Novels like Rules of the Dark River
Books Chinese readers most often put in the same booklists as Rules of the Dark River, best match first.
- 1 Su Changhe: The Cicada Knows Not the Snow 苏昌河：蝉不知雪 Also known as The Comprehensive World of Film and TV: The Cicada Knows No Snow. The title can't be changed. Beneath the Jade Moon: Su Shuangxu, Qi Min, Xiao Yu Volumes One and Two: Tales of the Dark River: Mu Shixue x Su Changhe Volume Three: The Blood of Youth: Su Shuangxu Volume Four: Beneath the Jade Moon: Su Shuangxu, Qi Min, Xiao Yu 285Reads—Score—Shelves
- 2 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—Score107Shelves
- 3 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—Score107Shelves
- 4 The Dark River Shines Again: A Vow Beneath the Umbrella 暗河重光：执伞为誓 This time, the Undertaker will bury no one. He asks only to grow old with the Umbrella Ghost. This time, the Dark River will not merely step into the light. It will bear witness to a love too profound for this world to accept. Su Changhe, the Undertaker, died by the sword of Su Muyu, the Umbrella Ghost. As his blood ran dry, he understood just one thing: the power and light he had spent his whole life fighting for were worth less than a single tear in that man's eyes. When he opened his eyes aga 22Reads—Score—Shelves
- 5 The Legend of the Dark River: Deep as Ink 暗河传：墨色情浓 948Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 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—Shelves
- 7 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 4.6kReads—Score542Shelves
- 8 Film and TV Crossover: The Canary Training Plan 综影视：金丝雀养成计划 All-original male protagonists. OOC warning. The timeline is rather chaotic, so those who dislike that should steer clear. 454Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 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—Shelves
- 10 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 143Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 Tales of the Dark River: A Night of Passion 暗河传：春宵一刻 CP: Su Changhe and Su Muyu, Changmu. This story has little to do with the original plot, though there are some connections, so please use your own judgment. It mostly features little everyday stories about the two of them. A sweet little story centered on the pair. They return to Nanan and open a shop called Tingyu Pavilion. “Changhe, I love you.” “I love you too.” 36Reads—Score—Shelves
- 12 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—Shelves
- 13 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—Shelves
- 14 The Blood of Youth: Emperor Xiao Ce 少年歌行之皇帝萧策 Deep within the palace of Tianqi City in Beili, Fifth Prince Xiao Ce is an anomaly unlike any other. As the legitimate son of Emperor Mingde and the empress, he should be the darling of the court, destined to command everyone’s attention. Yet within him dwells an extraordinary soul from the twenty-first century: the youngest academician of his previous life, reborn as an infant in a world of martial arts and political intrigue, carrying knowledge and vision far beyond its time. He knows nothing 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 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. 23Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 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 3.1kReads7.0Score368Shelves
- 17 The Empress’s Retirement World Has Become a Dark River 女帝养老位面成暗河了 [Strong Female Lead] [System] [Couple: Su Changhe] [An Underworld River Story Fanfiction] · Who is Beili's moonlight? The former City Lord of Kapok City, Her Highness Princess Xiao Lingyun, Beili's Tenth Princess, who died eleven years ago. Now she's crawled out of her grave, determined to reclaim everything she once lost. Including her rightful throne! The funeral master has someone he cherishes in his heart. But that person has someone else in her heart. Then she died, and her corpse came bac 332Reads—Score144Shelves
- 18 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—Shelves
- 19 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 95Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 A Dream of Qinghe: An Under the Silent River Fanfiction 暗河传同人之清河梦里 Who am I? Who are you! You fell for my looks at first sight. Shouldn't you take responsibility for me? All right, Su Changhe, I admit I was attracted to your looks! So what? Hmph!!! 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 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—Shelves
- 22 Tales of the Dark River: Slay the Wolf 暗河传，杀破狼 Tales of the Dark River, Wolf Killing 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 23 Dark River Fanfiction: Su Muyu and Su Changhe’s Dark River Fate 暗河传同人：苏暮雨与苏昌河的暗河缘 Tales of the Dark River Fanfiction: Su Muyu and Su Changhe's Bond with the Dark River 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 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 679Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 What? The Dark River Clan Leader and I Switched Bodies 什么？我和暗河家主互穿了 [Soul swap + hilarious martial world + two overpowered leads (not really) + adorable contrast] One morning, Su Muyu, the Dark River’s top assassin, wakes up in the body of Shen Wan, the delicate headliner at the Zuoyue Brothel. Meanwhile, Shen Wan, who knows nothing but dancing, has ended up in Su Muyu’s body! And just like that, the martial world takes a turn for the bizarre: At Dark River headquarters, “Su Muyu,” who used to kill without batting an eye, clings to the leg of the family head, Su 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 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 55Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 The Legend of the Dark River: Yun Shu 暗河传之云姝 The heroine is supposedly the daughter of the head of the Su family of Dark River, but the truth about her identity is another matter. She is a clear-eyed, dangerously beautiful madwoman who cares only for those she loves and those who love her. She appears gentle and dignified, but has a dark and ruthless side. She is tender toward those she cares about, yet will stop at nothing to achieve her aims. She never regrets anything she has done. Her pairing is with Su Changhe, the head of Dark River. 655Reads—Score104Shelves
