#the scum villain's self-saving system

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All of MXTX's English covers! At long last!

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- Что за...?

- What the hell...?

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Liu Qingge, Liu Qingge! 🎵 The (beautiful) War God of Bai Zhan Peak!~ 🎵

SVSSS is full of fun characters, but I admit to having a particular fondness for Liu Qingge. I love devoted characters who try really hard and dedicate themselves to a particular cause!

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On a scale of Chang Geng to Luo Binghe, how well does your teenage protagonist cope with the realization that he has a massive thing for the guy that's basically raising him?

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Book names + authors under the cut

Neil Josten/Andrew Minyard- All For The Game by Nora Sakavic

Shang Qinghua/Mobei-Jun- The Scum Villain's Self-Saving System/ Ren Zha Fanpai Zijiu Xitong by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

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Okay, this post has been a long time coming.

Basically, there is a huge amount of misconceptions about liujiu and their history, and it's very frustrating to see in arguments about canon, so. I'm here to clear Liu-shidi's reputation and browbeat SJ with a newspaper (affectionate).

There is a whooping total of 4 liujiu interaction scenes in SVSSS. In chronological order:

The first meeting occurs at an inter-peak competition, where SJ hates LQG at first glance. LQG wins a sparring and has an air of "matter-of-fact arrogance" about him, which only strengthens SJ's dislike. What's interesting is that next SJ ambushes LQG after the sparring and "uses every means" to attack him, as recounted by Yue Qingyuan. Which does nothing to endear SJ to LQG and makes LQG very understandaby wary of SJ.

The second meeting occurs in a brothel. Backstory: SJ stumbles upon a Baizhan disciple named Ji Jue on the street, they have a quarrel, SJ beats and seriously injures Ji Jue, then goes to a brothel. LQG hears about it and rushes to "teach SJ a lesson". Interestingly, nowhere in the text is it mentioned that SJ is injured in any way after his scuffle with LQG, even though the fight has apparently taken quite a while and LQG is a way better fighter than SJ.

The well mission. SJ, LQG and SQH are assigned to deal with some evil spirits in a remote village. Spirits fly out of an old well, one of them attempts to attack LQG from behind, SJ sees it and attacks the spirit, but accidentally brushes over LQG's shoulder, which LQG mistakes for an attempt to kill him. SQH tries to clear the misunderstanding, but SJ threatens him into silence. Again, LQG and SJ come to blows, but no injuries are mentioned.

The disciple acceptance ceremony. SJ and YQY are watching the potential recruits, LQG arrives, has a brief but civil conversation with YQY, SJ intervenes, LQG insults him and leaves.

That's it, folks! That's literally every liujiu interaction in canon! Now with this out of the way, let me disprove some of those fanons I see in liujiu fics every damn time I dare to open one.

LQG did not mistakenly believe SJ to be a son of a wealthy family. Nowhere in the book does LQG ever comment on SJ's origin. This is a fanon from "The Grand Unified Theory of Shen Qingqiu", which is a great fic, don't get me wrong, but god did it mess with people's perception!

In the same vein, LQG never accused SJ of being lazy. Ever. That was QQQ.

LQG wasn't unreasonable to immediately assume SJ was trying to kill him during the well assignment. Think of what LQG knows about SJ at this point: SJ is willing to ambush someone because of entirely stupid and petty reasons like a lost sparring; SJ is perfectly willing to seriously injure his fellow disciple (see: Ji Jue); SJ is constantly threatening to kill LQG (mentioned in the brothel scene); SJ is not above using dirty tricks to achieve his ends. Yes, the suspicion made SJ feel bad, which is perfectly understandable (poor SJ was just trying to help!), but it wasn't entirely baseless. LQG's conclusion was based on SJ's prior behavior.

Speaking of SJ's dirty tricks: no, when people mentioned SJ's penchant for dishonest means, they weren't talking about harmless tricks like qiankun buttons. SQH insinuates in canon that SJ wouldn't be above shanking LQG with a poisoned knife in the middle of a sparring (Airplane extra, when he watches LQG spar with SY!SQQ), and Ji Jue, someone who's fought SJ personally, seems to agree.

LQG did not condemn SJ's womanizing and/or his visits to the brothel. The only times when LQG comments on SQQ's private life in canon have to do with LBH and bingqiu. To put it simply: LQG did not give a damn about SJ allegedly spending time with sex workers. Nor did LQG constantly stalk SJ to try and catch him in a brothel. Nor did LQG ever lecture SJ about sex being bad for his cultivation (that was YQY, but no one ever remembers this bit).

Actually, it can be inferred that most of the time liujiu tried to ignore each other when forced to be in each other's presence. They only interact when they cannot avoid it/when SJ does (or seems to do) something so shitty LQG cannot ignore it. Or when SJ deliberately attracts LQG's attention.

