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- 1 Tomb Raiding: I Have a Taotie Tattoo on My Back, and Wu Xie Begs Me to Stop Pretending 盗墓：背纹饕餮，吴邪求我别装了 [Tomb Raiding + Fan Creation + System + Slow Burn + Long Series] After pulling an all-nighter to meet a deadline, Chen Ge died suddenly and transmigrated into the world of The Lost Tomb. Not only had his face changed, but he had also bound himself to the [Tomb-Raiding System]. Starting mission: Get to Hangzhou's Wushan Residence within 48 hours and work for Wu Xie. Fail, and his soul would be annihilated! Chen Ge went to the shop with great trepidation. Drawing on his archaeological knowledge —Reads—Score—14d adds
- 2 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Transmigrating from the Southern Archives 盗笔：从南部档案馆的穿越开始 [Transmigration + “System” + No Romance + Slight OOC + A Protagonist Who Grows Over Time + The Zhang Family Appears Later + Emotional Elements (The emotional elements are included because the author believes emotions are part of a person's inner world)] Warning! Warning! The female lead grows over time. She is not someone who can destroy heaven and earth from the very beginning. My name is Zhao Ya. My family are carpenters. I trained in martial arts at a sports school from childhood, and I had n 653Reads—Score10714d adds
- 3 Tomb Raiding: An Immortal Clan, Mastering the Way to Eternal Life 盗墓：长生仙族，修习永生之法 He transmigrates into a world blending tomb-raiding stories, where the Nine Gates, the Chief of the Moving Mountain Sect, and other legends come together... Zhao Yuan becomes the head of a clan in Nuqing County, Pingshan. It is a time of chaos, and people are even starving to death. Fortunately, he awakens the Immortal Longevity Clan System, gains the aptitude granted by the Gate of Eternal Life, and learns the path to immortality. He leads his entire clan onto the road to becoming immortals. To 147Reads6.2Score—14d adds
- 4 The Nanyang Cat Pact 南洋猫契 [Southern Archives] Original female protagonist & Zhang Haixia & Zhang Hailou. OOC warning. Modern girl Lin Beiyu is gifted a mysterious necklace for her kindness. During a blood-red full moon, she transmigrates to Nanyang in Southern Archives and turns into a white cat with blue-green heterochromatic eyes. Trapped in a cat’s body, she can briefly return to human form when her mind or will grows scattered. The fate of the world in the book is already set. To change the tragedies that befall Zhan 102Reads—Score20114d adds
- 5 Hai Lou’s Rebirth 海楼重生记 Lou Xia (The author is totally obsessed with this couple and wants to try writing out the story I've imagined. This is my first time writing, just for fun, so please don't flame me if it's not your thing.) When Zhang Hailou is reborn during the investigation into the Panhua Haijiao case, what will he do, knowing everything that's going to happen? 16Reads—Score—14d adds
- 6 I Sold Immortality in the Kingdom of the Queen Mother of the West, and Got Exposed 我在西王母国贩卖长生，被曝光了 Mu An arrived on Blue Star by accident, and no one knew he had lived here for a full 5.8 billion years! It wasn't until the modern era that his contract wife reported him for tomb raiding. His memories were uploaded to a brain-computer interface, and he was put on trial before the whole world. But once people watched, they were completely dumbfounded! “You saved your wife? And she stayed by your side for tens of thousands of years, only to betray you in this life?” That wasn't even the most 1Reads—Score—14d adds
- 7 Southern Archives: The Shrimp-Salt Fog 南部档案：虾盐迷雾 [The Southern Archives fanfic + Xia and Yan pairing + two male leads + adventure] (I’d rather see them embrace than kiss.) There is a romance! After all these years apart, you’re still you, and I’m still me. Yan: Taking three steps back is the way out I’m leaving you. I’ll leave you the same way out by taking three steps back, too. Xia: What if I don’t want to step back? Yan: Then I’ll step forward and go with you. What’s the big deal? [I’ll stick with the original synopsis after all] The author 191Reads—Score11014d adds
