#liǔ qīnggē

[celardor12]

At long last, it’s finished! The last chapter of Sharing is Caring is up, and it’s a long one. I’m very excited to have reached the end of this story, and even more excited to start work on its sequel! Story is primarily Liushen, with implied future Bingliushen.

Chapters: 8/8 Fandom: 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù Rating: Explicit Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Liǔ Qīnggē/Shěn Yuán | Shěn Qīngqiū Characters: Liǔ Qīnggē, Shěn Yuán | Shěn Qīngqiū, Luò Bīnghé Additional Tags: Telepathy, Getting Together, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Pre-Endless Abyss, Identity Reveal, Transmigration Reveal, Hurt/Comfort, Fix-It of Sorts, Dual Cultivation, Switching, Hints of future bingliushen Summary:

“Liu Qingge! I told you not to drink the water!” Shen Qingqiu shouts. His thoughts are a panicked whirl- is it going to have the same effect that it did in the original story?

  Liu Qingge just stares at him in shock.

 Shen Qingqiu’s question is answered when he suddenly hears Liu Qingge’s voice. Liu Qingge isn’t speaking, though- his mouth never moves. No, Shen Qingiu is hearing Liu Qingge’s voice inside his head.

Liu Qingge’s voice says, “Holy shit. I can see his nipples.”

  They both stare at each other in horror. At that moment, there’s a happy little ding and a System notification pops up in front of him.

  [Congratulations! Bonus mission activated: Sharing is Caring!]

  “Fuck,” Shen Qingqiu says, with feeling.

 *************

Shen Qingqiu and Liu Qingge accidentally trigger a wife plot that leads to them forming a telepathic connection.

[teufelsabbiss]

what if Shěn Qīngqiū's misandry leads to an all female Qing Jing peak?

Story idea: Time-travel fix-it I never saw before

So, either Shěn Qīngqiū dies after he was tortured by Luò Bīnghé or has visions of what will happen, and wakes up to a second run shortly after becoming peak lord of Qing Jing. The usual. But!

Big changes are due! No men/boys allowed on Qing Jing peak anymore!

Shěn Qīngqiū's reputation as a lecher causes all other peak lords except Yuè Qīngyuán to be outraged by this declaration. Even worse, this is yet another unreasonable demand the newly appointed sect leader acquiesces to.

Most of the old hall masters hate Shěn Qīngqiū enough to leave the sect anyway, so there are only female instructors left and new trained up. The older male disciples never get appointed to a high rank and are kicked out or leave once they are ready and the younger male disciples are taken in by the entirely too helpful sect leader. He's only ever choosing girls at the entrance tests. Within a relatively short time-span Qing Jing has turned into a second 'all female peak', with the peak lord as only exception. Maybe he even drags in girls that were born in the brothel or sold to them.

Shěn Qīngqiū is more relaxed than ever. He doesn't hate any of his charges and his disciples adore their strict, yet doting shizun in turn. (*After Shěn Yuan replaced Shen Jiu in the book he gave out head pats en masse and everyone was eager to get those. Well, all girl Qing Jing has even more of that now, even though it's still the original goods in charge!) It's totally normal and accepted to hug their shizun or trail after him while clinging to his sleeves etc. (Ning Yingying hugged his waist in the book, I think it's fun and reasonable to make her behavior the standard for other female disciples.)

This is obviously cause for more bad rumors, but Shěn Qīngqiū dgaf.

Peaceful sleep and not being around people he hates is doing wonders for his health and cultivation too. Almost everyone outside of the peak is weirded out by the positive attitude changes. The good mood doesn't survive extended contact with his martial siblings, but gets at least better again as soon as he's back on his peak.

There's countless attempts at catching Shěn Qīngqiū red-handed while molesting his poor disciples that all amount to nothing.

If one wants to get further with this, maybe one girl is bold enough to confront Yuè Qīngyuán and kick-starts the truth getting out. She'll obviously be the new all-time favorite baby-girl forever. Better cultivation and resolved heart demons could make him successfully save Liǔ Qīnggē.

(Luò Bīnghé being on another peak could go better or worse, though, depending where he ends up. Bai Zhan is not exactly friendly to its disciples...)

But anyway, what if Shěn Qīngqiū's misandry leads to an all female Qing Jing peak? That has potential for comedy and nice stuff.

