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- 1 Tales of the Dark River: Burying the Netherworld 暗河传之送葬幽冥 The Undertaker vs. the Netherworld Ghost [Su Changhe × Original Female Lead + No transmigration, no rebirth, no System] Apologies for any out-of-character moments The first time they met, Su Manzhu found Su Changhe’s Inch Finger Sword pointed straight at her throat as he demanded to know why she was skulking outside Su Muyue’s room. Su Manzhu’s lashes quivered, a glimmer of tears in her eyes. “You’ve got it wrong…” Later, Su Changhe had a bone fan custom-made for her. She named it “Other Shore 1.1kReads6.8Score102Shelves
- 2 From Dark River to the Light 暗河向明 (Cover generated by AI) After killing Su Changhe and disbanding the Dark River, Su Muyu headed alone to Nanan City, simply because the person he loved had bought him a house there. He never expected to run into the young miracle doctor. They had not seen each other for ten years, and their reunion should have been a happy one, but Su Muyu just could not smile. He was always staring into the distance, lost in thought. He really, truly missed that person. If he could live his life over again, he, 580Reads6.8Score104Shelves
- 3 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
- 4 Tales of the Dark River: Alive? Alive! 暗河传：活着？活着！ I transmigrated into a martial arts world without a golden finger. What am I supposed to do? Wait! I naturally have a low presence? The head of the Xie family says I was born to be an assassin. Low presence + Conan-like constitution = the perfect assassin. I couldn’t find the book I wanted to read, so I wrote one myself ✧ ◔.̮◔ Hi there! I’ve only watched short videos and read fanfiction, so I won’t follow too much of the original plot. I’ll watch the TV series later to catch up. 126Reads6.3Score—Shelves
- 5 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—Score100Shelves
- 6 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
- 7 Tales of the Dark River: Does Even the Undertaker Have Someone to Fear? 暗河传：送葬师也有怕的人？ Su Changhe ❌ Original Female Lead, Quick Transmigration Su Changhe, the famed undertaker of the Dark River, is a ruthless figure feared throughout the martial world. He holds the power of life and death and commands the Dark River, never showing the slightest fear. Until Su Wujie appeared. Amid the Dark River’s clashes of blades and shadows, an unfamiliar tenderness crept in, one he himself hadn’t even noticed. 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 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 51Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 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
- 10 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
- 11 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
- 12 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 22.3kReads6.0Score1.4kShelves
- 13 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 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 14 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—Shelves
- 15 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. 775Reads6.4Score105Shelves
- 16 Tales of the Dark River: Head of the Family, Look! It's a Pineapple! 暗河传：大家长你看，真是菠萝！ Jelly Trio: Pineapple Edition Pineapple Chuixue lives by the West Gate, so people also call him West Gate Chuixue. He's lecherous and greedy, with just a hint of cuteness mixed in with his sleaziness. At least, that's what Su Changhe thinks! 823Reads8.2Score110Shelves
- 17 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
- 18 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. 235Reads—Score—Shelves
- 19 Tales of the Dark River: Slay the Wolf 暗河传，杀破狼 Tales of the Dark River, Wolf Killing 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 20 Tales of the Dark River: Moonlight Shines on Xin Chang 暗河传：月明心昌 Su Changhe, someone like you has arrived. I'm Tian Xinyao, an orphan, a witch, and a poison master. I should thank Second Master Tang for dying. Otherwise, how could I have met you? I'm a ghost that crawled out of hell. I once glimpsed the sunlight, and when I saw you, I recognized the same longing in you that I felt in myself. That's why I got involved in certain things. That night, I saw not only your past, but mine as well: a hazy past I had never known. It turns out that my falling in love w 601Reads—Score100Shelves
- 21 The Legend of the Dark River: Deep as Ink 暗河传：墨色情浓 948Reads—Score—Shelves
- 22 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—Shelves
- 23 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—Shelves
- 24 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 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Tales of the Dark River. 暗河传. Tales of the Dark River. 224Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 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 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 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—Shelves
