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Blade Against the Current
逆水横刀
香小陌 · Xiang Xiaomo · BA
COMPLETE · 125 Chapters + 7 Extra Stories
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Synopsis
Yan Xiaodao has survived poverty, violence, and more than one brush with death by following a simple rule: when fate knocks him down, he gets back up. Preferably with a blade in hand.
Years ago, Qi Baoshan pulled him out of desperation and gave him a home, a future, and someone he could call family. Yan Xiaodao never forgets a debt. Now a formidable figure in the underworld, his loyalty to his godfather is absolute.
Then Ling He enters his life.
Beautiful, brilliant, sharp-tongued, and far more dangerous than he first appears, Ling He has spent years pursuing a blood debt rooted in the past. Yan Xiaodao is supposed to protect him, only to discover that Ling He’s path of revenge leads directly toward the family Yan Xiaodao has sworn to defend.
As buried crimes, hidden identities, powerful families, and old grudges begin surfacing, the two men find themselves caught between loyalty and revenge, suspicion and desire. They protect each other, deceive each other, fight each other, and fall in love at precisely the worst possible time.
Blade Against the Current is a modern underworld danmei about two stubborn, dangerous men standing on opposite sides of an old blood debt. To reach the truth, they may have to become enemies. To survive it, they may have to turn their blades in the same direction.
Project Details
Author: Xiang Xiaomo / 香小陌
Native Title: 逆水横刀
Genre: Action · Adult · Drama · Mature · Mystery · Psychological · Romance
Tags: Beautiful Male Lead · Clever Protagonist · Crime · Criminals · Enemies Become Lovers · Family Secrets · Gangs · Hidden Identity · Manly Gay Couple · Modern Day · Mystery Solving · Organized Crime · Past Plays a Big Role · Past Trauma · Power Couple · Revenge · Schemes and Conspiracies · Strong Love Interests · Strong Protagonist · Underworld · Violence
Table of Contents
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Volume 1
- Chapter 1: Yan Xiaodao
- Chapter 2: Cold Gleam in the Palm
- Chapter 3: A Welcome Feast
- Chapter 4: The Oriole Lurks Behind
- Chapter 5: News Comes Knocking
- Chapter 6: Blue Sea Cloudtop
- Chapter 7: Trapped in the Cage
- Chapter 8: Hanging from the Rigging to Feed a Prisoner
- Chapter 9: Dragon and Phoenix in the Pool
- Chapter 10: Striking Back from the Brink
- Chapter 11: The City-Toppling Stake
- Chapter 12: Cannon Fire on the City Tower
- Chapter 13: Pulling the Firewood from Under the Cauldron
- Chapter 14: Each Makes Their Own Plans
- Chapter 15: True and False Faces
- Chapter 16: The Jade Beauty’s Schemes
- Chapter 17: The Izu Dancer
- Chapter 18: The Phantom of the Opera
- Chapter 19: Destroying the Evidence
- Chapter 20: Sowing Discord
- Chapter 21: Seeking the True Buddha
- Chapter 22: The Cicada Sheds Its Shell
Volume 2
- Chapter 23: A Short Stay at the Villa
- Chapter 24: Reading the Bones, Following the Trail
- Chapter 25: A Gentleman’s Friendship
- Chapter 26: Adrift in the Mortal World
- Chapter 27: Heaven Has No Tears
- Chapter 28: Confession to the Sound of the Piano
- Chapter 29: Spending a Fortune
- Chapter 30: A War of Words
- Chapter 31: The White Tiger Hall
- Chapter 32: A Restless Heart and Wandering Mind
- Chapter 33: A Private Exchange
- Chapter 34: Where the Heart Leads
- Chapter 35: Terrible News
- Chapter 36: Unraveling the Threads
- Chapter 37: A Sudden Turn
- Chapter 38: Demons and Monsters
- Chapter 39: Separating Tendons, Dislocating Bones
- Chapter 40: Caught in One Net