(*edited to clarify a confusing point)

[quotablefanfiction]

Is it possible he’s misunderstood something? (It was probably not possible that lingering hand-kisses with searing, unbroken eye-contact the entire time was meant platonically, but how was he to know for sure???)

Shen Yuan is an idiot (chp. 38)

Cultivate: Slow Life on a Monster-Infested Mountain by NeonGhostCat (AO3) The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System – Teen – Liǔ Qīnggē/Shěn Yuán #Alternate Universe #Not Canon Compliant #Broken System #Multiple POV #Idiots in Love #Slow Build #Identity Reveal #Fantasy Farm Life #Domestic Fluff #Mythical Beings & Creatures #Monsters #Fantasy Flora #Battle Couple #Light-Hearted #Light Horror Elements #Non-Graphic Violence 

When trying to transfer Shen Yuan from the real world to Proud Immortal Demon Way, the System runs into an error. The transfer is not complete.

Shen Yuan is dropped off at the foot of a mountain aware of two things: he’s in the story, and the Shen Qingqiu of this world is not only aware but thinks he tried to possess his body — and he’s PISSED. Shen Yuan tries to opt out and live a simple life on what locals tell him is a monster-infested mountain no one in their right mind would bother with.

Sounds like a great hiding spot!

(TL;DR: Stardew Scum Villain Valley Mountain.)

[stripeyworm]

do you happen to still have the link for the fic you mentioned in the maleficent post?

OH, OF COURSE!! Here you go! Hope you enjoy it :D

Maleficent (17009 words) by limedumplr Chapters: 4/4 Fandom: 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Luò Bīnghé/Shěn Yuán | Shěn Qīngqiū, Original Shěn Qīngqiū/Yuè Qīngyuán Characters: Shěn Yuán | Shěn Qīngqiū, Liǔ Qīnggē, Luò Bīnghé, Liǔ Míngyān, Shàng Qīnghuá, Mòběi-jūn, Shā Huálíng, Míng Fān, Níng Yīngyīng Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Fairy Tale, Fae & Fairies, Fairy Tale Retellings, Binghe is young at the beginning, both of them are adults when they get together, Maleficent - Freeform, disney AU maybe, Ancient China, Not betad, I'll be going back through to check for spelling and grammar Summary: At Regent Emperor Yue’s pleading, Shen Qingqiu sneered and acquiesced, “Not death, then. The young prince will fall into an eternal sleep from which he will never awaken…” He stared hard at Yue Qingyuan’s conflicted expression and hissed his next lines mockingly, “…without true love’s kiss.” Also known as: Shen Yuan transmigrates into a villain of a well-known fairy tale and has to deal with the shitty plot coming to kill him. Luo Binghe is very interested in the fairy that’s been silently taking care of him ever since he was a child.

[fictionescapism]

Fanfic Rec #141 Liǔ Qīnggē/Shěn Yuán | Shěn Qīngqiū (The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System)

the art of courtship by antimonia Shen Qingqiu accepts his courtship, and Liu Qingge feels like the world is his. His breath catches in his throat, and he wonders what he's done to deserve this miracle. Liu Qingge will do right by Shen Qingqiu. There is no gift he cannot bring, no beast he cannot hunt for Shen Qingqiu. He will prove to everyone that Shen Qingqiu has chosen a partner that he can proudly stand by.

i know you'll be waiting for me by AkikoFumi When Shen Qingqiu wakes up, it's with a skull-splitting headache. He immediately and wholly regrets every single one of his life decisions that have led him to this point, but, whatever. He'll just have a quiet day in bed! Shen Qingqiu heaves a sigh, rolls over - and promptly freezes. He's not alone in his bed. It bears repeating: he is not alone in his bed!! [Shen Qingqiu gets wifeplotted into the future, where he and Liu Qingge are happily married!]

The Woes of Growing Pains by CheckersXIV No one has ever had a successful time acclimating to transmigration. At least, that's what Shen Yuan tells himself after he accidentally breaks The System. It doesn't help that he wakes up as a teenage disciple inside of the bane of his existence- Proud Immortal Demon Way. He's trying to take precautions to avoid all the death flags that this stupid villain's body of his is going to get him into, but some other disciple really seems to have it out for him...

Of Treadmills and Tenderness by demoncow97 Shen Yuan could confidently say that the new gym he'd joined (against his will) was not his scene. He had no idea what he was doing, couldn't do any exercise without feeling like he was going to die, and was probably going to get beat up by the unfairly good looking employee who kept glaring at him. Sadly, Shen Yuan knew he had to stick with it for a little longer. And who knows, maybe he'd even find a reason to stay?