- 28 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 204Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 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 136Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Under the Silent River: The Overworked Office Drone Makes It to Shore 暗河传之社畜上岸 I’m Lin Yao. Before I died from working overtime, I saved a child, earned enough merit, and bound myself to a farming System. The System said my reward was to transmigrate to a picturesque wuxia world and live out my retirement by farming. But how is the Ghost-Crying Abyss, with its black clouds overhead and bones strewn everywhere, a retirement paradise? To make matters worse, Su Muyu’s blade and Su Changhe’s poisoned palm came at me at the same time. “Who are you?” I hugged the tomato seedling 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 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—Shelves
- 32 Film and TV Crossover: The Moonlight Falls into My Arms 综影视：明月入我怀 I write a lot about the Young and White series, the Dark River series, and the Song of Youth trilogy, with the occasional crossover with other dramas, like The Lost Tomb and Story of Minglan... It all depends on inspiration. Sweet romance. The female lead is the best in the world. If you have a favorite couple, feel free to mention them in the comments. There won't be any golden finger. The author is the female lead's biggest source of support. The characters will definitely be out of character, 1.5kReads—Score110Shelves
- 33 Tales of the Dark River: I Transmigrated into a Villain for Su Changhe 暗河传，为了苏昌河我穿成了反派 Tales of the Dark River: I Reincarnated as the Villain for Su Changhe 71Reads—Score—Shelves
- 34 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—Score142Shelves
- 35 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 42Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 Where the Evening Rain Returns Is Changhe 暮雨归处是昌河 Where the Evening Rain Returns Is Changhe 17Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 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! 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 38 The Mourner Who Comes with the Evening Rain 暮雨送葬人 Three years after the assassin organization Dark River disbanded, its leader Su Changhe and top assassin Su Muyu have settled in a secluded valley and opened an apothecary to make a living. Then a sixteen-year-old case crashes into their quiet lives like a sudden storm: Shen Hanzhou, the sole survivor of the Shen family, marks his targets with a withered locust leaf and begins hunting down the twelve people involved in his family's massacre. Mu Qingyan goes missing, and Xie Yunshen is murdered. 102Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 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—Shelves
- 40 Tales of the Dark River: A Max-Level Wanderer and Her Devoted Puppy 暗河传：满级神游与她的专属小狗 [The Young Blood / Dark River] So what if she reached the Mysterious Realm at just fifteen? Situ Lin, the world's greatest, has only two pleasures in life: sticking close to her elder sister and roaming the martial world, and... walking the little “puppy” she picked up. Dark River assassin Su Changhe strikes fear into everyone who sees him, but when they're alone, she always crooks a finger and teases him: “Puppy, come here.” He gives a helpless laugh, yet willingly bends down: “Woof.” From then 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Tales of the Dark River: Changmu Tavern: The Dream-Fulfillment Arc 暗河传：昌暮酒馆【圆梦篇】 [Dream Fulfillment + Happy Ending] After the Dark River disbanded, a new and everlasting light dawned beyond the Other Shore. Beneath the moon, a bright shooting star streaked across the rooftops. “Changhe, have you made a wish?” Su Changhe smiled fondly. “I didn’t make a wish.” “Why not?” “Because all my wishes have already come true,” he said softly. “Su Muyu, I’ve had only one wish in this life, and that was to have you by my side.” [Dream Fulfillment: This fulfills my dream, and it can be ta 34Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 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—Shelves
- 43 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—Shelves
- 44 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—Shelves
- 45 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—Shelves
- 46 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 4.7kReads—Score198Shelves
- 47 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 1.2kReads8.1Score114Shelves
- 48 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. 585Reads—Score—Shelves
- 49 Film and TV Crossover: Transmigrating Into Dramas, Starting With Dark River 综影视：从暗河开始穿剧 [In TV dramas, the fates of characters often leave viewers resentful. This System exists to make up for those regrets. The Host must sign in or make changes at major turning points in the story to earn points.] [You voted on the linked post about whether you'd want to enter a drama if you had the chance. The Host voted yes and got selected. Happy?] Listening to the System, Jiang Wan thought weakly, Why did I have to click that link? A light novel 323Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 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—Shelves
