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SHEN JIU FICS RECCOMENDITION!!! #3

Unpopular opinion, I actually love being late to a fandom because that means there is more content for me to consume than if I’m early!

I’m on my mid-sem break, so now I have more time to list even many more fics. I wonder if you guys would like Caine from TADC centric fics or maybe TGCF fics? Nezha fics? Ooh Lloyd or Morror from Ninjago centric fics would be nice too.

I couldn’t find the original artist for this one :( but i will try again soon. Credit to the original artist! If anyone knows the artist, please let me know!

This one might be the last for awhile until I could gather many more Shen Jiu’s fics for me to make a list. But that not going to stop me from writing of my own :D

1. Absent Without Leaving, by Invidia_Envy. (Completed, 9 chapters)

Ooh, this one is a very good fic! Basically, Shen Jiu decide since Liu Qingge could leave for months from his peak and come back whenever he wants; he would do the same as well!

This changes nothing and everything.

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

2. Engage with a snake to unravel secrets, by demoniqt. (Oneshot)

(Zhujiu) it’s very adorable fic, Shen Jiu saves/helps Zhuzhi-Lang soon after Tianlang-Jun is sealed, que blossoming romance!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61647934

3. Dark Cloud, by Invidia_Envy. (24 chapters, incomplete)

Yet another beautiful fic from the author, I really love this one! In which, Shen Jiu is blind.

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4. Dance in the dusk, by sareyen. (Incomplete, 22 chapters)

Shen Yuan transmigrates into Wu Yanzi’s body and gets followed around by a feral teenager called Shen Jiu… who is kind of obsessed with him.

I’m never really a fan for this type of fic, but this one is an exception! The fic is truly beautiful in their dscription and fighting scene! Also how hilarious some scenes are makes me laugh.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/64877248

5. Goosebump, by tpfw01 (oneshot)

(Bingjiu, no romance happening yet though.) Shen Qingqiu, enraged and livid, was about to push Luo Binghe into the Endless Abyss when...

HONK!

A goose appeared between them.

OR Soulmate AU where a goose appears when soulmates feel the most despair, and will only go away once the problem is solved.

HAHAHA, okay this one really makes me laugh! It’s just a very hilarious light hearted read, would really brighten your day up.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/57772951

6. Shizun’s Keeper, by tpfwo1 (oneshot)

(Bingjiu, mind the tags please!) Shen Yuan never transmigrates. Instead, Shen Jiu falls into a coma and Luo Binghe rapidly becomes obsessed with his sleeping Shizun.

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7. It's Liu Qingge's fault!, by ShalalaMai(oneshot)

Haha, basically- Liu Qingge told Shen Jiu to take responsibility of the women he have bed. Shen Jiu decide to be a manace and brought all his jiejies to his peak!

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8. Tightly held secrets, by CherriEt (oneshot)

The peak lords find an artifact that can improve your cultivation, if one can triumph over their lustful memories. This is sadly no help to them, as all of them are virgins. All but one. However, it doesn't seem to be much help to Shen Qingqiu either, for entirely different reasons. The peak lords gain an uncomfortable insight into Shen Qingqiu's experiences. One that changes their impressions forever. One they didn't ask for.

(Warning for Qiu Jianluo!)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/54859141

9. Dear Pen Pal, by Otno. (Oneshot)

(YiJiu) For decades the pen pal tradition was used to keep relations strong between the sects. Every few years disciples would be given an anonymous pen pal from one of the other sects to talk to. It was a stupid tradition in Shen Jiu’s opinion. However, he was not given a choice in whether he would participate or not from his shizun.

The whole thing was ridiculous.

No, Shen Jiu will not change his opinion on that even if his pen pal was the sweetest boy imaginable. Absolutely not!

This fic is ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE!! its soo cute for me, Shen Jiu being reluctant only to be so excited over the many letters that came next. And Shen Jiu’s shizun sneaking a peek to read his letter hehe.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62043772

10. Finally, by likeseven. (Oneshot)

(YiJiu) Gongyi Xiao becomes Shen Qingqiu’s disciple. It changes quite a few things.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/62043772

11. The Downfall of Cang Qiong by Anonymous. (oneshot)

Shen Jiu inconspicuously rubbed his thighs together, his eyes widening at the comfortable feeling of the thin fabric on his skin. The robes will have to go, but he must admit that these stockings did have some potential. Of course, the girls were all too eager to give him a few pairs to bring with him.

And that was the beginning of Cang Qiong’s downfall.

Basically, Shen Qinqiu got a new stockin and people go crazy! I wish we know whose the author behind this fic! I love this one so much because of how hilarious it is!!

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12. When You Have Nothing To Gain (But Everything To Lose), by orphan_account (completed, 27 chapters!)

