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- 151 Dark River: The Family Head Gets Jealous Every Day 暗河心声：大家长他每天都在吃醋 [Greedy, lecherous, and fiercely protective Mu Qingmeng VS ruthless and ambitious Su Changhe] Serious warnings: This story is unfriendly toward Xueyue City, the Tang Clan, the Baixiao Hall, the Xiao imperial family, and Wushuang City (except Little Wushuang). Very unfriendly, the kind that will get them killed. It is only friendly toward the Dark River, so if that bothers you, don't read. Mu Qingmeng turned eighteen before learning that she had transmigrated, and found herself in the Dark River, 4.6kReads8.7Score35714d adds
- 152 Tales of the Dark River: The Mu Family Head Keeps Trying to Seduce the Chief 暗河传：慕家家主总想勾引大家长 A new story is here! Come read my work on Tomato Novel! They all suffered so much in the original story. I want to give these dashing young men a happy ending. “Hey! You’re a Mu family ghost, so why are you pretending to be a Taoist priest? You dress so elegantly it’s annoying. Maybe I should just kill you.” “Everyone in the Dark River is family. You can’t kill me, little maniac.” “Why do I have to go on another mission with you, you fake Taoist?” “What, you haven’t seen me in a few days and 81Reads—Score—14d adds
- 153 The Blood of Youth: After Transmigrating, I Have a Built-In Darling Aura 少年歌行之穿越后我自带团宠光环 [A female transmigrates into The Blood of Youth × adored by everyone × hilarious, outrageous humor] Shen Zhiyu is a pretty fool who seems sweet and obedient on the surface, but is a total goofball who loves to go wild inside. She has a special healing constitution that makes her beloved by the crazed ones. Who knew that watching a TV drama would get her struck by lightning? She transmigrated straight into the show and landed at the entrance to the Hundred-Knowledge Hall. She became a five-year 53Reads6.1Score—14d adds
- 154 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—14d adds
- 155 Dashing Youth: One Saber to Conquer the World 少年白马：单刀闯天下 Upon waking, Chu Tianyu found himself transported into the world of Dashing Youth. At sixteen, he learned that he was the sole surviving descendant of the destroyed Western Chu imperial family, and unexpectedly awakened the Chivalry and Royalty System. “What! Yue Fengcheng is my father-in-law, and that scheming woman Yueqing is my fiancée!” “Come on, brother-in-law Dongjun, let's keep drinking.” “Ding Zhi, are you trying to steal someone's bride again?” “Heh. With Mr. Li gone and Mo Yi living fa 295Reads—Score—14d adds
- 156 Boss Xiao Reigns Supreme 萧老板冠绝天下 Wu Xiao CP: Wuxin (top) / Xiao Se (bottom) Wuxin and Xiao Se enter the Divine Wandering Profound Realm and travel through different worlds. Expect plenty of sweet, affectionate interactions between them. First world: Shaobai Second world: Liuli (a story based on a flight of fancy) Third world: a parallel world of Shaoge Fourth world: Chenqing Fifth world: Huxin Sixth world: Lianhua Lou This story has no logic and includes my own adaptations and headcanons. It's all about doing whatever I f 243Reads6.6Score—14d adds
- 157 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 557Reads—Score10014d adds
- 158 The Legend of the Dark River: Deep as Ink 暗河传：墨色情浓 1kReads—Score—14d adds
- 159 The Youth in Blue 青衫少年郎 The martial world is a painting. Its figures are all different, great and small alike, and every one is a stroke in the picture. Great and small stories alike are its very essence. How much elegance can a young nobleman, who thinks all day of avenging his mother, add to this painting? 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 160 A Sword to Question the Immortals: Master, Don't Run, I Want to Marry You 一剑问仙，师父别跑我要娶你 [Invincible Power Fantasy + Decisive and Ruthless + Unmatched Swordsmanship + Master Returns from the Mountain] I wield a sword called One Sword to Question the Immortals. I, Bai Yuye, challenge the five Sword Immortals to a duel. One sword decides the fate of the realm. 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 161 Beneath the Evening Rain, Above the Chang River 暮雨之下，昌河之上 My new work is out! Welcome to read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you'll enjoy it. Your support motivates me to write, and I'll do my best to tell every story well! Su Changhe and Su Muyu were both blades of the Dark River. They trained in the same school and faced life and death together, until an unexpected turn during a mission. Su Changhe was gravely wounded and lost his memory during the mission. Su Muyu took him away from the Dark River's prison that very night. With his memories gone, Su Cha 381Reads—Score10414d adds
- 162 Film and TV Crossover: Drunk Beneath the Blossoms 综影视：花间醉月 All the couples get broken up, so please don't complain if you don't like that. The CP is the male lead and the male supporting character who never got over his regrets. The female lead has different names and identities as she conquers the protagonists of different worlds and falls in love with them. World 1, Dashing Youth: The gentle and refined Ninth Prince X the straightforward young princess who loves handsome faces "The wind is free. No high wall can hold him back." World 2, Dashing Youth: 296Reads—Score—14d adds
