Novels like Dreams Return to the Dark River
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- 1 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
- 2 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
- 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 42Reads—Score—Shelves
- 4 The Young Blood: Conquering the World with an Iron Hammer 少歌之扛着铁锤走天下 Born after her father's death, she was hidden away by her maternal grandfather from an early age. Unfortunately, she inherited her father's temperament and turned the household upside down. With no other choice, her grandfather had to let her loose to wreak havoc on everyone else. First, she was sent to Hanshui Temple. Then, by chance, she ended up in the Dark River and turned it into a complete mess. Later, she was sent to the immortal mountains of Penglai to recover from her injuries... See th 389Reads—Score108Shelves
- 5 Su Changhe's Life Belongs to the Dark River, but His Heart Belongs to Su Muyu 苏昌河的命是暗河的，他的心是苏暮雨的 Su Changhe’s life belongs to the Dark River, but his heart belongs to Su Muyu 41Reads—Score—Shelves
- 6 The Legend of the Dark River: Deep as Ink 暗河传：墨色情浓 948Reads—Score—Shelves
- 7 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
- 8 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 3.2kReads7.0Score400Shelves
- 9 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
- 10 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 467Reads—Score—Shelves
- 11 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
- 12 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 1.2kReads8.1Score112Shelves
- 13 Tales of the Dark River: Twilight Falls over the Chang River 暗河传：慕色入昌河 Dark River undertaker Su Changhe × Dark River assassin Mu Linxi #TwoVillains|#ScoundrelsWithSincereHearts|#PowerCouple|#NoSaintlyHeroine|#OriginalHeroine|#DefyingFate He is the most ruthless man in Dark River. He rose to the position of patriarch over a mountain of corpses, arrogant, bloodthirsty, and consumed by ambition. She is Dark River's most courageous soul: powerful, proud, unyielding even in the face of death, and impossible to tame. Everyone wants Su Changhe to follow the righteous path 254Reads—Score105Shelves
- 14 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
- 15 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
- 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 4.6kReads—Score542Shelves
- 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—Shelves
- 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—Shelves
- 19 The Daily Lives of the Dark River Patriarch and the Su Family Head 暗河大家长和苏家主的二三事 A story about the eight years when the Dark River was absent from the martial world. Mu Qingyang and Xue Wei are still alive. Mostly sweet, with a little angst now and then. Everyday antics of the Dark River as they watch the world go by. Also known as The Head of the Household in Nanan City and the Su Family Patriarch's Little Adventures. Also known as The Dark River's Chaotic Everyday Life. I haven't read the book, so I'm going by the TV adaptation. Apologies for any out-of-character moments. 1kReads8.4Score101Shelves
- 20 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 449Reads—Score106Shelves
- 21 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
- 22 Xuyue Crosses the Chang River 胥月渡昌河 He is the undertaker of the Dark River, the solitary moon of Yunxiu Manor. He doesn't know how to love, yet he's very good at loving others; He longs to be loved, yet always ends up losing it; Their meeting was fate, and a bond between them. From two lonely hearts, a sunflower bloomed. 389Reads—Score103Shelves
- 23 River Reflections, Dawnlight, and Fu Zhao’s Devotion 河映曦光，伏昭守念 Hao Ling Yi ✘ Su Changhe; Bai Xi ✘ Li Tongguang; Fuling ✘ Chong Zhao A lot of these stories involve someone transmigrating into another world, and they’re never very old, so the original plots are changed a little. That means the characters might be OOC. If you don’t like it, you can leave. You can criticize me, just don’t criticize the characters, thank you. Better yet, don’t criticize me either. I’d appreciate that even more. A tumultuous three lifetimes, with both bad and happy endings, but a 104Reads—Score—Shelves
- 24 Tales of the Dark River: Three Snows in Spring 暗河传之阳春三雪 (Dark River: Three Snows in Spring continues the story of Teacher Zhou Munan's Dark River. This is an original work by the author and is unrelated to Teacher Zhou Munan's Dark River. This book is written to express respect and gratitude to Teacher Zhou Munan and the characters he created.) “Mu Qingyang, who are you, really?” “I’m a nobody. What right does a nobody have to know his own name?” Mu Qingyang only remembered falling in the snow, clutching the manual for the art of talismanic swordfire 260Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Tales of the Dark River: Slay the Wolf 暗河传，杀破狼 Tales of the Dark River, Wolf Killing 5Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 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
- 27 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
- 28 Dark River: Reborn, I Won’t Give Up on You Again! 暗河：重生后，我不会再放弃你！ Dark River: Reborn, I’ll Never Give Up on You Again! 27Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 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
- 30 Dark River Fanfic: Su Muyun Is Reborn and Raises Little Changhe 暗河同人苏暮雨重生养小昌河 Without Su Muyu, there would be no Su Changhe. Without Su Changhe, Su Muyu would no longer exist. What would happen if Su Muyu could return to the beginning and raise the young Su Changhe himself? ... Mu-Chang pairing 438Reads7.0Score104Shelves
- 31 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—Shelves