- 8 Tomb Raiding: From the Start, I’m Bound to the Underworld Sign-In System 盗墓开局：我绑定了阴间签到系统 My name is Long Xiaoshan. I was an orphan from the countryside of Xiangnan Province in southern China in the early twenty-first century. I grew up in an orphanage and, driven by poverty, joined a tomb-raiding gang in the south. By chance, I touched a mysterious jade pendant inside an ancient tomb and became bound to an Underworld sign-in System! From then on, every time I entered a tomb, I received a sign-in reward, from evil-repelling talismans to the legacy of a tomb-raiding captain, from feng 9Reads—Score—14d adds
- 9 Southern Files: Couple Status 南部档案：情侣关系 [Southern Archives fanfiction + salt-baked shrimp + transmigrate and reborn + split personality + two powerful leads + sweet pampering + happy ending] Zhang Hailou never imagined that one day he and Zhang Haixia would become lovers. You can’t really blame him for lacking willpower. Shrimp was simply too delicious! He just couldn’t bring himself to refuse. 516Reads—Score10114d adds
- 10 Southern Archives: Xia Zai, I’m Here to Repay What I Owe You 南部档案：虾仔，欠你的我来还了 [Southern Archives + two powerful leads + apologies for OOC + original elements + mystery-solving + fanfiction] For many years after Xia Zai left, Zhang Haiyan regretted it more than once. He regretted his reckless youth and his failure to watch his words, which led to the destruction of the Southern Archives and cost Xia Zai his life. But what he regretted most was sending Xia Zai to Nanyang. If Xia Zai had never gone, he would have become the successor to the Southern Archives and lived a life 22Reads—Score10114d adds
- 11 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: This Little Qilin Is a Handful 盗笔：这个小麒麟不太听话 While destroying the Wang family, Wu Xie discovered an underground laboratory. After entering, he found that the cells below were surprisingly well furnished, with a bed, dressing table, wardrobe, and even a private toilet and bathroom. He opened the wardrobe. Zhang Xiaoyu came at him with a shard from a hidden bowl. Wu Xie swiftly subdued him and asked, “Who are you?” “I'm your dad.” Wu Xie's face darkened. He grabbed a rope and tied Zhang Xiaoyu's wrists. A hidden Qilin bloodline returns to th 4kReads—Score27814d adds
- 12 Tomb Raiding: Southern Archives, Little Brother, Hide Yourself! 盗墓：南部档案之小哥你藏好咯！ I transmigrated! Into the currently popular TV series Southern Archives! This is great! As a fan of tomb-raiding novels, Zhang Haiyu knows exactly how the story is supposed to unfold! Wait... what?! Why is Zhang Haixian the first to die?! We’re doomed! Zhang Haixia has gone berserk!! What do I do?! Wu Xie can turn into the Evil Emperor, so I don’t even want to imagine what Zhang Haixia might become! Watching Zhang Haixia grab him by the collar and say, “Haixian’s gone. What gives you the ri 36Reads—Score11014d adds
- 13 Southern Archives: When Zhang Ge Returns to the Past 南部档案：当小张哥回到过去 Xiao Zhang Ge transmigrated, and at last, after washing up, he saw Xia Zai. Xia Zai, this time I’ll protect you no matter what. But why is this Zhang Hailou so annoying? Xiao Zhang Ge suddenly realized why his master used to beat him so often. He really was asking for it. 783Reads—Score10014d adds
- 14 Tomb Raiding: I'm a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, So What's Wrong with Going All Out? 盗墓：我筑基修士狂点怎么了 [Transmigrate to save those who deserve a happier ending × satisfying revenge × two-way devotion and mutual redemption] Southern Archives The heroine, Wang Ling, can die in one world and come back to life in the next. In her first life, she transmigrated into a world of cultivation and reached the eighth level of Qi Refining, but bad luck led her sect to betray her and get her killed. In her second life, she came to the world of The Lost Tomb: The Southern Archives, reached the Foundation Establ 77Reads—Score10314d adds
