Saw a post about a spider that weaves golden silk and you know that a svsss au is coming out of it.
Spider Demon SY (Golden Silk Orb Weaver) (I stole the name from the post I read because it sounds fancy C:) who is gifted to SQQ by some kiss-ass noble/merchant who wants to get in his good graces.
Beneath the star is just some facts about spider demons in this Au, you can skip it as they are not crucial to the story
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Facts about spider demons in this au: In this Au spider demons usually stay in spider form. To see them in a human/humanoid form is incredibly rare because they've long since shut the world out after being monopolized for their beautiful appearances, much like fox spirits.
Spider demons mature fast and have a decently long lifespan. Shen Yuan transmigrated while he was hatching so he's accustomed to his body. (He's like two weeks old lol)
Spider demons are typically extremely passive, much like normal spiders. They are aware of people and what people say, but they just tend to ignore what they don't care about in favor of spinning beautifully intricate webs for food or personal satisfaction.
Spider demons have 3 forms, a normal spider, a humanoid figure with the lower half of a spider, and a normal looking human (their hair can be controlled and is used as additional legs. Their hair also curls up like legs upon death in that form)
Spider demon silk comes in many different colors, the most common being white and red. Despite the similarities in name, Spider demons and demonic spiders are two separate species and are treated differently.
Kept spider demons actually tend to be more aggressive than non-kept demons. This is because their keepers often take their webs for silk and the spider demons don't really like that. Spider demon injuries are still super rare though, this is because most people die from the bite of a spider demon and get classified as a fatality rather than injured ♥.
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Shen Yuan felt bad for all of the spiders he'd ever killed in his past life. Though the only reason he feels that way is because he is currently a spider, sitting in a netted cage that's currently being gifted to the scum villain™. Externally he was still, calmly cleaning his front legs as he peered up at Shen Qingqiu.
Judging by his reaction, Shen Qingqiu wasn't too fond of this gift. Why would any spiritual cultivator be happy about inviting a demon into their home?!
(Shang Qinghua, who was standing behind Shen Qingqiu during this meeting with the merchant group, sneezed. All eyes snapped to him briefly and he shrank back, rubbing at his nose as he wondered who was talking about him behind his back)
"This is a rare Golden-Silk Orb Weaver spider demon—"
Shen Qingqiu raised a hand. The merchant held his tongue as he extended his hand out and offered the cage to Shen Qingqiu. Shen Qingqiu glared at the cage in disgust and the merchant shrank back.
"You dare to offer me a demon?—"
Shen Qingqiu began, only for Shang Qinghua to butt in. His voice cracked ever so slightly as he spoke up before Shen Qingqiu could outright reject the gift.
"Shixiong, let us not be hasty. Although it's a demon, Spider demon silk is no joke. Certain breeds of spider demons produce the silk that makes Immortal-Binding Cables."
Shang Qinghua began, desperately hoping that Shen Qingqiu would take the spider. It wasn't for some malicious plot or anything, it's just that being able to potentially farm spider silk would help a lot in reducing the sect's spending.
"Even if we don't use it for silk, their venom is potent and Mu Qingfang would certainly be thankful for an opportunity to study and analyze such a rare toxin."
The merchant nodded along in the background, emotionally weeping in relief. Shen Qingqiu's eyes were still narrowed, but it seemed like he was considering the benefits of keeping one around.
"Plus, this one has heard they make great dual cultivation partners—"
Shang Qinghua jolted and stared at the merchant, swiping his hand beneath his own neck in a gesture that screamed "Stop talking Stop Talking!" Shen Qingqiu's fan was already coming out and waving in front of his face as his glare turned venomous.
"A—Ah! I couldn't help but notice that you said the name of the spider was the Golden-Silk Orb Weaver, this one assumes that the silk it spins is golden then?"
Shang Qinghua squeaked before the furrow between Shen Qingqiu's eyebrows could deepen. The merchant wanted to cry and run away, but he instead nodded his head meekly. His earlier momentum and bravado had long since vanished beneath the pressure of Shen Qingqiu's glare.
"Shixiong it'd do you well to accept this gift. Not only are spider demons that weave golden silk rare, but they're also valuable beyond measure. If shixiong is concerned about the potential threat of rearing a demon then I can assure you that Spider demons are harmless."
Shen Qingqiu's patience was wearing thin, he felt like he was being plotted against. He snapped his fan shut and tilted his head up, looking at Shang Qinghua with the same intense stare.
"If shidi is so interested in this matter, then surely he wouldn't mind if this one were to pass this gift off to him?"
Shang Qinghua's eyes lit up and Shen Qingqiu backtracked a bit. Before Shang Qinghua could respond he'd already plucked the cage from the merchants hand and turned away.
"If it is as Shang-Shidi says, this one will accept the gift."
Shen Qingqiu began walking away, holding the cage an arms length away. He was only at the meeting because his reaction determined whether or not the sect would collaborate with the merchant group or not. As infamous as he was, the other peak lords had to admit that Shen Qingqiu had an accurate sense for which suppliers were adequate and which ones would end up harming the sect in the long run.
The merchant and Shang Qinghua gave each other a glance before one of them cleared their throat and began to discuss their future collaboration.
As soon as Shen Qingqiu was out of sight he lifted the cage to eye level and glared at Shen Yuan in there.
Shen Yuan turned away, figuratively sweating as he pretended to busy himself with building a web. He heard Shen Qingqiu snort, clearly unamused. The remainder of the walk home was silent.
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Part one complete :3
Read part two here
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