Cultivate: Slow Life on a Monster-Infested Mountain by NeonGhostCat When trying to transfer Shen Yuan from the real world to Proud Immortal Demon Way, the System runs into an error. The transfer is not complete. Shen Yuan is dropped off at the foot of a mountain aware of two things:  he's in the story, and the Shen Qingqiu of this world is not only aware but thinks he tried to possess his body — and he's PISSED. Shen Yuan tries to opt out and live a simple life on what locals tell him is a monster-infested mountain no one in their right mind would bother with. Sounds like a great hiding spot! (TL;DR: Stardew Scum Villain Valley Mountain.)

[livingmeatloaf]

Wrote some modern AU MoShangLiu fluff, if that strikes your fancy ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

https://archiveofourown.org/works/52310608

stay the night

Summary: Liu Qingge's first date with Mobei-Jun and Shang Qinghua goes so well, he invites them over to keep talking. When they inevitably sleep over, he wakes to a pleasant surprise.

Stats:

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Category: M/M

Fandom: 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù

Relationship: Liǔ Qīnggē/Mòběi-jūn/Shàng Qīnghuá

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, First Dates, Domestic Fluff, Getting Together, Sharing a Bed, Accidental Sleepover, Fluff, The power of the tiddies

Language: English

Words: 1,489

[ao3feed-liushen]

every memory of you

read it on the AO3 here

by beta_babelfish

Before Shen Qingqiu can voice his agreement and his opinion that they are doing an excellent job of getting things done, a knock sounds at the door. The other Shen Qingqiu sighs heavily, and stands. “You ought to hide, I suppose,” he says. “That’ll be Yue Qingyuan.” “Oh? Is there some business with the sect?” Shen Qingqiu asks, immediately curious. “Oh, he’s here to clear my meridians, as usual,” Other-Him says nonchalantly. Shen Qingqiu blinks. He blinks again. “As usual?” he says after what feels like an eternity, voice sounding strange and an unsettled feeling churning in his gut. “What about Liu-shidi?” Other-Him looks at him blankly for a moment. “Who?”

Or, Shen Qingqiu is wifeplotted into an alternate timeline in which he did not save Liu Qingge.

Words: 7245, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply

Categories: M/M

Characters: Shěn Yuán | Shěn Qīngqiū, Liǔ Qīnggē

Relationships: Liǔ Qīnggē/Shěn Yuán | Shěn Qīngqiū

Additional Tags: except not until the very end, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Timelines, Pre-Relationship, Implied/Referenced Character Death, Feelings Realization, shen yuan typical denial, wifeplotting. you know how it is

read it on the AO3 here

[faededaway]

Characters from SVSSS (scum villain's self saving system: (character list for SVSSS)

Cang Qiong Mountain Sect

(there are 12 peaks/ as in there are 12 different groups that together make Cang Qiong Mountain Sect. Not all of them are mentioned in the novel. Some are only mentioned as a collective)

- Sect Lord : Yue Qingyuan (Zhangmen-shixiong )

Qing Jing Peak (sect that focuses on literature with martial arts and other stuff)

- Shen Yuan - Shen Qingqui (peak lord)

[our MC]

- Luo Binghe [MC of Proud Immortal Demon Way]

- Ming Fan (Shen Qingqui's disciple, Binghe's senior)

- Ning Ying Ying (calls Binghe A-Luo)

Wan Jian Peak

- Wei Qingwei (peak lord)

Bai Zhan Peak (peak that roughhouses more than others. Beat first, speak later)

- Liu Qingge (Liǔ Qīnggē, “Willow, Clear Song”)

• Role: Bai Zhan Peak Lord, Liu Mingyan’s older brother

- Ji Jue (a disciple)

- Yi Shui (a disciple)

Qian Cao Peak (healer peak)

- Mu Qingfang (木清芳, M�� Qīngfāng, “Wood, Clear Fragrance”)

• Role: Qian Cao Peak Lord

Xian Zhu Peak (the women only peak)

- Qi Qingqi (齊清萋, Qí Qīngqī, "Even, Clear Luxuriant")

• Role: Xian Zhu Peak Lord

- Liu Mingyan (柳溟煙, Liǔ Míngyān, "Willow, Drizzle Mist")

• Role: Xian Zhu Peak disciple, Liu Qingge’s younger sister

An Ding Peak (logistics peak)