Conversely, LQG did not constantly pursue SJ demanding a sparring with him. Not ever. I have no idea where this particular fanon stems from.

LQG did not gossip about SJ's private life. It is never mentioned in the book; however, it is said that several Baizhan disciples knew of SJ visiting a pleasure house. Any of them could've spread the rumour; or hell, it could've been someone else who saw SJ entering the place at a later date. Or the brothel workers may have shared the story with their other clients. It's never clearly stated, but there's no reason to believe LQG specifically was the one responsible for spreading this rumour. For one, YQY promises SJ that LQG would keep quiet about their skirmish. Also, it just isn't in character for LQG to gossip.

Just... every time people write liujiu, they go out of their way to completely erase SJ's shitty behavior, blaming all of the bad blood between them on LQG "misunderstanding" the poor innocent SJ. Oh, if only LQG knew the truth, he'd immediately recognise the error of his ways!.. Except no, actually, it's not how it is at all. And I'm so tired of the people constantly mistaking fanons for canon.

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We all know fairies are born from a human baby's first laughter, so what if Shen Yuan was reborn as a fairy from Shen Jiu's first laugh

Lydia the Bard Who made Tinkerbell villain song 4 days ago give me this idea

So what if

Wei wuxian, Xie Lian and Chu Wanning were also reborn as fairies and Shen Yuan and all Of them become friends

Wei wuxian was born from Ning Yingying first laughter

Chu Wanning was born from Shang Qinghua first laughter

Xie Lian was born from Liu Qingge first laughter

I know we all love sweet, innocent Shen Yuan who cares about everyone, but what if we get a little crazy sociopath Shen Yuan since fairies are said to be evil little creatures who take away children

Shen Yuan found Shen Jiu when he was a slave and took him away and Yue Qingyuan when he was coming back for Shen Jiu saw the fairies take Shen Jiu away

And Shen Yuan also found Luo Binghe when he was a baby in the river so he takes the role of Peter Pan

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Sequel to this!

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𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐗𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐱 𝐌!𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 |✭| 𝐁𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐐𝐢𝐮 𝐱 𝐌!𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 |✭| 𝐇𝐮𝐚𝐋𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐱 𝐌!𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫

Synopsis ― Reader is caged within the arms of his loving husbands, and it's truly an adorable thing!

Info on Reader ― Reader uses He/Him pronouns but no body type is mentioned, Reader's height is not mentioned, and Reader is happy in their relationship.

Info on Timeline(s) ― All are set to Post-Canon for each timeline, but not many spoilers are evident (MDZS part is the most "spoiler" filled). Everyone's married!

Fugoshis and Fem Readers DNI || Enjoy your hugs, fellas!

Lou Binghe x Male!Reader x Shen Qingqiu | Hugs

Living atop Cang Qiong Mountain with your husbands can be quite nice, especially since both your husbands are very resourceful and cunning without a doubt in your mind. They can handle themselves against anything that crawls from the depths. But there was one issue between you three that was noticeable, and it seemed to be physical touch and physical affection.

Shen Qingqiu seemed fine with physical affection on sparse occasions, and preferred the common ways to give it (kisses on the cheek that leave no room for interpretation, walking hand-in-hand in the market, side-hugs that could be disguised if someone with influence comes around). Lou Binghe was far different in how he gave it, and he gave it in full and passionate displays almost a contrast to Shen's (bear hugs that even Shen gets drawn into, holding you by the waist with his strong hands and touching your foreheads together as you bask in the moment, kisses that bruise your lips with how much passion he can dive into you).

Shen doesn't hate the overly passionate ways of receiving affection, and Lou Binghe does enjoy simple things like doing one's hair softly. But a thing they both enjoy, is when you end up between them during the calm...

Sitting on the floor and being used as Shen's seat as the immortal master studied, you had your arms gently wrapped around him as Lou Binghe leaned against your back. The half-demon was heavy, so he was mostly supporting himself and his arms were draped across your neck. The lazy day for the non-teachers of Cang Qiong Mountain had you both hugging at each other and breathing down Shen's neck until the martial master paid attention to you both. Shen, after a couple of dejected sighs from Binghe, eventually leans back into you both as you envelope him. Of course, you both squeeze him just enough to get him to complain lightly, but he doesn't fight you off.

Lan Zhan x Male!Reader x Wei Wuxian | Hugs

In the beginning, the relationship was new and raw. Running across the country to clear your future-husbands names was taxing and all of you suffered until you eloped. Finally, it seemed like everything was settling down in your hearts along with the war, but then everything spilled out in your personal lives.