- 163 The Blood of Youth: Collecting a Debt from Snow Moon City from the Start 少年歌行：开局讨债雪月城 After transmigrating into the mixed martial-arts world of The Blood of Youth, Chu He becomes the sixth prince of the Beili Dynasty, exiled to the martial world, and takes on the alias Chu He. By chance, he obtains a ledger from Snowfall Manor that records debts across the heavens. Every debt he collects earns him a hundredfold reward from the System. From the start, Chu He goes to collect a debt from Snow Moon City, battling the Spear Immortal with a single sword! [Ding! Debt collected succes 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 164 I Am the Truly Invincible One 我才是真无敌 My new work is here! You can read it on Tomato Novel. I hope you enjoy it. Your support is what motivates me to write, and I’ll do my best to tell every story well! 109Reads—Score—14d adds
- 165 Film and TV Crossover: On Love and Romance 综影视：谈风月 World One: Jin Yong's Martial Arts World (Yang Kang, short story), Complete World Two: Dashing Youth (all), Complete World Three: The Blood of Youth (all), Complete World Four: The Dream Returns from Separation (all), Complete World Five: The Longest Promise + The Dream Returns from Separation + Back from the Brink, Complete World Six: Dashing Youth (Hu Cuoyang), Complete World Seven: Dashing Youth (Yueqing), Complete World Eight: The Ninefold Purple, Complete World Nine: The Outcast, Complete W 10Reads—Score—14d adds
- 166 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
- 167 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
- 168 Tales of the Dark River: Reach the Other Shore and Welcome the Light 暗河传，到达彼岸，迎来光明 Note: The heroine is an original character, and this story changes the original course of the Dark River. (I haven't read the novel, only watched the TV series.) Xiao Ruoli is the most unusual princess in Tianqi City. She has no interest in courtly banquets and is far from perfectly docile. Her quiet rebellious streak is expressed in her intense curiosity about the jianghu. To her, that world hidden in the shadows is a more tempting mystery than the rules of the royal family. Su Changhe rules th 13Reads—Score214d adds
- 169 Across the Myriad Worlds from Young Heroes 综影视从少白开始穿越诸天万界 [Whether there is a CP will depend on the story. It may be 1v1, 1vN, or no CP. Anything that differs from the original TV series is fictional!] Yue Ge has accumulated the merit of nine lifetimes and is on the verge of ascending when the impermanence spirit mistakenly takes her soul. To make amends, the Underworld invites her to join its Film and Television Administration. Her job is to dispel the resentment of supporting female characters in countless minor worlds. From then on, she tears into s 33Reads—Score—14d adds
- 170 Su Changhe: Moonlit Spring Pavilion, Meeting Yun Si 苏昌河：揽月春榭逢云姒 Su Changhe and an original female lead Changhe takes the initiative to enter the “Moon-Gazing Spring Pavilion” to gather and control more intelligence, and a story begins... Romance-focused, no cheating, and as true to character as possible. Honestly, I just think Changhe has had it too hard on his own, and hope he can have a love story. (Based on the TV adaptation of Tales of the Dark River. Chang Huasen is just too handsome.) There will also be a story about He Yu... A Si is pretty and clever, 2.3kReads—Score14414d adds
- 171 The Martial World and the Dynasty 江湖与王朝 There is a city in this martial world called Weizhou City. In this realm stands a dynasty known as the Jingchu Dynasty. A new emperor ascends the throne, Prince Jing launches a rebellion, and cavalry tramples across the martial world. With the dynasty on the verge of collapse and the martial world in turmoil, a young man fond of wearing white, burdened by the feuds of his family and his country, rises from a top-tier wastrel to the very peak. Beneath Weizhou City, a battle will decide the fate o 8Reads—Score214d adds
- 172 The Blood of Youth: The Tenth Prince of Beili 少年歌行之北离十皇子 In Beili, everyone knows that the Sixth Prince is Tianqi’s one and only favored son of Heaven, and the strongest candidate to become the next Crown Prince. Xiao Chu’an shares the same mother as Xiao Chuhe and has talent every bit as great as his older brother’s. But with Xiao Chuhe ahead of him, Xiao Chu’an has always dreamed of becoming a swordsman who roams the world. Then the case of Prince Langya’s alleged rebellion took away the uncle who had doted on him, while his brother was stripped of 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 173 The Blood of Youth: My Name Is Ye Anxin 少年歌行之我叫叶安心 The Blood of Youth: My Name Is Ye Anxin —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 174 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
