Webnovel/30

## Chapter 30

* Main

The **30th chapter** of the web novel is titled 《露湖蛇男》 which translates to *"Lushui Lake's Human Snake"*. It was first published in Chinese on JJWXC, July 2015.

## English Novel Location

This chapter starts on the line

> With Gongyi Xiao’s guidance, the three quickly broke through Huan Hua Palace’s protective array and pinpointed their location.
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Of the Seven Seas English Novel volume 1, chapter 5: Bai Lu, and ends on the line

> However, he had forgotten the fundamental stupidity of Proud Immortal Demon Way. If nothing went wrong at such a crucial junction in a novel’s storyline, that meant it wasn’t exciting enough!
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Of the Seven Seas English Novel volume 1, chapter 5: Bai Lu.

## Recap

With Gongyi Xiao guiding them, they were able to find the “stone cave covered by dense greenery” described briefly in the original novel to be the location of the Sun-Moon Dew Mushrooms, specifically as a plot device for a villain of Luo Binghe’s. If it had been a device that Luo Binghe himself utilized, Shen Qingqiu wouldn’t have had the guts to go take it. Fortunately for them, there was only one such cave in Bai Lu Forest. The cave was dark with gradually narrowing paths, where they had to walk single file and even a floating flame was too dim to light things. Every so often, Shen Qingqiu felt Shang Qinghua touch his arm, and though he got no response when he hissed at him to stop, after a bit of slow forward progress, he felt Shang Qinghua kick him in the calf. When he explained “Fuck!” at the suddenness of it, he heard Shang Qinghua asking what he said…from further back down the cave, so far back that there was an echo. Upon realizing that Shang Qinghua had been too busy slowing Gongyi Xiao down to touch his arm, Shen Qingqiu stopped to question who, or what, had been touching him. He also realized that due to the light source, his enemy could see him but the opposite wasn’t true, so he slowly drew Xiu Ya to produce some light.

As he did so, he reflected and realized that the kick felt more like a headbutt upon retrospection, and he looked down to see the pale bloated face of the creature on the ground, which he wasted no time throwing talismans at. He wanted to fully draw Xiu Ya, but thanks to the narrowness of the cave, that wasn’t a viable option. Even at such a close range, the creature on the ground was able to avoid his attacks, and reversed directions to head towards Shang Qinghua and Gongyi Xiao. When Shen Qingqiu announced it was coming, Shang Qinghua asked the youth to switch places with him to fight, but when they found themselves unable to do so, Shang Qinghua collapsed to the ground, allowing Gongyi Xiao to leap over him and fight. As he entered the fight, Shen Qingqiu tried to warn him not to draw his sword, but he hit the wall with his hilt anyways.

> Shen Qingqiu finally arrived, holding his own blade. “Ah, idiot!” he blurted out.
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It wasn’t anyone’s fault that Gongyi Xiao’s reflexes were too fast or that Shen Qingqiu’s instructions weren’t clear enough, it was just that on the occasional mission he had gone on with Luo Binghe, he hadn’t needed to clarify anything for Luo Binghe to understand him immediately and perfectly. Shen Qingqiu briefly reflects on how he misses working alongside him. Before Shen Qingqiu could draw any more talismans to fight, the creature slipped away by squeezing past Shang Qinghua, and Shen Qingqiu confirmed to Gongyi Xiao that that was also the creature that was pursuing them in the forest. Shen Qingqiu insists they stick close together, and they continue down the winding pathways until they came to a wide open cavern.

Just based on the name “Sun-Moon Dew Mushroom,” it was apparent that they fed off of the energy of the sun and moon, which they were able to do within the cave thanks to an opened in the top that shone constant sun and moon light into the center of the lake where the sprouts grew. They were in a constant and replenishing qi cycle with the lake around it, a beautiful and mystical environment that Gongyi Xiao looked upon in confusion. They were certainly after the mystical plants, but why were two peak lords after such plants when Cang Qiong Mountain clearly gathered mystical plants of this level every day? After Shang Qinghua confirmed that this was the right location, Shen Qingqiu waded into the water and up to the soil where the mushrooms were growing.

He hesitated for a moment. On the one hand, the mushrooms were a natural wonder and contributed to the ecosystem. On the other hand, if he didn’t pick them all, it was apparent that some other scum villain would come along and use them later, not to mention him and Shang Qinghua needed backups in case they messed up. With that conclusion, he began to put each mushroom with a bit of soil into his sleeves. As he held the last one, he heard Gongyi Xiao draw his sword, which at first seemed like aggression over the haphazard mushroom harvesting but became quickly apparent was about the creature being in the water with Shen Qingqiu. It leapt at him, which Gongyi Xiao tried and failed to hit with his sword seal, as it landed in the water and unsettled the dirt, making the water murky. This was a non issue for Shen Qingqiu, as he just multiplied his talisman and thrust that hand under the water, blowing the creature out and onto the shore at Shang Qinghua’s feet.