- 28 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 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Tales of the Dark River: Rain Flows into a River 暗河传：雨汇成河 Muchang, Muchang, Muchang. No reverse CP. Both characters are reborn, probably back to the end of the TV series. I haven't read the original novel. This was written on impulse, and everything is my own invention. OOC warning. No chapters stockpiled; I write and post each chapter on the same day. Updates are irregular, but I'll try to post a chapter every day. Thank you for waiting. 551Reads6.5Score109Shelves
- 30 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 780Reads—Score107Shelves
- 31 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
- 32 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
- 33 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—Shelves
- 34 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
- 35 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 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 36 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 26Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 Tales of the Youth: Attacked by the Demon Cult the Moment I Came Down the Mountain 少歌，刚下山就遭遇魔教东征 My name is Su Mo, and I have a master named Su Baiyi. But lately, my bargain-basement master has been acting strangely, trying every trick he can think of to get me to leave the mountain. I don't even have to guess. This has to be the fault of that later-arriving Nangong Chunshui. But I want to live forever. I really don't want to become the greatest under heaven or anything! 1.3kReads—Score—Shelves
- 38 The Blood of Youth: The Maid Is Everyone's Favorite 少年歌行之丫环是团宠 Main Storyline Wuxin: “Miss, the scenery in the Outer Heavens is splendid. Would you care to come see it with me?” Jiang Rangxue (hesitating): “I...” Xiao Se (pulling her behind him): “No. She doesn't want to.” Lei Wujie (jumping between them): “Xiao Se, what are you doing? A-Xue is free to go wherever she wants!” Wushuang (scratching his head): “Um... Wushuang City is pretty nice, too.” Tang Lian (rubbing his forehead): “Could you... maybe focus on what matters first?” Sikong Qianluo (taking Ji 40Reads—Score—Shelves
- 39 Tales of the Dark River: The Bright Moon Shines on My Heart 暗河传之明月照我心 84Reads—Score—Shelves
- 40 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 189Reads—Score—Shelves
- 41 Martial Might: Starting with The Dark River 纵武：从暗河传开始 [Female lead with a System + overhearing people’s inner thoughts; both leads are each other’s first and only; each world has an independent story!] A story about a heroine with a System who transmigrates into martial arts and immortal cultivation worlds. Volume 1: The Dark River, Su Changhe pairing Volume 2: Dashing Youth, Baili Dongjun Volume 3: Mysterious Lotus Casebook, Li Lianhua Volume 4: The Blood of Youth, Xiao Se Volume 5: The Blood of Youth, Wuxin Volume 6: The Blood of Youth, Lei Wujie 2.6kReads—Score138Shelves
- 42 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 386Reads—Score144Shelves
- 43 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
- 44 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
- 45 Dashing Youth Viewing Experience (Volume One) 少年白马醉春风观影体（第一卷） Dashing Youth: Watching the Show (Volume One) 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 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—Shelves
- 47 Tales of the Dark River Fanfiction: Whispers of the Dark River Between Su Muyu and Bai Hehuai 暗河传同人：苏暮雨与白鹤淮的暗河絮语 Dark River Tales fanfiction: Whispers from the Dark River, between Su Muyu and Bai Hehuai 46Reads—Score—Shelves
- 48 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—Shelves
- 49 Dashing Youth: This Love Is the Most Longing of All 少年白马醉春风之此物最相思 The chosen one, Ye Wanqing, transmigrates into a book and effortlessly masters the ways of the martial world. Watch me fix the regrets of Dashing Youth! “Boss, are you ripping me off? You can’t keep milking the same person!” Her first foray into the martial world ends in a crushing defeat. “Tongtong, did I open this the wrong way? Can I restart the game?” 1Reads—Score—Shelves
- 50 Young Song: With the Overlord's Template, I Seek the Way at Xueyue from the Start 少歌：融霸王模板，开局问道雪月 After transmigrating into The Blood of Youth, Wang Xuan bound himself to the template of the Hegemon King of Western Chu from the start! At eighteen, he stands two meters and ten centimeters tall, built like a bear and strong enough to take on ten thousand men! While others train in swordsmanship and inner energy, seeking the Dao and immortality, he believes in just one thing: with overwhelming strength, all techniques can be broken; the Hegemon King can subdue heaven and earth! Beginner quest: 1.5kReads—Score120Shelves