- 15 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: She and the Little Brother Were Made for Each Other 盗笔：她和小哥天生一对 I'm a new author, and this story is self-indulgent. My writing is limited, so please be gentle. Content warning: an original female protagonist. The story is told mostly from the heroine's perspective, with occasional chapters from other characters' points of view. There are original characters, each with their own coming-of-age story. The tone is warm and sweet. One-on-one romance, love at first sight that grows deeper over time, a pure-love ending for both. There are one-sided crushes, both me 8Reads—Score—14d adds
- 16 Old Files from the South 南部旧档 Zhang Hailou × Zhang Haixia (salt-baked shrimp) “The soul of another is growing inside the person he loves, so he guards the final doorway with his blade, waiting for him to return.” 5Reads—Score214d adds
- 17 Southern Files: Black Shrimp or White Shrimp, I Want Live Shrimp 南部档案：管他黑虾白虾我要活虾 [Southern Archives fanfiction + salt-baked shrimp (no fixed pairing) + sweet] I didn’t like the ending of the TV adaptation, so I wrote my own continuation. I’m a beginner, so apologies for my poor writing. Apologies for out-of-character moments. “Do you want to go back to Xiamen?” “I’m a little tired.” Zhang Haixia collapsed into Zhang Hailou’s arms. As he closed his eyes, Zhang Hailou had already prepared himself to leave, too. If... if he could choose, whether it was black shrimp or white shr 637Reads—Score10914d adds
- 18 Southern Archives: Salt Shrimp Gets Spoiled by the Livestream Comments 南部档案：盐虾直播被弹幕剧透了 [Livestream + System + Two Male Leads + Equally Matched Powerhouses + Happy Ending + Creative Adaptation + Horror + Paranormal Investigations] Zhang Haiyan is waiting at the ferry crossing for Zhang Haixia. Together, they plan to go to Yazhou to investigate a case involving an evil Nanyang deity. A system called the [Livestream Mission System] binds to them. It claims to be receiving comments from viewers in 2026, who spoil the story for him, telling him that he cripples Haixia and gets his coll 202Reads—Score10114d adds
- 19 Southern Archives: Black Shrimp, My Reborn Personal Antidote 南部档案：黑虾重生我的专属解药 After being reborn, Zhang Haixia already has the antidote in his body. The Black Shrimp's obsessive personality lurks deep within him, held in check by the effects of the drugs he took in the past. His fractured personalities are difficult to control. In his previous life, illness and circumstances beyond his control kept him trapped as he watched the antidote meant for him gradually slip away. Given another chance at life, he decides to cast aside all restraint and become completely wicked. Zha 663Reads—Score10314d adds
- 20 Southern Archives: Salt and Tide 南部档案之盐与潮 "Xia Zai, if you dare leave me behind, I'll haunt you even as a ghost." "I won't run. Just stay alive. You can haunt me all you want after that." "Xiao Lou, listen to the tides of the Southern Seas for me a few more times." "I don't want to listen to the tides! I want you to live!" Two fragile lives picked up in a year of famine were bound together amid the bloody storms of the Southern Seas for twenty years. Zhang Hailou was a fierce blade drawn from its sheath, roaming the world with unchecked 397Reads—Score10114d adds
- 21 Southern Archives: The Ancestral Dragon's Blood Carries Salt-Baked Shrimp from the Start 南部档案：开局祖龙血带飞盐焗虾 [Southern Files + Fixing Regrets + Humor + Sweet, No Angst + Powerful Leads + Satisfying Case-Solving] Reborn as a cannon-fodder outer disciple of the Southern Archives, he faces the threat of Twilight Grass ravaging Nanyang and the Wang family’s schemes. Zhang Haiyuan says: “This one’s in the bag.” The bloodline of the Ancestral Dragon makes him immune to all poisons, and his max-level Bajiquan lets him win with overwhelming force! Watching Zhang Haiyan and Zhang Haixia bicker while still looki 108Reads—Score23814d adds
