend of Anhe 603Reads6.8Score—14d adds
- 44 Transmigrating Into Tales of the Dark River to Win Su Changhe's Favor 穿越到暗河传刷苏昌河好感度 Some of the characters may be a little out of character. I'm trying my best to give Su Changhe a happy ending. The author is sensitive, so please don't flame me. You unexpectedly transmigrate into the world of "Tales of the Dark River". Yet right at the start of the story, you glimpse his predetermined end: abandoned by everyone, killed by his closest friend Su Muyu, and remembered as a schemer despised by all. With this cruel “script” in your hands, you look at Su Changhe, still ambitious and 235Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 Dashing Youth: My Sword Points to My Beloved 少年白马醉春风：剑指意中人 [A famous saying has spread throughout the martial world: Whoever wins Wen Youli wins the realm.] ┅┅ She is the daughter of a princess and the Poison Immortal. The Wen family behind her is the martial world's foremost poison-making clan, and is also related by marriage to the Marquis of Zhenxi's household. Her existence is like a tangle of threads, binding three powerful forces together and leaving the current emperor feeling as if a sword hangs over his head. He has no choice but to be wary. Ye 992Reads—Score10114d adds
- 46 Dark River Shines Bright: Su Changhe, Have Some Shame! 暗河昌明：苏昌河，你不要脸！ CP: Su Changhe (played by Chang Huasen) + Original CPs stay together + Childhood sweethearts. The female lead transmigrates into The Dark River. Her whole family is wiped out, and she loses her memories. Taken in by the Xie family of the Dark River, she meets Su Muyu and Su Changhe. The three survive together in the Dark River, and as they carry out missions, she gradually recovers her memories of watching the TV series in her previous life. Together with Su Changhe, she leads the Dark River tow 2.6kReads7.1Score12614d adds
- 47 The Blood of Youth: Come Join the Jianghu! 少年歌行之来混江湖呀 A little girl growing up wild and free First story: CP Su Muyu Second story: CP Su Changhe and Xiao Ruofeng Third story: CP Wuxin Fourth story: CP Xiao Se 247Reads—Score—14d adds
- 48 Legends of the Dark River: A Chilling Sword Gleam, a Young Knight’s Far-Ranging Song 暗河传说剑光寒，少年白马歌行远 After killing his sworn brother Su Changhe, the Dark River assassin Su Muyu took his own life in grief. His soul reached the spirit realm, where he learned that it had all been a scheme. He had killed his closest friend by mistake, and regret overwhelmed him. The spirit keeper Yun Heng ruled that Su Muyu would be reborn, while Su Changhe's many sins meant he should fall into hell. But Su Changhe had only pretended to be unconscious. He seized Yun Heng and forced his way into the cycle of reincar 221Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Tales of the Dark River: Shadows Guide the Way Home 暗河传之影照归人 This story is adapted from the TV series An He Zhuan. The Dark River surges with icy currents; the swordlight of Wuyou gathers. Xiao Qianling, princess of Wuyou Commandery in Beili, is aloof and solitary, walking the line between good and evil. Amid the flash of swords, she meets Su Changhe, a funeral master of the Dark River. Love at first sight is the collision of ice and fire, and the beginning of a descent into darkness and a path to redemption. Burdened by the age-old afflictions of the Dar 128Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 Film and TV Crossover: Huh?! Am I Not the Villain? 综影视：咦？！我不是反派吗？ 1v1 + HE + sweet romance + strong female lead + a different original heroine in each story + plot-driven - The story begins with the villain and ends with love. The career-minded heroine looks at the hero, who's completely lovestruck. Huh, wait?! Isn't she the villain? - In a nutshell: Love and growth are eternal themes, and tenderness will eventually heal every regret. - 1. My Journey to You: Gong Yuanzhi A wicked, devilish big sister × a tsundere, pure-hearted puppy Not a bride, not Wufeng. Yo 251Reads—Score—14d adds
