GreenFlamed Writer |
She/Her
25+
ProShipper | In the sense that if the Media on daytime tv I consume is the same as online then it's fine.
I'm not going to pull an Anne walkes over fiction. No harrasment over ships I just write fanfic on scum villain and very aware of the story elements.
Since I keep getting yelled at [kindly, people are actually really nice about it] That I keep getting stuff wrong [Since I keep forgetting]
I'm gonna type it all here.
DEMONS:
Many demons go by titles instead of personal names, titles styled like XX-Jun are for high ranking demons and some titles are hereditory.
Courtesy Names:
A courtesy name is given to an individual when they come of age, usually at the coming age of twenty for their first crowning ceremony, but it can also be presented when an elder or teacher deems the recipitent worthy. Generally a male only tradition.
Women adopt a courtesy name after marriage. Courtesy names reserved for the upper class.
Diminitive Nicknames and name tags:
Xiao- : A diminitive meaning "Little." always a prefix. [i.e Xiao Jiu, Xiao Yuan]
-ER : A word for 'son' or 'child' added to a name, it expresses affection similair to calling someone 'little' or 'sonny' always a suffix
[I.e, Yuan-er, Jiu-er]
A- : Friendly diminitive, always a prefix, usually for monosyllabic names, or one syllable out of the two-syllable name.
[I.e, A-Yuan, A-Jiu, A-Lou] If the name is longer like Qui JianLOU that last part is the same nickname as Binghe [hence the truama for Shen Qingqiu as he heard that name]
Family:
Di : Younger brother or younger male friend, can be used alone or as a honourific.
Didi : younger brother, or male friend. Casual
Xiao-Di : does not mean 'little brother' instead refers to ones lackey or subordinate, someone a leader took under their wing.
Ge : Familair way to refer to an older brother or older male friend, used by someone younger- or lower rank in status.
Gege: Same as Ge, has a cutsier feel than "Ge."
Jie : Older sister, or older female friend.
JieJie :Older sister, or older female friend.
JiuJiu : Uncle (maternal, biological)
Mei : younger sister, or younger female friend,
MeiMei : younger sister or an unrelated younger female friend, casual.
-Jun : a suffix meaning 'lord'
Zhangmen : Leader of a cultivation/martial arts sect.
Shizun : teacher/master gender nuetral, meaning "Honoured/venerable master." And is a more respectful name of address
Shifu : teacher/master for ones master in ones own sect
Shiniang : the wife of a Shifu/ Shizun [Luo Binghe to everyone around "Refer to me as Luo-Shiniang! yes! Good little ducklings!]
Shixiong : Older Male disciple
ShiJie : Older female disciple
Shidi : Younger martial brother, for juniour male disciples
Shimei : Younger Martial Sister, for junior female disciples
Shishu : The younger martial sibling of ones marital master [Such as Shang Qinghua and Liu Qingge a disciple would refer to them as Shishu as they are lower rank than their Shizun.]
Shibo : [As Yue Qingyuan is sect head and his title makes him the older martial sibling would make him Shibo. And so a disciple would refer to him as Shibo, or Yue-Shibo-
idk about Zhangmen-Shibo if thats a thing? -
Or if disciples of An ding would call Shen Qingqiu Shibo as he's second rank of the sect.
Shizhi : [If Shen Yuan was a disciple Yue Qingyuan would call he Shen-Shizhi, or Luo-Shizhi, or just plain call him Shizhi]
Gongzhi : Master/Senior
Daozhang :
Xiong :
Terms:
Manhua:
Danmei:
XianXia :
Qi :
Gong :
Shou :
Chrysanthemum : A flower that is a symbol of health and vitiliaty.
In sex scenes it was a metaphor for a mans backdoor entrance.
Chinese Calender: Year dates/era for a story>
The Chinese calender uses Tian Gan Di Zhi [Heavenly stems, Earthly Branches] system to mark the year.
[Meaning lost] There are ten heavenly stems,
and twelve earthly branches [Zodiac adjacent]
Each Stem and Branch is associated with either Ying | Yang and one of the elemental properties, wood, fire, earth, metal and water.
The Stems are and branches are combined in cyclical patterns to create a calender where every unit of time is associated with certain attributes:
Analysing such a calender for the stem, branch characters and their elemental associations was considered essential information in divination, fortune telling, wedding dates, and even buiness deals.
Confucianism:
Is a philosophy based on the teaching of confucius, it placed heavily importance on respect for ones elders and family, a concept broadly known as Xiao "Filial piety," the family structure is used in others that have similair behaviours, such as respect of a student to a teacher, or people of a country towards their ruler.
Cores/Golden Core:
A good Cultivation base/Core/Foundation: Means learning from the right age, good training and keeping consistent and percevere.
A bad Cultivation Base/foundation: Means you were half-assed it/ sabotaged with an improper manual, learned too late/early, can be prone to Qi deviations.
Meridians: Qi travels through the body, like a magical bloodstream, or map/rivers of the body.
redirecting, manipulating, or halting qi circulation focus on targeting the meridians at speicific points of the body, known as acupoints. Technqiues that can block qi prevent a cutlivator from using qi until the block is lifted.
Qi Circulation:
The metabolic cycle of qi in the body, where it flows from the dantian to the meridians and back. This cycle purifies and refines qi, and good circulation is essential to cultivation. In Xianxia, Qi can be transferred from one person to another through physical contact and can heal someone who is wounded if the donar is trained in the art
Qi Deviation:
"To catch fire, and enter demonhood." occurs when ones cultivation becomes unstable.
Common causes include: Unstable emotional state, or strong negative emotions, practicing cultivation methods incorrectly.
Reckless use of forbidden or high-level arts. or succumbing to the influence, of demons and evil spirits.
When qi deviation arises from mental or emotional causes, the person is often said to have succumbed to their inner demons or "Heart demons."
Symptoms: Panic, paranoia, sensory halluciantion, and death.
Fixes [not cures] : Forced relaxation, voluntary or forced by external party, massage, meditation, or qi transfer, from another individual.
The golden core forms and replaces the lower dantian, becoming an internal source of power for the cultivator.
Cultivators who detonate their golden core, almost always die in the end. The destruction/removal of a core is permanent and cannot be recultivated as there is no longer a lower dantian o form it, its destruction stops an individual from ever performing to cultivate qi normally ever again.
Tradtionally cultivating a golden core is in nine stages, but is often simplified in fiction;
Qi Condensation/ Qi Refining
Foundation establishment
Core foundation/Golden Core
Nascent Soul. [A cultivation technique where a soul can project it's soul outside its body and travenl indipendently, this can allow them to survive the death of their physical body and advance to a higher state.
Deity Transformations
Great Ascension
Heavenly tribulations
Dantian:
Refers to three regions in the body, Navel, Chest, forehead.
The lower is three finger widthds below and two finger widths behind the navel. This is where the golden core is formed and is where Qi metabolsim process begins and progresses upward.
Pilles and Elixers:
Magic medicines that can heal wounds, improve cultivation, extend life, etc. These are usuallly delivered in pill form and created in speical kilns.
Spirit Stones:
Small gems filled with Qi that can be exchanged between cultivations as a form of currency. If so desired the Qi can be axtracted for an extra energy boost.
Currency:
In most dynasties was based on the exchange of Silver and Gold, weight was also used to measure the denoniminations of money. i.e: One Liang of Silver."
Daoism:
Daoism is a philosophy, of Dao. Involves coming into harmony with the natural order of the universe, which makes someone a "true human." safe from external harm and who can affect the world without intentional action.
Disciples/sect:
Clan and sect members are known as disciples. Disciples live on Sect grounds and have a strict hierchy based on skill and seniority. They are divided into Core, inner and outer.
With core being the highest, Higher ranked disciples get better logdgings and other resources.
A sect is like a family, hence the name for martial sibling, and teachers are parents.
Incense time:
A common way to tell time.
One incense time: is roughly 30 minutes.
The Three Realms:
Split into three realms, the heavenly realm, the mortal realm, the Ghost realm.
Heavenly realm: Heavens, heavenly officials. A Celestial court where gods reside and rule.
Mortal Realm: Realm of humans.
Ghost Realm: Refers to realm of the dead or in scum villain/demon realm.
Edit: more to be added later -_- this is a cheat sheet to look back on when I have to use these terms [ps I write fanfics for fun, and I'm more focused on my art etc, so I am half assing this stuff but I'm only making this sheet to be polite, I'll still try to incoporate this stuff and be respectful but I'm not writing an actual properally researched novel here its just for fanfictions]
This is a brief explanation of what the Dantien(s) is and where they are located The Upper Dantian: (Shen) located at a center point just
The nervous system is made up of all the nerve cells in your body. It is through the nervous system that we communicate with the outside wor
We pass qi by this paths, cultivation = qi gong, you can see qi praticioners in youtube^^
Here, qi spinning a paper in real life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKqHm7qs2Fg
I also asked someone online [Cryptidpatriarch] about what would happen if Luo Binghe was given a courtesy name I mean, Shen Yuan would or would've thought of one so this was one suggestion.
when you join a clan, you assume the clan name, because it is your new family and you abandon the original name to be a new person, with a new family, in which case he should take the name of the peak.
Cang Qiong = firmament, reach the sky peak...
Bing Hé Qiong= ice river through the firmament.
竹河 = bamboo river
Hé = river
Bing = ice
Okay so, both Shen Jiu and Wu Yanzi come across an abandoned hut on the side of a river, the river is also violent and not shallow so it's the perfect dumping spot for bodies.
So when both Demonic cultivator and disciple come across a man sleeping in the shade it was obvious Wu Yanzi planned on mugging him then using the body for demonic cultivation-
So after Shen Jiu waits outside as look out, acting bored. It was normal for the screams to begin that was usual.
"Shen Jiu! Help this Master!"
The fact that it was his Master screaming in pain? not usual?
Shen Jiu ran forward to the doorway in time to see the sleeping man, with a demonic face bite into Wu Yanzi savagaly, blood gushing from his neck then the demon? Threw his master on the floor and spat-
"Not only do you have the nerve to attack this one- you don't even have the decency to be a filling meal!"
A-a Jiangshi!
Wu Yanzi was dead on the floor and the Jiangshi gazed at him, raising his clawed hands gestured.
"you. Come here."
Shen Jiu wanted to run but suddenly his feet was moving forward, the man sliced open his finger then raised it.
"Swallow."
Shen Jiu face twitched in disgust, as the finger pushed and rubbed against his tongue then withdraw as he swallowed.
"Now you are my servant, dispose of this trash and guard me while I sleep during the day."
Shen Jiu scowled but did as he was told, not before pilfering Wu Yanzi's items before dumping the body in the river. It seemed he had some freedom within his orders.
And it appeared he traded one master for another.
When the sunlight set, the man immedietly groaned as he arched his back.
"That was the worst fucking nap of my entire unlife- oh you're still here."
"Obviously." Shen Jiu sneered, and the man rolled his eyes.
"Great- well this should work out for me. The night is short, and this humble master never wants to be out in te sunlight."
Telling Shen Jiu his weakness?
Either he was stupid, unlikely or he was testing Shen Jiu with this knowledge.
Wu Yanzi wasn't so different.
When they journeyed to a local village, luckily close to the rampaging rivers, the Jiangshi gave Shen Jiu money.
"Go find a nice inn for us, and buy something for yourself after."
Shen Jiu scowled, as the man vanished and Shen Jiu walked away, he couldn't run even when he tried to...although stopping outside a brothel and was able to enter and purchase some rooms.
...Guess he did have some freedom with how the command is worded.
He was able to go to a blacksmiths and buy some blades. Small knifes were the most affordable- and easy to hide and steal.
It was better to pay for something and seen as a customer, then leave suspiciously.
But when he found his new master, and took him to their 'inn' he scowled at the relief.
"Ah good- I was worried since I forgot to mention I needed something to eat."
Shen Jiu scowled, to think he put these women in danger-!
As soon as they entered, Shen Jiu with a dark scowl, and the man beaming and looking way to comfortable-
pov switch:
Not realising that it was all bravado, when he was alone he had no shame but now he had a kid and got he was only fourteen for christ sake!
Shen Yuan transmigrating as a freakin Jiangshi in PIDW had to be a cosmic joke!
"Hellow young masters!" The host spoke jovially, "May we interest you in some refreshments, one lady or two?" He glanced at Shen Jiu and Shen Yuan cleared his throat.
"Hmm, just one would do, and if you could..."
He placed the coins on the table, "A room with food and drink and a young man would suit me just fine." Shen Yuan smiled bashfully.
And he was met with different reactions. The host nodded, probably not surprised.
But Shen Jiu looked at him like he was an alien.
And yeah- then there was the feeding- okay he didn't need to sleep with them, but he had this whole routine thing and having someone watch, a kid at that- if he could blush he would but he's not ashamed! It's not wrong it's just food!
When the man came in, Shen Yuan would usually be more blunt, but felt that he had to be nice about it.
"I uh, I prefer doing it myself, you just get comfortable," Shen Yuan took the mans waist leading him to the bed "And relax."
All it took was a few kisses and nibbles, and the man was defiently playing it up, moaning like his life depended on it.
