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March 24 - March 27, 2023
Shen Qingqiu tried very hard not to look at him, and he desperately apologized in his heart over and over again. Bing-ge—you’re a man of virtue, please magnanimously forgive my smack-talking and backstabbing just this once, okay, I’ll never do it again, I’ll definitely make it up to you in the future—
Right as Die-er’s strike came down, by curious coincidence, a ceiling beam broke. If Shen Qingqiu had still been reading Proud Immortal Demon Way, upon seeing this described, he definitely would have thrown down his cell phone and started screaming curses. The System had already declared it so: the one unbreakable, ironclad rule was that the protagonist could not die. Meaning that, as soon as the protagonist’s life was threatened, a death flag would be triggered!
To “Great Master” Airplane Shooting Towards the Sky: What do you think of your readers’ IQs?! How could a ceiling beam suddenly snap in a perfectly fine, splendid, and beautiful new mansion?!
What’s the difference between this and a third-rate melodrama where the male and female leads are just about to marry when they’re suddenly hit by a car in a tragic twist ending? Downvote!
Shen Qingqiu couldn’t contain his exasperation, and he took a chance to communicate a little with the System. “I need to ask. Are all villains in this mold?” 【 To guarantee your ability to clear the beginner-level quest, activating easy mode set the villain’s IQ to below average. 】 So not all bosses would be this easy to fumble through.
This was the first time Shen Qingqiu had killed someone. But he didn’t hold back, not even a little. First, because this was a book; second, because this was a demon who’d killed countless people; and third, because if he didn’t, he’d be the one who got killed.
He turned away, bombarding his own brain with a barrage of his three reasons until they blocked out the screen of his mind.
“Then this master will promise you in kind,” he said after thinking for a moment and settling on properly ambiguous words. “Even if an accident befalls this master, no misfortune will come to you.”
When Luo Binghe heard these words, it was as if his life force had been ignited. The sunflower that had begun to wilt revived, full of renewed vigor.
【 Completed beginner-level quest, B-Points +200. OOC feature unfrozen. From this point on, you have full command over the Shen Qingqiu account’s controls. Congratulations! Please continue to work hard! 】
His tone was like that of an eldest brother, which made Shen Qingqiu remember his former self’s two brothers. He felt a slight sorrow, but greater still was the comforting sense of warmth,
As he stared after Shen Qingqiu’s retreating back, Luo Binghe held that manual in both hands, his heart profoundly shaken. Shizun had specially given this manual only to him!
He didn’t know what Luo Binghe was thinking, but the boy was almost certainly thinking too much.
Someone else was cultivating here as well…and they had entered a qi deviation, which was currently at a critical juncture. I! Only! Wanted! To! Cultivate! In! Seclusion! And! Farm! Martial! Skill! Points! That’s! All! Can you not do this?! Can! You! Not!
Silver light ran down the hilt’s engraved incantations and phoenix ornamentation in an unending stream. Shen Qingqiu needed only a single glance to recognize which sword it was—whose sword it was.
Congratulations! System notification: The scenario “Liu Qingge’s Death” has been changed. The villain Shen Qingqiu’s grave-digging and hatefulness ratings have decreased, B-Points +200. 】
Male readers always fervently admired strong characters. Even though Liu Qingge never officially debuted on page, he hadn’t lacked for fans, and Shen Yuan had been especially fascinated with him. In his headcanon, Liu Qingge had been a sharp and manly man, powerful and magnificent. A war god, right?! Shen Qingqiu looked down at that face, as beautiful as a fine woman’s, and his dreams shattered and died. The fantasies he’d always held, destroyed.
Then again, it made sense. Liu Qingge was the older brother of the number one true female lead, the peerless beauty Liu Mingyan. As the protagonist’s wife, she absolutely had to be first-class from top to bottom. It was just science for her to have such powerful genes.
Liu Qingge instantly assumed that Shen Qingqiu intended him harm, but he was helpless to avoid the touch. Only after the palm connected did he feel a clear, steady stream of spiritual energy enter and flow through his body, smoothing his circulation. Liu Qingge was more aghast than he would have been if Shen Qingqiu had stabbed him in the back. After all, he was used to the backstabbing.