Shang Qinghua (尚清華, Shàng Qīnghuá, "Still/Esteem, Clear Flower")

• Role: An Ding Peak Lord, real world penname Airplane Shooting Towards The Sky

Zhao Hua Temple

- Master Wu Chen

- Abbot Wu Wang

Huan Hua Palace

- Palace Master (I couldn't get his name, he was mostly referred as Palace Master)

- Palace princess (I couldn't catch her name either)

- Gongyi Xiao (公儀蕭, Gōngyí Xiāo, “Public Ceremony, Mournful”)

• Role: Huan Hua Palace disciple

- Qin Wanyue (秦婉約, Qín Wǎnyuē, “Graceful & Subdued”)

• Role: Huan Hua Palace disciple; Wanrong’s older sister, one of Luo Binghe’s harem members in the original novel

- Qin Wanrong

• Role: Huan Hua Palace disciple; Wanyue’s younger sister, one of Luo Binghe’s harem members in the original novel

- All Ma - a disciple

- Su Xiyan [spoiler]

San Mayou temple:

3 girls who are collectively referred to as temple sisters.

Tian Yi Monastery

Ba Qi Clan

(a smaller clan which has mid to eh levels of disciples.)

Demon world

- Mobei-Jun: Luo Binghe’s future subordinate, his excellent right hand and engine oil for committing evil deeds, murder, and mayhem (I've quoted the book here)

He's an ice king. Lord of the North side of the demon world.

- LinGuang-Jun : Mobei-jun's uncle

- Tianlang-Jun Binghe's dad. Also, he was lord of Demonworld.

- Zhuzhi-Lang: Binghe's cousin

Town folks/Others.

Jin Lin City

- Yang Yixuan, I’m the son of the owner of the Jin Zi weapons shop.

Lu Liu Border disciples

Lou Qin Border disciples

Qiu Haitang someone who knows Shen Qingqui

Madam Meiyin: a succubus/ brothel owner

[xnicowritesx]

The Third Bowl

Fandom(s): 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù

Relationship(s): Liǔ Qīnggē/Luò Bīnghé/Shěn Yuán | Shěn Qīngqiū, Liǔ Qīnggē/Luò Bīnghé, Liǔ Qīnggē/Shěn Yuán | Shěn Qīngqiū, Luò Bīnghé/Shěn Yuán | Shěn Qīngqiū

Archive Warning(s): No Archive Warnings Apply

Series: Nico's Polyam Shipping Days

Summary: Every time Liu Qingge came over, Luo Binghe would set out two bowls: one for himself, one for Shen Qingqiu. Never any for Liu Qingge.

@polyamships

[its-xiu-ya-time]

ahaha hi! wow, i have no idea how posting fanfic works on tumblr at all, let alone how to tag it!! please bear with me!

self indulgent liushen fic! just a oneshot! i hope you all enjoy reading it! thank you to my friends olivia and thyme for helping me a lot with it! i hope i can write more SVSSS fics!!

info + tags + summary and such below the cut!

(and gosh, if anyone has tips on posting fanfic on tumblr please tell me what the heck i'm supposed to be doing...)

Rating: Mature

Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply

Category: M/M

Fandom: 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù

Relationship: Liǔ Qīnggē/Shěn Yuán | Shěn Qīngqiū

Characters: Liǔ Qīnggē, Shěn Yuán | Shěn Qīngqiū

Additional Tags: Truth Serum, POV Alternating, Hurt/Comfort, Self-Harm, First Kiss, Miscommunication, Love Confessions, Post Succubus Extra, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Making Up, Making Out, Self-Discovery, wife plot, Canon-Typical Shěn Yuán Stupidity, One Shot

Summary:

Maybe Shen Qingqiu was the one who blurted out his first name, sure, but he was just trying to test the waters, to see if he really could trust Liu Qingge to protect him in dire straits! That's it!

He really, truly did not intend to kiss him—but he just couldn't help it! He was right there, and their faces were so close! It just kind of happened! He swears! And Liu Qingge was definitely the one who started it!

But none of that mattered anymore! In the past, okay?! Done and over! The important thing was, Shen Qingqiu needed to try to make it up to Liu Qingge, and apologize with his whole heart. He really needs somebody to have his back when Luo Binghe tries to turn him into a human stick, and he couldn’t afford to lose Liu Qingge, of all people, one of the very few guys who could potentially match up against Luo Binghe’s OP protagonist bullshit!