After living through the original PIDW, many are brought back to their past selves. With knowledge in hand a number push to keep Shen Jiu away from their lives. When unspoken truths and unwoven lies are known can they make amends?

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13. Scars don't heal, by StabYouWithMyAhogay (oneshot)

Shen Qingqiu had always known that his past who always come to haunt him.

With the amount of blood that was spilled onto his hands, he would eventually receive the punishment that was meant for a scum like him.

He expected his sufferings to be paraded for the whole world to judge, and laugh. He expected his trauma to be left under the radar, since nobody would sympathize with a man like him.

But what Shen Qingqiu got was something different from what he had expected..

Heck, he didn't even have to expose his background and his suffering to gain empathy from his martial siblings which he did not appreciate at all.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/33576610

14. Wake Up With Me, by scumshizun. (Completed, 6 chapters.)

Shen Jiu sees way too much in Yue Qingyuan's dreamscape about his fantasies and doesn't know whether to push him away or indulge him.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34590142

15. Shen Qingqiu's Favorite, by scumshizun. (Completed, 2 chapters!)

Shang Qinghua befriends the original Shen Qingqiu and earns his trust and is favored by him.

The rest of the Peak Lords, especially Liu Qingge are jealous of the obvious favoritism.

Or Liu Qingge picks a fight with Shang Qinghua for easily managing to warm Shen Qingqiu's heart.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/34717363

16. The Stallion Protagonist's Villain-Wooing System, by tpfw01. (Incomplete, 14 chapters)

(Bingjiu) Basically, modern Luo Binghe (whom is the scum villain fanatic and 1# apologist) is the one that got transmigrated into the novel instead of Shen Yuan.

This fic is both amazing and hilarious, I absolutely love the scene where binghe eagerly await being thrown a cup of tea on his head and Shen Qingqiu could sense he is being a massive masochist lol.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/58656097

17. Headpat, by Otno. (Oneshot)

Shen Qingqiu gave Ning Yingying headpats, now everyone want one!

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18. Spread Your Wings, by Araceil. (Completed, four chapters)

(TianJiu) When Shen Jiu opened his eyes, once again staring at the detestable ceiling of the woodshed within the Qiu Estate, he decided to live for himself. He got to his feet, shook off his shackles, and walked away from his nightmares, his hatreds, his resentments, and all the people who ever wronged him. He walked away from all of it. From promises broken, from people who betrayed him, from a life he had never wanted, and from a life that had never wanted him.

In one lifetime he had been a lowly, greedy, grasping creature. Consuming everything around him, ugly, small, and pathetic.

In his second lifetime his body had been stolen from him, and he lurked in the back of himself, watching as his body was puppeted, as his life was stolen.

In this life, he vowed not to make the same mistakes. In this life, he would be free. He would throw off the shell of Shen Qingqiu, Shen Jiu, and find freedom.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/35856568

19. True Treasure, by MissMeight (completed, four chapters)

Shen Jiu has everything he asked for and nothing that he wants. Then he meets a handsome stranger in a brothel, and suddenly there's something he wants very much.

Or, what happens when the villain of Qing Jing Peak falls in love with the emperor of the demon realm.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/45106018

20. TianJiu by Hasa3810. (Completed, 6 chapters)

Their first meeting happened at a brothel. Tianlang Jun heard the most beautiful music and found himself meeting a cultivator named Shen Jiu at the time.

Eventually, he whisks him away.

(Basically a story between Tianlang Jun and original Shen Qingqiu)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/33188680

[simplyophelia]

Queen I want more shen jiu fic recommendations from you please post the 3rd part soon 😭🙏

HAII!!! Hehe, I’m glad to hear that you like my fanfic recs lists! Dont worry, I’ve already started on part three and four actually. Its coming either in a few hours or tomorrow, I promise🫶🏻

Edit : PART THREE IS UP! :D

[simplyophelia]

Shen Jiu’s Music Playlist.

Hello hello, I’m back with this time a playlist I listen to when I’m reading Shen Jiu fanfics. I actually got SOO many more songs that I listen while reading, specific background music wether it be fighting, romantic or sad scenes, I got music for all of it!

I hope you guys like these songs as much as I do ^^ Shen Jiu needs more love and appreciation!

[credit to the artist! Any arts that I posts on my account are NOT mine!]

1. [DALNODO] 여우비 ( Fox Rain ) COVER.

This song is an always repeat in my playlist!

According to ancient Korean folklore, a sunshower doesn't happen by accident. The legend says that a cloud fell deeply, painfully in love with a nine-tailed fox (Gumiho).

However, the fox did not love the cloud back and ended up marrying someone else. On the day of the fox's wedding, the cloud’s heart broke completely. The cloud wanted to cry out and unleash a massive, dark rainstorm to stop the wedding, but it realized that doing so would ruin the happy day of the fox it loved so much.

