#yue qi

[mooncheese3]

DISCLAIMER: this version is different from the prev post on this au (vvv) in that this is the only incarnation of sj that ghost!yqy has encountered, and bingges dont keep popping up for a shizun. but yqy still goes down the simon petrikov route of self sacrifice for loved one(s)

ok so ghost!yqy in the modern world with reincarnated!sj

So. after pidw. yqy's physical body didnt survive, but his spirit Did. he failed sj so many times already, he's not going to fail him again, and through sheer determination and love and want he put himself back together (as hed always done)

him fixing himself wasnt really bc of his rational mind. if anything it was a glutteral, instinctual Need that really pushed him to mold himself into a being all over again. however bc his spirit is binded with xuansu's, on top of his spirit almost disappearing bc of how much scattered, bringing the pieces of himself together took a LOT of time

by the time he took form, sqq was long dead

not sure if he shouldve been the one to end lbg, but itd be kind of cool if that was the case

and so yqy, whose entire purpose is to protect sj, roams the world looking for his reincarnation

in the background apocalyptic shit happens that leads the world to abandon and/or forget about cultivation, which leads us to the modern world!!🥳

sj still has a hard-knock life on the streets and then with the qius--can u tell im a sucker for the history repeats itself trope. he doesnt remember anything, but he Does feel like someone is missing. like someone that Should be there Isnt. its a constant feeling in the back of his mind, but he always pushed it away to focus on the now.

like what happened in his first life, sj has enough of all the abuse and kills qjl. what Changes though is that yqy is finally--after thousands and hundreds of years--on time

yqy burns everything down.

sj isnt sure what to make of this malevolent being. no one else but him can see it, though people /can/ see when it moves things around. people have always mentioned to sj that they feel like someone's watching them, though when they look around no one is looking their way

it makes people leave him alone, which is honestly what sj prefers

its (he's?) his savior and he makes him feel safe, yes, but who knows when that wrath gets directed at himself. his head is screaming at the threat yqy poses while his instinct and soul tells him hes safest with yqy. for a long time sj walks on eggshells around yqy, sometimes trying to escape his presence

his attempts always fail, though. somehow.

he eventually starts to warm up to yqy. sj has a feeling that this...thing was always meant to be by his side (as illogical as that sounds). he no longer has that feeling of a missing presence, something he'd felt since he'd developed a consciousness as a very young child

sj even finds the ghost a bit endearing, in his infinite gentleness to contrast his terrifying, sharp form. he doesnt understand why the ghost is so protective over him (the ghost once almost flew into a destructive frenzy over everything except him when he and his team went to investigate a deep, unexplored ravine that appeared out of nowhere), but that was endearing too

— RAMBLES BC I FORGOT WHAT I WAS GONNA TYPE NEXT (ITS BEEN A FEW MONTHS SORRY) —

one day sj got tired of calling the ghost “the ghost”, so he decided to find him a name. the ghost seems to have an opinion on this, as his thick eyebrows turned downwards every time sj called/proposed to him a name to be referred to. the progress was non existent, so sj started spouting out random characters and then later on numbers. when sj gets to “qi”, the ghost very excitedly straightens up from its seemingly perpetual hunched posture.

“7?” sj snorts, finding it a little funny. who knows, perhaps spirits loose their marbles the longer they stay amongst the living. he watches “qi’s” eyes crease into happy crescents, the shadows seeping away from his form retreating back into himself. his form looks more solid: less blurry and more clearer at the edges.

“lao qi, you really are weird” sj says fondly, though is inwardly confused when lao qi seems to deflate a little. perhaps he didnt want to be reminded of his age?

"what, do you want to be called xiao qi?" qi's eyes twitch, as if weirded out. "thought so. qige?"

at this, qi's eyes widen into two happy suns, joyfully—on instinct—coming closer. but then stops himself a pace away, as if remembering himself

sj raises a brow, "youre far too old to be called qige; im many generations your junior, yknow? youre basically my grandfather's ancestor's ancestor"

qi's eyes droop into despondent half circles. sj carefully doesnt say any more, recognizing that it may be a more sensitive topic than he thought.

SORRY YUE QI </3333 BUT </333 ... ITS FOR THE GREATER GOOD

THAT I AM GOING TO EXPLAIN RIGHT NOW, BUT NOT VERY WELL DONE:

in canon, sqq and yqy are stuck in the past. it keeps them from growing as persons and as. brothers? friends? Potential Lovers. Yes.

in this au, it is especially so for yqy, who loses himself the more he clings to the past, his promise, and sj

when he first died, his soul was at risk of being destroyed, scattered pieces and all. but because he put himself back together, he Could reincarnate into his next life. its just that he refuses to.

had he allowed himself to move on and accept that things have passed, he would have been able to start over anew in the modern world; perhaps even changed the course fate seems to have set on them for the better Without his soul suffering for it

sj reminding him that hes from an era long gone serves as one of many instances that help him come to terms with. dying? moving on. Yes.

