Shen Jiu's Self Saving System

Shen jiu no longer/ prologue

"Shizun." A voice filled with spite and mutiny entered his ears with a stranglehold on his inner being. He let out a shaky breath, blood clotted in his throat. In a desperate attempt at defiance he used up the last of his strength by spitting it right onto his old disciple's face.

His arms? Ripped off, and not even cleanly. The jagged splits of his bones protruded out of his weightless shoulders. However, the damage had been done long ago. There's no chance that it could be reversed now, new flesh had already began to weave its way over the stumps.

Likewise, his legs were also long gone. Not a day would go by when Binghe wouldn't torture him. He wouldn't even let him taste the sweet, fresh release that death would bring him. Always using his heavenly demon blood to keep him alive just as he was about to die.

Until he didn't. The demon lord's temper was growing increasingly hostile. Like usual he'd take his anger out on the person whom threw his life away to the pits of damnation. But he couldn't control himself. He ruthlessly slaughtered his Shizun. Finally letting him be graced with the ever looming presence of death.

Shen QingQiu no longer felt pain, after all he'd been tortured too much. Even if the blood parasites lowered his pain tolerance so Binghe could rejoice in his screams, he just felt dull. But he was glad he'd finally be rid of the hurt, however he could help but regret.

He regretted taking Binghe as a disciple, he regretted wronging Binghe, he regretted not being able to clear his name after he was accused of killing his Liu-shidi. He regretted not talking to Yue QingYuan about why he abandoned him to that disgusting abusive household, he regretted making no attempt to explain himself and just act aloof and reply with contempt. He regretted not getting closer to the people around him, dying alone and miserable. He regretted that he couldn't be a better teacher for his students whenever Binghe was around.

It was like someone was controlling him, down to the molecular level. He never truely hated his disciple that much. Of course his smile and even his name reminded him of Qiu JianLuo, but even he knows that's no reason for abusing his disciple. It's like when he's around Shen QingQiu looses almost all of his brain cells and reacts like some beast. He doesn't want to be that beast. He's human too. Hasn't he suffered enough? Apart from a couple of years with Qi-ge he's been alone. Even when he entered the sect and was surrounded by people he'd never felt more alone.

He didn't want to be this bitter man that everyone made him out to be... but in the end wasn't he exactly that? Even if the people he cared about died in the slave business, even if he suffered through countless abuses in the Qiu household, even as he watched his martial brothers die he was still a bitter man. Just what god had he angered to be cursed with such a fate? Even after being ripped limb from limb no one would know his story. To them he was just the 2 dimensional villain. Scum that needed retribution.

He didn't want this. He never wanted this. He curled in on himself as he felt his soul trapped in a void. He wished that Binghe had destroyed his soul too. It'd be better for everyone if he wasn't reborn. If he'd never even existed in the first place!

In his last moments of consciousness he doesn't think 'why me? Why did this all have to happen to me?' He thinks 'if only I was better. They didn't deserve it. No one deserved to be treated like that. My disciples are all dead and my sect is burnt down and it's all my fault. No one should have to suffer like I did in the Qiu household. When I became a Peak Lord I swore I'd protect my disciples and be someone they could look up to. But look at me now. The very thing I despised. In the end I deserved it. I deserved it all.'

But Binghe didn't need to murder everyone. Those were still human lives.
"Stupid Binghe. Stupid demon."
[activation code: "Stupid Binghe. Stupid demon."]
[Syncing...]
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[Complete! Congratulations! Congratulations! Congratulations! Important things must be said three times!]
He must've been tortured so much that he's started hallucinating an odd sounding voice. As the word 'robotic' hadn't been invented yet, Shen QingQiu had no way of describing the voice that seemed to come from everywhere around him.
[Welcome to the system. During the opening of the new feature: "you can you up" the system is currently in its development phase, we wish to provide you with the best experience. It is our sincere hope that during the process, you will no longer hold regrets and have no need for resentment. We hope you can prevent the death of character: Shen QingQiu and live a life of happiness!]
[assigned character role: Liu Qingge.]
WHAT!? NO SYSTEM I WANT A REFUND!!!

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A bit of a short first chapter to see if anyone would really read this~ that kinda got in deep tho ngl... ah if only he knew that he were made to do it just so some guy could pay rent...
Anyway I gues it's quite literally "scum villain's self saving system" 🤣
It's gonna be sad Liujiu/ Liu Qingge x original Shen Qingqiu