Gongyi Xiao used his sword to flip the creature, and they all stared in horror at the grotesque thing at their feet. It was vaguely human-like, bloated, looking like it had partially scraped off scales and was entirely composed of cartilage. Shang Qinghua questioned ever writing such thing, and Shen Qingqiu denies it, claiming that if there were more than ten words of this creature then he would have remembered it. Gongyi Xiao was also drawing a blank, at which point Shang Qinghua proposed that this wasn’t it’s true form, and Shen Qingqiu suggesting it might be cursed, or punished, or a failed cultivation technique. Gongyi Xiao agrees that any of those could produce such a monster, and at the word “monster,” the creature began to wriggle and furiously slap the ground. Shang Qinghua pointed out how the creature seemed like it could understand them, and urged him to use a different term.

Shen Qingqiu noticed how it’s gaze did not leave his sleeves, and how it’s eyes looked incomparably clear like the lake water, and connected the dots. He pointed out how the creature’s eyes matched the lake and lichen in the scales matched that of the walls, so it had clearly been living here for a while. If the mushrooms were removed, this habitat would be destroyed. When Gongyi Xiao questions why it didn’t just pick the mushrooms, Shen Qingqiu points out how it retreats at light and seems to only be able to move in the shade and within the water. To prove his point, he removed a sprout from his sleeve and swung it back and forth, with the snake-man’s eyes lightening up as he bared his teeth.

Upon seeing it bare it’s teeth, Gongyi Xiao flipped it back over and turned his sword down, preparing to stab it through, before Shen Qingqiu rushed to stop him. He pointed out how, due to the lack of demonic creature reports from the nearby settlements, it clearly wasn’t harming anyone, and they were the ones intruding on it’s territory anyways. Gongyi Xiao took this as Shen Qingqiu being of the same benevolent and merciful cloth as the monks at Zhao Hua monastery, when really it was just Shen Qingqiu’s interest in demonic creatures that rivaled that of the average Zhongdian reader’s interest in hot ladies. As they left the cave, no one noticed how the creature had stopped writhing, and how pressed under it’s body was a single thin Sun-Moon Dew Mushroom sprout, which caused a raging fire to begin burning in it’s eyes.

After leaving the cave, Gongyi Xiao invites them back to Huan Hua Palace, saying how he could notify the Old Palace Master of their arrival. Shen Qingqiu politely declines, mentally roasting the offer, and when Gongyi Xiao almost insists again, Shang Qinghua swoops in to say they could visit properly next time while also offering Shen Qingqiu’s hospitality on Qing Jing peak instead. After Shen Qingqiu shoots him a look, he reaffirms the invite, which Gongyi Xiao still has doubts about. He asks who he should send for if he takes up the offer, and Shen Qingqiu responds without a second thought that he should send it to “Luo Bing-”. After a moment of odd silence, he stiffly continues by “-he’s shixiong, Ming Fan.”

Hearing this, Gongyi Xiao is conflicted and starts to connect some dots. He heard rumors about how Shen Qingqiu had been out of his mind with grief after the Immortal Alliance Conference and losing his disciple. He realizes that this mission was likely less so for the mushrooms themselves and more so to give Shen Qingqiu something to get his mind off of the loss of his disciple, and how Shang Qinghua was likely here to supervise to make sure he did nothing rash. He then felt guilt for poking at such a sore spot unintentionally, before being in awe at the depth of the master and disciple bond. Until they parted ways, Gongyi Xiao kept shooting Shen Qingqiu looks that were a tangled mix of awkwardness, sympathy, sorrow, and admiration, causing Shen Qingqiu to be creeped out by whatever stories were forming in his head.

After they parted ways, Shang Qinghua took the chance to confront Shen Qingqiu on the rumors he heard about how out of his mind with grief he was over losing the “apple of [his] eye” and his “darling baby and disciple,” about how he would call out for Luo Binghe or sigh at his sword mound, and how Shang Qinghua never expected him to be this kind of person. Shen Qingqiu rages at this mentally, about how his disciples gossip was ruining his image. In the meantime, Shang Qinghua also points out how he must have really liked Luo Binghe, since he raged against a lot of characters as Peerless Cucumber but never him, and questioned “To you, is he a character, or is he a…”

Shen Qingqiu took this question to be like high-school girl gossip about crushes at a sleepover, which was not at all the direction that Shang Qinghua meant, as he had just innocently wanted to discuss the matter. Instead of responding out loud to any of this, Shen Qingqiu shoved the reins back at him and demanded to know why they weren’t moving, leading to Shang Qinghua asking why he had never once drove, to which Shen Qingqiu declares himself “the poisoned invalid.” As Shang Qinghua mentally roasts this, Shen Qingqiu relaxes back in the carriage and reflects on the mushrooms, and how if everything went according to plan, they would save his life in the future.