- Chapter 41: Taking a Blade for You
- Chapter 42: A Bargaining Chip
- Chapter 43: An Intimate Witness
- Chapter 44: A Farewell Kiss
- Chapter 45: Snakes and Rats Reveal Themselves
- Chapter 46: Countering the Ambush
- Chapter 47: Leaving Without Saying Goodbye
- Chapter 48: An Unexpected Complication
- Chapter 49: The Truth Comes to Light
Volume 3
- Chapter 50: Going Alone to the Meeting
- Chapter 51: A Secret Trial
- Chapter 52: Meeting on a Narrow Road
- Chapter 53: Terror on the Bridge
- Chapter 54: Luring Him into the Trap
- Chapter 55: Showdown at the Docks
- Chapter 56: A Sudden Turn of Events
- Chapter 57: Ruthless Resolve
- Chapter 58: Journeying South
- Chapter 59: The Crime of Possessing a Treasure
- Chapter 60: Entangled in the Web of Love
- Chapter 61: Uninvited Guest
- Chapter 62: Affection and the Blade
- Chapter 63: Chance Encounter at the Night Market
- Chapter 64: An Incognito Visit
- Chapter 65: Seeking People from the Past
- Chapter 66: Vicious Bloodline
- Chapter 67: Fleeing at the Last Moment
- Chapter 68: An Unexpected Encounter
- Chapter 69: A Lifesaving Talisman
- Chapter 70: A Serpent’s Trace Through Grass and Ash
- Chapter 71: Trapped in His Own Cocoon
- Chapter 72: Deep into the Heartland
- Chapter 73: The Judge’s Midnight Interrogation
- Chapter 74: The Fish-Belly White of Dawn
- Chapter 75: Nemeses Meet Again (Xue × Liang)
- Chapter 76: At the Seaside Bathing Beach
- Chapter 77: The Miracle Doctor
- Chapter 78: The Divine Dragon Swings Its Tail
- Chapter 79: Talking by Candlelight
- Chapter 80: A Hidden Song of the Heart
- Chapter 81: Thoroughly Convinced
- Chapter 82: I Am Venomous
- Chapter 83: Unable to Stop
Volume 4
- Chapter 84: The Arrow Is on the String
- Chapter 85: An Undeserved Calamity
- Chapter 86: A Blessing in Disguise
- Chapter 87: A House Full of Harmony
- Chapter 88: Search for the Orphan, Save the Orphan
- Chapter 89: Upheaval in Linwan
- Chapter 90: A Heart’s Song in the Cemetery
- Chapter 91: The Storm Rises Again
- Chapter 92: Rescue from Dire Peril
- Chapter 93: A Discerning Eye Spots the Killer
- Chapter 94: Relentless Pursuit
- Chapter 95: Splendid Imperial Court
- Chapter 96: Dragon and Phoenix in Auspicious Harmony
- Chapter 97: Ambush from Ten Sides
- Chapter 98: Every Second Counts
- Chapter 99: Deceiving the Heavens to Cross the Sea
- Chapter 100: Waves of a Raging Sea
- Chapter 101: The Richest Man in Yandu
- Chapter 102: A Beauty Like Jade
- Chapter 103: White Peach Cake (Xue × Liang)
- Chapter 104: The New Director
- Chapter 105: Mask of Hypocrisy
- Chapter 106: Handsome Rider
- Chapter 107: The Golden Brick Codex
Volume 5
- Chapter 108: Soulmate
- Chapter 109: Seeing the Light of Day
- Chapter 110: A Different Path
- Chapter 111: The Devil Appears
- Chapter 112: A Last Stand
- Chapter 113: Close-Quarters Clash
- Chapter 114: Besiege Wei to Rescue Zhao
- Chapter 115: Piano Music Lingers
- Chapter 116: Mysterious Figure
- Chapter 117: Laying Bare the Heart
- Chapter 118: The Demon’s Golden Body
- Chapter 119: Convalescing Patient
- Chapter 120: Half a Golden Brick
- Chapter 121: Lake Light and Tower Shadows
- Chapter 122: A Lifelong Promise
- Chapter 123: Catching Ghosts in the Human World
- Chapter 124: Epilogue I: The Rolling Mortal World
- Chapter 125: Epilogue II: Together Until Old Age
Extras
- Extra Chapter 126: Beneath the Rocky Mountains
- Extra Chapter 127: Four-Fat Plan A
- Extra Chapter 128: Eyes Speak, Souls Answer
- Extra Chapter 129: The Jianbing Master
- Extra Chapter 130: Singles’ Quarters
- Extra Chapter 131: Nightfall Tempts
- Extra Chapter 132: Winter Whispers
- Supplemental Crossover: BA × DF — 2018 Qixi