ON THE TOPIC OF YQY'S SOUL MOVING ON.

i was thinking just now How that would happen, esp when in this au yqy's soul is like. one wrong move away from self destruction, xuan su's still binded to him, yqy letting go of sj after roaming All Those Years? Very hard., its the modern world so supernatural cultuvation stuff is almost entirely out of the picture, sj is like 25 what would he know about these things, etcetc that sort of stuff

but then i was like. "WAIT A MINUTE. THIS IS AIRPLANES WORLD. TRUE LOVE IS TOTALLY A VIABLE SOLUTION"

so. True love is the solution. true love saves qige💗

and then in their next life its the ultra ultra modern futuristic au and theyre pilots of mega robots 💗 /hj

OH. AND. THIS IS THE SONG I GOT THE DIALOGUE (???) FROM

#qijiu #malevolent spirit!yqy #ghost!yqy #but he puts the love in malevolent #yue qingyuan #yue qi #original shen qingqiu #shen jiu #mxtx #svsss

[corysius]

“ The time for sleep is now

but it’s nothing to cry about

‘cause we’ll hold each other soon. “

They make me very sad, I hope the originals are together wherever they ended up after they passed SKDKDC

#mxtx #svsss #danmei #scum villain’s self saving system #scumbag system #yue qingyuan #yue qi #qi-ge #shen qingqiu #shen jiu #xiao jiu #qijiu #WAHHHHHHH #CRIES LOUDLY #coryscribbles

[anqelbean]

“Xiao-Jiu–” “Do not call me that.”

Quick sketch of a scene from Chapter 10 of Shen Yuan of No Relation by @grubus. GO READ IT. I AM LITERALLY OBSESSED WITH IT.

Bonus Shen Yuan being a child of divorce:

#they bring that divorced vibe that everyone sobs at #i love them so much #anqeldraws #svsss #shen qingqiu #shen jiu #scum villian self saving system #yue qingyuan #yue qi #qijiu #mxtx #shen yuan #why did i draw sy so traumatised. i guess it suits him #theo's skechbook

[zebratimw]

I hate you

#scum villains self saving system #svsss #shen jiu #yue qi #79 #qijiu #God... everytime I think about them.... #where is shen jiu. #where did he go. #I need to know if he is happier wherever he went please-- #why wouldn't qi ge ever apologize #sobs #anyways time to draw porn-

[nibbelraz]

Sketches of the broken soulmates ✨

#svsss #Yue Qingyuan #yue qi #shen jiu #original shen qingqiu #qijiu #scum villains self saving system #scum villain self saving system #the scum villain's self saving system #scum villans self saving system #scum villian self saving system #I swear i wanted to draw them happy but then angst came and here we are #ah but they make me so sad when i think about then and everything they went through #my art #nibbelraz

[miaoqing]

this is how i've seen them since the moment i read their extra

#this took me two minutes #which you can probably tell #svsss #sj #shen jiu #yqy #yue qingyuan #yue qi #qijiu #scum villain #scum villain's self saving system #meow

[callmeqingqiu]

you can’t claim to be a Shen Jiu defender, and hate on Yue Qingyuan at the same time, because like

he’s the original SJ defender, he was doing what we do before we were

#shen jiu #shen qingqiu #scumbag system #svsss #pidw #yue qingyuan #yue qi

[tadpole-art]

I did that "strip meme" over on Twitter but instead we took care of Xiao-Jiu! It was a lot of fun :)

#shen jiu #yue qi #xiao jiu #qi ge #qijiu #svsss #scum villians self saving system #mxtx #danmei #art #sj is like a feral cat #but we still love him ;-; #blood tw

[lovefrombegonia]

You ever....[SHAKES WITH EMOTIONS]

You ever think about how...in both canon timelines, Yue Qingyuan thought that...his...his Xiao Jiu... That Shen Jiu...left him behind, rejected him. That Shen Jiu didn't think of him as the most significant person in his life even though to YQY, he is the most important person. That YQY lived and died feeling the person he loved the most, didn't love him back (or atleast not as much YQY loved him).

"Now go. Don't appear before me."

In PIDW, he died thinking even if he gave up his life, it will not be even important enough to SJ to make a difference. And yet, he embraced 10,000 cursed arrows because YQY's love and devotion to SJ cannot be measured in how much love he got back from SJ. YQY willingly threw away his life, believing his death in the will not matter a lot to SJ, and he didn't care. He loved his Xiao Jiu all the same.

"Shixiong, its Qingqiu."

In SVSSS, he lived on believing that "shen jiu" chose another person over him. That SJ is happier, much better without his memories of his Qi-ge. That SQQ wants to leave him behind. Choosing someone else who loves him better than YQY could, and left him behind along with the "forgotten past". And YQY...still loved his Xiao Jiu the same. Because...in the end, he will always be waiting for SJ. Even when he knows that waiting is in vain.

In PIDW, YQY willingly gave Xuan Su to SJ in the water prison. Do you.... [BREATH IN. BREATH OUT]...do you... Ever. Feel like dying after reading that part??? Coz I feel something tightly gripping me and suffocating me inside, when I think of how YQY cared SO LITTLE about himself. That even though his love was imperfect, it was PURELY UNCONDITIONAL.