- 22 The Zhang Clan Member Who Emerged from the Southern Archives 盗笔，从南部档案馆走出的张家人 [The Grave Robbers' Chronicles Fan Fiction] [Happy Ending] [Serious Drama] [Slow Burn] [Ensemble Cast] [No Romance for the Protagonist] [Mending Regrets] Characters whose fates will change: Zhang Haixia, Zhang Ruipu, Zhang Haijiao, Zhang Haiyun... [Southern Archives]✔ The main story is complete, and bonus chapters are currently being updated. Enjoy without worry. Zhang Haijin was born into the main Zhang family. Because his father was implicated in betraying the clan and leaking its secrets, 2.5kReads8.0Score26914d adds
- 23 Archive 444 444号档案馆 “I listened to spring rain all night in a little tower. So many young swordsmen roam Xianyang...” Eighty years after Zhang Haixia’s death, Zhang Hailou accidentally wandered into a place called Convenience Store No. 444. There was a clerk whose eyes could see ghosts, and a mysterious, muttering underworld messenger. Ghosts? Could they see Xiazai, too? ... 161Reads—Score10614d adds
- 24 Southern Archives: Strike First with a Gu 南部档案：先下蛊为强 [TV Adaptation, Happy Ending] Shrimp and Salt A sharp-witted Nanyang weapon, Shrimp, versus a reborn, unhinged, ghostly Salt Zhang Hailou spent a century searching for the resurrection medicine, only to die because of it. When he opened his eyes again, he had returned to the first day of the Panhuahai Reef case, before anything had happened. Zhang Hailou could barely keep from laughing. If he'd known it was this easy, he would have gone earlier. “Xia Zai, this time we absolutely have to live and 2.4kReads8.5Score44714d adds
- 25 Salt Shrimp: Two Ends of Fate 盐虾：命运两端 A fanfic set in the Southern Archives. The characters may be somewhat out of character, so please don't read if that bothers you. Both Xia Yan and Yan Xia are included, so please don't read if that bothers you. I've changed the timing of some events because I want to give them a happy ending. Black Xia appears earlier, and it isn't caused by drugs. 375Reads—Score10414d adds
- 26 Salt-Baked Shrimp 盐焗虾 The protagonist, Qi Yan, transmigrates into The Southern Archives and rewrites Zhang Haiyan and Zhang Haixia’s story. In this fic, Zhang Haiyan and Zhang Haixia are a couple. The protagonist is a male Taoist priest with no love interest, maybe? He raises a little snake and has a System, though as far as he’s concerned, it’s just a storage bag. You might be wondering why I’m writing fanfiction for The Southern Archives. The first reason is that I heard it’s getting a TV adaptation. I’ve followed 172Reads—Score10114d adds
- 27 Southern Archives: Memories in the Mist 南部档案：烟云记忆 [Fanfiction based on the Southern Archives TV series] [Zhang Hailou × Zhang Haixia + Republican-era male leads + Powerful bond + Mutual protection + Power struggles among the Nine Gates + Revenge and redemption] ※Dear readers, this story is a personal imagining inspired by the TV adaptation. Please be understanding if the characters differ from their original portrayals. You can also read it as a completely new, standalone story!※ ※ Cover art by @Hua Ning, used with permission.※ In a turbulen 296Reads—Score10914d adds
- 28 Tomb Raiding: The Whole Team Transmigrates into Southern Archives 盗墓：全员穿进南部档案 [Wu Xie vs. Zhang Qiling, Zhang Haiyan vs. Zhang Haixia, Hei Xiazi vs. Xie Yuchen] The best years of Wu Xie's life were spent in Yucun. He felt his life had been worthwhile, and that it would be nice to spend his final moments there... When he opened his eyes again, a little girl wrapped her arms around his leg, clinging to him and calling him Daddy. What a horrifying sight. He was still so young. How could he have a child that big? He decided to ditch the little tyke and run for it, but where w 52Reads—Score13214d adds
