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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 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—Score14414d adds
- 3 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
- 4 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
- 5 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
- 6 Tales of the Dark River: After Losing My Memory, I Became the Laughingstock of My Fellow Disciples 暗河传：失忆后我成了同门的笑点 Tales of the Dark River: After Losing My Memory, I Became the Butt of My Fellow Disciples’ Jokes 56Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 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
- 8 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
- 9 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
- 10 Tales of the Dark River: The Bright Moon Rests in Your Arms 暗河传：明月入君怀 Original female lead × Su Changhe “Undertaker of the Dark River, how about a deal?” A gentle yet commanding woman’s voice comes from within a plain, unadorned carriage. Su Changhe raises an eyebrow and toys with his inch-finger sword. “Oh? May I ask your name, and what gives you the nerve to make a deal with the Dark River?” The person in the carriage falls silent for a moment before answering. “My surname is Xiao.” Su Changhe pauses, then asks tentatively, “Xiao? Could you be from the imperial 94Reads—Score—14d adds
- 11 Under the Silent River: Twin Souls, Twilight Rain Knows Changhe 暗河双生：暮雨知昌河 Based on the TV drama The Dark River, this story focuses on the bond between Su Changhe and Su Muyu. To outsiders, Su Changhe is a sinister, unhinged, scheming, and vengeful master. With Su Muyu, however, he is possessive and fixated, always pretending to be fragile and acting like a needy little green tea. He has long known that he is in love. Su Muyu appears gentle, aloof, kind, and principled, but hides an exceptionally strong possessive streak. At first, he sees Su Changhe as family; later, 46Reads—Score—14d adds
- 12 Tales of the Dark River: Regrets of Youth 暗河传：年少遗憾 [Su Changhe pairing] [Young Blood + Dark River] I’ve taken everyone’s advice and changed the earlier chapters to third-person narration. I’m still revising them bit by bit. The Situ family has a lively second daughter, born with a martial meridian. Clear-headed and aloof, she seems impossible to ruffle. She entered the Sword Immortal realm at thirteen and the Spirit Wandering Profound Realm at fifteen, becoming the greatest in the world. Yet she is a born big-sister fanatic, following Situ Xue’s 2Reads—Score—14d adds
- 13 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
- 14 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
- 15 Tale of the Dark River: Crossing to the Other Shore 暗河传：蘅渡彼岸 On an immortal mountain overseas, Yu Heng, a nineteen-year-old prodigy of the Free-and-Easy Heavenly Realm, is ordered by her master to venture into the mortal world. There, she is bound by fate to Su Changhe, the head of the Dark River Clan, who is struggling in a blood-soaked mire. Like a sudden beam of light, she shines into his world of schemes and slaughter. To help the one she loves, Yu Heng joins forces with Su Changhe and Su Muyu, wielding the power of her heavenly destiny to stand again 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 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
- 17 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. 30Reads—Score—14d adds
- 18 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—14d adds
- 19 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
- 20 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 43Reads—Score—14d adds
- 21 Tales of the Dark River: Zhaoyun Crosses the Dark River 暗河传：昭云渡暗河 Mu Yunzhao thinks Su Changhe is vicious and a real bastard. She kindly saved his life, but he wanted her to be the Dark River’s “free doctor.” Su Changhe thinks he was incredibly lucky to meet Mu Yunzhao, and to find a clue to the path that could lead the Dark River to the other shore. This may be out of character, and the plot may differ from what you’ve seen. 35Reads—Score—14d adds
- 22 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—14d adds
- 23 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
- 24 Tales of the Dark River: You Are My One and Only 暗河传：你是我的唯一 Main pairing: Mu and Chang. Both are reborn, and everything is for a happy ending. The characters may be out of character, and the plot might not go the way you expect. Please don't make suggestions based on personal headcanons. This is a fanfic of Tales of the Dark River, whose original author is Zhou Munan. 744Reads6.4Score10514d adds