The song really remind me of Shen Qingqiu and Yue Qingyuan doomed relationship.

"I still don't understand love, so I can't get any closer... This hopeless love hurts my heart so much."

2. Chodam (Bird Story).

The core concept of the song comes from a famous Buddhist metaphor used to explain the concept of an Aeon (an unfathomably long period of time, or eternity).

According to the legend, imagine a massive stone boulder or a mountain that is forty miles high and forty miles wide. Every hundred years, a tiny divine bird flies down from the heavens and gently brushes its soft wings against the rock just once. An "eternity" is the amount of time it takes for that tiny bird’s wings to completely wear the massive stone mountain down to dust.

The actual meaning behind "Chodam" itself is a celebration of beautiful, fleeting moments within a vast universe!

For me, it reminded me of his immortality and life on Qing Jing peak. When you live for hundreds of years, your perception of time changes entirely. To an immortal Peak Lord like Shen Jiu, a human lifetime passes in a flash.

3. AHN YE UEN - The Red Knot.

This one remind me very much of how twisted, heartbroken the relationship between Yue Qingyuan and Shen Qingqiu. The song is very beautiful 10/10!

4. [DALNODO] 이자벨라의 자장가 ( Isabella's Lullaby ) 한국어 Ver

This one remind me of Shen Jiu relationship with his disciples… I’m not going to elaborate.

5. Night Flower

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

6. Stella Jang (스텔라장) - Villain (빌런) Official M/V

Really, this is the first song I think of when I think of Shen Jiu! Specifically when he is gaslithing everyone and getting away with it.

7. 창귀 (CHANGGWI) 안예은 (AHN YE EUN)

The song is about korean folktale! a Changgwi is a deeply tragic and malicious ghost. When a person is attacked and eaten by a tiger (which was historically feared and revered as a mountain god or demon), their soul doesn't get to go to the afterlife. Instead, it becomes trapped as the tiger's eternal slave.

The Changgwi can only be freed and pass on to the afterlife if it lures another living human into the mountains to be eaten by the tiger. Because of this, the ghost is desperate, malicious, and entirely focused on tricking travelers.

It remind me of the cycle of abuse Shen Jiu gone through. Qiu Jianluo, Wu Yanzi, and then Shen Jiu himself. Shen Qingqiu passing the abuse back to Luo Binghe, and then Luo Binghe comes back to capture his shizun.

8. 🌕듣는 순간 아련한 사극🗡️주인공 되는 안예은 플레이리스트

This should have been top one really! This playlist is what I always rewind whenever I want to read Shen Jiu fics. 10/10 must listen!

9. Unsweetened Lemonade - Amelia Farren.

Unsweetened lemonade really sum up the life of Shen Jiu. And also- the only english song that I find remind me of Shen Jiu!

His bitterness, hatred and overall complicated relationship— oh and there is also a specific lyric that reminded me of Liu Qingge and Shen Qingqiu relationship.

“Enemies to lovers but you’ll never win my heart, one sided its pathetic how you think you’re being smart.”

Also for Luo Binghe and Shen Qingqiu’s lines-

“Wothless parents make stupid kids, the apple never strays. Your conciouce never compromise and ego never pays.”

10. Lee omong - Moonlit Night

Moonlit Night is a romantic ballad about enduring love, longing, and patience.

The lyrics express a deep commitment to a loved one, promising to wait for them even through hardships and the passing of time.

At the very end of Shen Jiu’s life, when everything he built was destroyed, he was finally stripped of his heavy, exhausting Peak Lord facade. He had no more fans to hide behind, no more reputation to protect, and no more anger left to burn.

In those final, dark hours, when the world finally forgot about him and left him to die, the silence of the dungeon became its own twisted kind of peace. "The cruel, merciless time has finally been cut away" applies perfectly to his death.

11. 4nim0sity|99.99999999%| / yuki flower

“if i could bend the world my ways, i’d want everyone else to be miserable. If everyone’s alone and the same. Maybe then, I’d be the only happy one.”

At first I dont perticularly like the song as its not my usual genres that I listen to, but that specific lyric is what perticulalrly make me remember Shen Jiu’s hatred towards the world.

CREDIT TO THE ARTIST :

[simplyophelia]

I’m writting as fast as I can lol! I have too much incomplete drafts, too many ideas, and too little vocubulary. Collage may have taken my talent on art, but it can’t take my ability to write stories!! Well- as pathetic an attempt at writting mine is.

The next post will be Shen Jiu’s music playlist before the third Shen Jiu fics reccomendition list!