Right! He would just have to cling to Liu Qingge's thighs this entire quest! And also avoid getting stung by the Secret Feelings Stinging Jelly!

***

Shen Qingqiu makes a ""mistake"" in the form of a kiss. Liu Qingge gets upset. They avoid each other until they physically can't anymore, and find out the truth together in the form of a wife plot.

[10holmes]

It is done.

Synopsis:

SVSSS meets 2ha/Erha and make it LiuJiu.

An angsty exploration of Shen Jiu's character and the painful ordeal of being known and learning to trust, with a hopeful ending for LiuJiu.

Tags:

Angst with a Happy Ending ; Misunderstandings ; Hurt + Comfort ; Open & Hopeful Ending ; Enemies to Lovers speed run ; Rivals to Lovers ; Shen Jiu just needs a hug

Sneak Peak Snippet:

Unable to mask and swallow down his displeasure and irritation (and sadness), Shěn Qīngqiū now addressed Liǔ Qīnggē with scornful bitterness (…maybe being a little too unfairly pissed off at him, considering Yuè Qīngyuán actually deserved most of his anger… but, as so often, Shěn Qīngqiū just failed to properly reign in his temper…).

“Well, look who’s finally decided to grace us with his presence! Not that I expected you brute to be punctual…” he, thus, sneered at the Bǎi Zhàn peak lord in lieu of a greeting.

The other just scoffed in reply, sending the scholar a hateful glare right back: “I don’t take criticism from one that is still vain enough to waste qi because he’s concerned about his delicate face in the middle of a fight… What a joke…”

Had Shěn Qīngqiū had his fan in hand, he would have probably cracked its spine in quiet rage at the man’s words (and yet again complete misinterpretation of the matter…).

This absolutely moronic condescending prick! What did he even know!!

… nothing of course… and with Shěn Qīngqiū unable to explain himself, without revealing his shameful background, he had to let the slight stand… merely narrowing his eyes and sending the other peak lord the deathliest death glare he could manage, before spitting at him venomously: “What is the point of you being here anyway? I am almost finished, as you can see, so your help is not needed any longer… Why don’t you just go back to your peak again and leave me be? No need to force yourself to stand my vain presence and for me to have to abide your pea brain…”

The brute had the guts to actually laugh humourlessly at that – or more specifically at him: “Trust me, I’d also much rather be anywhere else than here, but the sect leader’s command was clear… And I do actually follow the tasks and missions I’m given instead of using them to slack off somewhere else…”

These next words hit Shěn Qīngqiū as if the brute had taken his Cheng Luan and impaled him with it… and then given the blade another good painful twist for good measure, before ripping it back out again…

The false unjustified accusation made Shěn Qīngqiū swallow bitter bile. He felt the urge to retort something to defend himself now… even though he knew he had only himself to blame for letting the man and his Qī-ge believe that he had truly used the pretence of going on a mission to instead debauch himself in lecherous sexual acts, while people were left to suffer…

(…although he had been meaning to go on said mission right after stabilizing his core… specifically even had chosen a mission that didn’t seem that dire yet and allowed for some breathing room and a low possibility of things growing worrisome, while Shěn Qīngqiū was shortly indisposed…)

Of course, Shěn Qīngqiū ultimately couldn’t say anything in his defence and had to, yet again, merely grit his teeth and take the insult, damning himself further in the eyes of his shidi and fellow peak lord by not disagreeing…

“Get lost.” Was the only barbed reply the, for once witless, scholar finally came up with, before unceremoniously turning away from the Bǎi Zhàn peak lord to, at last, dedicate all his focus to the still very much visible, wide-open dimensional tear… adamantly staring at the bright qi in front of him without blinking… burning away the furious tears that had suddenly stupidly enough started to rise to his eyes unbidden...

[teufelsabbiss]

Story-idea: Liǔ Qīnggē secretly has demonic ancestry

Liǔ Qīnggē/Shěn Qīngqiū

The Liǔ Clan has a secret that is so well kept that not even all family members know about it. In the early days of the Clan's founding, they had a staggeringly large number of people who had affairs or marriages with high ranked demons and resulting demonic offspring.

The whole family upholds a deeply ingrained creed of valiant righteousness and honor, which makes this ancestry not only baffling, but also hard to suspect for outsiders. By now, the demonic genes are so diluted that it's pretty much undetectable and of no consequence for most. However, a lot of the Liǔ Clan members develop preferences, habits and behaviors that rather closely resembles demon behavior - if one knows what to look for. Every few generations there might be offspring where this is especially distinct.