Shen Yuan hovered over him, if the man noticed a certain...lack of reaction he'll tense up and be suspicious-
Shen Yuan bit down, and now that was a real moan, even the mans hips thrusted up, sometimes that happened.
Shen Yuan fed as much as he could then stopped, just enough to make them tired enough to believe this was just a client being too rough.
Shen Yuan licked the wound clean watching it heal, then pulled back gazing at the mans eyes who relaxed, pupils wide and droopy under his thrall.
"Now, you'll leave this room disapointed but unsurprised that this was the worst client you have ever had the misfortune of laying with. So bad you want to erase the whole ebarrising thing from your memory."
The man left and Shen Yuan slumped back into the bed, just enough for another day he could lay low here for a while and when he notices how tired the patrons are he'll hop skip and jump to the next town no problem-
Shen Jiu shifted and Shen Yuan turned forgetting he was there.
"Why not lie? Why make him believe it was a lousy lay?"
"Why not? More incentive to never think of this Master and become suspicious." Shen Yuan shrugged.
Now he was stuck with Shen Jiu, he could send the boy out to find him a nice little hovel to sleep in then dismiss him.
Then again he seemed decent with cultivation- but if he lets him go what chances are he would come back to kill him?
...hmmm.
"Boy, tell me. What am I?"
Shen Jiu's eyes narrowed, maybe from being called boy.
"A Jiangshi." Shen Yuan blinked surprised, huh.
"I'm not stupid and my names is Shen Jiu." He bit, oh okay.
"How do you kill a Ghost Head Spider?"
"Strike the temple before it releases its baby like cries to alert others."
hmmm, so Shen Yuan began to quiz Shen Jiu, the other still stiff and answering every one like his life depended on it.
Shen Yuan sighed, moving over to the table and brightening to see food- he forgot about that.
"Shen Jiu come dig in!" He spoke, sitting down and pilling his own food onto a plate, Shen Jiu moved over cautiously.
"I thought you didn't need food?"
Shen Yuan smiled, "Ah but it's a form of nutrients, if a Jiangshi has a restrictive diet then they need other things to keep it going. I only fed a little so this is to make up the rest. Most Jiangshi don't need food if they drain a person kinda like Inedia to a cultivator- ah you don't have to eat if you don't want to."
Shen Jiu was physically trembling with the chopsticks showing he was fighting back.
Shen Yuan sighed, "Sorry it's been a while since I've last had a companion."
"Companion?" Shen Jiu snapped, "More like a slave! There is no point acting like the domesticated monster if I have to find you victims to feed on to stay alive. So don't pretend."
Shen Yuan blinked, then continued eating. Of course, that was probably what the other man did.
"Hmm, this one was rudely inturupted in his sleep being attacked and had defended himself, being half starved I wasn't in the right mind, it doesn't excuse it. My ire was towards that master of yours and he payed that with his life. You on the other hand I have no such animosity towards. But disrupting my sleep as well as tainting my home so I had to relocate? That was a debt that had to be payed."
He pointed his chipsticks his way "You payed that. And now, we're near a cultivation sect Zhao hao temple, you're a bit too...excitable to being a monk but if needs must-"
"No it has to be Cang Qiong."
Shen Yuan blinked, food stuffed in his mouth, "Hmm?"
Shen Jiu wasn't looking at him.
"It has to be Cang Qiong,"
...really?
Shen Yuan sighed dropping his food and scrubbing his hand across his face, "Need I ask why?" He whined, if a Jiangshi went to Cang Qiong he was beyond undead!
"No don't answer- ugh fine. I'll escort you then you can hop skip and jump the rest of the way. Alright?"
Shen Jiu scowled "Why can't you let me go now?"
Shen Yuan leaned back tilting his head to the side, "If you leave now, chances are a mass of cultivators will break down these doors and kill me. On the road in the middle of the night only trapped to go in one direction or have someone kill me? I want to live thanks. And you're a bright kid can defiently go the rest of the way by yourself and not find yourself in trouble."
And Shen Yuan whenever he thought, this was it. This was the village he'll abandon Shen Jiu in and leave him to it. And yet each night they rested up at a Brothel instead, as they kept getting closer Shen Yuan WAS going to leave he really was!
But he needed to teach Shen Jiu so much stuff!
Sure he learned how to write and read from Qui Jianlou, but academically especially for Cang Qiong- Shen Jiu was going to be behind with the lack of clan, or or fortune to back him up he would face bullying.
But if he kept his head down, but still presented as a scholar and kept his head down?
So Shen Yuan quized him, he even taught him how to spar in the way he knew how!
"Look, I'll be honest Shen Jiu, I can't teach you forms or how to wield a sword properly. BUT as a Jiangshi and a supernatural enemy I can help you hone your speed and strength! So from now on you will be doing a lot of heavy lifting." Shen Jiu scowled.
"You just want me to fill up your bath water and give the Jiejies a rest."
"Correct and it helps you gain strength, also your diet needs to change too. With the excessive workout you'll burn through so that way the ecsessive weight will become muscle."
Shen Jiu scowled "Fine."
And of course it showed results. Shen Jiu had to do push ups, pull ups, Shen Yuan even made him do handstand push ups.
"Good work, you're doing well. Now do it with one hand."
"You-"
He heard him fall over and sighed "You'll have to repeat that set."
Shen Jiu was gaining muscle and looks, especially from the Jiejies the next neighborhood they went to.
And on the road with no one around, Shen Yuan would attack Shen Jiu, little things like tripping him up, drawing on his face. If Shen Jiu failed then he would have to do more sets.
Shen Jiu instincts was getting faster, and was even able to fight him for a solid 30's seconds.
But of course, when Shen Jiu realised this he became cocky and slipped up.
"You're problem is you think too much. And that throws you off." Shen Jiu scowled down at the bonfire then nodded.
"Yes, Master."
"Agh enough of that Master stuff it makes me feel creepy. Just Shen Yuan is fine."
Shen Jiu looked up at that, "Shen Yuan?"
"Not the same as yours. Shen for Wall." He corrected, then smiled as he leaned back.
"But going through town we could say we're siblings. A-jiu my adorable little brother!"
"No."
Shen Jiu was on edge, assuming Shen Yuan would take him down the dark path in the middle of nowhere and just kill him. And yet Shen Yuan would glance at the forest with a firmed lip and keep walking. When they went to the brothel once that was one thing.
The fact that he kept doing it, Shen Jiu never mentioned it, assuming if he called it out he would be punished.
And yet, the closer they got to Cang Qiong. The fact that Shen Yuan fed him more and even made him do excersizes-
Shen Jiu assumed he wanted Shen Jiu tired on purprose so he couldn't run or escape. But when he saw he was getting stronger and gaining muscle he was honestly surprised.
And when Shen Yuan quized him on plants, with each one they found on the road and telling him in depth about it's properties it didn't make sense to waste his time telling Shen Jiu this only to kill him off later on.
He thought maybe Shen Yuan lied about taking him to Cang Qiong, but when he helped him hone his senses and have faster instincts...it just didn't make sense.
"Hmm, Shen Jiu maybe we should go on a mission!" Shen Yuan spoke, after passing him a rented sword.
Shen Jiu almost missed what he said next too busy staring at the weapon in his hands! He could kill Shen Yuan right now-
"With a mission under your belt, that'll give you experience! Remember you're too old for the entrance exam SO you have to be good I mean really good that they couldn't dare pass you up to being plucked by another sect!"
And when Shen Yuan watched Shen Jiu on his mission, just observing and not helping at all, even observed as Shen Jiu took down the monster plauging the town.
Once he landed and looked at his Master for approval- then looked away why was he looking for his approval!
Shen Yuan hummed nodding.
"Very good, you were fast and efficient," He stepped closer and humed. "Now, is there anything on this beast worth salvaging?"
Shen Jiu froze, he was never taught that.
"Apologies Master, this one doesn't know how..."
Shen Yuan laughed, "Ah I forgot, well this is a learning experience! come here." And he taught him everything he needed to know.
When Shen Jiu was finally left alone and trusted to pay for their lodging, he asked the patron.
"How far is Cang Qiong Mountain?"
The man paused, "Hmm just a few towns North and you'll be there, this humble one see's you have a sword is your master a cultivator?"
Shen Jiu eyes flickered "Not one from a popular sect, my Master is a rogue Cultivator."
If this man thought they could triple the price he had another thing coming.
"Ah,"
"Also he would prefer," Shen Jiu stared at him cooley, he wasn't embarresed "Male courtesans."
"Ah of course-"
"Preferably someone older than myself, he's not a fan of young ones." The man nodded again. Shen Jiu remembered that incident, Shen Yuan was in a pleasent mood but when he saw the thirteen year old it was like something snapped.
He used his thrall to tell the prositute that he was way too young for this type of work and then brought in the owner and thralled them as well. Telling them that any worker under eighteen should work as cleaners or in the kitchens and be payed twice as much!
Shen Jiu stared as the owner nodded.
"M-Master why would you do that? That could ruin this mans buisness." Shen Yuans eyes were bloodshot as he glared after the man wobbling away.
"Then it should rot for all I care."
Shen Jiu never understood it, wasn't it normal for both genders as long as someone was willing to pay. But Shen Yuan seemed deeply unnerved by that.
"Also what the fuck is a pint sized childs blood going to do for me? Men have more women and children less so!"
"...Why would women have less blood?"
Shen Yuan shrugged, "I don't know, periods maybe?"
Shen Jiu didn't ask what a period was, Shen Yuan was still pissed and more annoyed when no one came to their room!
"You thralled him but didn't ask-"
"Agh! Shen Jiu can you just, I'll break his neck if I talk to him again!"
And Shen Yuans eyes was red, his teeth extended and even his voice was a deep growl.
Shen Jiu ran out like his ass was on fire, Shen Yuan faltered hand extended then covered his face with his hand.
He didn't mean to scare Shen Jiu...
Not realising that Shen Jiu collapsed against the wall, feeling weird.
He wasn't a stranger to attraction he knew what it was...in theory. Thanks to the Jiejies being so nice and talking to him assuming his Master and He had that type of relationship especially when he requested those types at the Brothel.
They spoke ...in detail...and Shen Jiu only to be polite nodded, but now it all came back to him in detail-
He wonderd if maybe Shen Yuan wanted him that way...especially since he was getting older, would Shen Yuan on the road...ask that of Shen Jiu?
Push him down in the woods in the dark? Both fumbling around in the damp dew grass-
Shen Jiu shook his head, forget that! He had to find Shen Yuan someone to feed on-
His traitorius mind flashed with the image of Shen Yuan feeding on him. And the fact that he found a young man similair to his face well...
When Shen Jiu stood before Cang Qiong Mountain right at the foot of the staircase, with two disciples stationed at the gates, thats when Shen Yuan leaned down.
"Okay, so I attack you-"
"What!?"
"Shush, I attack you, call you a worthless servant and you say you're not going to give me innocents to feed on anymore-"
Wait what!?
"And then you 'break' out my thrall, and when those two finally help, thats when I'll run away all "agh curses, Cang Qiong disciples ahh!" and you'll be taken in as a legendary strong cultivator who fought against a vampires thrall and won!"
There was stars in Shen Yuans eyes, he looked excited to 'act' and put on a show, but Shen Jiu couldn't- this was Cang Qiong there was a chance that they would hunt down Shen Yuan and kill him!
"N-no master this Shen Jiu doesn't think this is a-"
"Xiao Jiu!"
Both flinched and turned to see a party of returning Disciples probably coming from a mission and Shen Jiu's eyes widened to see-
"Qi-ge?" His voice broke, and Shen Yuan stood their awkwardly as the young disciple almost ran forward eyes shining in wonder.
"You're alive!" He sounded so joyful, and almost took a step forward but his Shizun stopped him, eyes narrowed in Shen Yuans direction.
"Yue Qingyuan who is this?"
Yue Qingyuan straightened. "This is a childhood friend of mine, Shen Jiu."
"Hmm," Shen Yuan shivered seeing those intense eyes looking at him.
Before he could open his mouth, Shen Jiu spoke before Shen Yuan decided to reveal what he was just to shove Shen Jiu into their arms.
"This is my Master, Shen Yuan. He has been educating this Shen Jiu about cultivation." The Sect Leader hummed.
"Really?"
"Shen Jiu is truly the prodigy, but this lowly one has nothing else to teach him. Both of us were wondering if there was any vacancies."
The Sect Leaders eyebrow twitched, "You think we just take any random child of the street?"
Shen Yuan glanced at the disciples then back to the sect leader confused. "Yes, you have an entrance exam open to anyone of the public."
"Yes, we don't accept all of them."
"You accept the students who pay. Or you pilfer off prodigies." Shen Jiu's hands twitched, he was NOT a prodigy what was Shen Yuan saying!
"With the right guidance, Shen Jiu can be the the pride of Cang Qiong."
The Sect Leader sighed, until Yue Qingyuan spoke, "Please Shizun! Shen Jiu is good enough to be a cultivator!"
"Yes but he's too old even for some instruction-"
"Then see what he can do, place him in a peak and if he fails then kick him off the mountain. What are you really losing?"
