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- 1 Southern Archives: Godmother, They're Playing Us to Death! 南部档案：干娘，我们快被玩死了 [Southern Archives + OOC + Expert Blame-Shifting + No CP, Just Self-Shipping] Zhang Haiying, leader of the inspection team, is known in the underworld as the "troublemaker." She was supposed to be on vacation, soaking in a hot spring and drinking wine, living the dream. Then Zhang Haiqi called: "My two little brats have gotten themselves into trouble. Go keep an eye on them." Ying: "What's that got to do with me?" Qi: "You're my sister." Ying: "...Fine." When she arrived at the scene, she fou 512Reads—Score13814d adds
- 2 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 41Reads—Score10914d adds
- 3 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—Score11714d adds
- 4 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—14d adds
- 5 I'm a Horror Boss, Starting with the Southern Archives 我恐怖boss，从南部档案开始 [No CP + strong female lead + resolving regrets + follows the original plot] Sang Jiuyue is cursed with bad luck. The first time she transmigrated, she became the bride of the final boss in a ghost-marriage-themed infinite-flow scenario. After nervously managing to kill the boss, she became the boss herself. She was supposed to go on a rampage, show off her abilities, and make her mark! Instead, the infinite-flow System labeled her a bug and kicked her straight out of the world. At long last, sh 974Reads—Score11114d adds
- 6 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
- 7 The Grave Robbers' Chronicles: The Nanyang Volume 盗墓笔记：一盈南洋卷 · [The full story is complete. Welcome to catch up and leave a rating!] ·A fanfic based on the drama adaptation of The Southern Archives, featuring an original character | Lou Xia pairing ·A young girl who got separated from her family while still a child was found by Zhang Haixia and Zhang Hailou while the two boys were out playing. They brought her to the Archives, where Zhang Haiqi took her in as an apprentice and gave her the name Zhang Hainian. ·Yet inside the girl’s body was another consci 413Reads—Score10514d adds
- 8 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
- 9 Tomb Raiding: I Picked Up a Little Brother? No, an Older Brother 盗墓，捡了一个弟弟？不，是哥哥 [Tomb Raiding], [Fanfiction], [Female-oriented] [An ultra-protective heroine] [Multiple male leads] (The synopsis is updated from time to time.) The story begins in Zhang Qiling's childhood. Zhang Shuyin transmigrates. She wakes up in the body of a five-year-old child. There, she meets someone she will never be able to let go of for the rest of her life. At first, she thinks the people in this family are strange. Later, many things prove her right. And every new event keeps changing what she 325Reads—Score11214d adds
- 10 Southern Archives: Thirty Years Beneath the Sea, Then Out of the Coffin to Rule the South Seas 南部档案：沉海三十年出棺镇南洋 [Tomb-Raiding Fan Fiction + Republican-Era Nanyang + Faked Death and Return + Overwhelming Advantage + System + No Saintly Hero] After transmigrating into The Southern Archives, he became Zhang Haiyi, an outsider to the Zhang family. Just after sharing an unforgettable first love with Zhang Haiqi, he was ambushed by the Zhang family proper, sealed inside a bronze coffin, and sunk into the Strait of Malacca. Thirty years later, as Nanyang was swept by turmoil, the chains on the bronze coffin aboa 2.1kReads—Score17114d adds
- 11 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
- 12 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
- 13 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
- 14 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
- 15 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
- 16 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
- 17 Southern Archives: She's My Wife. Who Dares Lay a Hand on Her? 南部档案：我老婆，你们谁敢动！ In the third year of the Republic, warlord Mo Yun Gao of Nanyang began crazily seizing Duskgrass in his quest for immortality. The Zhang family's Southern Archives were plunged into crisis, and agents of the Hai generation suffered heavy casualties. Director Zhang Hai Qi poured her heart and soul into the archives, unaware that the “beloved” she had lost fifty years ago at an ancient god's altar deep underground was sitting in a teahouse on the streets of Xiacheng, sipping tea. Fifty years ago, 3.8kReads—Score29814d adds
- 18 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
- 19 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
- 20 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
- 21 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
- 22 Film and TV Crossover: The Delicate Beauty Is Always Doted On 综影视：柔弱美人她总被偏宠 Southern Archives, ongoing: The whole world loves her. Even dogs passing by beg her for a cuddle. She was born with peerless beauty, but her naturally alluring nature draws a pack of madmen who all want to… A Fine Brocade: Older-man sweet romance, obsessive possessiveness, dark and ruthless rivalry, gentle protection. The Chosen One: A powerful minister’s darling in his bed. 182Reads—Score—14d adds