Liǔ Qīnggē is such a case.

Joining Bai Zhan was a perfect fit for his constant lust for battle and the need to roam the land to search for prey. Bai Zhan was also known for rough treatment of everyone since its founding, so beating up his disciples for training and asserting dominance is seen as perfectly fine. His arrogant, blunt brusqueness is not necessarily liked by all of his fellow peak lords, but easy enough to accept as quirk. Rising to the bait Shěn Qīngqiū threw at him every single time and obsessively seeking sparring sessions with his despised martial sibling was always very troublesome and concerning, though.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief after Shěn Qīngqiū had a Qi-deviation that changed him so much that he even saved his rival's life in the Lingxi caves. Everyone with the exception of their sect leader, who always wants to think the best of Shěn Qīngqiū no matter what, is surprised by this. Liǔ Qīnggē is even grateful enough to take on the duty of helping Shěn Qīngqiū to clear his meridians regularly after he got poisoned and they spend time together without devolving into insults and fighting. Everyone thinks, now that the two buried their hatred, all would finally be peaceful.

Liǔ Qīnggē gets weirder instead.

Weird enough for his fellow peak lords to notice and worry, most of all Yuè Qīngyuán and Mu Qingfang. He's dropping monster carcasses on Shěn Qīngqiū's lawn as if he wants to drown him in them! And while the idea behind it is really nice, since these monster's parts are good for cultivation and therefore helpful in general and for the now poisoned Qing Jing peak lord in particular, the way Liu Qingge does it is pretty disturbing. Giving Shen Qingqiu the extracted parts in a qiankun bag or box would be the normal thing to do. It's entirely unhinged to plonk down a whole, gruesomely chopped up, still dripping carcass! Frankly, Mu Qingfang understands why Shěn Qīngqiū was worried whether that was a threat at first (especially with their history).

His insistence on accompanying him on missions and night hunts is noted as commendable concern at first. Sending someone along to make sure the poison isn't acting up is sensible and Yuè Qīngyuán wouldn't have it any other way. The sect leader is glad they get along so well now. But Liǔ Qīnggē gets weirdly aggressive and restless whenever someone else is picked. Until he one day right-out growls like a demonic beast and demands to be on the mission as well. It's a minor, harmless one, too! Poor Shang Qinghua, who was originally assigned, nearly faints and fears he'd be ripped to shreds unless they take him with them. He's assigned automatically after that.

Wei Qingwei checked Liu Qingge for possession and is very sure he's himself. Qi Qingqi and other peak lords checked for curses and also came up negative. It's incredibly tempting to make fun of Liǔ Qīnggē for having a crush on his former rival and resident lecherous scum. But Liǔ Qīnggē's explosive reaction to the teasing is startling and causes more effort to identify hidden curses or well-concealed possessions. Still negative. Their Bai Zhan war god might just be really crazy after all! Maybe they need to have an eye on that...

That he always finds and returns the fans Shěn Qīngqiū leaves behind in his new forgetfulness is noted and seen as rather cute. Until people realize he has memorized each fan the man owns and zeroes in on any he sees lying around like a blood hound who finds wounded prey in his territory. And that he viciously snarls at anyone else who dares to pick them up or offers to return them. It's a lot less cute then.

At that point everyone is worried about this and that he might snap and cause havoc in the brothel. Because, really, he says he's not in love with Shěn Qingqiu. But what else could this be, other than a disturbingly obsessive crush? Luckily, Shěn Qīngqiū stopped visiting the brothels after his last big Qi-deviation. Surprisingly, Liǔ Qīnggē is very adamant about having been wrong about him and these visits, because supposedly Shěn Qīngqiū was there for completely different reasons than sex. He knows better now, he questioned the prostitutes.

As weird as that statement sounds, this very much means he already went there to interrogate the poor prostitutes like a jealous lover after all! At this point, no one is sure it would've ended well if the prostitutes had told him something else.

It's high time they do something! Yuè Qīngyuán is delicately questioning Shěn Qīngqiū whether Liǔ Qīnggē acts in an uncomfortably untoward way around him. It's a huge relief that he apparently doesn't. Yuè Qīngyuán really hopes this stays that way. But it's extremely troubling how oblivious Shěn Qīngqiū is about Liǔ Qīnggē's obvious interest and resulting unhinged behavior. If they didn't know better, thanks to Hong Jing and the various other tests they made by now, one could think Liǔ Qīnggē was replaced by a demon.