The man openly glared at Shen Yuan and of course his Master had to needle him more.
"Just see what he can do, then you can decide if he's worthy of Cang Qiong or not."
"You're not going to stop are you?"
"No."
"Very well."
Shen Jiu was surprised, when the Sect Leader nodded and a random disciple came forward drawing his sword, Shen Jiu followed suit. Fighting here? at the base of the mountain!?
He was going to get his ass kicked and it was all Shen Yuans fault, he glared at him and Shen Yuan had to the nerve to look offended in a "Who me?" gesture.
But when the signal fell and the disciple lunged, cocky smile on his face. Shen Jiu was surprised it ended so quickly.
Thanks to endurance training and the his speed from Shen Yuan, he was able to dodge and move just as fast to disarm the disciple.
"..."
Even Shen Jiu looked surprised, and was irritated by Shen Yuans proud grin.
"Your form is off, without the speed and agilty anyone could easily pulverise you into the ground." The sect leader spoke, not missing Shen Yuans scowl.
"However, this has been inlightning. Very well. We'll see which Peak Lord will accept your prodigay, and you will be billed from the inconviniance." Shen Yuan sighed, "This Master had a feeling you would say that."
When Shen Yuan finally found a brothel ah he was so used to an assitant! Maybe he might thrall another young man and teach them everything he knew. Seeing Shen Jiu soak up all that knowledge made him prideful.
But when he returned after sending off the money, and then retired to his room paused outside the door knowing someone was inside already. Before he could run he took a step back into someones arms.
"Don't run."
The man reached forward opening the door and pushing him inside his room, he gaped to see the Sect Leader standing inside, he turned scowling up at the man who pushed him in not recognising the uniform.
"Be nice shidi, this one has fangs."
The man huffed then stood at the door arms crossed, meanwhile the Sect Leader was covering the window. He was trapped.
"Okay this one can't be in trouble with back-payments already-"
"It's nothing like that...Shen Yuan was it?" He nodded, glancing at the table with the teapot then back to the sect leader.
"This one had heard some strange stories about a master and his disciple. Going to brothels."
Shen Yuan pursed his lips, "Is this a...strange roundabout way of asking for a threesome? I'm flattered but neither of you are my type."
"Why you-" The man at the door almost drew his sword and Shen Yuans face split into a smile-
"Enough Shidi, you're too old to be goaded so easily. No tales of men having no memory after having one night with the Master. That the two travel at night," Shen Yuan couldn't sweat.
But god was it a close thing.
"And this Sect Leader detected it right away." Shen Yuan tilted his head, "What?"
"What you are-" Shen Yuan didn't let him finish, grabbing the teapot and throwing it towards the Sect Leader even with his speed- these were two experienced Cultivating Masters!
The an used his sword to parry the teapot, and Shen Yuan in the distraction dove past him out the window-
Then choked when something grabbed his robe, like holding the scruff of fur around a cats neck- he undid his sash and dropped, the Cultivator cursed as he watched Shen Yuan sprint across the tiled roof.
Shit, shit shit shit shit- well what a good unlife he had a shame it was so freakin short-
The man guarding the door landed in front of him and Shen Yuan yelped swearing like a sailor and skidding to the left dropping down into the alley way but was slammed into the wall by the sect leader.
"Now now little Jiangshi, if this Master wanted you dead, you would be dead by now."
Shen Yuan fidgeted in his grasp, trying to get out then sighing. "What do you want?"
"A conversation with tea, but you decided to make it difficult-"
"What want me to nicely sit here and say 'please Master Cultivator kill me quickly' I'm a monster you're a cultivator of course I won't sit there nicely and take it!" Shen Yuan snapped his teeth lengthing.
"Who said anything about killing you?"
huh?
Suddenly a tailsman was planted onto his back and Shen Yuan yelped falling like a ton of bricks face first into the ground.
"See, Shidi? look how weak he is." The Sect Leader sounded delighted, and Shen Yuan scrambled trying to get up it's like a fat buddha was sitting on him he couldn't move.
"Just because it hasn't fed in a while doesn't mean it's not dangerous-"
"Pick him up, we'll talk at Cang Qiong." Shen Yuan blinked when he was hefted up, this guy was stupidly strong!
Kidnapping aside, Shen Yuan didn't expect to being the resident pet of Qing Jing Peak. After seeing Shen Jiu's new Master and being forcefully put to work Shen Yuan did fear for his life.
But with all the food he can eat, and the blood given to him by the doctors he was basically living a cushy life AND he can read all the tomes of the Qing Jing Peak library!
Ah things were looking up!
"Ah that's bad..."
"How so?"
"Just...bad, weird after taste." The doctors hummed when Shen Yuan tasted blood he was able to tell who was healthy or not. The cultivators weren't stupid they never gave him information like a guinie pig just gave him samples and wrote down his answers. He didn't think anything of it.
After learning the man who got him was the Peak Lord of Bai Zhan he avoided him like the plauge, Shen Yuan was polite to everyone even reluctently the Sect Leader after figuring out what the man wanted.
He was so impressed with Shen Jiu he wanted Shen Yuan to duplicate what he was teaching to their students! Shen Jiu besides his form in fighting was astounding in everything else. So now Shen Yuan was a reluctant hallmaster.
Of course when Shen Yuan was given someone to feed on he had to admit it was strange for Cang Qiong to allow such a thing- then immedietly spat out the blood once it hit his tongue.
"Oh my god ew! What was that!"
Cheng Liang scowled, the Bai Zhan brute. "Blood, you need it to survive draining innocents is a line we won't cross-"
"Draining? I've never feed more than I needed to! and I can't live on this...doing bad things taints the blood."
"Well it's this or nothing."
"Then I'll take nothing."
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Of course the sect leader sent in Yue Qingyuan, and Shen Yuan raised an eyebrow.
"What is this?"
"Feed, you're looking worse for wear. Yue Qingyuan offered."
He doubted it.
"Whats wrong with your blood?"
"Finally admitting your motive to killing the Sect Leader of Cang Qiong?"
"I never wanted to be here!" Shen Yuan sighed, then looked Yue Qingyuan in the eyes.
"This won't hurt."
He fed and sighed, it's been...a long time since he's had a good meal.
Even so, no need to take more than he needed, as he pulled back licking the wound clean for it to heal he flinched at the hand suddenly cupping his head.
"That wasn't enough."
Shen Yuan eyes narrowed, "Yes it was, now let go-"
"He can take it."
Shen Yuan shoved both away almost falling over, "No he can't. This one is fine so-"
"You're weak, embarrsingly so, how can this mountain expect you to survive like this?"
Shen Yuan looked at him in befudlement "I've been survivng pretty well so far."
asshole, he didn't say.
"You are wasting your potential, a Jiangshi can never be a cultivator, but can still get stronger-"
"Shouldn't you want the opposite? Isn't it better having a tamed Jiangshi?" Now the Sect Leader smirked, showing his real face that made Shen Yuan almost duck down but kept still instead.
"On the contrary, this Master finds no purpose in keeping things that are weak."
Shizun binghe who constantly gushes about her "cute little a-yuan" and how "shen yuan gets soooo adorably excited over bestiaries" and "she says she's too big to sit in my lap but I just love it too much to not pull her onto my thighs" so everyone thinks binghes head disciple is a child. Then they meet 20 year old shen yuan who's mature and aloof and they go oh. Luo Binghe has some things she needs to understand about her sexuality
Au where Shen Jiu's ghost has been silently haunting Qing Jing Peak since Shen Yuan took over. And yeah he's pissed and hurt that everyone prefers the imposter but then Yue Qingyuan in the meeting says it would be better if he was as he was before and eh softens a bit
And he spends most of his time with Yue Qingyuan and sees him mourn in private because even though he doesn't know Shen Jiu has been replaced he knows his Xiao Jiu is gone
But he also spies on Shang Qinghua and the Imposter. Especially post immortal alliance conference and finds out about transmigration and the system and investigates MORE and finds the system
And Shen Jiu does was Shen Jiu does best and because of that when Shen Qingqiu is being accused left right and center in Jin Lan City an angry man with more then a passing resemblance to Shen Qingqiu shows up and says he didnt do any of that and couldn't get because he was too busy being sad and why are you believing a demon anyway? Leave his little brother alone you weirdos.
Shang Qinghua and Shen Qingqiu are the only ones to recognise him because that's the plant body! But that's not Shen Yuan! What the fuck!
Shen Jiu is having a lot of fun and it takes like 3 more seconds for Yue Qingyuan to recognise him
Anyway Shen Jiu lawyers them out of there and Cang Qiong is back home freaking out and ask him who he is:
Shen Jiu: i'm Shen Qingqiu's older brother
Liu Qingge: what's your name
Shen Jiu making deliberate eye contact with Shen Qingqiu: Shen Yuan
I haven't read it properly yet only get bits and pieces form fandom, I think we can all like and love the fact we have extras and most of us don't care we're being fed- but I do understand and apply nuance that the extras do kinda disregard earlier themes in the story.
So idk if its mistranslation or if like other shows maybe extras don't quite enhance but feel is if they take away from the story.
Even so I'm fine with the extras but I do see where people are coming from even more funny seeing them smother their inner shen yuan and not have a passionate rant about hating the extras its kinda funny.
Even so so muuucchhh content, I won't write anything yet but YES I will be trying to include Bingzu in anything story I write from now on. I think Bingzu system is my favourite part, I love how most of it the fandom wrote in fanfic, and with elements of multiple systems maybe Luo Bingge will find his own Shen Yuan.
And I don't mind the extras coz I've already had this moment with book four of scum villain, personally the only extras I didn't see the point of was Su Xiyan and Tianlang-Juns meet-cute and both Shen Jiu and Qi-gi in the LingXi caves or the fact that it established Shen Jiu tried to save Liu Qingge from a ghost but was accused of trying to kill him and trans!qinghua tried to fix it.
Like happy those extras exist but shen jius and Su Xiyans stories ended and those extras I felt as if they didn't add to them, so these NEW extras I'm already used to liking some not a fan of others so its all good.
Being a Shen Jiu hater means that no matter what you say about that man you'll never be his number one hater because it's mxtx herself like she really said trust this evil bastard will be dealt with every single time we get a description of him being tortured by Bingge it really fills me with intense glee that even if most of the fandom likes the guy mxtx does not and to make master worse the guys body is possessed by a stranger and getting railed by the boy he hated for no reason and everybody likes the imposter in his body better than him
A star falls from the heavens, a momentous event. The immortal sects scramble to find it, only to find an empty crater. The star has taken human shape and is now off wandering!
In a Jiuyuan version of this, which would you choose?
Shen Yuan is the fallen Star and Shen Jiu finds him.
Shen Jiu is the fallen Star and Shen Yuan finds him.
Neither is the Star; SY and SJ are rivals trying to find it first.
oh~ Depending on which one is the star could change the story;
Shen Yuan as the star would have have romanticism about the world and as a consumer of stories would love watching people both the bad and the good and see everyone as characters in a story but would focus on the good aspects, being found by Shen Jiu would have a rude awakening about the cruel humanity and being tricked and taken advantage of and getting frustrated that Shen Jiu was right to warn him about it, but then proves Shen Jiu right when they are taken and saved and Shen Jiu see's Shen Yuan 'glow' for the first time and it can follow the story like Stardust.
If Shen Jiu was the star his obervation of humanity he would hate and find them disgusting and not one of them is redeemable in his eyes, it's a struggle since Shen Yuan wants the star proving Shen Jiu's point but when he see's how self-sacrificing and honest Shen Yuan is it proves him wrong and he doesn't want to return to the heavens-
huh, it could be adapted like a version of Princess Kaguya and Kubo and the two strings from the fallout.
So on Bluesky they mentioned how users works on ao3 has been scrapped- and it's been mentioned, but I never really thought I could look into it and typing my pen name and seeing all my works up on there is gut wrenching.
I might have to stop posting some of my works on there - they say that a03 is fighting it
Even so using ai to write fanfic or even using it to make official published works? I already hate people like that but the bar is beyond hell and is another denomiation entierely.
Like taking something people did for fun and using it to train ai is just vile behaviour.
But I'm not going to worry too much- go ahead take my terribly written with so many spelling mistakes and poor grammer and I hope ai is trained on my dsylexia.
And yeah, ai can scrap my stuff on tumblr, and my stuff anywhere else and nothing is safe I know - my google docs can take that, so can my microsoft word now I Fucking LOVE living in the centurary the Matrix prophesiced as the downfall for humanity.
Based on Ella Enchanted, what if Shen Yuan is drop kick transmigrated into the one npc who is cursed with Obedience and has to do whatever ANYONE says.
This is how Shen Yuan deals with that as a disciple of Qing Jing Peak,
‘Gift of Obedience’
Just had a thought- you know the movie Ella Enchanted? Where she had the gift of obedience and did everything she was told?
I was wondering what if Shen Yuan joins the sect and has that 'Gift/Curse' and is just trapped inside the body of a mean Shixiong tormenting Luo Binghe- and worse most of the disciples are catching on that Shen Yuan HAS no choice, and even his Shizun takes advantage reassured that he won't be betrayed.