- 23 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
- 24 Southern Archives: Embers 南部档案之余烬 CP: Zhang Hailou and Zhang Haixia. The heroine is loved by everyone, so please don’t complain if that’s not your thing. Lin Chuyou arrives in a new world. In this setup, she hasn’t read the original novel and has only watched the drama Ultimate Note, so she has just a vague impression of the characters. 221Reads—Score11214d adds
- 25 Tomb Raiding: Transmigrating with My Girlfriend 盗墓，和女朋友一起穿越 This story has two female protagonists and is told in the first person. How did an utterly ordinary person like me end up transmigrating? Did my wish really come true? I really did... Cue the confetti! I'm so happy! Wait, how am I supposed to survive now? As an utterly ordinary little kid, I decided to find someone powerful to cling to. The guy in front of me has to be Hei Ye, right? Good thing I have a card on me. 34Reads—Score—14d adds
- 26 Southern Archives: The White Moonlight Rescue Plan 南部档案：白月光拯救计划 [One woman, two men + redemption + adapted from the TV series + tomb-raiding mystery] (There will be OOC!) The east wind rose in the small tower overnight, and the wandering swordsman returned to his home in Xianyang. Zhang Hailou and Zhang Haixia had handled plenty of cases. The Evil God of Nanyang, the Salt Lake Murders, the Duskgrass Curse: they’d seen every kind of strange thing. But never anything like this. They met a girl who’d rather starve than give up begging. When they asked her name 1.5kReads6.8Score12714d adds
- 27 Southern Archives: I Became Zhang Haiyan's Senior Brother 南部档案：我成了张海盐师兄 [Southern Archives + The Mystic Nine + The Grave Robbers' Chronicles + Candle in the Tomb] Zhang Haiyue had transmigrated into the Nanyang Zhang family years ago and become a disciple taken in by Zhang Haiqi in her youth. After trouble struck at Panhuahai Reef, Zhang Haixia was poisoned by vines and lost the use of both legs, left with barely half a life. Zhang Haiyan carried him across Nanyang, asking everyone for help, and eventually found a senior fellow disciple their master had never menti 2.7kReads5.3Score16014d adds
- 28 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
- 29 Southern Files: Trapped in the Nine Gates Boy Band's Love Triangle 南部档案：误入九门男团修罗场 [Daomu Biji Fanfiction + Old Nine Gates + Southern Archives Fanfiction + No Central Romance + Slightly Harem-Style, Everyone Loves Her + OOC and Original Details + Headcanon of a Powerful, Beautiful, Strong Yet Tragic Character + Unhinged] Can you believe it? Zhang Haiqi, the renowned director of the Southern Archives in Nanyang, crashed and burned in the Grand Canyon! After narrowly escaping death, she arrived in Changsha and stumbled straight into the deadly power struggle of the Old Nine Gate 619Reads—Score10414d adds
- 30 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
- 31 Southern Archives: Haiqi, I’m Here to Take You Home! 南部档案：海琪，我来接你回家！ [Nanbu Archives + Fanfiction + Max-Level Expert + One-Sided Identity Reveal + Wife-Doting Madman + Decisive Killing] A hundred years after falling off a cliff, Zhang Haichen returns to the world of the living and boards the fog-shrouded Nan'an. There, he discovers that his former beloved, Zhang Haiqi, has become “Miss Dong” and is struggling to hold a hopeless situation together, while her bargain apprentice, Zhang Haiyan, is being hunted by assassins. Watching his apprentice use a clumsy versio 2.7kReads—Score18614d adds
- 32 The Tower Hero 楼侠 [Southern Archives + Zhang Hailou + Zhang Haixia + Fanfiction + Two Male Leads] (The story may be revised at any time, and sometimes an entire chapter will change, so I don't recommend waiting for a backlog to build up. ۶•͈⚇•͈♡) This is a fanfiction pairing Zhang Hailou × Zhang Haixia from Southern Archives. It features some what-ifs and some childhood memories of the Salt-Baked Shrimp, based on details that were only briefly mentioned in the original novel. I've recently revised it, so it may d 128Reads—Score10214d adds
- 33 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
- 34 Southern Archives: Little Shrimp, Come Straight Into Your Master's Arms 南部档案：虾仔乖乖到小爷怀里来 Reborn (Zhang Hailou / Zhang Haiyan + Zhang Haixia / Zhang Haixia / Xia Zai), Salt-and-Shrimp pairing + apologies for OOC “The road to the afterlife is long. I’ve come to find you.” After Xia Zai died, Zhang Hailou felt as if his life had lost a splash of color, so he decided to follow him in death. When he opened his eyes again, everything had returned to the beginning. This time, he would turn the tide and set everything right. “Xia Zai, this time, let me protect you!” But along the way, he ma 212Reads—Score10114d adds
- 35 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