Lan Zhan was always the personification of rolling clouds and the perfect disciple, but the way he grabs your hand felt like stone and the emotions he shows you are turbulently clear (silence to bask in your presence, then jumping you with deep kisses, gently dressing you before grabbing your layers to drag you in). Wei Wuxian wasn't as emotionally stunned as you thought, as the jovial man had a thinner face then Lan Zhan, but you can tell he has something fearful under his facade (jumping onto your back to hug you, later rubbing your back as if apologizing, kisses that take your breath).

Being between them is like watching (and being a part of) a time bomb from years of stunted emotions, duty, servitude, war, death, horror...

And it suddenly exploded once all of the storm had cleared and the doors had closed. Your husbands grab at each other, and you, as they just hold on like the world would end without them grabbing you. Your caged between them as Wei Wuxian throws his arms around you to grab at Lan Zhan's clothes and drags him in. You're stuck between them as Wuxian doesn't allow you two to leave him, so you and Lan Zhan come in closer. And maybe it felt like everything is as it should be, just for once.

Hua Cheng x Male!Reader x Xie Lian | Hugs

These two are very physically open... but only for you, and each other. Xie Lian jerks his hand away from others often, especially with women trying to gain his favor, but he always takes you carefully as the temple bustles with the daily tribute givers. Within the depths of the Gambler's Den while you're visiting Hua Cheng, you notice that the ghosts steer clear of you until your husband comes from the foyer to greet you. And with Hua Cheng nearby, you notice ghosts give you a much farther berth of space.

The touches between them are similar in some fundamental ways, but all touches between you seem to give off energy akin to, "Finally, through patience and strife, I can hold you as mine." It's a bit stifling at first, but you can ultimately tell who latches onto you by how the hands travel. Xie Lian had a heavy hand once in his life, but it has given way to delicacy only for your person (his hugs are strong but never crush your body, his kisses are smooth if clumsy with how he barely doesn't miss your lips, his hands wipe away dirt so carefully and yet hold your hand like he's anchored to you). Hua Cheng has almost a snaking feel to what he does, as if he was both daring you somehow and giving you an out, all while gazing into your eyes (his kisses seem to suck the air from your lips, his hands wrap around your waist and snake up as he teases, he grabs your arm to lead you anywhere just to thread your fingers together).

What you three have been through is one that will affect you through lifetime amounts of memories and dreams, but it's worth it as you hold each other close.

Xie Lian is cooking on his stone stove a sort of mystery soup, and refuses to budge as you hold him by the waist to watch him work in the kitchen. Hua Cheng hadn't been there for hours as he managed the Dens of the Ghost City, but you both were content nonetheless. A ghost of warm hands snake around you both suddenly, as a warmth envelopes your back. Xie Lian stops cooking to laugh at you both, his own hands resting upon both of yours as Hua Cheng kisses your neck.

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“Shizun must promise not to be angry.” Oh no. Nothing good ever came of THAT statement. Shen Yuan pushed away to look his husband right in his guilty little face. “What did you do!?” he demanded.

Binghe should really know better than to think that would work (chp. 1)

Achievement Unlocked by The Feels Whale (miscellea) (AO3) The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System – Teen – Luò Bīnghé/Shěn Yuán, Mòběi-jūn/Shàng Qīnghuá #Reverse Transmigration #Shen Yuan Reveal #Luo Binghe vs The System #Meet the Family #Eating Disorder – ARFID #Non-Graphic Discussion of Emesis #Discussion of Past Child Abuse #OG SQQ’s Canonical Levels of Androphobia #LBH has PTSD and is Offended about it

One day, after five years of reasonably peaceful marriage with only a few kidnappings and sex pollen incidents, Shen Yuan is sent back to his old body without warning. Luo Binghe makes a deal with an alien entity calling itself the System to perform a mission in exchange for the ability to bring his husband home.

The mission is simple; [Uncover secret transmigrator plotline and flesh out the character wiki!]

At least it will be once he figures out what the words ‘transmigrator’ and ‘wiki’ mean.

Or: That one where Shen Yuan and Luo Binghe don’t realize they’re in a domestic fluff bonus chapter.

Written for the 2021 MXTX Big Bang with art created by Ataratah

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(Made a small gif from my pic for Moshang Server Collab.  static version)

Happy New Year everyone! ❄️❄️❄️

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The Winner of the Which MXTX Character do You Most Want to Study Like a Little Bug Tournament Bracket:

Winning by 4.2% after an incredibly tense and uncertain race, Shen (Yuan) Qingqiu has officially beaten Nie Huaisang and been crowned the MXTX character that the fandom would most like to study like a little bug!!!

It is truly a marvel that just some millenial keyboard warrior managed to win out over so many uber-tragic xianxia characters in the fascinating weirdness race. Congratulations Sqq for your bafflingly unhinged brain and gay denial.

I hope you all enjoy putting him in your bug jars, and thank you once again to everyone who voted! This poll was a blast to run, and y'all have brought me much joy with your tags and replies this week.

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