“Seeing you at death’s door, a beauty fading—ahem, dying so young, it brought back so many memories. Shixiong is deeply ashamed and filled with regret.” Liu Qingge began to hack up blood even more profusely.
If he could befriend Liu Qingge, even if his plan to raise Luo Binghe into a top-ten best disciple didn’t succeed, as the master of Bai Zhan Peak, Liu Qingge could at least stand beside him as a fellow sect sibling and help shield him a little! Although this was a little utilitarian, as his own sorry life was on the line, it was no time for moral dilemmas.
Having intensively cultivated for several months, he could freely control his spiritual energy and had risen one level above his original cultivation base.
Shen Qingqiu first sought out Luo Binghe’s figure, and indeed he saw him standing within the group, expression solemn. It had been some time since he’d last seen the boy. He’d grown taller by a fair amount, his youthful figure like a graceful, elongating stalk of bamboo. Along with that handsome little face, he drew a great deal of attention. Having confirmed that the protagonist was at the scene, Shen Qingqiu’s heart settled,
Demons loved exotic and unusual dress, but even among them, this girl’s fashion sense was exceptionally unorthodox. Her jet-black head of hair had been combed into many small braids; her complexion was fair, her eye makeup bold, her lips abnormally scarlet. Although she was young, it was self-evident that she would grow into a woman of overwhelmingly glamorous bearing. As it was a hot day, she had dressed lightly, having essentially only wrapped herself in several bolts of gauzy red cloth. Her wrists and ankles were decorated with silver bangles, the tiny bells on every limb jingling with her
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Though these days, a good number of people often denounced this trope of a brainless, lovesick girl, there was nothing you could do. An even larger number of male readers loved it. A pity that a girl this spicy could only be enjoyed by the male lead.
He’d never really been charmed by Sha Hualing’s way of dealing with things, but between her youth and her daintiness, he had at least been able to force himself to regard her behavior as cute loli willfulness—until now.
But what made it captivating were the magnificent visual effects—especially Shen Qingqiu, who moved with such skill and ease in his pure and scholarly way, surrounded by the glint and flash of blades. On top of this, he continued to gracefully and leisurely fan himself with his paper fan. It was as if any instant, he would compose a poem within seven steps,4 like a figure of legend. Such utterly breathtaking style! No, achieving this level of badass was far too perfect! As Luo Binghe watched, his heart practically galloped and his soul trembled. He’d known Shen Qingqiu was incredible, but he’d
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At this moment, Shen Qingqiu realized why the original flavor had clung to being a poser like it was his lifeline—it was unbelievably satisfying.
Liu Mingyan was a great beauty—a heaven-and-earth-shattering great beauty at the sight of whom both gods and ghosts would weep. Even though she belonged to Xian Shu Peak, which had produced generations of beautiful women since ancient times, she was still a crane among chickens, rising above and beyond them all.
Because her face was excessively beautiful, capable of stealing souls, she had to hide it behind a veil all year round, rendering her like unto a flower on a high cliff, unattainable and out of reach.
There was one more appeal factor. Liu Mingyan was the only female character for whom Airplane Shooting Towards the Sky didn’t write detailed sex scenes. Many readers had been highly dissatisfied with this arrangement, to the point that they spammed the comments with their ranting, but this had given Liu Mingyan something no other female lead had: an image as clear as ice and pure as jade!
Luo Binghe found it very hard to not care about that gaze. Why exactly did Shen Qingqiu keep looking at him? Was it possible that Shizun…really had an interest in him?
“First, to give you all a warning, the spikes on Elder “Sky Hammer” Tianchui’s armor are coated with a highly toxic poison,” Sha Hualing said gleefully. “This poison is ineffective against demons, but if it enters a human body, there is no cure.”
Some hypothesized that perhaps Luo Binghe was hiding his strength. But when the fight actually started, they were rendered speechless. Hiding his strength?! No—this kid really wouldn’t be able to beat that guy! This wasn’t a match, it was a one-sided beatdown!