Jokes on them when Shen Yuan (Who tries to tell his reflection he's not obedient and it doesn't work) however he comes to a brilliant idea when he see's Binghe in the reflection- training across the water.
He finds Binghe grabs his arm- and Binghe thinks it's an attack "Repeat after me- "Shen Yuan only obeys Luo Binghe."
Luo Binghe thinking its a trick says it.
"Shen Yuan only obeys Luo Binghe."
"No- Say "Shen Yuan obey me."
"Shen Yuan Obey me."
"Say it again,"
"Shen Yuan obeys me,"
"Who?"
"Luo Binghe- Shen Yuan obeys me, Luo Binghe."
Shen Yuan let go unsure if it worked.
Luo Binghe still looked terrified, and Shen Yuan couldn't promise him anything, still unsure if it worked. He bit his lip, "Tell me I don't feel physical pain when I get hurt."
"What?" He looked really spooked now, at Shen Yuans glare.
Luo Binghe repeated it.
Only once Luo Binghe was being beaten up by Ming fan the head disciple sneered.
"Hold him down, Shen Yuan!"
Shen Yuan blinked, not moving. No way, Ming Fan noticed turning with a frown, "Shen-Shidi? Come on! Hold him down!"
Instead Shen Yuans face split into a grin, "What are you waiting for- hit him! Make the brat pay!"
"Oh I'll make the brats pay..."
Luo Binghe was cowering on the ground, and gazed up in awe at the years worth of pent up aggression being unleashed on his sect siblings, the elation on Shen Yuans face as he gripped his head in surprised shock.
"I just did that- Oh oh Binghe I'm sorry!"
Shen Yuan helped him up and grimaced at the cuts on his face. "I didn't want to make it worse thinking they would- next time. tell me to help you. Okay?"
Luo Binghe was still unsure, but after that found the tides changing. Now that his older Shixiong was now defending him?
Luo Binghe was smart, he saw the consequences and the change as so many disciples and even Peak Lords demanding things from Shen Yuan and having him look up at them with a look in his eye just daring them to expose his secret.
Luo Binghe thought it was a trick, that soon he would find all of the disiples in his wood shed and -
"Shen Yuan?"
"Oh Binghe, hey uh- you wouldn't mind if I bunk up with you huh?"
Shen Yuan had a split lip, and Luo Binghe found himself staring transfixed.
Shen Yuan was like him now, but instead Luo Binghe found strength and even inspired. How Elated Shen Yuan was in his face-slapping revenge.
He's never saw someone punch up before, and Luo Binghe wanted to be strong like that too, but others in their place for pushing him down.
However Shen Yuan still played pretend, at first Luo Binghe thought he was betrayed when Shen Yuan did what Shen Qingqiu told him to, making Shen Yuan whip and beat Luo Binghe.
However when Shen Yuan limped inside the wood shed then collapsed his earlier resetnment and almost silent treatment vanished.
"Shen Yuan-"
"It's okay-" Shen Yuan panted, his body trembling.
Luo Binghe saw Shen Yuans wrists they weren't cut but had marks on them.
"Shizun asked me to strike my own wrist, it's his test that I'm obedient heh- I passed."
Luo Binghe recalled the earlier obedience Shen Yuan asked to never feel pain.
Luo Binghe helped him to his cot, and Shen Yuan couldn't feel the pain but his body knew it was injured.
"Binghe could you get me some paper and chalk please?"
Binghe did and watched as Shen Yuan with his shaking limbs drew the neatest calligraphy Binghe had ever seen and it almost irked him until he saw the writing.
'I'll kill Shen Qingqiu for you, if you ask'
Shen Yuan exhaled, once he knew Luo Binghe read it, "Shen Yua-"
"Shh," Shen Yuan placed a hand over his mouth taking the paper back and igniting his qi to burn it.
"Only when we're stronger, two against one. We'll get stronger."
"Is this a trick? Are you just pretending to fool this stupid disciple?"
"No- no, Binghe I can't tell you why I did what I did or explain myself but I promise I won't hurt you again."
Luo Binghe glanced down at Shen Qingqiu's 'test' on Shen Yuans wrists.
Luo Binghe needed to test him to know for sure it was true, that no matter what it wasn't a lie-
But what?
"Shen Yuan hold your breath." Shen Yuan did, looking perplexed until the seconds ticked by, and Shen Yuan for a split moment looked panicked then acceptence.
However Shen Yuans eyes turned red, face becomming purple and still not ounce of breath left his lips-
"Breathe."
Shen Yuan gasped air out then back in- and promplty feinted.
Luo Binghe stared in both fascinated horror, no one could hold their breathe like that and not slip.
When Shen Yuan woke up, Luo Binghe had cooked food and was able to sneak it to the wood shed.
When Shen Yuan woke up he was presented with congee and blinked at it in confusion.
"What is that?"
"Forgive this one, Shen-Shixiong!"
Shen Yuan looked more lost.
"Forgive?"
"This Binghe made Shen-Shixiong do something awful, please take this as an apolgy and regain your strength!"
Shen Yuan smiled, "Luo Binghe has nothing to apologise for, I would be sceptical too if I-"
Luo Binghe nodded, "Yes- I'll cook for Shen Yuan all the time?"
Shen Yuan almost choked on his food- Binghe did not just say that!
"Shen-Shixiong? Was it something I said?"
"No- no it's fine-"
"Tell me the truth." Luo Binghe spoke, eyes narrowed and serious.
And Shen Yuan looked at him stunned - well he could bend the words a little if he took a second to phrase it.
"When someone like Luo Binghe cooks for someone it's seen as something he would do for his wives."
Shen Yuan wanted to die, but Luo Binghe looked confused.
"But this Binghe doesn't have any wives,"
"Not yet," Shen Yuans face was red so he began shoveling the food down his mouth to shut himself up.
Instead Luo Binghe looked intrigued as he leaned close, "Is Shen Yuan my wife?"
Now Shen Yuan was going to choke, as he swallowed and scowled, "Binghe!"
"What? It's what Shen-Shixiong said." The kid look mischivious, "So I'll take responsibility."
Oh oh he was only teasing.
Shen Yuan blinked then relaxed with relief, ah he was worried there for a sec- He patted Luo Binghe's fluffy curls with a smile.
"When you're older."
If Luo Binghe joked, he'll tease him right back.
After finishing his bowl he told Binghe it was delicious, and now that he thought about it maybe it could be different if Luo Binghe cooked for him who knows?
"We'll need to get you a new manual, then once we train together we'll get stronger, Binghe more so than myself."
"Why?"
"Binghe is gifted. A complete prodigy once we get you the proper training I know Shidi will surpass this Shixiong."
When Luo Binghe was tossed into the abyss, Shen Yuan figured he would be fine. Unless Binghe happened to ask him if he believed Binghe died and Shen Yuan told him the truth that he knew Binghe would fall into the abyss- he was a dead man walking.
There were annoying rumours spreading about some idiotic shixiong who lost his soul from the death of Luo Binghe.
A shixiong that bullied Luo Binghe!
Shen Yuan sneered as he went through the motions of his sword forms, fucking idiot has the nerve to be upset now that Binghe's gone. When Shen Yuan hears the rumours he's more sickened that people feel pity for the moron.
Shen Yuan was then slapped with a cool slap of reality when he was sent to Shen Qingqiu.
The man who knew of his 'GIft' of Obedeince was none other than Shen Qingqiu. The scum Villain himself.
As Shen Yuan bowed before him and stood inside he was screaming internally. At least Luo Binghe gave him orders but from here on out he's going to have to be careful not to be caught.
Internally Shen Yuan felt some smugness as his Scumbag of a Shizun paced from one side of the room to the other barking orders at Ming Fan.
If he was lucky, Shen Qingqiu would forget about him and dismiss him. He did that once before to see if Shen Yuan would leave or ask.
Shen Yuan just stood there and daydreamed.
"Shen Yuan,"
"Yes Shizun."
Shen Qingqiu placed his fan over his mouth as he glared down at Shen Yuan.
"Are you loyal to your Shizun?"
"Yes, Shizun."
"Hmm, then can Shen Yuan answer me a question?"
Okay he's got this, it's so easy.
"Yes, Shizun?"
The fan closed as Shen Qingqiu looked considering.
"Did you know Luo Binghe was a demon?"
Oh this was easy, any other time he was terrified he would be exposed to tell the truth.
"Yes, this Shen Yuan has always known Luo Binghe was a Heavenly Demon."
You don't know who was more stunned, Shen Qingqiu with both eyebrows going up. Or Shen Yuan realising what a collosal fuck up he just did.
"Well that is interesting." Shen Yuan turned ready to bolt.
"Shen Yuan don't move." He stiffened, suddenly forced to a standstill.
He began to sweat panic making his heartbeat faster, what the ever-loving fuck is happening.
Why was he still doing what Shen Qingqiu said-!? He only answers to Luo Binghe that's what happened with the other disciples...
Shen Yuans eyes widened, disciple- the fucking tea ceremony god dammit!
Shen Qingqiu circled around him, Shen Yuan was lucky he wasn't a scared little shitless kid anymore.
He was a grown man! And he won't be intimidated by the Scum Villain!
At leasts he's conforted by knowing how Shen Qingqiu will die.
"You knew he was a demon and said nothing?"
"He would be killed, why would I say anything?"
Shen Qingqiu grabbed the bottom of his face and turned his head Shen Yuan scowled his teeth clenching as Shen Qingqiu looked amused.
"Oh you fell for his charms? A traitor to the demons and betray you're own sect."
"More like saving my own life," Shen Yuan sneered. "He's a heavenly demon and pissing him off will only make it worse when he comes back for revenge."
"You think he lived? Luo Binghe is dead and you have a lot to answer for."
"The same reason I knew Binghe was a demon is the same reason I know he's coming back," Shen Yuan spoke quick but also glee, "And I know what he's going to do to you."
Shen Qingqiu looked amused taking a step back and playing with his fan.
Oh Shen Yuan may be unable to move, but even if he was executed here he wanted Shen Qingqiu to be terrified of the coming of Luo Binghe.
"Oh and what is it you know?"
Shen Yuan loved reading the trial of Shen Qingqiu, and he knew somethings that weren't common knowledge.
"Hmm, nothing much really except for your old Master what was his name again?" Shen Yuan smirked, "Wu Yanzi?"
Shen Qingqiu was silent, ha! Oh this was funny.
"Oh no wait he wasn't your old Master you had another one before him, yes what was his name- it sounds familiar oh almost like yours...Qui Jianlou-"
Shen Qingqiu grabbed his face and slammed Shen Yuan back into the floor and grunted with pain.
Shen Qingqiu was on top of him, eyes wild.
"How do you know that name- answer me!"
Shit.
Shen Yuan grasped at his hands trying to pull back, "I read it." He didn't have to reveal the whole story-
"Where? Where did you read it!?"
"On a Zhongdian website under Proud Immortal Demon Way!" Shen Yuan froze.
Luckily he didn't have a system because he would be dead.
"What do you mean? Explain." At least Shen Qingqiu calmed down some.
Shen Yuan pressed his lips together trying to hold back and yet-
"In my world this is a story, Luo Binghe a fictional character and you a Scum Villain- Luo Binghe comes back and makes you pay and I read it like you read your cultivation books it was fiction! Then I woke up here- Luo Binghe always wins he's a child of fate!"
Well he can go with insanity as if the Scum Villain would believe this.
Instead Shen Qingqiu looked considering, "And you placed your trust in Luo Binghe, Why?"
"Of course he's the protagonist."
"A Heavenly demon is the protagonist? How does the story end? Tell this Lord."
Shen Yuan didn't want to say and shifted as the Scum Villain was still on top of him.
He didn't want to say- the Scum Villain was looking too...excited by this.
"He rips of your arms and legs and kills everyone you love, marries a ton of women and has a harem and merged the realms."
Shen Qingqiu smirked, "He merged the realms?"
That didn't earn a response.
It wasn't an order.
So he didn't answer.
"Hmm, either you're speaking the truth or you believe it's true. You believe this Shen Yuan?"
"Yes."
"You won't tell anyone of what happened here and you won't leave my side."
what?
"You Shen Yuan will remain loyal to your Shizun and if your Demon comes back you'll do everything you can do to keep your Shizun alive." Shen Yuan eyes narrowed.
He could still kill him, "You could just tell me to be obedient to no one and see what this disciple would choose."
Shen Qingqiu stood up tilting his head to the side as he looked down on Shen Yuan who refused to stand up from principle.
Just spoke to the ceiling.
Shen Qingqiu scoffed, "Even without obedience you'll follow that demon of yours."
He looked extra judgemental too, "Luo Binghe found out about your gift and took advantage off it-Get up!"
Shen Yuan didn't want to get up and sure he was told to get up, but he didn't have to be dignified about it.
"Luo Binghe never took advantage of my gift," Shen Yuan huffed brushing dust of his uniform.
"Unlike you and those cretins you call disciples," Shen Yuan glared at him.
"For years they made me do things and Luo Binghe was the only one who never made me do anything I didn't want to do!"
