Novels like Archive 444
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- 1 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—Score238Shelves
- 2 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 185Reads—Score110Shelves
- 3 South Archives: The Return of the Blue Sea Shrimp 南部档案馆：澜海归虾 A derivative of Southern Archives, mutual salvation, breaking free of fate, mystery and investigation, a male lead with a dual personality, a gentle and resilient heroine, a slow-burn mix of sweetness and angst, rewriting a bad ending for a happy ending, OOC. The long-awaited tomb-raiding series has finally gotten a new drama, and I couldn't resist writing about it. But poor Xia Zai made my heart ache so much; I cried my eyes out! So I'm going to write a story about redemption. It may be a littl 283Reads—Score104Shelves
- 4 Southern Archives: The Blind Tomb’s Returning Guest 南部档案：盲冢归客 I’ll rewrite your ending. Pairing: Salt-Baked Shrimp. Zhang Hailou × Zhang Haixia During the Republic of China era, Zhang Haixia was poisoned with a strange toxin and teetered on the brink of losing control. Zhang Hailou risked everything to seal him in a tomb in the southwestern wilderness, where he would sleep. From then on, Zhang Hailou became “Little Zhang,” wandering Nanyang and waiting alone for a century. A hundred years later, he walks through the rain into Yucun and asks the Iron Triang 180Reads7.3Score115Shelves
- 5 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 52Reads—Score108Shelves
- 6 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—Shelves
- 7 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—Score101Shelves
- 8 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 42Reads—Score—Shelves
- 9 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 104Reads—Score—Shelves
- 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 27Reads—Score101Shelves
- 11 Tomb Raiding: Nonsense, I'm a Proper Gentleman! 盗墓：胡说，我正经人！ One-line premise: Give me a chance, friend. I really am a respectable person (smiling face). OOC warning!!! [Original female protagonist + maxed-out combat ability + The Grave Robbers' Chronicles fanfiction + Southern Archives + lots of headcanon + no System] Pairing undecided, with a slight harem vibe In the middle of nowhere, you meet a kindred spirit. How about we be friends? Wu Xie: She's crazy. Completely crazy. Xiao Ge: Tough. Pangzi: Who said this Ji girl was bad? She's just the best! 597Reads—Score103Shelves
- 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—Score110Shelves
- 13 Southern Archives: Symbiosis 南部档案：共生 [Salt-baked shrimp + Salted Shrimp + staying as true as possible to the characters in the show, no OOC + the TV adaptation’s Salted Shrimp (will refer to the original work by Sanshu)] They’ve known each other since childhood and grew up side by side. Zhang Hailou couldn’t face going on living alone in the world after Xia Zai died. This had long since stopped being mere brotherly affection. He couldn’t imagine losing him, even if it meant no longer being the person he used to be. Zhang Hailou did 77Reads—Score107Shelves
- 14 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.” 3Reads—Score—Shelves
- 15 Southern Archives (After Zhang Haixia Was Reborn) 《南部档案》（张海虾重生后） Southern Archives (After Zhang Haixia Is Reborn) 103Reads—Score—Shelves
- 16 Zhang Haixia, If You Could Come to My World, Would You? 张海侠，如果能来到我的世界，你愿意吗 Zhang Haixia, if you could come to my world, would you want to? 9Reads—Score—Shelves
- 17 Zhang Haixia and Zhang Hailou: Southern Files: Moonlight Shining on the Little Tower 张海虾张海楼：南部档案·明月光光照小楼 Zhang Haixia and Zhang Hailou: Southern Archives: Moonlight Shining on the Little Tower 38Reads—Score—Shelves
- 18 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—Score109Shelves
- 19 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 235Reads—Score101Shelves