“He will win,” Shen Qingqiu said lightly. Bullshit. Luo Binghe was the overpowered protagonist—of course he was going to win. It was only that the path to victory would be difficult. Shen Qingqiu’s voice was neither loud nor soft, but it had just enough volume to carry to the center of the match area.
That meant that Shizun would only have chosen Luo Binghe for this match if he really did firmly believe he would win! Thus did Student Luo Binghe’s colorful imagination successfully activate the Massive Fog of Misunderstandings System. No one had ever believed in him like this. If only because he’d been entrusted with something so vitally important, he absolutely had to win and make everyone see!
Luo Binghe’s injuries weren’t light, and so his movements were sluggish. He would certainly be hit. Yet Shen Qingqiu let out a cold humph, and in a flash, his figure suddenly appeared in Elder Sky Hammer’s path. With the tip of his fan, he tapped the bend of Elder Sky Hammer’s knee. Elder Sky Hammer collapsed on the spot.
Shizun was always like this. He would seem to be harsh on Luo Binghe, yet when it came down to the critical moment, he always stood before his student.
“This disciple is fine!” Luo Binghe said in a rush. “Many thanks to Shizun for the assistance.” Aiyaaa, this child is so foolishly sweet. Shen Qingqiu’s inner face grew even redder,
No one could hear the raging waves in Shen Qingqiu’s heart: Motherfucker, how many times has the male lead screwed you over?! You were already told that he won’t die! Remember?! He won’t die! Why did you go out of your way to rush to rescue him?! Fuuuuuuck!
Without a Cure! Never had less effort been put into naming a poison!
Upon hearing the description of Without a Cure, Luo Binghe’s lips trembled. In this moment, all the wrongs Shen Qingqiu had committed against him in the past were wiped clean from his heart. The only thing he knew with absolute clarity was that the demons had harmed his teacher to the point that he might be crippled—he might even lose his life. And all because of him.
Shen Qingqiu hadn’t noticed that, unconsciously, he no longer considered the disciples around him—whether they were anxious, resolute, furious, or indecisive—to be mob characters the novel had described in a scant number of words.
Roiling with killing intent, the master of Bai Zhan Peak, whose sword had already left its sheath, without even lifting a single finger and using only the spiritual energy bursting forth from his body, blasted away Sha Hualing even as she was attacking with her full strength. After a short silence, Qiong Ding Peak boiled over. “Liu-shishu!”
Liu Qingge humphed. “You won’t die for now.” Though he said this, he didn’t stop sending spiritual energy into Shen Qingqiu’s body through his left hand, and his expression became increasingly grave. Shen Qingqiu looked at his hand, and Liu Qingge emphatically clarified, “I’m repaying my debt from the Ling Xi Caves!” So damn tsundere!
Even if it was going to be like this, he persisted and tenaciously offered a crucial line to farm more favor. “I knew that…you’d definitely win.” Upon hearing this, a tremor traveled through Luo Binghe’s entire body.
At this time, the System sent a notification. 【 Shen Qingqiu’s character complexity rating +20, character depth rating +20, character suspense rating +10, total B-Points +50. 】 Shen Qingqiu was horrified. This was how character depth was calculated? Also, please don’t randomly create strange point types, thank you!
No, no, no, your original master really didn’t care about you, Shen Qingqiu thought desperately. He earnestly wished you dead, really! Although, exactly what painstaking efforts of mine have you noticed? Say it out loud; I’m very curious to know!
All that past mistreatment and abuse, completely forgotten because he’d saved Luo Binghe once? Weren’t these favor points a little too easy to farm?
“It’s quite good,” he said, reservedly offering a few words of praise. It wasn’t just “quite good.” Even Qing Jing Peak’s name, “clear and tranquil,” told you that this branch tended toward the fresh and light, and the style of their cooks followed this same principle. After eating their food for so long, Shen Qingqiu’s tastebuds had become as dull as dishwater. Even though the bowl in his hand was full of mere congee— Perhaps it was an issue of ingredients and technique, but compared to the watery, meager congee he’d had recently, it was on an entirely different level. Snow-white congee rice,
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