- 36 Film and TV Crossover: What Harem Magnet? I'm Just a Lousy Cook 综影：啥万人迷，我就是个破厨子 [Tangerine-Flavored Soda + No Romance in the Main Story + Everyone's Favorite + Cuddly + Laojiumen and Southern Archives in the Same Story] As a cook at the Transmigration Bureau, Xia Wangwang always thought the bowl of luosifen he'd made had brought down divine retribution, wiping out the whole bureau and leaving him struggling to survive in one small world after another. Fortunately, even someone as plain as him wasn't entirely ordinary. At the very least, he didn't need to worry about getting 1.7kReads6.6Score12114d adds
- 37 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
- 38 The On-Screen Comments Say I Married the Craziest Man in the Book 弹幕说我嫁了全书最疯批 Su Li transmigrates into a book. The good news: She becomes the “legal wife” of Shen Wanyin, the powerful Grand Princess who rules the court as regent. The bad news: The original owner of her body doesn’t make it past page three. The even worse news: Shen Wanyin has just executed three corrupt officials and is now entering the bridal chamber with a bloodstained sword in hand. The moment the blade presses against Su Li’s throat, she thinks she’s doomed. Then she sees it: A pink thought bubbl 97Reads—Score10314d adds
- 39 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
- 40 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
- 41 Film and TV Crossover: Oh, Lovelorn Girl, Stop Waiting 综影视：痴情的少女啊，别再等待 A crossover fanfiction writer who loves stories about charming characters adored by everyone, and who specializes in fanfiction. A eunuch-style writer, at it for 20 years (smile). (1) Chasing the Wind, He Qiuguo (on hiatus) (2) Fengshen, Daji (on hiatus) (3) The Southern Archives, Zhang Haiyan (original female lead) (in progress) (4) If Life Were Like Our First Meeting, Xie Shuhong (5) Harry Potter: gender-swapped Peter Pettigrew in the Marauders’ era 515Reads—Score10414d adds
- 42 Salt-Baked Shrimp: Abandoning Your Puppy Is Against the Law 盐焗虾：弃养小狗是犯法嘟 The couples in this story are Yan Xia and Lou Xia. A teary-eyed, unhinged puppy Yan × a gorgeous, mentally unstable Xia. Dissatisfied with the ending, I decided to change it. In my personal version, the original ending was just a dream Zhang Hailou had. This story includes an original mystery case created by the author, as well as tomb-raiding plot elements. Readers who would rather avoid this kind of content can feel free to steer clear. Thank you for your understanding and support. 64Reads—Score15114d adds
- 43 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
- 44 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—14d adds
- 45 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
- 46 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
- 47 Film and TV Crossover: Born a Rebel 综影视：天生反骨 [Superpowers + Space] A powerful lightning-type ability user from the apocalypse transmigrates into small worlds based on films and TV shows. Rebellious to the core, she won’t take force, but she’s happy to be won over with kindness. No fixed couple. 1.8kReads5.5Score10814d adds
- 48 Southern Archives: Senior Sister Keeps Wanting to Retire 南部档案：师姐老想退休了 (Not a power fantasy, no harem. Some events differ from the original work. The heroine’s true form is a butterfly, and her pairing is with Zhang Haixia.) Zhang Haimeng was one of the agents who died aboard the Nan’an. Zhang Haiqi brought her body back to Xiamen. Before the burial, it was covered in butterflies of all shapes and sizes. Then, in the blink of an eye, both the butterflies and the body disappeared right under Zhang Haiqi’s nose. 1.7kReads—Score16414d adds
- 49 Southern Archives: The Guide Little Sister Is Impossible to Tame 南部档案：向导妹妹太难管 [BG + OOC + strong female lead + Southern faction + Nine Gates 2 + one-sided crushes on her from everyone else] [An innocent-looking, secretly scheming shrimp who acts pitiful x gloomy, tentacle-themed guide x cheerful, fiery man] Zhang Haiqi adopted quite a few orphans. One day, she brought home a little girl. Zhang Hailou was delighted to have a new junior sister, while Zhang Haixia was dismayed to have another troublesome kid to look after. The junior sister was a little strange, but they sti 2.7kReads8.3Score29414d adds
- 50 Southern Archives: I Got Picked Up, So Why Is Every Day a Love Triangle? 南部档案：被捡后怎么天天修罗场 Just received its rating, and it will rise! [Book Transmigration] [Saving an Unfairly Doomed Character] [System] [Romance] Based on the TV series. Apologies for any OOC characterization; includes original plotlines. Su Mi, a modern college student, stayed up late watching the finale of Southern Archives and sobbed her heart out. Then she slipped on spilled instant-noodle soup and transmigrated straight into the story as the mysterious orphan adopted by Zhang Haiqi. She became childhood friend 4.9kReads8.2Score75514d adds