- 20 Southern Archives: Zhang Haiyan Begs Me to Come Out of Hiding from the Start 南部档案：开局张海盐跪求我出山 [Southern Archives] [Republican Era] [Old Nine Gates] [Supernatural] [Ultimate Powerhouse] In the chaotic Republican Era, evil spirits run rampant across Nanyang, and the Zhang family’s overseas branch is battered by storms. Zhang Xuance transmigrates to the Southern Archives. On the surface, he is a marginal “gatekeeper,” but in secret, he binds himself to the [God-Tier Sign-In System]. For three quiet years, he signs in daily, merging the supreme [Azure Dragon Bloodline] with the [Eight Suprem 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 21 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 694Reads—Score107Shelves
- 22 Is Nan Yang's Xiao Moli Really That Hard to Win Over? 南洋小墨莉很难追吗？ [Salt-and-pepper shrimp, no one is reborn + childhood friends + healing old regrets + the big brother is even easier to pursue after his leg is injured + an overpowered Pingxie] The Southern Archives was established in 1906, with Zhang Haiqi as its director. To preserve the Zhang family's influence overseas, it continually took in orphans during years of famine. One year, it adopted two exceptionally gifted children. Both children were quick learners. Zhang Haixia had a photographic memory and 38Reads—Score109Shelves
- 23 Southern Archives: Death Is Only the Beginning of Love 南部档案：死亡只是相爱的开始 [A Southern Archives fanfic + Two powerful leads + Reborn + Short arcs + Happy ending] Zhang Haixia & Zhang Hailou Apologies for the out-of-character writing! Apologies for the out-of-character writing!! Apologies for the out-of-character writing!!! Zhang Hailou: “Xiazi, it’s not worth it…” Zhang Haixia: “Even as a ghost, you’re not getting away from me.” 116Reads—Score117Shelves
- 24 Haiyan Is Reborn and Gets Together with Xiazi 海盐重生，和虾仔在一起了。 Salt was reborn and got together with Shrimp. 7Reads—Score—Shelves
- 25 Shrimp Sent with Sea Salt, Returning Home Year After Year (Southern Files Fanfiction) 海盐寄虾，岁岁归栖（南部档案同人） Sea Salt for the Shrimp, Home to Roost Year After Year (A Southern Archives Fanfic) 4Reads—Score—Shelves
- 26 Southern Files: Zhang Hailou and Zhang Haixia Fight Side by Side 南部档案:张海楼和张海虾并肩作战 Southern Archives: Zhang Hailou and Zhang Haixia Fight Side by Side 13Reads—Score—Shelves
- 27 Southern Files: Embers of the Withered Sea 南部档案枯海余烬 Southern Archives: Embers of the Withered Sea 2Reads—Score—Shelves
- 28 Southern Files: Find the Little Brother and Save Zhang Haiqi 南部档案:找到小哥，张海琪得救 Southern Archives: Finding Xiao Ge Saves Zhang Haiqi 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 29 Southern Files: The Heartbound Pact 南部档案：同心契 Updated daily at midnight. A tragic romance with a happy ending. My next novel will be either a campus story or an infinite-flow adventure. I enjoy terrible puns and love reading your comments. Wishing all my readers happiness every day. Killing the one you love with your own hands is a calamity the Zhang twins cannot escape. Zhang Hailou drove a short blade into Zhang Haixia’s heart with his own hands, after ancient Qiang sorcery had completely corrupted him and turned him evil. From then on, 125Reads—Score—Shelves
- 30 Southern Archives: Hailou and Haixia After Being Reborn 南部档案馆之重生后海楼与海侠 [Archive of the Strange fanfic + Salt-Baked Shrimp + Two Male Leads + HE] Zhang Hailou × Zhang Haixia pairing, with their character backgrounds reimagined. I cried so hard that I had to write something sweet to comfort myself. Obsession and redemption. I stole you from the hands of Death. No one gets to take you away again, not even you yourself., Zhang Hailou Given another chance at life, I'll love you under a different identity. No one can keep us apart, not even you., Zhang Haixia 11Reads—Score—Shelves
- 31 Archives of the South: Xia Zai, We're a Perfect Match! Top-Tier! Made for Each Other! 南部档案：虾仔，我们绝配！顶配！天仙配！ Southern Archives: Xia Zai, we’re a perfect match! The ultimate pairing! A match made in heaven! 64Reads—Score—Shelves