In SVSSS, knowing fully well, that SQQ has decided to go with LBH, he still said that CQMS will always be open to him. Because he will NEVER let SQQ be without a home to return to. That's what a home is after all: a place, when you have nowhere else to go, they have to accept you.

He will always, ALWAYS, choose Shen Jiu. Even if Shen Jiu didn't choose him back. He will always be Shen Jiu 's home, even if the home is abandoned.

#yue qingyuan #svsss spoilers #spoilers #yue qingyuan is driving me insane actually #qijiu #yue qi #somebody LOVE HIM PLZ #saya rambles. #pidw or svsss...yue qingyuan will always be the one left behind it seems #oh qingyuan...if you only knew that the same happened with svsss shen jiu and no one even cared other than you #these two characters are DRIVING ME IN-SANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #SCREAMS IN QIJIU #svsss

[ladynamie]

Sword and Fairy 祈今朝 (2024) | Episode 5

#sword and fairy #yue qi #yue jin zhao #祈今朝 #sword and fairy 6 #chinese paladin 6 #yu shu xin #xu kai #esther yu #yu shuxin #cdrama #gif set #gifs

[gafmark-gaf]

#svsss #pup #shen jiu #yue qi

[mooncheese3]

daydream

#qijiu #original shen qingqiu #shen jiu #yue qingyuan #yue qi #wonder whos dreaming rn #:) #mxtx #svsss

[corysius]

They're so silly

#svsss #mxtx #scum villain’s self saving system #scumbag system #shen qingqiu #shen jiu #xiao jiu #yue qi #qi-ge #yue qingyuan #qijiu #tHEYRE SO SILLY #this is how it should have been #they sit and laugh about their trauma because its all they can do #what else can they do? go to therapy? #doesnt EXIST #coryscribbles

[binghe-malewife-goals]

Shen Jiu: Oh, I get it, you're too good now to associate with filth like me anymore. What is the memory of a couple of street rats compared to the taste of the good life?

Yqy: [gripping his robes, shivering, never abandoned sj and thought he was dead but he can't tell him that cause that'd sound like an excuse and also he has a parasitic sword thats slowly draining his life away each time he uses it bc he brute forced his training to get it so he could save xiao jiu but then he was locked up in the caves and-] mhm 🙂

#shen jiu #yqy #yue qingyuan #yue qi #xiao jiu #svsss #qijiu

[stardust-falling]

If, somehow, Shen Jiu were to reattach himself to Yue Qingyuan, the other peak lords would absolutely think he’s possessed and go through the same deal they went through with SY!Qingqiu. It would be more difficult this time, though, because it would be basically impossible to have a meeting about it since every time YQY showed up, he would have the subject of their meeting no more than one step away from him, and likely attached in some way. They’d have to hurriedly make the meeting about some other business. Meanwhile, SJ is not as suspicious as he could be, because he’s used to the other peak lords acting irritated or displeased around him. He would genuinely think they didn’t want him there because they didn’t like him, while also suspecting them of talking behind his back.

Eventually, YQY gets told directly that the meeting is about SQQ and do not bring him with you, which is very difficult to do because SQQ has become a permanent fixture at his side, but when he finally does go to the meeting and the other peak lords are like “is SQQ possessed or something, why did he suddenly change and start clinging to zhangmen-shixiong like that?” and it’s clear they’ve been talking about this amongst themselves for awhile because they’ve come up with extensive theories, and YQY just has to go “uh no actually… he’s just like this this is normal. He just finally stopped being mad at me.”

And it’s been like, more than 20 years since SQQ came to CQS… so they all just kinda look at YQY with this “wtf” expression, but YQY looks so happy with it that they honestly don’t know what to say.

Then of course SJ barges in and immediately clings to YQY’s arm and pulls him off to go deal with some “urgent business” all the while glaring at everyone present.

#svsss #qijiu #shen jiu #yue qingyuan #original shen qingqiu #yue qi #like my other post about this au #crack but not all the way

[undertheredhood]

AU where qijiu finally communicate with each other but it's only because of the 300k+ word angsty fanfic that shang qinghua wrote about them that everyone in the sect somehow got their hands on

#the scum villain's self saving system #scum villian self saving system #scum villain #scumbag system #cang qiong mountain sect #cpm sect #cpm #cang qiong mountain sect peak lords #yue qingyuan #original yue qingyuan #yue qi #yqy #original yqy #original shen qingqiu #shen qingqiu #shen jiu #sj #sqq #qijiu #yqy x sqq #yqy x sj #shang qinghua #airplane shooting towards the sky #sqh used different names for plausible deniability but it’s obvious to anyone who knows them that it’s about qijiu #honestly i’m thinking this could take place during their time as head disciples but it’d be funnier if it happened after becoming peak lord #sqh regrets writing their backstory because he didn’t realize just how awkward it’d play out in real life #sqh writes fanfic of the other characters when he's bored