> However, he had forgotten the fundamental stupidity of Proud Immortal Demon Way. If nothing went wrong at such a crucial junction in a novel’s storyline, that meant it wasn’t exciting enough!
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## Changes Between Versions

### The Faelicy/Lily Translation (February 2020 version)

#### Larger Changes

* In both translations, Shang Qinghua sighs and says “It’s true,” but the Seven Seas translation alone specifies that he says it “when they were again alone.”
* When Shang Qinghua asks why Shen Qingqiu hasn’t driven even once, only the Seven Seas translation species that “Shang Qinghua asked suspiciously.”

#### Smaller Changes

* Taking something meant for Luo Binghe is described as not being as easy “as only being worse off than before” in the Faelicy translation and as “when you lost a handful of rice for trying to swipe a chicken” in the Seven Seas translation.
* Gongyi Xiao is referred to as an “outsider” in the Faelicy translation and an “interloper” in the Seven Seas translation.
* Luo Binghe was able to follow Shen Qingqiu’s instructions “without needing him to say an extra word” in the Faelicy translation and “without his master needing to offer a single word of clarification” in the Seven Seas translation.
* Zhuzhi-lang uses his “tail-like thing” to react in the Faelicy translation and his “tail-like back half” in the Seven Seas translation.
* Gongyi Xiao thinks that Shang Qinghua was here to supervise to make sure that Shen Qingqiu did nothing “stupid” in the Faelicy translation and nothing “rash” in the Seven Seas translation.

### The (CNoveluv) WorshipperA Translation (July 2018 version)

#### Larger Changes

* After saying that swiping things that Luo Binghe would use in the future was difficult, there is a line in the Seven Seas translation that is not in the WorshipperA translation:

> But since they were both villains, he figured it should be fine if they reappropriated it.
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* When Gongyi Xiao fails to draw his sword, there is a line in the Seven Seas translation that is not in the WorshipperA translation:

> Of course, he ended up suffering the same disastrous consequence
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* In the WorshipperA translation, Shen Qingqiu shouts ‘Ai, how stupid!’ within his own heart, so not out loud. In the Seven Seas translation, he blurts out “Ah, idiot!” out loud for Gongyi Xiao to hear it.
* After comparing Gongyi Xiao to Luo Binghe, the description of Shen Qingqiu’s feelings are different across the translations. In the WorshipperA translation:

> Comparing these two like this, Shen Qingqiu thought longingly once again of that worriless disciple.
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And in the Seven Seas translation, he thinks:

> The contrast was as clear as day. Shen Qingqiu couldn’t help but miss the benefits and ease working with Luo Binghe had afforded him.
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* The description of the lake is slightly different across translations. In the WorshipperA translation:

> That small piece of land was surrounded by a glittering, resplendent, and jade-like lake.
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And in the Seven Seas translation:

> A little mound of soil surrounded by glittering water was naturally a hallowed location with excellent feng shui, and it was where the Sun-Moon Dew Mushroom grew.
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* After Shang Qinghua confirms that he is certain that this is the Dew Lake, there are a few lines after this and before Shen Qingqiu accepts the confirmation that are in the WorshipperA translation that are not in the Seven Seas translation:

> Only he could make a final judgment on the settings he made.
> Even if it was the color of grass, as the writer, he wouldn’t make a mistake.
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* Before Gongyi Xiao questions why two peak lords went on a mission for this magical plant, there is a line in the Seven Seas translation that is not in the WorshipperA translation:

> it didn’t look like something that could grant immortality, nor a breakthrough to ascension
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* After Shen Qingqiu lays eyes on the Sun-Moon Dew Mushrooms, the thoughts he has about and throughout the process of harvesting them differ in multiple key points across the translations. In the WorshipperA translation, mentioning how healthy the water feels,

> This was his hope for survival!
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> With a sweep of the lower hem of his robes, he went into the lake. The water in the Lushui Lake was good stuff; being in it was even healthier!
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> After walking some tens of steps, he submersed in the water until it was over his waist. It was neither cold nor warm. It soaked into his skin as though it could directly moisten his heart, making him happy. Shen Qingqiu looked at the tens of small and tender white beans on the little piece of land in front of him. Taking a deep breath, Shen Qingqiu reached out. Carefully, he pulled up each bean with a bit of soil, putting it directly into his sleeves.
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> Infinite spatial storage sleeve, a must-have product for a cultivator away from home. Courtesy of Cang Qiong Mountain sect head Yue Qingyuan. I won’t tell anyone!
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> Although these Dew Seeds were still small, they would only make the cut if they grew more sprouts. If he waited until he found a place where spiritual power and fengshui combined and planted it there, growing it according to plan, then they were life-saving straws!
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> Shen Qingqiu was really afraid of touching and breaking these little things that looked like they would melt if he put them in his mouth.
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> He hesitated a moment when he was about to pull them out. After all, these Dew Seeds grew here originally and also counted as a vital organ in the ecosystem. If they were all pulled out, it didn’t seem very moral. His thoughts entangled, he thought again. He didn’t even know if this method would work or not; what if it was handled incorrectly and ruined? A few more sprouts would remedy the situation. He could only make sure that nothing would go wrong and take them. Preserving his life came first.
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And the Seven Seas translation:

