#mushen

[maliinka]

geeking out with your doctor

[xiuyawn]

“rumor has it that mu qingfang has his own personal demon…”

[rue-x3]

GUYS GUYS GUYS GUYS LISTEN LISTEN ANOTHER MUYUAN/MUSHEN/HEALINGCUM AU HAS JUST BEEN BORN.

(INSPIRED BY @xiuyawn's ART HERE)

So YET ANOTHER DEMONYUAN AU RIGHT RIGHT BUT SHH LISTEN THIS TIME IT’S DIFFERENR.

So like Demon SY x MQF who are penpals. (Disciple au)

So it all starts with a book about plants. There were many things a physician needs to be kept up to date on. Normally, Mu Qingfang keeps his own recordings of medical situations and experiments that he’d conducted on his own. He was only a disciple though, most of the hands on activities he was allowed to perform were ones he’d done before. Treating mild cases of poisonings, sewing wounds shut (namely on animal corpses), learning how to bandage in different ways.

So it was no surprise when Mu Qingfang got bored. When he’d gone to his Shizun himself requesting harder material, his Shizun had simply told Mu Qingfang that he was free to experiment himself, but that the pacing of lessons would remain the same. So experiment he would do.

Beneath the kind, patient facade, Mu Qingfang was quite interested in bodies, and what their limitations were. Now, he wasn’t crazy. Mu Qingfang wasn’t interested in experimenting on others without consent and there weren’t many that would entrust their bodies to some random teenager, cultivator disciple or not. Rather than finding someone else to experiment on, Mu Qingfang figured that he could just use his own body.

So he did. It started off with plants, Mu Qingfang would read up on certain plants before he would test them on himself. Most of these experiments used plants that grew around on the mountain, easy to gather and easy to replenish. It wasn't until Mu Qingfang had used and experimented with every plant available to him did he begin to seek for plants outside of the peak.

The first few herbs he'd requested were secured rather quickly, he supposed that was one of the few perks of being his peaks prized head disciple. It wasn't until his request for a flower known as "Drooping Haze" did Mu Qingfang finally receive some pushback. When he brought the plant up to his Shizun he was met with an air of helplessness and a simple "I'll keep an eye out for some."

For starters, the flower was native to the demon realm, and not many cultivators ventured deep enough into the demon realm to secure some to safely sell. The vendors that did sell it, usually didn't have a lot of stock and often sold them for high prices. The demonic vendors that sold it couldn't be trusted to not have tampered with it, so there wasn't really any easy way of securing it.

Getting herbs from the demon realm wasn't the easiest of tasks, but Mu Qingfang wasn't a quitter. When his Shizun couldn't guarantee him any supply Mu Qingfang didn't sit idly. He instead did some digging on the author of the book on demonic flora that he'd read, sending a letter to the merchant that'd brought the book to start off. The response he got was the merchant saying that they'd try to get in contact with the author but there was no promises.

The letter went through the hands of many, being passed along from person to person for quite a long while before it finally reached the intended recipient. By the time Mu Qingfang got a reply it'd been months, and the request had since fallen to the back of his mind as he continued with his experiments.

The reply he gets is along the lines of:

"Hi, are you still looking for Drooping Haze? I can send you some if needed! I'd like to ask for a bundle of (insert insanely common herb in the human realm) in return! Please direct your response here at xxxxxx location to save us both the trouble of going through a whole lot of people like before!"

ANYWAYS so MQF ofc sends some back and they go back and forth. It starts off as simple requests for certain herbs that both of them have access too, until it eventually evolves into talking about the effects the herbs have on the body. It's then that Mu Qingfang is given a name, Shen Yuan. MQF's suspicions that he's conversing with a demon are quickly confirmed, and soon he's asking questions of anatomy along with his usual letters. SY is more than happy to answer as long as his own questions about human anatomy are answered in return.

Note, SY thinks MQF thinks of him as a human with just,,, really good knowledge on demons.

This goes on for years, and like by the time MQF's a peak lord they're really good friends. Nobody questions Mu Qingfang's constant supply of demonic herbs known for being difficult to secure, he's a doctor, why would it be suspicious for him to have his own sources? MQF hasn't met SY, and he doesn't think he ever will until the return address changes one day--somewhere in the human realm now.