Shen Qingqiu laughed, "This Master finds that very hard to believe. You're Luo Binghe didn't test you in any way?"
Shen Yuan said nothing just instead just openly glared at his Shizun. He was going to make so many unfilifal faces before Shen Qingqiu turned him into his perfect puppet.
"Tell me what Luo Binghe did to test you, spare no detail."
Shen Yuan bit his lip, "He- ungh-"
Shen Qingqiu looked excited eyes lighting up. What a villain.
"He made me hold me breath."
"Hmm, and when did he tell you to stop."
"And the possible last second."
Shen Qingqiu turned and moved to sit at his desk. "Shen Yuan make some tea, and tell your Shizun everything."
Trigger warning Mentions of cannibalism/ sa / non consentual tampering with food with body fluids/ you have been warned (Don't worry the guy gets whats coming for him.
Shen Yuan/Luo Binghe- Food Wars Au but still a cultivation setting.
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Shen Yuan has the god tongue and can tell each ingredient, from produce to meats and even where they came from.
In the Xianxie version of Scum Villain still based in a cultivation setting in ancient China- therefore without the technology it's easier for SY to not know who people are by their faces alone (important for later)
Unlike Scum Villain there will be changes/ such as Huan Hua prizes itself on Cultivating Cuisine that helps cultivation that aides not only the youth but also elders who want to improve their cultivation.
Like using pills/aritifacts or elixers they put all of their research into food. Huan Hua is the Base that funds this practice and prides itself on finding the best cheifs.
Huan Hua is the base however other Cultivation sects can bring forward their expertise and unite together under the Immortal Alliance sharing their speicialities.
So Shen Jiu who only cooks for his brother who has a fine taste and pallete along with Yue Qingyuan who is the Vice President and with his connections was able to secure the future of the Shen Twins.
However, Cang Qiong owe a favour to Huan Hua since it was the Palace Master who took them in and helped Shen Yuan develop the God tongue and Shen Jiu worked hard in the grueling Palace to earn his place. As kids from the street they were never truly welcomed instead SJ saw it as a change of ownership.
Sure thanks to Yue Qingyuans connections he was a Peak Lord of Cang Qiong and had earned his freedom during a food war, however he didn't realise until it was too late it was only HIS freedom he earned leaving SY alone at Huan Hua.
So, he gained experience as a spirtual cultivator and honed his culinary skills and thus made the plan that only his cooking was good enough for SY who couldn't cook for himself and had poor cultivation and needed food to imrpove his weak consitution.
And for a while the scheme sucedded, Shen Jiu was finally able to see his brother and plan his rescue. Until the Palace Master saw through it and told SY to lie and say that his daughters (terrible) cooking was good so she will raise in statues and her reputation if not he'll never see his brother again.
And so With the Huan Hua blackmail, Shen Jiu's prickly nature and his need for survival and Yue qingyuan who promised to save the Shen Twins but was too late- Shen Jiu became Shen Qingqiu the Xiu Ya blade and a renowned Shizun and taught his own disciples his cooking techniques. However with his brother on the line he couldn't have anyone surpass him in both spirtual strength, cultivation and cooking prowess.
And so one particular disciple took the brunt of abuse, and once he was exiled from Qing Jing Peak he vowed revenge on his scumbag Shizun.
In the story, Luo Binghe exposed the Shen Brothers as fruads especially with SY claiming food was good/bad was wrong only because of the Palace Masters manipulations and Luo Binghe not only humiliated them he enacted torture, gruelling canibalistic torture of slowly carving up his Shizun but keeping him alive to face more extrutiating pain but the limbs he took? He fed them to his own brother and even when he was sick and his stomach cramping from the stress and pain Luo Binghe tenderly hand-fed him himself making sure he didn't waste one morsal.
And so when Shen Yuan transmigrated into Huan Hua to begin his training, he was lucky he knew everything about PIDW the only thing he wasn't sure was which taste came from what region and he worried about his memorisation skills however thanks to Luo Binghes POV and little hints and patterns was able to figure out what came from where.
However it was not good enough for the Old Palace Master.
"As long as his tongue is intact, I don't care what you do to him. Make sure he learns his lessons."
The wonderful thing about Huan Hua is that they are able to enact torture that remains hidden, Shen Yuan could still go about his day still dressed emaculate, his movements graceful and demure and still looked healthy but underneith his skin had tiny pinpricks made from the teeth of Yellow Peony leeches.
Shen Yuan had to admit it was a pretty insidious torture tactic however a well done one. It didn't linger, created the effect of striking fear into the victim and didn't create any physical effects down the road.
Nope, just the severe hallucinations and instant paralysis that would push anyone to the brink, he threw up and was sick the first couple times, he stomach still clenched at the thought of those leeches.
And it kept his heartrate steady keeping him in a false state of calm, so he wouldn't accidently die of a heart attack or fear.
Truly a disgusting golden cage he transmigrated too.
His appetite was all but destroyed, he was underweight and was beggining to look sickly, with the constant migraines and headaches he was unable to complete his tasks.
He may just die from stress alone.
And thats when Shen Jiu came to the rescue, his presence alone his strong personality that made the Huan Hua disciples back off even the Old Palace Master had to bite his tongue when told the news that his once dying product was suddenly rejuvinated and more healthy looking even able to greet and see the Palace Master properly where as before the man walked in a daze unaware of his surroundings.
With such an obvious change, and the loss of the battle against the up and rising Peak Lord Shen Qingqiu he had to admit defeat and allow the brother entry to be in charge of Shen Yuans well being.
Huan Hua had people who bought their way in and had no talent and even when Shen Yuan spat out food and called it disgusting was told to swallow, smile and say it was delicious or he would be punished.
Years later, it was time for the Immortal Alliance Conference where all students and even rogue disciples came to show off their talents.
It wasn't all just food, even battles and defeating demonic beasts was part of the event that part Shen Yuan was looking forward too-
But his stomach was in knots, this was when he would meet Luo Binghe and in the book both Shen Yuan and Shen Jiu were extra snobby and even when it was obvious Luo Binghe's food was delicious Shen Yuan would call it disgusting!
However now that he lived Shen Yuans life, he understood the brothers a little more now. Before they were just rivals for Binghe to defeat and crush under his boot.
Now he felt sorry for him.
There was one man at Huan Hua who saved Shen Yuan, he was the only one who could put the Palace Master in his place but he had commitments of his own and couldn't save Shen Yuan.
He saw the regret and pain in that mans eyes, he had a wife who was also a prisoner of Huan Hua he was trying to set free.
Even though Huan Hua palace is inept, why do they keep winning battles and able to have so many geniuses like this man and Shen Jiu in their pockets?
It was Linguang-Jun, as a backer and strong force to both cooking pure demonic cuisine and strong he was always called as the champion and has been undefeated.
It may look like Huan Hua has power over the Second in command for the Mobei-Clan but it was the opposite. Huan Hua was the cage and the Palace Master the Warden but Linguang-Jun was the CEO who kept it running and was in complete control.
Shen Yuan couldn't wait to see Luo Binghe's cooking. But he was worried about his first impression- not to mention the story!
After all, it was all the times Shen Yuan called Luo Binghe's food disgusting that enraged Luo Binghe to try harder and make such delicious foods, foods good enough to crush Linguang-Jun!
But if he was too cruel as a critique then he would be forced to eat parts of his brothers limbs!
He accidently ate a dish that had blood nicked from the finger from the cultivator and almost spewed then and there it was nasty.
shen Yuan scowled, he swears this god tongue thing was a curse before he transmigrated he was able to eat whatever he wanted and not have his appetite ruined because one thing happened to be off.
Talk about the pickiest of picky eaters!
Shen Yuan groaned, he was alone in the prepping room, it was the entrance exams for each contestent and luckily for Shen Yuan he was not meeting any of the disciples, he only sampled the dish with the name then told his man servants his decision if they passed or not.
Before he and Shen Jiu were outside together and thats when Luo Binghe made his bold declaration, and hmm.
Now he understands why Shen Yuan looked at Binghe like he was dirt beneith his shoe, if anyone badmouthed Shen Jiu who made Huan Hua bearable he would be doing a lot worse than giving someone a dirty look.
However he skipped it, telling Shen Jiu it was anxiety from large crowds and he was going to get a drink.
He was alone in the kitchen and felt his stomach ache.
When he was stressed, that man cooked for him and it helped Shen Yuan through the toughest years without his er-ge.
It was only when the man left that the Palace Master was forced to send a missive to Shen Jiu to take care of his brother, the God tongue too important to lose.
Even so, he both memorised and knew how to prepare those foods and they became his comfort food.
Stress eating...of course that was a habit he developed in this world.
But the worst part was...the reactions.
Goddamn airplane and his scummy writing, anyone who tries cooking has to...emote such a thing strongly and some expressions go that some food is orgasmic.
And so each character over-reacts to good cooking, especially the love interests!
Mostly it's the girls for Binghe to aquire his harem, yep harem dynamics are very popular in stallion novels- but the worst part even Shen Yuan is not spared from the indignity, in Luo Binghe's point of view he never viewed it as sexual, only beffiting that Shen Yuan lost his face so many times in public and shamed himself in such a way and would bold-face lie that Binghe's cooking was disgusting.
Which didn't help Shen Yuan when of course Binghe's cooking was good, losing his own credibility over wounded pride.
Shen Yuan sat, he made a small portion something easy on the stomach but just enough to not be hungry.
"Hello?"
Shen Yuan turned and blinked down at the most cutest cherub he has ever saw- although he guessed they were the same age the kid was a beansprout with large ears and paws for hands that he was sure to grow into.
...
"This is good, as the God tongue you would make an excellent chief- so why have you not pursued that like everyone else?" Shen Yuan laughed.
"This is good, but tell me. Would you expect this type of cooking in the contest? It's not exactly fine dining. Cooking is not...they are artists truly taking something and crafting so much passion and creativity into food. I merely consume and tell them if it's up to standards or not. Any dish I approved has aided countless cultivators and their sects but trying to find ingredients and best dishes that can create the same effect that isn't detrimental to the wildlife is key
I am no culinary genius, and these recipes I know was given to me by...a speical person. They knew of my picky tastes and weak constitution and what foods my body could take. Sure I have a God Tongue but I do not have God stomach."
Shen Yuan laughed self mockingly and Luo Binghe grimaced that had to suck.
Speaking off, Shen Yuans stomach grumbled, and the sweet lamb gasped, "This one apologises! I didn't mean to take your food-"
"It's okay. I was happy to share it." The boy pressed his lips together then his eyes shone with passion, "Let me cook for you."
"Ah that's not nessicary-"
"Please if you don't like it then you don't have to eat it, but I can't leave you to go hungry."
He sounded really serious about this. hah very well then.
When he smelled it, he sighed "That smells good- however as the god tongue my tastes are very picky. There's nothing to be ashamed off, if I don't react correctly it's no fault of your own and you shouldn't take it to heart."
"Gege you havn't even tried my cooking yet!"
"Ah thats right, my apolgies White Lotus." The young man faltered then returned to his rythm looking flustered.
"Lotus?"
"It's best I don't know you're name. After all my judgement should be fair to all and have their cooking so the work, but my Lotus looks like such a hard worker and so adorable I may be bias in my critique. Better for both of us hmm?"
The young man nodded, lips pressed together.
Shen Yuan had one hand on his cheek as he watched, it was better than those tik tok videos showing asmr. He could watch this kid preparing food forever.
"Here you go."
Hmm, Shen Yuan glanced down at it his lips pursed. "You need to work on your plating, one time a disciple at Huan Hua placed a suace with the meat and the meat soaked up the sauce for too long and became soggy losing all it's flavour."
"Ah- apologies!"
"No, there's nothing wrong, one time a-" hmm he couldn't say Luo Binghe who found this mistake after, in his first trial he almost lost as he never plated before and he looked like an amatuer however he was a quick learner.
"Another disciple, my Shixiong." He'll just make it up- afterall this kid was going to be competing against Luo Binghe eventually anyway.
"He plated similair to this and two ingredients blended together and made a whole new flavour it inspired a new dish."
Shen Yuan rummaged around in his sleeve quickly pulling out his book.
"I made some notes on plate presentation as I found it fascinating and liked the style." Ah if he could become a magazine editor for Luo Binghe and illustrate his dishes for his food that would be a dream come true!
"Take it."
"Ah gege- this one cannot take this!"
"Nonsense, you'll need it."
The young man took it delicately as if it was gold, "Thank you."
Shen Yuan smiled then looked at the plate, although crude it was cute.
Ahh the Immortal Alliance Conference was even a five year program, by the time he would be done this young man would blossom into a strong cultivator.
Shen Yuan took a bite of the dish and stiffened.
"Uh gege? Is it bad?" Lotus asked looking concerned, but Shen Yuan glanced down and felt warmth and then a full blown shiver down his spine, the hot steaming food made his lips red and he moaned eyes shut as he took another bite.
ah there it was, it needed refinement a few seconds off cooking had a slight after taste from it.
However, compared to the other dishes he sampled today, this was good.