Thank you for liking and reblogging my recomendition lists, I’m so happy to see people liking them! TTuTT

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Shen Jiu’s Fics Recommendation! #2

I’m very happy to see you guys liking my first recommendation list, I’m a very shy person most times but I would love to try and interact with you guys more on what you think! :D

I hope you guys will also like these one, honestly I wish there are more fics about Shen Jiu character and his thoughts rather than just straight smut (not that they’re not good! I just like devastating angst and comfort fics hehe)

Based from the poll, you guys seem to prefer Shen jiu centric fics! Second and third being Shen jiu pairings with Yue Qingyuan and Liu Qingge. I will try to find top tier fics of these! Its hard to find the one with good qualities and interesting one.

I apologise that this list took a long time, collage classes and assignments took up most of my time ;~;

1. The Saviour Of Qing Jing Peak, by worstloki. (Oneshot)

Shen qingqiu during his disciple days! Nothing changes except the fact the Qing Jing disciples all love him, hehe. A very good fic.

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2. Victims Of the Night, by Godotfound. (Oneshot)

Newly named Qing Jing Peak successor Shen Qingqiu drinks something he thinks is plain juice at a party. It was not in fact juice. But what does it matter when he’s having the best night of his life? Especially when he can make it all of his martial siblings’ problem.

I really love this fic! Its full of funny drunk Shen jiu lol.

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3. The Wedding Under The Moonlight, by randomfanbibul. (5 chapters, complete!)

So, the Cang Qiong Mountain peak Lords get drunk. chaos ensues.

A.k.a, Shen-shixiong got drunk and decided to he’ll drag his martial siblings to also get drunk and witness his wedding to the moon princess!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/68042231

4. Dog Days Are Over, by Emily_Elizabeth_Fowl. (Incomplete, 3 chapters.)

binghe has the misfortune of getting turned into a dog. but is it truly so unfortunate?

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6. When a Research Opportunity Fell Into Your Lap, You Take It! (Oneshot)

What was Mu Qingfang supposed to say? That Xiao Jiu's dual-cultivation system intrigued him, and he'd like to examine it closely? And, even putting that aside, attempting to soothe those meridians into a properly functioning system would be the challenge of a millenium?

It's not like he had any better explanation to give, so that's exactly what he said.

Xiao Jiu blinked. “...What."

A.k.a ; mu Qingfang marries Shen jiu… for science!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/75729241

5. Even Hell could be made into a home, by Emily_Elizabeth_Fowl (oneshot)

Binghe and Shen Jiu switch body, Shen Jiu decide to make the Abyss his home.

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6. In The Name Of Cang Qiong (verbal warfare), by jayellezee. (oneshot)

Huan Hua has been hounding Cang Qiong for their sect secrets. Clearly that's a job for their sect strategist.

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7. I’ll Drag You Back Myself, by Emily_Elizabeth_Fowl (oneshot)

(Qijiu!) Tianlang-jun possesed Yue Qingyuan body, Shen Qingqiu is NOT pleased >:(

https://archiveofourown.org/works/77976846

8. As The Wheel Shatters, by Annoynamous_Account (9 chapters, completed)

Shen Jiu was cursed. No that wasn’t it. He felt cursed. Two lifetimes he’s lived with memories and even when he tries, nothing happens. So there; cursed. He wakes up again and in the end why bother? What was the saying; three times the charm.

Shen Jiu decide to fuck it and leave his title behind! Oh yeah, and Tianlang-jun tag along.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/33282235

9. Happy System, by worstloki. (Incomplete, 26 chapters.)

Yet another amazing fic by them! This one is a MUST read one! I love to know more about Shen QingQiu relationship with others peak lords.

Eleven newly titled peak lords find themselves strapped with a system. It's only discernible motive? To make Shen Qingqiu happy.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/61458523

10. Regretting You, by hasa3810. (Incomplete, 6 chapters)

Having lived a miserable life, Shen Qingqiu decides that if he ever gets a second chance, he'll toss Shen Qingqiu away and stay as Shen Jiu.

Now having been reborn into the past, Shen Jiu is going to live a life without any connection to his past.

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11. Plum Blossom, by hasa3810. (Oneshot)

Gongyi Xiao and Shen Qingqiu accidentally spreading dog food at some pointer exchange event between Cang Qiong Mountain and Huan Hua Palace (and more).

A very cute rare pair ship!

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12. The Love Letter, by shorimochi (oneshot)

"Were you the one who sent the letter?"

Gongyi Xiao wasn't sure how to react, when presented with a letter he had never seen, in front of a person he had only ever admired from afar. It was probably a prank, but who dared to fake a love letter for the Qing Jing Peak Lord? Yet, meeting Shen Qingqiu's eyes, he found himself doing something he never thought he would.

"I've always admired you, Peak Lord Shen."