- 25 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 318Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 A Marvelous Transmigration Journey Through the World of TV Dramas with He Ning 综影视之何宁的奇妙穿越之旅 He Ning Series, Book Two After He Ning dies in the world of Mysterious Lotus Casebook, she assumes she'll return to her original world. But something goes wrong along the way, leaving her soul gravely injured while also granting her an immense opportunity. Thus begins a wondrous journey... For details on what kind of journey it is, see the main story. World One: Mysterious Lotus Casebook World Two: The Young Brewmaster's Adventure + Blood River World Three: The Knockout World Four: Romance in th 3.7kReads—Score18914d adds
- 27 Surviving the Dark River: After Su Muyu Was Forced to Marry, the Whole Martial World Went Mad 暗河求生：苏暮雨被迫成亲后全江湖都疯了 Surviving in the Dark River: The Whole Martial World Goes Crazy After Su Muyu Is Forced to Marry 175Reads—Score—14d adds
- 28 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
- 29 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
- 30 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—14d adds
- 31 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! 168Reads—Score—14d adds
- 32 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—14d adds
- 33 The Legend of the Dark River: Deep as Ink 暗河传：墨色情浓 982Reads—Score—14d adds
- 34 An Adaptation of Tales of the Dark River 改编暗河传 The greatest assassin organization in the martial world is made up of the Su, Mu, and Xie families. It can kill members of the imperial family at court and wipe out powerful clans and sects beyond it, making it the most feared organization of assassins in the martial world. While carrying out a mission to assassinate the Second Master of the Tang Clan, the head of the Dark River family is struck by a deadly poison. The three families begin to stir, each intent on seizing the Sleeping Dragon Swor 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 Tales of the Dark River: Slay the Wolf 暗河传，杀破狼 Tales of the Dark River, Wolf Killing 5Reads—Score—14d adds
- 36 Tales of the Dark River. 暗河传. Tales of the Dark River. 224Reads—Score114d adds
- 37 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
- 38 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
- 39 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—14d 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 696Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 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
- 42 Film and TV Crossover: Easing the Heart's Lingering Resentment 【综影视】拂我心中意难平 The Dark River’s tide rises, and even its assassins have hearts. The Other Shore is hard to find, but we journey toward the light. Dark River Chronicles: A series of Su Changhe fan works, with both BG and BL pairings. 1. The Other Shore: Su Changhe paired with the original heroine Mu Sihua. (Complete) How can a modern girl with no golden finger survive after transmigrating into the Dark River? 2. Life-Bound Gu: Su Changhe paired with Ye Dingzhi. (Complete) What if Su Changhe and Ye Dingzhi fell 460Reads—Score10614d adds
- 43 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
- 44 Tales of the Dark River: Crossing the Clear Waters 暗河传：清欢渡 While staying up late to read Tales of the Dark River, Lin Qinghuan accidentally transmigrated into an unknown orphan awaiting selection at the Dark River’s “Furnace.” She had barely arrived when the preliminary selection at Ghost Crying Abyss began. Terrified, she hid in a secret passage, where she accidentally stumbled upon Su Muyu carrying out a secret mission to protect the head of the family… 125Reads—Score—14d adds
- 45 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
- 46 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
- 47 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
- 48 When the Head of Dark River and the Su Family Patriarch Had a Daughter Together 当暗河大家长和苏家主有了亲闺女 Could you please rate this for me, everyone? Thank you 🥰🥰🥰 When Su Changhe, the future head of the Dark River, and the Su family head have a darling daughter named Le You, blessed with nine-tenths of Heaven’s fortune in the Daoist tradition, Le You’s arrival brings change and hope to the Dark River’s future. Su Changhe: “Who gets it, living the lie-flat life thanks to his daughter? This is the life!” 545Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 Su Changhe: The Happy Little Evil Beagle 苏昌河：开心的邪恶小比格 I only got the idea from one line and wanted to write about it. Su Changhe: “Wouldn’t it be nice if we could settle down in Nan’an City?” Su Zhe: “I can choose that, and Su Muyu can choose it too, but you don’t get to choose.” It all comes down to the fact that people from the Dark River have no one to back them up, doesn’t it? Then I’ll give him someone to back him up! [Power-up buff. Original elements included, and I won’t follow the original plot exactly. I just want little Changhe to be happ 461Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 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