ANYWAYS so this sparks a little cat and mouse game where SY's trying his hardest to avoid meeting MQF because he doesn't want to lose his friend over the fact that he didn't confess to being a demon and MQF wants to bring SY back to the sect so they can finally freak out (not like that, not yet) and study each other in person.

AND SO THAT'S LIKE ALL OF MY THOUGHTS RIGHT NOW, THAT'S WHAT THE LITTLE "CAUGHT YOU" THING MAKES ME THINK OF TO BE HONEST. ANYWAYS WHEN MQF CATCHES SY SY'S SO GUILTY HE'S LIKE "SINCE I'VE LIED TO YOU ALL ALONG I SUPPOSE IT'S ONLY FAIR TO HELP YOU SETTLE YOUR CURIOSITY..." AND MQF WHO KNEW ALL ALONG JUST SMILING FAINTLY LIKE "I SEE"

LIKE AUUUGH WHY DON'T WE UTILIZE MQF WHO LETS MISUNDERSTANDINGS GROW IF THEY'RE HARMLESS AND BENEFICIAL?

LIKE WOO SY'S CONSENTED TO EXPERIMENTATION AND MQF DIDN'T HAVE TO SAY A WORD!!

This might be ooc I'm gonna revisit MQF's scenes and maybe do a character study :3

[rhiangalaxy]

Dragon Spirit SY as chosen by this poll! Bonus doodle and ramblings under the cut :3c

[ID: A Scum Villain Drawing. Dragon Spirit!Shen Yuan leans on one arm as he sits in a sidelean in the grass. He has green horns and a green scaled tail with a fluffy end that curls around the back of him to the front. He wears a very loose and translucent white and green robes that do not leave much to the imagination. One sleeve is falling off his shoulder. His chest is very exposed. He has green scales on various parts of his body. His eyes are gold colored. His other arm is trying to brush away some of his long fluffy hair out of his face. Vines reminiscent of a willow tree and ivy hang down behind him. End ID]

Bonus doodle! SJ Stumbling upon this very scene:

[ID: A Scum Villain Doodle. Head Disciple!Shen Jiu hastily hides behind a large moss covered rock, clutching his sword in both hands to his chest. He looks down with a very flustered expression, his face and ears flushed. A speech bubble of Shen Yuan's says "Is someone there?" End ID]

Welcome to the dragon spirit! SY AU! This is an AU in which SY transmigrates as a dragon spirit and is taken to Qing Jing in secret by a previous Qing Jing peak lord to act as a guardian to QJ as well as helping it's spiritual atmosphere/energy. This peak lord did not share their secret with the rest of the sect, and made the area they housed SY forbidden to disciples. Only the new peak lord of QJ would learn of SY right before their Shizun ascended. SY is kind of just vibing with the free room and board, and is waiting for a particular protagonist to arrive at QJ (but he is so lost on where he is in the timeline lol)

That is until a newly made Head Disciple of QJ (~18-19yrs old), Shen Jiu, sneaks into the forbidden area, curious as to what his new Shizun is hiding and if it's something that could improve his fragmented cultivation so that he can stay ahead of others. Little did he know what he would stumble on! Eventually, SJ would work up the courage to introduce himself to SY and learn about him in turn. SY is just happy to have company that isn't strictly business and with his habit of picking up strays, sees this grumpy, obviously traumatized and sleep deprived guy and immediately starts doting on him. SY becomes the one man SJ feels comfortable sleeping around (this also leads to huge cuddle piles with the QJ disciples once SJ becomes peak lord and SY is adamant about meeting them; at which point he becomes an open secret in the sect lol).

I like to imagine that Liu Qingge discovered SY by accident during one of the QJ raids when he was fighting with SJ, pre-them becoming peak lords. And now just leaves him gifts at the edge of his territory (he gets too flustered giving them in person).

Shang Qinghua finds out about him when he sees his scum villain not acting correctly and his protagonist not really being bullied or mistreated too badly??? He at first thinks it must be SQQ who is a transmigrator but when his tests for that falls through he ends up spying a bit more until he finds out about SY. After one stilted conversation SY clocks him as Airplane and proceeds to rant about "how was a Qing Jing dragon spirit never mentioned in the book Airplane!!" SQH now goes there to hide away from work responsibilities.

Mu Qingfang would be introduced if anything ever happened to SY that left him injured (bc lbr SQQ does not have the best medical experience *cough cough* lingxi caves *cough cough*) MQF finds him fascinating and sometimes comes over for tea.