This ship is taking over me hehe!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/31157651

13. When you just want to spend your time with your shidi while tiny but your martial siblings says NO!, by ThatMysticKnight. (Oneshot)

(Qijiu!) Yue Qingyuan gets hit by a curse that temporarily shrinks him to just a few inches tall. Someone has to take care of him until the curse wears off, and everyone is surprised, and wary, about the fact that Shen Qingqiu is arguing that the responsibility should be his.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/82310076

14. Blink and You’ll Miss It, by youleeyah. (Completed, 25 chapters!)

(Liujiu!) Liu Qingge slowly gets to see Shen Qingqiu in a completely new light after a mission mishap when the Qing Jing Peak Lord transforms into a much younger version of himself.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/60153037

15. How We Used To Be, by Emily_Elizabeth_Fowl.

(Qijiu!) Qi-ge's brows furrowed slightly. "Xiao Jiu?"

"Always fretting so much," Shen Jiu scoffed, but couldn't keep the fondness out of his voice. He brought up his free hand to pat Qi-ge's head, like one would a dog. A very loyal, protective, beloved dog. "This one is fine, Qi-ge needn't worry."

Judging by the way Qi-ge's eyes nearly popped out of his sockets, that probably wasn't how he usually acted in public. So what; He suffered some pain, he deserved some Qi-ge cuddles!

"Shen-shidi," the healer called gently, still circulating the qi through Shen Jiu's wrist. "Do you recognize who I am?"

"Of course I recognize shixiong," Shen Jiu lied confidently.

Aka : Shen Jiu Amnesiac!

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16. Fraudulent marriage for the shattered, by CherriEt. (Completed, 25 chapters!)

(Liujiu!) In another timeline, before Luo Binghe arrives to Qing Jing Peak, Shen Qingqiu meets Qiu Haitang. They have a chance to talk, and after some discussion, they decide to continue where they left off. The Cang Qiong Mountain Sect has to adjust to Shen Qingqiu's new fiancée, who they find even more intolerable than Shen Qingqiu.

As the two 'love birds' throw themselves into a whirlwind of unstable romance, the peak lords are forced to learn about and understand everyone's least favourite sect sibling.

Meanwhile, Liu Qingge is confused, somewhat jealous and annoyed, as he somehow became Shen Qingqiu's bitter ex-wife and sticky mistress in the narrative.

(I have not read this one, but the premise seems good!)

https://archiveofourown.org/works/56050213

17. And I Don’t Know, Just How Much More I Can Go Through, by eolian234. (Oneshot)

(Technically Qijiu?) Luo Binghe is mistaken for his Shizun's Qi-ge.

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18. Sect Leader Capyqi, by Otno (oneshot.)

(Qijiu)Yue Qingyuan was turned into a capybara but that won't stop him from doing his peak lord duties.

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19. The Voice In My Head Is a Bad Writer, By Karot (8 chapters, completed!)

(Liujiu) Thanks to a typo in Shang Qinghua's outline, Shen Jiu ends up enslaved to the wrong family—the righteous, loving Liu clan, instead of the cruel Qiu family.

Now Liu Minghan (future Liu Qingge) is trying not to fall in love with the boy he was cursed to bully, the narrative is collapsing, Shang Qinghua is repenting to the gods, and Shen Jiu has started flirting back—with barely-veiled threats.

All Liu Minghan wants to say is, “Hi. You’re incredible. I like your fan.” But the voice in his head keeps making him say things like, “Poison suits you. It hides your lack of talent.”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/67104403

[credit to the artist! Any arts that I posts on my account are NOT mine!]

Edited : I’ve finally found the artist for the fanart, I apologize for not properly credit the artist, I will try to find all of the artists for the fanart I used on my posts.

[simplyophelia]

Help me out for a second!

What kinds of Shen Jiu’s fics would you guys want more recommendations of?

Shen jiu Centric

Yue Qingyuan x Shen Jiu

Liu Qingge x Shen Jiu

Bingge x Shen Jiu

Tianlang-jun x Shen Jiu

Zhuzi Lang x Shen Jiu

Others?

Voting ended onMay 21

[simplyophelia]

Ever thought of Shen Jiu fell into madness if he really got swapped into Shen Yuan’s body?

(1.5k words)

Imagine, you had crawled your way through hell to get into the position no street rat could ever dream to achieve, and yet you did.. only for your achievements to be taken away and given to someone else that has no relations to you at all.

He had long since washed his hands of things like mercy, honor, or grace; such pretty concepts belonged to people raised in the light. His hands were already stained, his soul already ruined, and his heart turned to stone.

it made no difference to him. Shen Jiu would use any means necessary. Blackmail, sabotage, or cold-blooded murder, wether it be men or even women—it made no difference to him.

As long as he alive, he will secure his survival.

He acted arrogant because it was the only way to ensure no one would ever look down on him again. He make sure no one is above him by looking down at other people.