- 29 Southern Archives: Salt-Baked Shrimp Is Different This Time! 南部档案：盐焗虾这次不一样！ [Rebirth and Transmigration × Nanyang Adventure × Sweet Romance Fueled by an Information Gap × Deep Teacher-Disciple Bond] Zhang Haixia opens his eyes again with the memories of his past life. The incident at Panhua Sea Reef is still three days away, and Zhang Haiyan has yet to be poisoned with that deadly toxin. This time, he remembers everything and is determined to face every calamity alone. But halfway through the journey, Zhang Haiyan stubbornly follows him aboard the ship. A note for reade 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 30 Southern Archives: Xia Zai's Life Has Taken a Strange Turn 南部档案虾仔这辈子画风不对 [Sentinel-Guide + reborn + System + Xialou Xiayan + TV and novel elements combined] A dark Sentinel with exceptional self-control, a stable mind, and a powerful need for control, Xia × a Guide with formidable mental strength and combat ability, but little skill at mental guidance, Yan (Yes, the order matters.) Zhang Haixia was born all over again. What a lovely age... But! Isn't this a little too early? Did he get different parents?!!! He was only born a little earlier, so how did he end up part 3.6kReads8.2Score54314d adds
- 31 Southern Archives: Salt-Baked Shrimp, Immortality, Sweet Romance, and Suspense 南部档案：盐焗虾长生甜宠悬疑录 The Mo Yun Gao faction's army, which had dominated the Nanyang region for a century, was finally wiped out for good. But the price was that Mo Yun Gao would spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair, while Zhang Haiqi was left gravely wounded and on the brink of death. At the critical moment, Zhang Qiling, the current head of the Zhang family, came riding the waves. Using the blood of the Qilin to defy fate, he forcibly pulled them both back from the gates of death. After the group helped their 295Reads—Score10814d adds
- 32 Southern Files: The Wicked Mother-in-Law 南部档案：恶婆婆 After enduring countless trials, Zhang Haiyan discovers that an old friend might return. He would even make a deal with the devil, as long as Xia Zai could come back. I’m not good at writing summaries. Nanbu + The Lost Tomb + Zang Hai There will be an original female lead. The Iron Triangle will appear only briefly; the main story focuses on Xia and Yan. Xia and Yan are a couple. The original female lead will not have a romantic pairing. The story takes place after Sand Sea and before Reboot: So 186Reads—Score10214d adds
- 33 The Southern Archives: Moonlight on a Thorny Road 南部档案：月光走过荆棘路 [A Southern Archives fanfic + fixed main pairing: Lou Xia + striving to keep characters in character + original female lead + some original plotlines + some headcanons] A transfer order sends Zhang Hailou and Zhang Haixia to Balai for thirty years. Half a year later, their senior sister Zhang Jingyu follows them to Nanyang. Life in Nanyang is peaceful and uneventful, until the Panhuahai Reef case suddenly comes to light. “Who exactly are you?” “Misery is not fate; disaster is brought about by 156Reads—Score10614d adds
- 34 Southern Archives: The Heroes of Xia Lou Must All Return Safely to Xiacheng! 南部档案：侠楼都要好好回厦城！ A fanwork based on the Southern Archives drama What if that explosion had been Zhang Hailou protecting Zhang Haixia? If this world is made up of different timelines, could there be one in which Zhang Hailou managed to protect Zhang Haixia? Zhang Haixia (Shrimp) × Zhang Hailou (Salt) A little tower hears spring rain all night; how many years has the Xianyang swordsman wandered? I'm sure you've also wondered what might have happened if the people caught in that explosion had been switched. This st 109Reads—Score—14d adds
- 35 What Do You Mean My Brother Is My Only Guide? 什么叫我哥是我唯一向导？ A Zhang Haiyan x Zhang Haixia fanfic. Their ending left me so unsatisfied that I decided to give them another one! They open their eyes to find themselves in a strange place, with unfamiliar bodies and unfamiliar memories. No matter how many times things change, though, they can always recognize each other at a glance. Absolute Severance: After killing the brother he loved most with his own hands, Haiyan is consumed by grief. But! Could someone as clever as Haixia really have made no backup plan 45Reads—Score1214d adds