Shen Yuan pressed his legs together inhaling and swallowed, oh goddammit his stupid body and his stupid reactions.
"It's good."
Lotus blinked, not expecting it, his eyes looking wide and shocked. Even looking at the revered God Tongue he thought it was just a joke, just another obsticle for him to destroy to get what he wanted and some spoiled brat who knew nothing about cooking.
However seeing someone enjoying his food, Luo Binghe who stood before Shen Yuan, felt something loosen.
Shen Yuan looked similair to his scumbag of a Shizun, even when he was standing beside him his eyes looking devoid and bored before turning and disapearing before Luo Binghe could even introduce himself.
Thats why he followed the brat in here to threaten him and promise he was going to make his brother pay.
The smell of cooked food distracted him- and worse of all that brats cooking was good!
It was on a completely different level and for him to say this was home cooking and not on a proffesional level?
He was going to have to try harder, and yet with how approachable he was and kind he appeared even by telling him not to worry about his food- but this was good. If he could trick the god tongue to sample his food he could gain insight to the competition.
The reaction was good, and settled his nerves. And Luo Binghe found he liked the reaction to his food. He wanted to destroy both brothers but Shen Yuan complemented his cooking.
The god tongue said his food was good.
"However," Shen Yuan spoke and Luo Binghe braced himself, as Shen Yuan looked down at his empty plate looking sad it was all gone. Since he already ate Luo Binghe didn't want to upset his stomach.
"More dishes are going to be more than this, their are sects and disciples who were trained and devoted their lives to their sects speicialities such as meat, medicinal, herbs and other ingredients alongside the demonic attritbutes."
Luo Binghe internally scowled, he knew that but he didn't make it this far by giving up.
"Plus your peers, some will be more experienced and would even have perfected their techniques and signature dish and..." Here Shen Yuan looked to be pitying as if he was indulging a child and that just pissed off even more he was going to prove him wrong and once he won the only cooking Shen Yuan will have will be by Binghe's own hand and no one elses!
"Pure talent. Some cultivators are very instinctive and can create menus on the fly and create masterpieces like that, sometimes hard work does nothing when fighting against a pure genius."
Shen Yuan sounded like he was talking about someone.
...The same person who gave Shen Yuan those recipes for his weak constituion?
"Your approach may be unrefined and you seem a bit green." Here Shen Yuan smiled, "But I know if you keep at it, learn from your enviroment and from others you could be in the top ten."
Luo Binghe blinked, that was...high praise.
Shen Yuan didn't know who he was but with just that-
"You're going to have to work hard, the competition is rough and there are a lot of prodigys from all Sects - wait which Sect are you from?"
Luo Binghe pressed his lips together, if he said he was exiled would he lose Shen Yuans favour?
"N-no one. This one is a rogue."
Shen Yuan blinked then jumped up, internally Luo Binghe scowled thinking he was digusted by some no-name cultivator and was probably disgusted by- huh?
Shen Yuan slammed down a piece of paper and took out an ink pen and mortor and quickly wrote something.
He placed the paper up and blew trying to make it dry- "Ah my seal where is...ah there it is!"
Shen Yuan had a certain spirtual seal so people would know it was his and not some copycat.
He placed it in an envolop burning the wax,
Luo Binghe tilted his head, "Uh, gege?"
Shen Yuan beamed as he pressed the hot wax sealing the letter then gave it to Luo Binghe.
"Give that to Gongyi Xiao the Head Disciple of Huan Hua."
"Why?"
Just because he liked Binghe's cooking and gave him some good advice and even gave him his notes doesn't mean he was some dog sent to do requests for his Master just who did he think he-
"It's a letter of recomendation. To Huan Hua as a disciple, sure my White Lotus could stand alone strong without a sect and do well, but this gives me some piece of mind. And with the training and advice from Huan Hua will sky rocket your chances of being in the top ten to number two!"
Luo Binghe blinked, "Number two? Who would be number one?"
Shen Yuan looked flustered, "Um well-" He couldn't just tell this kid Luo Binghe was obviously going to win- that would sound like he was cheating and already decided the winner!
And plus he didn't want this poor sweet lamb anywhere near that psycho! It's the reason Shen Yuan changed the rules!
He didn't want to show his face in public from trying food in front of an audiance but also to avoid Luo Binghe at all costs! And so far so good!
"Well that is-" the poor thing was going to lose to Luo Binghe anyway may as well get him used to it. "My Shixiong cooks very good. A prodigy, someone who could even defeat Linguang-Jun if he wanted."
Luo Binghe's eyes widened, that sounded impossible, but was that the standard of this man?
Shen Yuan reached out and patted his head, and Luo Binghe didn't know what to do.
"But with the dish I just tasted, I know my White Lotus is going to go far."
Luo Binghe couldn't breathe.
He left Shen Yuan in a daze, letter in his hand.
In just one moment, his enemy became his benefactor at this moment this Shen Yuan was no longer a stepping stone to reach the summit.
Luo Binghe grinned down at the letter, he could still smell Shen Yuan and where he touched the paper. His demonic sense of smell is how he became so good at cooking in the first place, that and his Mother who taught him how to cook and they bonded over food...and he watched her die of starvation.
Luo Binghe clawed his way to this point he plans on making everyone who ever looked down on him to choke on his cooking, to see him as the strongest. He was exiled by his Master and swore revenge on that talentless hack, and when his demonic nature was exposed he knew he had what it takes, from his mother and foraging demonic plants and grown ingredients near the Abyss even hunting and fighting Monty Python Rhinocerous and by his forced survival was able to learn about the meat.
To come back to the cultivation world a young man and only held back by the theory and technical aspects of cooking.
The book in one hand and letter of recomendation in the other. Luo Binghe's lips tilted into a dark smirk. He planned his revenge but using Shen Yuan as a tool to achieve his goals was much better than what he had originally planned.
When Luo Binghe saw Shen Yuan before the judges, looking so refined and cold.
It was like a switch, if Luo Binghe didn't find him in the kitchen that day, Luo Binghe would've hated him.
"Ah, Lotus." Shen Yuan would light up whenever Binghe found Shen Yuan hidden in his own prepared kitchen and allowed Binghe the allowance from his body guard Liu Qingge.
The brute looked down on Binghe seeing him as nothing more as a street rat wasting Lord Shens time.
However, Shen Yuan has made his cooking even better and seemed to give good advice for each trial he has faced.
"Lotus, I'm sorry if my criticisms are too harsh," Shen Yuan spoke looking apologetic, Luo Binghe shook his head.
"It's not too harsh, your critique is informative and to the point it has greatly improved my cooking." Luo Binghe spoke and Shen Yuan smiled "I had noticed some improvments in the line-ups."
Especially Luo Binghe's Shen Yuan was sure that was his cooking it surpassed everyone and was on a different level. Ah his poor little lamb, Shen Yuan couldn't bear to watch it's as if he was sending him out to the slaughter to be devoured by the wolf Luo Binghe!
"White Lotus, by making it this far is no small feet. Safe to say there is a prodigy before me." Luo Binghe internally smirked, of course he was Luo Binghe knew he was far superior than everyone on this mountain.
Even the god tongue who has such vast amount of knowledge and knew the ins and outs of fine cuisine couldn't prepare a meal past mediocirty.
It was embarrising.
Luo Binghe sneered behind his back, until he watched Shen Yuan cook and looked at home in his personel kitchen. It reminded Luo Binghe of his mother especially the look on his face when he greeted Luo Binghe.
He even fed him his food, the two compared and even made notes.
Luo Binghe's opinion began to change the more he observed Shen Yuan he even found himself thinking of being his own personal attendent and swiping the job role from Liu Qingge.
Then it escalated of having the God tongue in a cage by his throne in his line of sight, having Shen Yuan be fed only by the Emporers hand- such an asset deserves to be by Luo Binghe's side when he becomes the emporer.
And sometimes Luo Binghe became curious, on how the God tongue works, if it affects taste that much how would Shen Yuan react to tasting things that are not primarly food.
Such as...Luo Binghe shivered at the thought of Shen Yuan on his knees, when the two were preparing white creamy broth and some got on Shen Yuans face that visual has followed Luo Binghe relentesly and now that he knows what Shen Yuan looks like he does wonder how that would taste.
Would he like it? Or hate it?
"Shen Yuan, for the God tongue what is kissing like?"
He couldn't directly ask, but that was a safer question.
Shen Yuan however, looked as if Luo Binghe mentioned a truamtisng past as Shen Yuan looked down grim smile on his face - Luo Binghe back-pedalled.
"Apologies! This one was foolish to ask such a question."
"No no, lotus it's fine everyone was curious and a few people even tried it." Shen Yuan shivered but more in disgust than anything else.
"Lets say my chances of being married is ruined, my reactions were so bad I was almost exiled from Huan Hua God tongue be damned."
That sounded really bad!
"W-what was the reaction?"
"Even if someone cleans their mouth, there is a trace of previous foods or other such consumptions and I can taste everything."
Ah Luo Binghe could relate, with his superior sense of smell he had to regain tight control over his reactions.
"And that's just kissing, one time someone...never mind you're too young for this aha!"
Luo Binghe wanted to scowl but had to ask, "When people wanted to try it- did they force gege?"
Shen Yuan blinked, "Well...it was required of me to try. Yes I may posses the God tongue however such a rare ability can't be horded-" Shen Yuans eyebrow twitched, probably thinking what nerve about sharing resources from Huan Hua who were greedy rich assholes.
"So they choice an appropriate partner suitable for Huan Hua however she may have ate something unpleasent and my reaction was considered rude."
Luo Binghe frowned, wait- the way Shen Yuan was talking.
"Did you want to get married?"
"The God tongue needs to exist to help the cultivation world, and joining two sects in matrimony could be beneficial-"
"No Shen Yuan- did you even like her?"
Shen Yuan looked confused, "Does it matter?"
Does it matter?
So if Huan Hua wanted, they could make Shen Yuan do anything, even be molested and not disgrace them in anyway?
They only want him for his tongue but the body and the mind? They have already deemed them useless.
Afterall, someone like Shen Yuan should be the strongest cultivator and a renowned Master of the Culinary arts- he should have his own SECT!
Luo Binghe felt bile rise in his throat, he has faced abuse from his Shizun and yet the thought of what Shen Yuan is going through and has no comprehension on the horror of his life- no wonder Shen Qingqiu was a scumbag, Luo Binghe finds himself wanting to murder something.
Such a talent gone to waste by Huan Hua...that is a grievious crime.
His need for revenge changed, now that he realised how small that goal was in comparison to enacting justice for Huan Hua's treatment of Shen Yuan-
It was unforgivable!
It appears his new passion and creativity conveyed in his cooking. Shen Yuan noticed when he reviwed Luo Binghe's cooking. The first time it happened Luo Binghe is still unsure of Shen Yuans reactions.
The first time he knew Shen Yuan knew who Luo Binghe was and had already came to a conclusion.
It would make sense Shen Qingqiu would badmouth Binghe to his little brother and do everything to claim his cooking was terrible.
However Shen Yuan gazed down at the dish with a bored look on his face, and it made Luo Binghe enraged knowing even with a God tongue people will lie and because of his position people will believe in Shen Yuan even if he personally loves the dish he would lie just for the sake of pride.
It disgusted Binghe that the review will be bias.
Shen Yuan stealed a breath, as if he knew the dish was disgusting his hands shaking and lips pressed together before releasing his breath and the sudden look of digust vanished as he spoke.
"Presentation is abysmal. The person preparing the food needs to learn proper platting or soon this dish will be rejected before any taste is taken."
It was harsh but...Shen Yuan said the same thing just before this...
Shen Yuan took a bite, stealing himself.
And Luo Binghe and the others watched enraptured, as Shen Yuan entire body relaxed like invisible strings were cut, his lips red from the hot food and a light flush on his face the only way to describe it was content bliss.
Luo Binghe forgot everything, it was as if seeing someone emerging from a soft slumber it was borderline sacriligious and Binghe wanted to gouge the eyes out of everyone watching.
Suddenly Shen Yuan blinked down at the dish, "Ah well, that is..."
Everyone was waiting for his verdict...
Shen Yuan raised his chopsticks and had another bite.
"He's taking a second bite!?"
"That's never happened before-"
"What's going on?"
Luo Binghe grinned seeing the reactions and Shen Yuan looking flustered and embarresed however, tease someone too much they'll snap and claim the food was awful based on pride.
Shen Yuan sighed using a cloth to dab at his mouth.
"This dish althought with poor execution and a brute force for throwing ingredients and spices together hoping for the best has some room for improvment."
Luo Binghe's smile faded, what?
"Luo Binghe, the disciple whom prepared this dish has a grasp for culinary expertise however for the preliminaris this is subpar. This dish needs finer technique and a better understanding on the food and why they taste good together rather than making it up as you go along." The man sat up straighter, but Luo Binghe clenched his fists he knew it, Shen Yuan was biased because of his brother-
"This dish is adequte and can move onto the next round. However serve something similair in the next round I don't see this disciple remaining here at Huan Hua."
The next morning however, when Luo Binghe found Shen Yuan he gaped to see the young man rushing around the kitchen preparing food.
"Um, gege?"