- 32 Everyone, the Dark River Is Mine Now 诸位，如今暗河我做主 He enters the world, and destiny binds him. As soon as Mu Xuanling entered the jianghu, he was captured by Dark River and forced to become an assassin. Mu Xuanling: Seriously, my dream was to be a great hero who punishes evil and upholds justice... He had meant to keep his distance from trouble and wait for a chance to escape Dark River. But in the end, he wanted to stay and rewrite everyone's fate. Supporting characters: Su Muyu and Su Changhe. No female lead; shipping the Su duo. 4.6kReads8.5Score360Shelves
- 33 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—Shelves
- 34 Film and TV Crossover: A Player Slays Their Way Through the Instance 综影视：观影玩家杀穿副本 Warning: Both the heroine and others transmigrate between worlds. Couples may be split up, but the heroine isn't the one breaking them apart: side characters from different worlds are paired with other side characters or protagonists. The heroine mainly ships couples. She's a dungeon player, not a god, though she has powerful backing and becomes a god in some worlds. “Linjiang Xian: Kidnapping People” Fu Wei vs. Xuantian Envoy “Journey to the Sea of Mountains: You're Rebelling? Count Me In!” Wu 230Reads—Score—Shelves
- 35 Film and TV Crossover: Which Set Am I on Today? 综影视：本宫今天又在哪个片场？ Characters from various TV dramas and films swap identities, including some fictional characters. Mainly from Empresses in the Palace, Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace, Young Blood, Tales of the Dark River, and more... 1. Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace: Cao Qinmo -- Chen Wanyin ✔ 2. Tales of the Dark River: An Lingrong -- Wenrou (Bai Hehuai's biological younger sister, a fictional character) ✔ 3. The Story of Minglan: Hu Shanxiang -- Lin Qinshuang ✔ 4. Young Blood: Yixiu -- Hu Cuoyang, the Princ 12.4kReads5.6Score595Shelves
- 36 Dashing Youth: A Drunken Dream of the Martial World 少年白马醉春风：醉梦江湖 Everyone says I betrayed the Dark River for the sake of freedom. They're wrong. I left so that one day, the Dark River hidden beneath the earth could flow into the four seas and see the light of day. Volume One: Dashing Youth Baili Dongjun was the first key I chose. His wine washed away my past. His identity brought me to the gates of Tianqi Hall. His sincerity helped me become Li Changsheng's disciple. I planned for every contingency, wielding love as a blade and advancing step by step. I wa 1.5kReads8.7Score112Shelves
- 37 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
- 38 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
- 39 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
- 40 Film and TV Crossover: Matchmaking Across a Thousand Worlds 综影视：万千世界拉郎配 As three thousand worlds collide and merge, what paths will the characters from their original worlds take? What will they gain along the way? Can love, friendship, and dreams withstand the trials and hardship? What kind of sparks will pass between funeral master Su Changhe and the little poison prodigy from the Gong Clan, Gong Yuanzhi? 1kReads—Score100Shelves
- 41 After Being Revived in Tales of the Dark River, Su Muyu Went Mad 暗河传复活后，苏暮雨疯了 Main CP: Mu Chang. Everything for a happy ending. May be out of character. Please don't make suggestions about my original settings. Mu Chang forever. This is fanfiction based on The Blood of Youth: Dark River, by the original author, Zhou Munan. Mu Chang forever. 727Reads6.6Score101Shelves
- 42 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 161Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 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
- 44 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. 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 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
- 46 Tales of the Dark River: Light on the Other Shore 暗河传之彼岸天光 A soul from another world accidentally enters the worlds of Shaonian Baima and Anhe, and becomes as close as family to the Little Divine Doctor, Bai Hehuai. When she sees the unfair treatment the people of Anhe face, can she change their fates and bring them even a glimmer of light from the other shore? 2.4kReads—Score128Shelves
- 47 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
- 48 Tales of the Dark River: The Black Tortoise Envoy Fights to Claim Him 暗河传：玄武使他又争又抢 Tales of the Dark River: Mu Yumo + Tang Lianyue 1. Lots of headcanon~~ 2. The Lianmo pairing is the main storyline, with several side pairings (Xueyang and Heyu will both appear~) 3. The story continues after the battle in Tianqi City More than a month has passed since the battle in Tianqi City. Tang Lianyue sat alone by the window, polishing a finger blade until its cold sheen gleamed at his fingertips. Su Muyu arrived without a sound. He gently laid an eye-catching wedding invitation, red with 2.2kReads8.0Score118Shelves
- 49 Tales of the Dark River: From the Start, I Land Right in Front of Su Changhe 暗河传：开局空降到苏昌河面前 [Dark River fanfiction, original female lead, knows the general plot, one-on-one romance] Pairing: Su Changhe Zhao Shuqing drowns and dies in the modern world. Luckily, she gets bound to a System, but then another accident happens, and she and the System are dumped into an unknown world... The good news: She’s still alive, and she knows roughly what this world is like. The bad news: This is the world of Dark River, where martial arts are powerful beyond measure. And worst of all, she falls r 18.7kReads8.9Score1.4kShelves
- 50 Tales of the Dark River: Yuyao 暗河传：玉窈 Yu Yao VS Su Changhe/Su Muyu Two rookie assassins meet a peerlessly beautiful woman born with irresistible charm, and the three fall in love at first sight. Wait, they’re interrupted while removing the Gu, and the two men pledge themselves to her. Just as their passion reaches its height, the beauty vanishes without a trace. When they meet again... 800Reads—Score103Shelves