- 175 The Blood of Youth: After Su Changhe's Death 少年歌行之苏昌河死后 Su Muyu × Bai Hehuai A fanfiction of The Blood of Youth, starting in the spring of the second year of Chonghe. “The head of the Dark River, Su Changhe, is dead!” That was what everyone in the martial world said. Su Changhe spun the short sword in his hand and looked disdainfully at the corpse on the ground, thinking, So the rumors can’t be trusted after all. After spending years alone, Su Muyu took the ailing Su Changhe to Nan’an, where he finally reunited with an old friend. His old friend had 577Reads—Score—14d adds
- 176 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
- 177 The Blood of Youth: Li Hanyi Is My Wife 少年歌行之李寒衣是我媳妇 The Blood of Youth, One heroine, Li Hanyi Ye Junlin transmigrates into the world of The Blood of Youth, becoming a baby who has not yet been born. He awakens the Diligence Rewarded by Heaven System. With it, every lesson and training session earns Ye Junlin experience points. These points can help him break through martial arts realms and improve his proficiency in all kinds of skills. He faces no bottlenecks in learning or cultivation. He grows up alongside Li Hanyi, who has an older sister nam 319Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 178 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 135Reads—Score—14d adds
- 179 The Blood of Youth: The Dragon Girl 少年歌行之龙女 What sparks will fly when the clear-minded Little Dragon Girl meets Xiao Se, whose heart is as black as a sieve? P.S. This story draws inspiration from the anime, the TV adaptation, and Da Da Zhou's novel. 429Reads—Score—14d adds
- 180 Dark River: Changhe Reflected in the Evening Rain 暗河：昌河映暮雨 - Su Changhe: A top-tier expert who comes across as sinister and unhinged, with a terrible reputation in the martial world. His methods are ruthless, and he never cares about the consequences. The only person he listens to is Su Muyu. He hides an intense possessiveness and is skilled at using a “sweet and innocent” act to compete for Su Muyu’s attention. He has long known that his feelings for Su Muyu go beyond brotherhood, and is certain that Su Muyu is the only one for him. - Su Muyu: A top-t 42Reads—Score—14d adds
- 181 Crossover: Every World Is Different 综：各个世界都不同 [Tales of the Dark River] Ongoing Xie Ruyun, known as “Ghost of the Butcher's Knife,” is the foremost practitioner of the Xie family's saber techniques. He grew up with Su Muyu and Su Changhe, rose from an Unknown to become the Dark River's finest assassin, and took his place as head of the Xie family. I'll continue with The Blood of Youth afterward. 591Reads—Score11114d adds
- 182 A Crossover of Young Blood, Dark River, and The Blood of Youth 综少白暗河少歌 Divided into four stories and a short story 1, Yun Wuyue The ruler of the sacred mountain, in the frigid silence of the northern frontier. To restore order to the world's disrupted fate, she descends from the heavens and steps into the mortal realm. When Li Changsheng saw her pale, glass-colored eyes, he remembered a brief letter his master had sent many years ago. "Kunlun in the northern frontier, ruler of the sacred mountain. The Dao existed at the beginning of time; the cold night has no moon 63Reads—Score—14d adds
- 183 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
- 184 Dark River: Rain Falls on the Long River, Twilight Burns Bright 暗河：雨落长河昌暮灼光 Su Changhe: Su Muyu is my bottom line. Su Muyu: Su Changhe is my bottom line. Su Muyu belongs with me, Su Changhe. Su Changhe and Su Muyu will be together for the rest of their lives. 27Reads—Score—14d adds
- 185 Dark River: I Only Want Su Muyu 暗河之我只要苏暮雨 In his previous life, Su Changhe died by his closest friend’s sword. Reborn in his youth in the Dark River, he vows that this time he’ll cast aside all the bloodshed and blades, asking only that Su Muyu live a peaceful life. Together, they will rewrite the fate of the Dark River and journey toward the light. He will never let you down. 273Reads—Score—14d adds
- 186 Gathering Fortune Across the Movie and TV Worlds 在影视世界收集气运 A black hole at the center of the Milky Way erupts, devouring countless planets. Earth is expected to be swallowed by it within a century. Zhu Tian obtains the Myriad Worlds System and transmigrates through countless worlds to gather destiny and protect Earth, growing stronger as he investigates the cause of the black hole's eruption. 46Reads5.4Score—14d adds
- 187 Song of Youth: The Ninth Prince of Beili Reaches the Divine Realm in One Step 少歌：北离九皇子，一步神游 [The Blood of Youth] + [Swordsmanship] + [No System] + [Heaven-Defying Comprehension] + [Dashing Youth] There’s a legend in the land: the Ninth Prince of Beili entered the Vajra Realm at six, the Freedom Realm at seven, and the Carefree Realm at eight. He’s a peerless genius, unlike anyone else in the world. Xiao Se: Actually, my ninth younger brother is the true genius of this world!! Mo Yi: I entered the Divine Wandering Profound Realm at twenty-four, but he did it years before I did! Zhao Yuz 11Reads5.2Score414d adds