"Ah lotus! You made it through to the next round congragulations ah don't tell me your dish I want to remain impartial."
Luo Binghe grit his teeth, yes he made it no thanks to you!
"What are you doing?"
"Ah I was hoping you would drop by, I did make a note to Liu Qingge to let you in aha." Shen Yuans food smelled amazing.
However, unlike Luo Binghe's sense of smell Shen Yuan was going by taste and muscle memory.
He taste-tested then adjusted based on that.
Compared to the day before, this style of cooking was drastically different.
"Ah I blew it yesterday, I hope he didn't take my critique the wrong way but I can't show favour to one disciple I have to be fair!"
hmm?
"Who would take your review badly, gege?"
"Luo Binghe!" Shen Yuan almost waved his cooking utensil then thought better of it, with his back turned he missed Binghe's face.
"Ugh his food was so good- I completely embarresed myself out there aha! Luckily I was prepared!" Shen Yuan turned then looked red and looked back, "Um you know how it is with how people react with good cooking and as the God tongue well...ahah."
Luo Binghe couldn't believe it, Shen Yuans reaction wasn't disgust he was just mentally preparing himself?
"You knew Luo Binghe's food was good even before trying it- how did you know? Wasn't his presentation bad?"
He was suddenly hungry, and wanted to know why Shen Yuan humiliated Luo Binghe and made him look like an amatuer out there when he knew his food was good.
"I heard rumours and I knew it would be delicious, I know Binghe has no Sect," Shen Yuan spoke and Luo Binghe became distracted at the smell- just what was he cooking it smelled...really good.
"And I can't just give him tips and just tell him he needs to figure it out for himself, he can't rely on his sense of smell-"
"What?"
No one knows he's a demon...unless Shen Qingqiu found out.
"Hmm? Oh I just assumed- sure most Culinary masters are spirtual cultivators but demons and half demons were raised in or near the abyss their information is nescary to perfect our Cultivation world- The Without a Cure extracted from the Pollen of a flower in the abyss robs someone of their cultivation and kills them however! The abyss can also have resources that could improve someones cultivation or health honestly the discrimination against demons is such a waste."
"But he's up in the big leagues now and his cooking needs to be ten times- no thousand times better. But his cooking is so good I just know he can do it." Shen Yuan beamed even looking excited.
"It's nerve wracking but also exciting. Hah- it's just so unfair lotus." Shen Yuan pointed a knife at him and Luo Binghe flinched.
"Luo Binghe is facing up against so many disciples who had honed their technique and become nothing but geniuses in their field it is still a part of Spirtual cultivation!" Shen Yuan turned back to his food and sighed.
"I worry if I'm not too harsh Luo Binghe will be unprepared, but if my critique can't turn of that passion completely. His cooking is good but it could be pushed to the heavens!"
Luo Binghe couldn't believe what he was hearing then was shocked out of his stupour when a plate clicked against the table.
"Ah here you go."
Shen Yuans cooking this time was different, and the plate was drastically different.
"Ah I figured using an example would help my point." Shen Yuan spoke as he gave Luo Binghe chopsticks "Enjoy."
Luo Binghe already felt apprehension at disrupting the plating now that he see's it...he can understand what Shen Yuan meant that morning and his plate seemed so sloppy in comparison.
He took a bite and immedietly gasped eyes wide as the flavours burst on his tongue.
Shen Yuan cried out "Ah- I forgot about that, sorry!"
Luo Binghe may have embarresed himself as he slapped a hand over his face, he admits the human bodies were sensitive to good cuisine but that was the spirtual aspects to their immortal bodies.
But it was worse than that...this food was a hundred times better than his.
"This is...Shen Yuan is this the creation of the god tongue?" Shen Yuan shook his head, "This was a recipe from a friend of mine. And this is seen as...the lower tier of Food Cultivation this food is only for rogue cultivators."
Luo Binghe stopped eating, what?
"This dish was created in speicification to my stomach and to aid my cultivation since Huan Hua puts more focus on that skill and almost forget about my cultivation and they don't give me lessons on cooking at the competitive level. Home cooking is all this one can do ahaha!"
Luo Binghe felt like he was slapped in the face.
This...was considered home cooking!?
He was way behind!
"AH lotus- it's fine it's okay, you're food is good too like really good and just like Luo Binghe needs some refining, I don't it can surpass Binghe's but I know you'll make it far and when you reached as far as you go you can sit up with me and help me out."
ugh, why does it feel as if he's being both praised and insulted at the same time?
"Wait sit with Gege?"
"Ah that does seem a bit...I sounded like such a spoiled brat there huh you're not a puppy following his Master sorry, it's just...You're already favoured I mean noones ever been allowed in here with me before and you get a free pass from the Old Palace Master!"
Shen Yuan was...lonely?
And it appeared as if he knew nothing about Luo Binghe, just vague rumours and already had such an opinion of him.
"Gege what do you think of Luo Binghe?"
Shen Yuan hummed around his chopsticks then looked up to the side, "He's scary."
Luo Binghe's eye twitched, huh!?
"But really cool, he's someone I wouldn't want to get on his bad side." Shen Yuan sighed placing a hand on his cheek, "His only flaw is his rotten luck of being a disciple of Shen Qingqiu. But maybe that was a blessing in disguise, under Shen Qingqiu he would learn nothing. But I know he would test his skills in this arena and come out a stronger fight from it. Just wait Luo Binghe will even knock Linguang-Jun on his ass."
He got all that from his cooking!?
Luo Binghe took what he said to heart, his goal has not changed he was going to win this Immortal Alliance and become Emporer and see the devestation on his Scum Villains face and take pleasure from it.
But his brother Shen Yuan a ward of Huan Hua- rumours claimed his brother traded his brother and sold him to the Palace Master to learn lessons in advanced Spirtual techniques. He is second in a line of 12 renowned Masters and as such when he saw the Scum Villain he believed those rumours.
Now after seeing it for himself, Shen Yuan was a prisoner.
A domestecated puppy who was alone.
Luo Binghe entertained ideas of keeping the God Tongue in his cage, like a bird to admire in his throne room- however.
This food, it was a crime that this wasn't shared into the world. That someone with such a skill is not allowed to hone his talent-
It burns Luo Binghe up, a fire much more expansive that the fuel for his revenge that in comparison was a small flame.
It was a crime to take such a person and to confine them into such a small box, a domesticated wife.
And he knew how this was going to end.
The cultivation world were advancing, and they even figured out how to continue a bloodline and pair up the strongest people and create offspring to continue and even more stronger and skilled lineage.
Even gender was not an obsticle.
Shen Yuan was the prize. The one who won the Alliance will be deemed the most worthy to prepare the dish that could make anyone fertile helping women...and men.
And Luo Binghe had a feeling...Shen Yuan was clueless about that, he was way too carefree about such a thing to know what was going on-
Unless he already picked a champion?
"Who does Gege want to win?"
Shen Yuan finally looked at him, "I don't really have a person I want to win. I don't know anyone that well, the person who wins could end up being a Head Disciple at Huan Hua or take Linguang-Jun on who knows?"
One time when he was speaking with Shen Yuan during those moments in his private kitchen.
Shen Yuan mentioned how the god tongue worked.
Having him describe it and seeing it in person when Shen Yuan was a judge for the food. The food was taken to him and he was told the name of the food and addresed the crowd and once dismissed they would leave. If they won they stayed where they were.
With each food he tastes he either politely spat it out or swallowed and said it was good and gave them a 'adequete' he always spoke down as if he was above it. If Luo Binghe didn't see him and know how he was feeling during these stages he would fall for it.
However when a name was called Shen Yuan reacted, it was small but Luo Binghe always watched him and knew his reactions he could tell when Shen Yuan was pleased or disapointed with his dish and was better feedback on how he can improve.
"This dish was created by Wen Xisheng."
Shen Yuan trembled, it was similair to Luo Binghe's first dish.
It's as if Shen Yuan was going to be sick.
No matter what, Shen Yuan has always shown a calm collected image and has never looked undignified.
As soon as he took a bite Shen Yuan placed a hand over his mouth then turned and threw up.
There was a sudden commotion- no one has ever made the God Tongue be sick before!
Luo Binghe tried to see over the commotion just how bad did they cook that food-
There was a sudden snicker beside him and Binghe turned to see a disciple watching Shen Yuan with a strange look on his face as he licked his lips, he caught Binghe staring then leered.
"It seems that he doesn't swallow," He laughed mockingly and Luo Binghe knew this was the Wen Xisheng. He put something in Shen Yuans food. He grit his teeth and clenched his fists.
He was going to make him pay- however when Shen Yuan was helped off the stage by the War god Luo Binghe needed to know if he was okay.
"Wen Xisheng, please come to the main office."
The disciple had the nerve to look proud of himself, "I bet the God tongue wants another taste, best not to disapoint."
When Luo Binghe went to the kitchen he was unsurprised to see it empty, but with his sense of smell he was able to sense the distress from Shen Yuan and followed it then found a room.
There was the sound of a commotion.
"No-please this one is sorry- forgive me God Tongue!"
Luo Binghe paused the door was slightly open as if there was a rush and he slapped his hand over his mouth to stop his shock.
Wen Xicheng was naked from the waist down, he was held down with some men coming towards him with a large blade.
Were they going to castrate him!? Was insulting the god tongue that much of a crime?
"oh?" Shen Yuan spoke as he leaned over the man his face was devoid and for a moment he almost mistook him for his Shizun.
"Since you had no shame in using such an ingredient you had so much faith that it tasted good. However by doing such a thing...as the God Tongue I can't in good faith have someone use this in their practice. I cannot in good conciounse have such practice go with no consequence."
"I'm truly sorry!" The blade inched closer, "I won't do it again!"
"Hmm, I don't trust you. You had such confidence in disgracing your food and serving it to me."
Shen Yuan sat on a table and pulled plate of soft cake, it had cream on the top that he picked up with his finger then licked it off.
Luo Binghe stared and even the man watched enraptured as Shen Yuan smiled looking coqutish.
"You learned how my tongue can detect any trace of ingredients in fine cuisine I can even tell what that ingredient is and where it came from, meat, produce, spice ..." Shen Yuan stroked his plate.
"Sweat, blood...and even..." He played with the cream on the plate the white seperating on his fingers looking playful.
"Semen."
What was he going on about?
"I'm sorry-"
"I can even tell if it's healthy y'know. You consume fatty foods that contain too much sodium. A man who favours those favoured Lotus Flaked Linguin."
"How the fuck did you know I ate that!?" The man screeched trembling.
"You think this is the first time my God tongue was pushed to the test of detcting the smallest hint of flavour? Think it's the first time my studies didn't require me to try everything to make sure my verdict is absolute? And you thought using semen in your dish was an acceptable thing to do, castration is too good for you."
Luo Binghe blood ran cold.
He did what? Shen Yuans studies requried to taste what!?
Suddenly the men appeared with a pair of tongs and a blue goo like substance.
"What is that- what the hell is that!?" the man screamed.
"Oh this? When prepared right it's a fine delicacy. However in its purest form it is known as a type of Fungi as it's commonly found in caves and it consumes any type of meat, demon human anything goes. Most refer to this as a slime."
The mans eyes widened as it was placed over his neither region and screamed at the burning as he saw his third leg being dissolved.
"Best part it caturises any wound so you won't bleed to death. And also your skin will heal although I doubt they'll be anything left. Don't worry you can still go to the bathroom and pee but as a cultivator you won't have to worry about that."
Shen Yuans laughter was delightful, as the man screamed in pure agony "I'm sorry I'm sorry I won't do it again please!"
"Hmm of course you won't. I'm making sure you won't recreate your...experimental methods ever again."
Luo Binghe was amazed even when everything was gone, Shen Yuan waved his fan open.
"Remove his hands too, if he's confident to do such a thing he can still cause harm to others with those very hands."
"No- No please I'm begging-"
"This is the least you deserve and you know it. The reason I won't have your crimes exposed is that I know a pervert like you loves the attention. So I am not giving it to you."
Luo Binghe thinks it'd be such a waste to put someone like this in a cage by his feet when Luo Binghe takes the throne- perish the thought.
Shen Yuan deserves to be in his service, he could imagine that sweet face turning cold with a whip in his hands, he would look so good disiplining his enemies like Binghe just witnessed, he wanted to see this again.
Shen Yuan moved away, opening the door and looked startled to see Luo Binghe.
"L-lotus what are you doing here?"
"Shen Yuan was sick, this one...wanted to see he was alright," Luo Binghe sounded breathless still adjusting to what he just witnessed. Shen Yuan grew pale, "You saw everything."
Luo Binghe pressed his lips together, he was curious and some dark part felt envy that Shen Yuan would 'sample' so many things- being reminded of him licking the cream during the punishment still fresh in his mind.
"That man did something awful to Gege- but is it true that Gege had...was made to taste...that?"
Or on the other hand what if Shen Yuan was forced?
Afterall even if he looked like a kept-pet he was still property of Huan Hua.