Let the others believe what they want ; a leacher, a scum, a backstabber, a bastard. Why should he cares for what they thought of him to be? If they condemn him for something he is not, they would undoubtedly be utterly disgusted by the raw, ruined reality of what he truly was.

Instead of correcting them, why not let it be the truth that they want?

“Better being hated, than being pitied.”

Who cares if they think he is a spoiled, pampered young master that came from a wealthy family? Not once has he ever confirm such rumour, and yet they talk as if it’s absolute. He let the slander spread across the sects, tangle and grow like tree roots into the ground, burying his past beneath a mountain of lies.

If Shen Jiu was a bitter, venomous creature, it was only because the world had spent his entire life poisoning him. He loathed the universe with every fiber of his being, remembering with crystalline clarity how it had done nothing but spit on his name and scorn his existence from the very moment he entered it. He had never been allowed the luxury of innocence; his first breaths were drawn in poverty, and his formative years were spent learning how to bleed without crying out. So, he stopped expecting mercy. He turned his hatred into shield, his resentment into his sword, and vowed that if the world was going to throw rocks at him from cradle to grave, he would stand so far above them that their clumsy stones could never reach his feet.

But the universe was a treacherous thing. It was a sickening joke.

It wasn’t enough that the world had stoned him from birth; now, the divine decided that he was no longer even permitted to occupy his own skin. They tore him out, discarding his wretched soul into the dark like a useless weed, all to make room for a spotless, unearned replacement.

A thief to inherit his peak, his title, and his body.

A parasite occupying his skin.

Shen Yuan.

Shen Jiu could only laugh at the sheer absurdity of it. The world hated him so deeply that it simply replaced him, bringing in a substitute because he was deemed too far gone to ever change. When he first watched this stranger actively rewriting his tragic fate, his blood boiled with pure, unadulterated rage.

But his anger wasn't only for the kid playing a Peak Lord in his stolen skin. The boy hadn't chosen this possession. Shen Jiu could even praise him for the miracle of pulling a blackened reputation out of the gutter and ascending like a holy saint.

Still, Shen Jiu is nothing if not a bitter, resentful person.

He resented the imposter for never knowing the physical and mental horrors that had ruined his own soul. He hated him because his kindness was real, effortless, and free of the sickening hypocrisy that made Shen Jiu gag.

Most of all, he loathed him for possessing the unfair luxury of 'future' knowledge, an unearned map to a life that should have been Shen Jiu’s to live, had he only been allowed to survive.

A sickening wave of disgust washes over him as he watches the imposter weave a romance with the very demon beast destined to rip him apart. It feels like a physical insult to his memory every time he sees that stolen face smiling so warmly at the world, entirely free of the terror and paranoia that used to paralyze Shen Jiu's own heart.

Every gentle act the intruder committed using his hands felt like a violation. When Shen Yuan reached out to comfort a crying disciple, or when he looked at Yue Qingyuan without a mask of bitter resentment, Shen Jiu wanted to scream until his lungs burst. That body belonged to a man who gagged at the mere thought of a good deed, a man whose heart was a barren, blackened wasteland. Seeing his own face contorted into expressions of genuine compassion and respectable dignity was a grotesque joke.

The boy's pure, fearless benevolence spreads like a warmth across the peak, attracting the loyalty and devotion of everyone around him.

Now, what of Shen Jiu?

The first time he opened his eyes, the world was a blinding, unrecognizable nightmare. he was surrounded by strange, smooth walls, blinding artificial lights that burned his retinas, and a chorus of soft, weeping voices.

A group of strangers—a family—crowded around his bed, their faces twisted in overwhelming panic and relief, crying out a name that did not belong to him.

Ridiculous.

He was a survivor first and foremost. Just as he had adapted to the Qiu manor and the cutthroat hierarchy of Cang Qiong, Shen Jiu forced himself to adapt to this foreign, clinical world. It was then that a bizarre, detached entity manifesting as a voice in his mind—a divine being calling itself a 'System'—intervened.

Through a series of vicious, unspoken threats and desperate negotiations, he forced the entity to show him his old home. A stranger was living the life he had, enjoying the fruits of a labor he had never performed.

He should be grateful should he not?

on the surface, the universe had handed him a paradise. He had been dropped into a healthy, wealthy body completely free from the agonizing threat of Qi deviations. He was surrounded by a fiercely loving, doting family who showered this young man with the kind of pure, unearned affection Shen Jiu had spent a lifetime begging for in vain.

But to a man built entirely out of pride, this paradise tasted like ashes.

He was too prideful of a man to ever content himself with living in someone else's stead. Why should he be grateful for a sanctuary he had never asked for? So what if his destiny was to be carved apart, limb from limb, by his own demonic disciple? So what if he was meant to be chained, humiliated, and tortured to the absolute brink of death?