After receiving a very concerned and insistent shovel talk from his sect leader, Liǔ Qīnggē vents his frustration about this unwarranted warning to his sister. Who questions him on the behavior that led to it. And promptly facepalms really hard. Then points out to her dear, beloved idiot-brother that his ancestry is making him act like a stupid demon in heat.

Oh.

Oh...

Now that he realized what's going on and how he behaved, he begrudgingly realizes that he likely was interested before too. Fighting someone until they submit is a part of demon courtship after all. To his shame and regret, he just never connected the dots before.

But now that he does, his behavior actually gets better. He stops being aggressive towards his martial siblings. Or rather, it returns to how things were before. As long as they don't poke him. And he declares his feelings to Shěn Qīngqiū and, after hearing that he doesn't believe him, gives him traditionally accepted courting gifts beside the monster carcasses. He may have inherited a lot of the odd, demonic leftover traits from his ancestors and the resulting urge to impress his love interest in certain ways, but he knows how to properly woo someone the normal human way. Time to do that as well!

It gets increasingly harder not to snarl at Shěn Qīngqiū's favorite, spoiled disciple, though. The kid is much too close and impertinent for his tastes around his beloved. He's actually despicably happy when the kid (supposedly) dies during the Immortal Alliance Conference. He luckily manages to successfully hide this, though.

He takes Shěn Qīngqiū on many hunting trips and missions to cheer him up. They get together about two years after the Alliance Conference.

In hindsight, Liǔ Qīnggē wonders whether the courtship could've maybe progressed faster had he realized earlier that Shěn Qīngqiū was 100% convinced Liǔ Qīnggē wasn't into men.

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“Welcome back. We weren’t expecting you quite so soon. Did you read the missive we sent you?” “… No.” At his reply, the other Peak Lords stopped trying to get better looks at Shen Yuan and burst into murmurs, some groaning and some barely able to keep from cheering as Shang Qinghua whipped out a small book and began to tally numbers up, Qi Qingqi looking eagerly over his shoulder. They were betting on him again, weren’t they?

Cang Qiong has a very active betting ring (chp. 8)

Meet Cute (these dorks) by Mayvn (AO3) The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System – Teen – Liǔ Qīnggē/Shěn Yuán, Original Shěn Qīngqiū/Original Yuè Qīngyuán #Alternate Universe #Background Luo Binghe #Meet-Cute #Shen Yuan is not Shen Qingqiu #Shen Yuan is a Disney Princess #unwillingly so #the Peak Lords are all bros #Shen Brothers

The instant he turned to dash into the fight, Liu Qingge froze as he saw Not Shen Qingqiu standing coolly over one unconscious thug, guqin in both hands and still in a pose that clearly showed he had, in fact, just bludgeoned someone with the end of his guqin. Not Shen Qingqiu smirked and tilted his head back cockily. --- LQG finds SY running away from a sticky situation and brings him back to Cang Qiong in hopes that he can keep the man from getting himself mugged. SY is just relieved he doesn’t have to pretend to be a girl anymore.

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Part 3 of Jiu Yuan "Better Together" - Chapter 7

Fandom: 人渣反派自救系统 - 墨香铜臭 | The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù

Rating: Explicit

Pairings: Shěn Jiǔ | Original Shěn Qīngqiū & Shěn Yuán | Shěn Qīngqiū , Liǔ Qīnggē/Shěn Yuán | Shěn Qīngqiū , Liǔ Qīnggē/Luò Bīnghé , Liǔ Qīnggē/Yuè Qīngyuán , Shěn Yuán | Shěn Qīngqiū/Yuè Qīngyuán , Luò Bīnghé/Shěn Yuán | Shěn Qīngqiū , Luò Bīnghé/Yuè Qīngyuán , Mòběi-jūn/Shàng Qīnghuá

Summary: Ah… no. Lounging on his throne, Binghe put a curled knuckle to his lips. Liu Qingge would hunt down some demonic beast and serve the head on a pike. Not exactly the best wooing practices when it came to the general human populous. His Shishu told him about his failed courtship with Shen Qingqiu and getting advice from his sister Liu Mingyan. A woman’s advice might be more intuitive than getting on his knees and begging his Shifus to love him.