Shen Yuan shivered his pale face turning green, "Don't remind me. I was warned from Wen Xisheng but couldn't point anything out without evidence- I knew he did something to his food at some point and I thought he would spit in it but that? I didn't know what it was..." Shen Yuan laughed, "Telling him I 'sampled' so many others and saying his was bad was a bluff- but I knew it was awful because one time I was kissed and I almost puked in that poor girls mouth. The human mouth has so much bacteria and 'tastes' and I knew finding a cultivating partner was going to be awful if kissing tasted terrible." Shen Yuan admitted hugging himself and Luo Binghe could feel his blood boil.
He was even more disgusted by Wen Xisheng and thinks the punishment he got was light.
"I only knew what he did when he grabbed his crotch and asked if I wanted a sample from the 'source'" Shen Yuan laughed, almost hysterically the cool he had before completely disapearing.
"Liu Qingge almost killed him then and there,"
Not just what Wen Xisheng did- but Shen Yuan even said when a women kissed him not when he kissed her.
Shen Yuan had...no autonomy in this Palace did he?
Luo Binghe clenched his fists, "Yuan-ge..." He made his eyes water and lip wobble. And Shen Yuan gasped "Oh lotus- I didn't mean to scare you-" Luo Binghe shook his head letting the tears fall and cry out.
"It's Yuan-ge I'm scared for! You shouldn't have to worry someone did something to you're food- you shouldn't have to lie and look like stone when you're not!" Luo Binghe scrubbed his eyes.
"Oh Lotus,"
And Shen Yuan hugged him, Luo Binghe smirked, gotcha.
Luo Binghe knew Shen Yuan's postion and would never ask for comfort not to mention he was the god tongue even Liu Qingge followed them out and if Luo Binghe tried to give comfort even if Shen Yuan needed it, Luo Binghe would be dragged off.
He wasn't even a proper cultivator he was a nobody, however if Shen Yuan made the move first?
Luo Binghe hugged him hands above Shen Yuans waist and clutched his back.
"Shen Yuan is so strong." Luo Binghe spoke still crying, Shen Yuan was hugging himself when he was speaking about the incident.
"Its okay, it's in the past the worst is over now..." Shen Yuan rubbed his back, but he could feel Shen Yuan relax, just as frightened and he was shaking.
"It should not have happened," Luo Binghe spoke eyes narrowed.
"They need to watch people cooking so it does not happen again."
Liu Qingge nodded, "There are procedures being put into place. There will now be open kitchens so we can see the cooking."
Well at least there was that- wait.
Open kitchens.
"And the cultivators will present their dishes personally."
Luo Binghe tensed then that means- Shen Yuan will know who he is.
He grimaced but leaned back tears staining his cheeks and wished he could tell Shen Yuan at a better time.
Not after whats happened to him...but he had a feeling if he saw 'Luo Binghe' being called but his White Lotus coming forward wouldn't he react?
And Shen Yuan hated losing his face in public.
"This one promises, as soon as I win all three challenges and fight Linguang-Jun Shen Yuan will never have to worry about anything ever again, I will personally cook for you - and help you escape from here."
"...Lotus?"
Luo Binghe clutched his hands tightly, "I promise I'll rescue you from this place, Shen Yuan should be the Master of his own Sect perfecting the culinary arts not here like some pedigree dog expecting to eat and heel on command."
Shen Yuan looked more confused, "I-what?"
"Ask anything and it'll be yours. This Luo Binghe won't let you down." He felt Shen Yuan tremble and knew he was shocked- or maybe embarresed that the Luo Binghe he spoke so highly about was here in his own kitchen the whole time.
"Since being anonymous is no longer and issue I don't have to worry about Yuan-ge being biased. But after helping this one become a disciple here, by speaking so highly of my, of giving so much good constructive criticism made my journey easier and expected nothing in return. This Binghe will not waste Yuan-Ge's efforts. So please have faith in this Binghe to free you from this cage."
"Y-you...you're Luo Binghe?"
Luo Binghe smiled and kissed his hand, "Your Luo Binghe, you're White Lotus. I have a good sense of smell, I promise what happened today will never be repeated in the future I'll make sure of it."
Shen Yuan nodded, "Y-yes right um, do you uh want me to lie and say you're food is good?"
Liu Qingge turned surprise, why is Shen Yuan looking anxious all of a sudden?
"What? no! I want you to keep teaching this one- I can understand you now and know when you taste my food any criticism is for the better and I have improved under you're tuterlege please don't let that end!"
"O-okay I won't stop...I uh...what about my brother?"
Luo Binghe's smile faded and Shen Yuan flinched, "You want justice for what he had done, correct? And...I won't be surprised if you have plans for this one either-"
"At first yes." Luo Binghe agreed and saw Shen Yuans face, "But after seeing you in the kitchen cooking for yourself- the nerve to say your skill is compared to home cooking is an outrage! Shen Yuan should have his own Sect!"
"Shh- not so loud!" Shen Yuan hissed remembering they were standing in the hallway and Luo Binghe shook his head.
"You have talent, and like you said to me, its a waste to squander such a thing. I hate Shen Qingqiu and plan to challenge him once these trials are over but I have learned and grown so much my earlier plans were overshadowed by my new goals."
"Which are?"
"Taking Shen Yuan away from this place, to not fear the food he will consume. This one promises a better life for Yuan-ge."
Shen Yuan looked a bit dazed, ah the day was catching up to him.
"This one will go and prepare for the coming trials, please wait for this Binghe."
"Yes- yes I have faith in you."
When Luo Binghe nodded and bid farewell, tears dry and a skip to his step. Shen Yuan glanced at his bodyguard.
"Liu Qingge?"
"Yes, Master Shen?"
"I think I'm going to pass out now."
"Hu- hold on- Shen Yuan!"
It all happened so fast, it was Luo Binghe.
And he couldn’t suddenly change and act cold and aloof it was his lotus- was it all a lie?
Even so he had to be unbiased.
Luo Binghe noticed the change how his Shen Yuan was being distant, how the kitchen was suddenly closed off.
He glared up at Liu Qingge who pretended Binghe wasn’t there.
“Why won’t Shen Yuan see me?”
“You lied. He rarely has anyone he can trust and he opened himself up to you. To find out not only are you his brothers ex-disciple but your motivations for this tournament was revenge. How can he think you have good intentions.”
“T-This Luo Binghe owes his life to Shen Yuan! This one will never harm him-“
“It’s too late. Even if you win or lose how can he know everything you do is for him, or to destroy his brother. Leave. Shen Yuan doesn’t want to see you.”
And when Luo Binghe tried to find him to push past and demand Shen Yuan answer him-
Liu Qimghe beat him up.
Each tine he came after the tournament his food and cultivation improving- even winning meant nothing if he couldn’t see Shen Yuan.
His critiques were still the same cold and abrupt but still helpful.
But now he doesn't have the warmth of Shen Yuan explaining what he did wrong.
He feels as if he needs him now, to explain what he did wrong.
Months passed in this fashion before, he was allowed entry.
Liu Qingge was the war god for a reason and was really strong but there was moments where he was surprised when Luo Binghe almost won.
He was improving.
So Binghe was ready then was shocked that Liu Qingge stepped aside.
“Go on in.”
Immediately he was on guard as he stepped inside to hear laughter.
As Luo Binghe stepped further inside he saw Shen Yuan was not alone.
He was covering his mouth with his hand laughing as another man watched him eat with a hand on his chin looking besotted.
Luo Binghe wanted to wipe the look on that mans face.
“Oh hello,”
Shen Yuan turned and his smile faded at the sight of Binghe.
His insides twisted up knowing he was the reason.
“Oh, it’s you that has my a-yuan upset.”
A-yuan?
He wanted him dead.
“Tianlang-Jun he’s my friend.”
“Hmm, nice to know my son has friends.”
Son?
Even Shen Yuan looked stunned, “You know?”
Even Binghe glared at the man he didn’t care who this he shouldn’t be so familiar to his Shen Yuan.
“Of course I know- stop looking so glum come over here and try Shen Yuans food.”
Luo Binghe scowled but any excuse to get closer.
“If you knew why havn’t you…?”
Luo Binghe sat before them but realised with irritation that Tianlang-jun was in between them as a buffer and Shen Yuan avoided his eyes.
I don't have issues with the tag I think its nesscary and dont take offense to the content, as a writer I don't think there should be limits on what people can write about fictional characters when mainstream media does the same thing.
(So thats my stance if physical books, tv shows and movies does something and explores taboo subjects then amatuer writings can write about it too and shouldn't be penalised in a "It's only cool when the rich do it," type mentality-
Anyway my rant ;
The thing about dead dove is that it's become like such a basic beige tag in the sense that it's so obvious what the dead dove is.
LIke it's obvious its incest or Pedophilia or Rape or all of the above, and honestly finding a dead dove that has genuine fucked up shit that isn't those things are like a diamond in the rough.
I get why the tag exists because people who havn't read really books (because believe me reading a book in public or opening a magazine and BOOM the things thats has such strict tagging and warnings aren't in books outside the internet and they're are no warnings and such)
- my point is, the psychological elements such as ultimate betrayel and angst- things that don't rely on heavy taboo topics, and shock factors.
Things like Louis and Armand, gaslighting your companion and being the cause of his daughters death which he is still trying to recover from and your part of the therapy session to fix it- hiding the fact that Armand killed her.
Or xue yang and xiao xingchen in Mo Dao Zu Shi - tricking and manipulating a man and pushing him over the edge to the point of suicide and not realising what he did and why that happened-
Something so fucked up it would make the reader stop reading and go "Wow...thats so messed up."
Something so dark and causes existential dread.
People go to watch horror movies because they like being scared, women watch true crime documentaries unphased because it's interesting.
People watch reality tv that is not in fact reality but a drama cess pool of liars and cheaters and people willing to snog anyone, and any person who is real, or a person is always the first victim as more loud brash personalities are part of the mix.
It's like- wanting to listen to heavy metal music with screaming, but it's a song thats disguised as an emo song but it's a pop song sure it barely touches the surface but it's still preppy and not really dark or deep just basic.
And the dead dove I keep seeing in the fandom space I'm in is pretty basic- and yeah different spaces for different experiences on a persons websurfing online but on my planet in the middle of nowhere I keep getting basic stuff, I wonder if maybe we need a tag (Or if there is one for what I'm describing and people are like oh yeah something like Dead Dove but it's not Sexual is called "______") That would be great.
Okay yeah, Shen Yuan is absolutely Maomao coded, and would work perfectly in a SVSSS AU (the weird boy obsessed with rare beasts and all the freak plants instead of poisons, kidnapped and sold to the emperor's palace? And his knowledge of flora and fauna saves the lives of some babies and, you know, the emperor Binghe gets obsessed in this case hehehe), but you know what else would work heartbreakingly perfect in that same AU?
I love this idea, it's ironic I was just thinking of writing a draft of this idea but initially;
It would be based in Pidw and Shen Qingqiu died reincarnated as Shen Jiu and I was going to make him Maomao.
Then make Shen Yuan Jinshi, so its not a copy paste of apothecary as sy is still knowedable loves beasts and flora and instead takes Shen Jiu under his wing at the Heavenly Palace.
SY role is the same as Jinshi but he's in charge of Luo Bing-ge's large harem and he has to know poisons, wife plots and such to combat it as a transmigrater he is technically cheating but he's impressed with Shen Jiu deducting and reasoning to get to the conclusion when SY knew the answer because he read it before he died (I just think with how maomao see's herself as a common servant whose expendable and hides her emotions Shen Jiu would be like that)
And SY is such a rich kid he feels like Jinshi, and with the blood parasites no one in Binghe's employ has to go thru the surgery that all eunichs go through he just uses his blood mites and the peoples bodies if they mess around with his wives get punished.
Shen Yuan is still puzzling how he ended up in such a situation of tending to Binghe's garden when he was just a rogue cultivator, until one night the Emporer vistis his 'favourite' and Shen Jiu witnesses Binghe pushing SY down and Shen Yuan is like.
"Go ahead but you will have to find a replacment for my position," And Bing-ge is like "What?"
And Shen Yuan "If I have that type of relationship with the Emporer I can't take care of his wives, I would have bias and you can't trust I will take my job of neutrality and tending to each wife the same if that were to change, do you have anyone suitable to replace me?"
and currently they don't.
Funnily enough, Shen Jiu has his memories as Shen Qingqiu, Luo Bing-ge also knows its his Scum Shizun BUT they're at a stalemate as Shen Yuan is placed in the middle who took Shen Jiu in and is teaching him as his own disciple and is very fond of him.
So Shen Jiu is using SY as a shield and he's vindictive as Bing-ge values SY and doesn't want him upset and with Shen Jius potential he can replace Shen Yuan eventually so now Bing-ge has no choice but to accept the brat.
I was also thinking of Yue Qingyuan being reincarnated who knew Shen Jiu's mother and tried to adopt Shen Jiu but this time Shen Jiu wants nothing to do with him.
But having Shen Jiu as Fengxian and Yue Qingyuan as Lakan was another direction I was thinking off- and making Luo Bingmei as Jinshi, the little brother to the Emporer Luo Bing-ge and having Shen Yuan as Maomao.
Whichever would be easier to write I suppose.