- 32 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—Score201Shelves
- 33 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—Shelves
- 34 Though Crossing Brings No Suffering [Lou Xia] 但渡无所苦【楼侠】 (A sweet, slice-of-life story, truly very everyday and laid-back. Every chapter has a happy ending, so jump in without worry.) A century ago, to protect Zhang Haixia, he sealed him inside a blind tomb with the worm inside him. From that day on, Zhang Haixia ceased to exist in the world, leaving only Zhang Hailou, who went by the alias "Little Zhang," to wait alone for a century amid the blood and chaos of Nanyang. A hundred years later, he came through the rain to Rain Village and asked the Iro 739Reads—Score108Shelves
- 35 Southern Archives: The Return of the Dark and Fair Moonlights 南部档案：黑白月光归来 Lou-Xia Couple + Sweet Romance + Childhood Sweethearts + Mystery Solving If a room erupts in a deafening racket, Zhang Hailou is grappling with Black Shrimp at close quarters... The outcome is anyone’s guess... If it’s quiet, White Shrimp has the upper hand, and Zhang Hailou has gotten his way again. Zhang Haixia is resurrected but loses his memory. Zhang Hailou grins wickedly: “You’re my wife. Call me hubby.” Zhang Haixia: “I lost my memory, not my intelligence.” Zhang Hailou: “I’m doomed. I ha 373Reads—Score100Shelves
- 36 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 127Reads—Score—Shelves
- 37 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. 374Reads—Score104Shelves
- 38 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 174Reads—Score101Shelves
- 39 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 58Reads—Score132Shelves
- 40 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—Shelves
- 41 Southern Archives Rebooted: Salt-Baked Shrimp, Master, Save Me! 南部档案重启，盐焗虾：师父救我 [Southern Archives Fanfiction + Zhang Haixia Reborn + Sweet Romance + Expanding the Southern Archives Universe] Zhang Haixia is reborn with memories of his past life, returning to the day he graduated from the training camp. In his previous life, nearly all the Hai generation perished in the catastrophe surrounding the archives in Nanyang. This time, he makes his move first, determined to keep the disaster from happening again. Content warning: This is a derivative work in the Southern Archives 6Reads—Score—Shelves
- 42 The Southern Archives: Time Can Turn Back 南部档案，岁月可回头 [Fan fiction + dual male leads] If you could turn back time, what would you choose? Make the same mistakes again... or... forge a new path… 30Reads—Score—Shelves
- 43 Southern Archives: The Hidden Thread-and-Pearl Scheme Is Complete, Xia Zai Returns to a House Full of Fireworks 南部档案：暗线穿珠局完成·虾仔回归.满堂烟火 Southern Archives: The Hidden Pearl-Stringing Operation Is Complete, Xia Zai Returns to a House Full of Celebration 43Reads—Score—Shelves
- 44 Southern Archives: The Hands-in-Pockets Silhouette in the Archives Fooled Everyone 南部档案：档案馆那个插兜的背影，骗了所有人 Southern Archives: The Figure with Hands in His Pockets at the Archives Fooled Everyone 14Reads—Score—Shelves
- 45 Southern Archives: Reborn at Xiamen Harbor, I Must Protect My Xia Zai (Part 1) 南部档案：重生回厦城码头，我要护住我的虾仔（上） Southern Archives: Reborn at the Xiamen City Wharf, I’ll Protect My Xia Zai (Part 1) 15Reads—Score—Shelves
- 46 Southern Archives: Reborn at Xiamen Harbor, I Must Protect My Xia Zai (Part 2) 南部档案：重生回厦城码头，我要护住我的虾仔（下） Southern Archives: Reborn at the Xiamen City Wharf, I’ll Protect My Xia Zai (Part 2) 10Reads—Score—Shelves
- 47 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 289Reads—Score108Shelves
- 48 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 184Reads—Score102Shelves
- 49 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 167Reads—Score106Shelves
- 50 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—Shelves
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