These are the main brainworms for now! Probably will draw more and rant more about it in the future lmao

[sholtaglia]

Day 2: Mating Cycles [ pre-heat ]

+ my hc that is "what if sqq sleepwalks?"

Also what if Shen Yuan doesn't feel safe almost all the time, because he is constantly on guard, afraid of being discovered? He isn't sure exactly what behavior and mannerisms are expected from him and therefore avoids YQY at all costs, suspecting there must be some shared past between them.

He doesn't feel comfortable around LQG too as the man clearly disliked the original goods, and some part of this hostility still remains.

And as much as he's fanboying internally around LBH, Shen Yuan keeps in mind that he is his future tormenter.

So, MQF it is. His beloved shidi in this AU. It seems that the og didn't interact much with him, so there was little for him to expect from Shen Yuan. He could be more or less himself, not trying so much to be Shen Qingqiu.

Also he smells so nice.

Shen Yuan mostly ignores his omega instincts, as a person who grew up in a world without second genders. But that smell is like a magnet to him. It says safe, warm, welcome to him.

[callmesel]

OH OH!!! omega x omega! mushen where SY comes from a non-omegaverse world so when he enters omega! Shen Qingqiu's body he starts freaking out by all the overwhelming scents and social rules (and because it's also a bid reveal to the other peak lords) Omega! Mu Qingfang takes it upon himself to teach him all there is about to know about the omega life

This leads to Mu Qingfang inviting Shen Qingqiu over to his nest only for him to scent the doctor none stop through it all (MQF thinks SQQ is trying to iniciate courting and SQQ is just really happy to have his shidi by his side)

[halcyyan]

It is not so easy to mend a soul.

My comic for the Jade Reverie Xianxia Zine! I had the pleasure of borrowing artist Mushen’s character for this collaboration, and I think they got along just fine.

Leftover sales are up! Come get a copy or some sweet swag if you haven’t already

[lurkinginnernarrator]

Cang Qiong's rumor mill has a new topic.

Peak Lord Shen hasn't been seen in two weeks. The last time he was seen was flying back from An Ding, where he purportedly commandeered some unknown objects from An Ding's storerooms after a hasty discussion with Peak Lord Shang. He entered the Bamboo house and hasn't emerged since.

The most popular theory is Peak Lord Shen is conducting some sort of toeing-the-line-of-taboo ritual.

Eventually, someone convinces Mu Qingfang to do a wellness check.

The Qing Jing disciples greet their Mu-shishu respectfully, the disciple escorting him to the Bamboo House inquiring as to the nature of his visit, seeing as 'Shizun wasn't expecting shishu today.'

"This master is merely here to visit your Shizun."

The disciple bows after announcing Mu Qingfang's arrival.

Mu Qingfang opens the door.

"Shen-shixiong?"

"Mu-shidi? To what do I owe the pleA—FUCK get BACK HERE YOU ARE NOT"—the sounds of struggle reach Mu Qingfang's ears and he leaps to action, striding in to take stock of the situatio...n.

Shen-shixiong is flat on his stomach; outstretched hands tightly grasping a precocious ball of fluff. His eyes gleam in victory, the scene casting it in a more crazed light. There is a heaviness to Shen Qingqiu's eyes that cultivation cannot banish and miscellaneous stains on his person. And, looking around, the Bamboo House is a disaster. Books, brushes, scrolls, inkwells and fans are scattered around, many haphazardly dropped on the floor. There is. Also. Hay?

Mu Qingfang freezes in the doorway. Ball of fluff and Shen Qingqiu also freeze.

"Is... Shixiong alright?"

This seems to snap Shen Qingqiu into action. He scrambles up firmly but with care, cradling the fluffball. Shen Qingqiu gets himself in order as best he can with both his hands occupied and clears his throat.

"Ah...Yes. this master is fine. To what do I owe the pleasure?..."

The fluffball twitches, wriggling until Shen Qingqiu loses his grip on it. It hops to the floor. A juvenile Whitecrested Snowrabbit of Agility stares up at Mu Qingfang.

"This. Shidi could come back at a more opportune time?"

The bunny starts chewing on a scroll.

"I believe that would be best."

Mu Qingfang backs out of the doorway.

He does send tea to help with Shen-Shixiong's fatigue and a subspecies of carrot that Whitecrested Snowrabbits are supposed to favour though.

I wonder what the next topic of Cang Qiong's rumor mill will be?