- 36 Southern Archives: Salt Is Hard to Come By, Crossing the Shrimp at Dusk 南部档案：一盐难尽，渡虾过黄昏 [Haiyan Reborn // Mystery and Case-Solving / Powerful Leads / Partners Growing Together / Low-Spice] After faking his death, Zhang Haiyan is reborn, and the plot changes a little. This is a story about someone reborn and making up for past regrets. 13Reads—Score—14d adds
- 37 Southern Archives: Journey Through Mountains and Seas to Find Peace 南部档案，山海赴安宁 A wanderer rises from the vast sea, while by the stream one gathers cloud mushrooms. There’s no romance, okay? But feel free to ship the Salt-Baked Shrimp duo! The heroine is Zhang Hailing, Zhang Haixia’s younger sister. All night, the little tower listens to spring rain; how many years has the wanderer roamed Xianyang? I haven’t figured out the rest yet. Anyway, the main goal is to make up for regrets. Some things may differ from the show or the book. I can only do my best to stay true to the p 44Reads—Score—14d adds
- 38 Southern Archives: After Ju Xia Dies, She Enters the Original Story and Meets Shu Yan a Century Later 南部档案:剧虾身死后穿进原著，跨越百年与书盐相逢 Southern Archives: After Ju Xia Died, He Transmigrated into the Original Story and Met Shu Yan a Century Later 99Reads—Score—14d adds
- 39 Reba: Daughter, What on Earth Is Your Dad’s Background? 热芭：闺女，你爹到底什么来头啊 [Tycoon] + [Raising] + [No Harem] + [Playing the Fool to Catch the Tiger] Four years ago, at a wrap party, the newly debuted Dilraba was plied with drinks by the crew. On her way back to the hotel, she got the room number wrong and accidentally walked into a man’s room. Four years later. After her agency boss harasses her, Dilraba has to ask her assistant to take her daughter to stay with her father, who runs an internet cafe in a small county town, in case the boss makes a desperate move. But a 13Reads7.4Score—14d adds
- 40 Keep Running: Falling in Love with Dilraba 跑男之跟热芭谈恋爱 [Transmigration, not a mindless wish-fulfillment story. There is a System.] The protagonist is Lan Zhuochi, stage name Nan Qingchi. His name sounds a little like a couple name with Reba's. This is my first time writing fanfiction, so feel free to criticize it if you don't like it. Please go easy on me, though. Thanks. (This is a Run for Time story, so the female lead can't be single ( ๑ŏ ﹏ ŏ๑ )) 68Reads—Score—14d adds
- 41 Tomb Raiding: The Dragon King Who Emerged from Behind the Bronze Gate 盗墓：从青铜门后走出的龙王 [Southern Archives] + [The Lost Tomb] + [The Nine Gates] + [The Complete Lost Tomb Universe] + [Dragon Clan Word Spirits] (The protagonist has no memories of the plot, so please don't ask why he doesn't do this or that. For now, Zhang Haiqi is the sole female lead, though that may change later. If that bothers you, read something else.) There is a game afoot in this world, with moves laid over a thousand years. The Nine Gates are the pieces, and the Zhang family holds the strings. From ancient t 403Reads—Score10814d adds
- 42 Southern Archives: Side by Side Again 南部档案：再次并肩同行 The ending for Yanxia is a regret in the author's heart. They shouldn't have had that kind of ending. Here, they'll get a new ending and begin a happy new life, continuing to fight side by side to protect the Zhang family. 555Reads—Score10414d adds
- 43 Film and TV: Fortune-Building System 影视：造福系统 I strive to give every world a happy ending. Every story has a happy ending. 1. Southern Archives, pairing with Zhang Qiling, Salt-Baked Shrimp The early chapters include some material about the Zhang family, since this is a Zhang Qiling pairing. Feel free to skip it if you’re not interested; it won’t affect your enjoyment. P.S. There’s a little about the Zhang family at the start to introduce the heroine’s background. Skip it if you don’t like it; it won’t affect the main story. 2. Ultimate Not 278Reads—Score11714d adds