That was his miserable life. It was his pathetic, repulsive body to ruin, and his blackened reputation to tarnish exactly as he wished. No one—not the heavens, not the gods, and certainly not some imposter—had the right to alter his path or strip him of his tragic autonomy.

Yet, his fury over his hijacked destiny paled in comparison to the absolute horror he felt upon realizing what this normal, healthy body fundamentally lacked.

His immortality was gone.

Thousands of years of meticulously gathered cultivation, decades of his life spent committing horrendous, bloody deeds just to survive, and the absolute pinnacle of power he had torn from the world's hands—all of it had been completely severed, stripped away, packaged neatly and gifted to someone else.

To a master cultivator, mortality was a disease. Shen Jiu could perceive the terrifying reality of human aging; to his hypersensitive awareness, this flesh was decomposing, cell by cell, ticking down like a piece of meat left out to spoil. Becoming a mortal did not magically erase the decades he spent tempering his mind in the high peaks of Cang Qiong.

His very soul felt mismatched, thrashing violently beneath his unmarred skin, trying frantically to crawl out and escape this decaying cage.

The quiet devastation inside him didn't stay quiet for long; it curdled, blackened, and exploded into a blinding rage.

How dare they? How dare the heavens reach down like a thief in the night and rip him away from his very own flesh, his hard-won life? That mountain belonged to him. The blood on his hands belonged to him. A feral, suffocating bloodlust clawed at his chest, hot and sharp enough to make his hands tremble. He didn’t care what cosmic laws he had to break, what taboos he had to shatter, or what demonic arts he had to dredge out of hell—he WILL find a way back.

If Heaven itself refused to hand back his body, he would personally drag the sky down to the earth and stomp it into dust.

It was his miserable life, his broken body, and his absolute right to exist as the monster he was. No one—neither god, demon, nor divine intervention—would ever be allowed to stand in his way again.

..hm, I can say for certain now that my spite and self hatred is what makes me see the similarity of myself and Shen Jiu.

You can see for certain i get sidetracked mid way lol, its the first time i wrote my own small fic and feels very embarrassed of posting, but im trying to be more open and brave now-days. I hope my writing isn’t that cringe.

The idea of this post came from this tiktok post; https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSxJSjNk7/

TikTok - Make Your Day

Also! Inspired by my very own thoughts if I somehow got swapped to another life and my fake make evryone love me more, loving the fake one in my body rather than my own self- i would be SO spiteful lol. This idea have been in my mind for years. [credit to the artist! Any arts that I posts on my account are NOT mine!]

Credit to the artist ; kaya9q on Zerochan!

They’re also on tumblr! https://www.tumblr.com/kaya9q

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I love Shen Jiu /use with credit ok

[simplyophelia]

Thinking about how I wish there are more Shen Jiu centric fics not revolving his romantic relationships with another person.

Do not get me wrong! I LOVE all of Shen Jiu’s ships. liujiu, Bingjiu, Qijiu, hell— why not Tianlang-jun and Zhuzi-lang as well!

But I always hope for more fics about Shen Jiu finding happiness in his own way. Fixing back his bonds with other peak lords, showing and receiving love from his disciples that clearly respect him as well even when he is a scum of a teacher. I would LOVE if we could even get more dept and insight of his relationship with Ming Fan and Ning Yingying.

More moments of him meeting with the brothels ladies, maybe doing chaligraphy, teaching his students… I like domestic fics okay?! I would love to know his insight thoughts of others, both his guilt and pride, both arrogance and his self consciousness of being a teacher and amongst the other peak lords.

I wonder what he would thought if he knew of Shen Yuan taking over his body. Would he be overwhelmed with hatred towards him? For taking over his body that he clawed and dragged through things beyond what hell is so he could be where he is now, only for it to be taken away from him by someone else; someone that is far kinder, more reliable, that everyone love and fond of instead of Shen jiu. Shen yuan could change the world’s horrible fate by simply existing. Bitter and furious over the fact none of those that known him for years and decades even questioned nor suspects that something is very wrong about the impostor in his own body.

At the same time, maybe he also feels helpless and doubtful if he even wish to return. Seeing how better everyone’s lives is when Shen Yuan took over. How could he ever dare to return after he watched Shen Yuan saved everyone else’s lives whereas he failed to even save Liu Qingge in the cave? The entire sect no longer in danger of being burned down to the ground, his disciples will not be massacred because of his mistakes, even Yue Qingyuan won’t have a pointless death anymore.

Of course, who would choose a leacher, prickly, heartless and cowardly, Shen jiu… over a kind, reliable, pure and noble soul, Shen Yuan?

This is just a rambling thoughts of mine lol, sorry for my grammar and misspelling if there is any.

