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The River Dragon Demanded a Husband, So the Scholar Stepped Forward

A serialized novel · 24 chapters published · 3 free to read

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The Wan River rises, speaks to the whole village and demands a husband by the new moon. The headman draws lots among the girls, and the village schoolteacher Xie Liyan reads the dragon's actual word aloud and steps forward.

Tropes & themes: dramatic · marriage of convenience · male lead · forced proximity · fantasy romance · romance · boys love · found family · paranormal romance · first love · timeless fantasy · slow burn · danmei · manhua romance · steamy

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Chapters

  1. Chapter 1: Husband, Not Bride (free)
  2. Chapter 2: A Marriage in Name (free)
  3. Chapter 3: Eleven Hundred Years Without Breakfast (free)
  4. Chapter 4: The Library Under the River (free with an account)
  5. Chapter 5: Cold Nights (free with an account)
  6. Chapter 6: The Cousin from the Black River (free with an account)
  7. Chapter 7: The First Night (free with an account)
  8. Chapter 8: Red Blood (free with an account)
  9. Chapter 9: The Locked Door (free with an account)
  10. Chapter 10: The Warm Pool (free with an account)
  11. Chapter 11: The Midautumn Court (free with an account)
  12. Chapter 12: The Letter in His Own Hand (free with an account)
  13. Chapter 13: What He Asked For (locked)
  14. Chapter 14: The Schoolhouse Bed (locked)
  15. Chapter 15: Five Names on the List (locked)
  16. Chapter 16: Where the Flood Starts (locked)
  17. Chapter 17: The Night on the Dike (locked)
  18. Chapter 18: Heir (locked)
  19. Chapter 19: The Eve of the Ninth (locked)
  20. Chapter 20: The Inspector Arrives (locked)
  21. Chapter 21: The Last Scale (locked)
  22. Chapter 22: The Morning After the River (locked)
  23. Chapter 23: The Dragon Takes Up Calligraphy (locked)
  24. Chapter 24: The River Kept a Husband (locked)

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