- 188 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
- 189 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
- 190 Si Yu's Transmigration Journey Through Film and TV Worlds 综影视之司羽的穿越之旅 A collection of fanfiction based on various dramas. Different tastes for different readers. Completed: Huai Shui Bamboo Pavilion: Zhang Zheng in White; Blood River; Su Changhe; The Heart of the World: Fan Yunfei Currently ongoing: Journey to the Mountains and Seas, Xiao Qiushui Next story: A Dream Within a Book, Li Shiliu Leave a comment if there's something you'd like to read. 382Reads—Score—14d adds
- 191 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
- 192 The Blood of Youth: Spring Breeze Sweeps In, and the Jianghu Gets Drunk 少年歌行：春风袭来江湖醉 This book is based on The Blood of Youth. Its plot and characters are the same as those in The Blood of Youth, and no canon couples will be broken up. At the time, the land was divided into four kingdoms: Nanting, Beili, Dongling, and Xiqi. Nanting was the largest kingdom of all. Gu Yunsheng, the third prince of Nanting, was also known as Prince Chu Xian and Young Master Wen Ting, the foremost of the Ten Great Young Gentlemen. Gifted from childhood and adored by everyone, he heard stirring tales 87Reads—Score—14d adds
- 193 Tales of the Dark River: The Hanging Blade 暗河传：悬刃 || Love and hate each other + an adversarial couple + intense push and pull + two equally powerful leads + one-on-one romance || She was the sharpest blade the Dark River had seen in twenty years, a female assassin known by the codename Nameless. Her face was hidden behind a mask, and no one ever survived her sword. But a betrothal drove her to flee the Dark River. Furious, the groom fired an arrow as she escaped. It grazed her shoulder. “Nameless, you'd better hope I don't catch you too soon.” 774Reads—Score10114d adds
- 194 Dark River: I'm a Genius in Another World 暗河：我在异界当天才 [Young Blood + The Dark River] The rating's been up for ages, and it'll keep dropping! Go on, drop! Let's see if you can bring it down to zero! No romance + mainly from the heroine's perspective + not a caretaker story + the plot doesn't revolve around the protagonist. Content warning: The heroine will get involved in the royal factional struggle! If you don't like that, don't come in!!! At the very top of the Thirty-Two Houses of Pleasure in Tianqi City lived a darling little girl. For the fir 1.3kReads8.4Score10314d adds
- 195 Tales of the Dark River: The Lord of the Library 暗河传：藏书楼楼主 In the darkness, there is an organization of assassins called the Dark River. In the court, they can kill members of the imperial family; beyond it, they can wipe out major martial arts sects. They are an organization of assassins that strikes fear into everyone’s hearts. But what they don’t know is that the Dark River has a tower within it. Its name is the Library Tower. Its master, Mu Ziye, commands life and death in the darkness, stirs the winds of change, and plots the fate of the world. 29Reads—Score—14d adds
- 196 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
- 197 Tales of the Dark River: From the Start, I Became the Lamp-Lighting Boy 暗河传之开局成为点灯童子 CP: Su Changhe + childhood friends I lost my life saving someone, but that kindness earned me a chance to start over. An accident brought me to the side of a group of little melons. I stood at the beginning of the story, hoping to change the fate of another story’s protagonist, only to lose my memory in another accident. When my memories return, will I be able to change the fate of those around me? 1.6kReads—Score14314d adds
- 198 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
- 199 Sword Venerable of the Confucian Sect 儒门剑尊 Lin Fan stood proudly above the void, looking down at the many officials and guards inside the imperial palace. In a loud voice, he said, “I have something to say, and I hope all of you will listen... As ministers, you should secure the people's livelihood, establish the principles of heaven and earth, preserve the teachings of the sages of old, and bring peace to all generations. But look at yourselves now, accomplishing nothing and afraid for your lives. When faced with the tyrannical acts of 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 200 Tales of the Dark River: Rely on Yourself, Not Heaven or Earth 暗河传之靠天靠地不如靠自己 I couldn't find any fanfiction to read, so I'm making my own. No CP, no CP, no CP story. A killer organization wants to go legit? With no foundation at all, how can it go legit? It has money and people but no business, the whole neighborhood is full of wanted criminals, and everyone around them is ignorant of the law. How are they supposed to get by? If they want to go legit, they need a long-term vision. Click to watch a killer organization reinvent itself and build a wharf. 1.3kReads6.8Score10714d adds