- 44 Southern Archives: Forced into Love by Black Shrimp and White Shrimp 南部档案：被黑虾白虾强制爱了 Dual male leads + mind-reading + split personality + Xia-Yan HE. In the miasma-ridden Nanyang of the Republican era, Zhang Hailou of the Zhang family's Southern Archives accidentally inhales a mutagenic toxin while breaking into the Evil God's ancestral temple. When he wakes, he discovers that whenever he makes physical contact with Zhang Haixia, he can hear his thoughts. He means to pry into the secrets of Zhang Haixia, the “greatest mind in Nanyang,” but one touch exposes a shocking secret: [H 1.6kReads8.2Score24714d adds
- 45 The South: Zhang Haiyan’s Reborn Daily Life 南部：张海盐重生日常 [A fanfic based on the Southern Archives TV series + mainly Zhang Hailou and Xie Yuchen + reborn + a touch of horror] Driven by fate toward an ending he could not bear to see, Zhang Hailou feels that life is one wrong turn after another. If he could start over, would making a different choice lead to a different outcome? For Xia Zai, he is willing to give it a try, no matter the cost. “It is said that on Juqu Isle in the Western Sea stands a towering tree. Cut out its heartwood and place it insi 902Reads8.4Score10814d adds
- 46 Qinchuan Dragon Bone 秦川龙骨 Xi’an Ghost Market, 2004. Chen Qingyan, a down-on-his-luck antiques appraiser, unexpectedly recognizes an excavated soul-calming bell. It bears the same coiling-dragon pattern as the black jade cicada his father left behind. Twelve years ago, the Chen family fell into ruin over a mysterious Qin artifact, and his parents vanished under strange circumstances. Twelve years later, half of a black jade cicada reappears in Qin Chuan, bringing with it a forbidden saying: When the black cicada appears, 17Reads—Score—14d adds
- 47 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: The Moonlit Mystery 盗墓笔记：望月诡局 It rained in Hangzhou for ten days and ten nights, and business at Wu Xie's antique shop was dismal. Then a man, soaked from head to toe, walked in, left behind a bronze bell with its clapper missing, and said, “The remnants of the Wang family have nested again in Changsha.” At the same time, a secret letter from Xie Yuchen arrived: a corpse had surfaced in the Xiang River, stones stuffed into its eye sockets. Every victim had once served the Old Nine Gates. Every clue pointed to the legendary W 1.9kReads6.6Score10814d adds
- 48 Southern Archives: Shrimp and Salt 南部档案之虾与盐 Zhang Haixia (older brother) × Zhang Haiyan (younger brother). Set during their time at the Nanyang Archives, with missions on the outlying islands as the main storyline, this is what brings the two of them together as partners. Their bond is woven through the little moments: the elder brother’s quiet care and the younger brother’s unquestioning trust. When life and death hang in the balance, they become each other’s only escape and greatest weakness, forging a bond that transcends blood ties an 121Reads—Score—14d adds
- 49 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: Misfire 盗墓笔记：哑火 When the rainy season arrives in Hangzhou, Tianjing Lane feels as if someone has tossed it into the water. Wu Xie sat behind the counter, listening to the rain outside. Suddenly, Pangzi came by with a secret message from Xie Yuchen: corpses were floating in the Xiang River, stones stuffed into their eye sockets, and all the dead were former members of the Old Nine Gates. Every clue pointed to the legendary place said to drive people mad: Mute Valley. 14Reads—Score—14d adds
- 50 I Awakened the Qilin Bloodline and Guide the Archaeology Team from Afar 觉醒麒麟血脉，我隔空指点考古队 [Tomb raiding + System + suspense + wish fulfillment] After transmigrating to a parallel world, Liu Yu became an undocumented nobody, with no idea how he’d earn enough to get by. He opened a livestream and saw the national archaeology team making a show of excavating in the Taklamakan Desert, claiming they had found the “Ancient City of Loulan.” Tens of millions of viewers were thrilled, flooding the comments with “A source of national pride!” Liu Yu took one look and frowned. A circular city, a 106Reads5.4Score1814d adds