I’m shit at writing so I cannot for the life of me write a fanfic despite how much I want to or else I’ll die out of my cringe embarrassing attempt at writing a fic :,)

[credit to the artist! Any arts that I posts on my account are NOT mine!]

CREDIT for this amazinf artist ; https://www.instagram.com/ronpu_cooing

[simplyophelia]

SHEN JIU FICS RECOMMENDATION!!!

- The world needs more better and amazing og!Shen Qingqiu fics and I’m here to deliver it all. For now, here it is!

Here’s some of my top all time favourite Shen Jiu centric reccomendtions! Just so you know I LOVE whenever Shen Jiu beng described as calculating and cunning the way he deserve to be.

1. When the Wound is Tired of Singing, It starts to cry, By Bananapink. (Unfinished BUT I SWEAR YOU WONT REGRET READING IT)

absolutely fantastic and the most beautiful fic that accurately describe Shen Jiu getting his second chance at having a good life. Nothing compared, in fact- I would say this is the best fic of Sheng qingqiu as it have no pairing whatsoever and merely focusing on Sheng Jiu reflecting on his faults and hardships he have gone through. Life changing fic 10/10, blows my mind and forever in my heart. NO SHIP!

https://archive.transformativeworks.org/works/53386960/chapters/166301572?view_adult=true

2. Where the Bamboo Bends, the Willow Grows, By Bananapink

(Incomplete, BUT VERY GOOD PLEASE) - Another brilliant work from the author! But this one is a crossover Svss x MDZS. im so not into crossover, but the way the Author describe the story is phenomenal and deserves a read! NO SHIP. Found family! Badass Shen jiu.

https://archive.transformativeworks.org/works/62416321/chapters/159720802

3. Marionette by wibxd (also unfinished)

slowburn! Very VERY slow, Bingjiu fic. Warning for Bingge obviously. Set YEARS after the canon event of PIDW. shen jiu being resurrected and married Bingge. Also political fic. BAMF Shen jiu.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/74883421

4. Our Hearts Whisper For Love by tomyam (oneshot)

Bingjiu. beautiful one shot! Canon divergence, lighthearted story to read to pass the time. 10/10.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/46718317

5. The Hidden Flower 隐花 (Yǐn huā) by demonqt (61 chapters, completed!)

Its a beautiful written fic, one of the most popular shen jiu fic. Shen Yuan and Shen Jiu being the same person, accidentally created a harem and becoming a grandmaster to a hidden sect. Best for Yuejiu! Multishippers dream come true! I absolutely reccomend you guys see their other works as well. Especially shizun prized napa cabbage!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/36698833

6. Scum Villain’s Death Progress Bar, By exocara. (3 chapters, completed!)

technically bingjiu but its more so Shen Jiu and Yue Qingyuan centric. marvelous fic, a good light hearted fic. Alternative au, Shen jiu get a system where he have to reluctantly save his own life to save Yue Qingyuan!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/18709633

7. Residing Over Autumn Leaves, By hasa3810 (Unfinished)

Light reading! It has 10 incomplete chapters. Good to pass the time. Shen Jiu lost his memories. I love when the fics got the disciples protective over their og!shizun.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/33283768

8. Let me shoulder your blame and shelter you from your scars, By Justrass_h. (Completed)

A Liujiu fic, What if the trial of Shen Qingqiu had happened before Luo Binghe made his appearence?

https://archive.transformativeworks.org/works/45095029/chapters/113440690

9. The Love Potion, By shorimochi. (Oneshot)

Liujiu fic! A very cute one too. Shen Jiu accidentally drank a love potion and wouldn’t leave Liu qingge alone!

https://archiveofourown.org/works/70309866

10. As The Wheel Shatters, by orphan_account (9 chapters, completed.)

Third time’s the charm! Returned back in time, I forgot what the fics about most but my taste is undeniably good and so I bet this one is as good as the others.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/33282235

11. How to cultivate healthy cabbages, By NazakiSama116 (Incomplete, 6 chapters)

I LOVE how petty and hilarious the fic is! HAHA, What if, Shen Jiu was a good Shizun who nourished Luo Binghe's talent instead of suppressing him? A good read, I also love how unhinged Ming Fan is.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/51769357

I hope you guys like the fics I reccomend, i actually have SO MUCH more fics of Shen jiu and many others from different fandoms. You guys can put your own fics recs as well if you guys want hehe.. (im greedy for more Jiu’er fics. I wanna write one as well but I’m too shy to post my writting stuff)

I apologise for any misspelling, grammar error or any nonsense stuff I accidentally wrote! English is not my first language.

[credit to the artist! Any arts that I posts on my account are NOT mine!]

CREDIT TO THIS ARTIST :

[simplyophelia]

Little something I did on Canva. All pictures from Pinterest!