> With a sweep of his sleeves, he stepped resolutely into the water. After a few dozen steps, the dew water reached his waist, neither warm nor cold, soaking his skin. It felt as if it could soak right through to the heart.
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> Though these mushrooms were small and looked just like bean sprouts, once they were planted somewhere with excellent feng shui and a bounty of spiritual energy, and nurtured according to plan…
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> Shen Qingqiu hesitated at the sight of the dozen or so white mushrooms growing on the little dirt mound, small and tender. Come to think of it, these mushrooms were a natural wonder; to harvest every last one seemed a bit immoral. But on second thought, if he didn’t pick them all now, another villain would pick them later, which would be even more immoral. And if they messed up and destroyed one, it would be good to have a few extra as backup, just to be absolutely safe. Insurance was critically important.
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> Having made his decision, he carefully pulled up each mushroom together with a little soil and stored them in his sleeves.
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* Gongyi Xiao drawing his sword is described differently across the translations. In the WorshipperA translation, him and Shang Qinghua creep closer to the shore:

> With Shang Qinghua, they came closer and focused their stares on him.
> Shen Qingqiu held his breath.
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And in the Seven Seas translation, Shen Qingiqu thinks Gongyi Xiao is going to stop him:

> At first Shen Qingqiu thought Gongyi Xiao was protesting his slapdash approach to harvesting, but Shang Qinghua was in the same stance. It was then that he knew something had gone wrong, and he held his breath.
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* When Shen Qingqiu drips his way back to the shore, the following few lines are different across the translations. In the WorshipperA translation, the paragraph is:

> Shen Qingqiu came dripping onto the shore. The dew water bath was so refreshing that he didn’t hurry himself. He crossed his arms and said: “Take a look. What is this plaything?”
> Gongyi Xiao turned over that thing.
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And in the Seven Seas translation, the line is:

> Shen Qingqiu dripped his way back to shore. After being given a meaningful look, Gongyi Xiao used the hilt of his sword to turn the creature over.
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* The exchange where Shang Qinghua questions if he wrote about Zhuzhi-lang is different across translations. The exchange in the WorshipperA translation:

> Shang Qinghua waved his hand and said: “I definitely haven’t……” written about this kind of creature.
> Shen Qingqiu said: “……I believe you.”
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And the exchange in the Seven Seas translation:

> Shang Qinghua gave Shen Qingqiu a questioning look. “Did I…?” he asked.
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> Meaning: Did I write about this kind of thing?
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> Shen Qingqiu frowned. “…I don’t think so.”
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* Gongyi Xiao’s guess and the following short discussion are different across the translations. In the WorshipperA translation, the lines mention it being Zhuzhi-lang’s natural form:

> Gongyi Xiao couldn’t understand what his elders were saying, so he spoke his own guess: “Take a look, Elders. This creature; maybe it was born like this.”
> Shen Qingqiu thought it was reasonable. Looking at its grotesque shape that was completely unlike a normal creature, it looked more like it was deformed or a hybrid species.
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And in the Seven Seas translation, the lines mention it being a curse, and has Shang Qinghua saying it:

> The two looked hopefully at Gongyi Xiao. Gongyi Xiao didn’t recognize it either, and he felt a bit awkward. “If the two masters cannot recognize this creature, it is even more unfamiliar to this junior.”
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> “Let me say something,” Shang Qinghua said suddenly. “What if this isn’t this creature’s natural form?”
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> That made sense. It was so grotesque that it certainly didn’t seem like a normal creature but rather a deformed specimen or a crossbreed.
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* Before Shen Qingqiu realizes Zhuzhi-lang’s goal, there are a few lines in the Seven Seas translation that are not in the WorshipperA translation:

> The snake-man on the ground seemed to be irritated by the word “monster,” and its tail-like back half furiously slapped the ground.
> Shang Qinghua hurriedly dodged away. “Young Hero Gongyi, Young Master Gongyi, don’t say such irresponsible things—it seems like it can understand us. Use a different word, a different word!”
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* Before explaining how the creature had been living here for a very long time, there is a line that Shen Qingqiu says in the WorshipperA translation that is not in the Seven Seas translation:

> This thing was born from the dew water of Lushui Lake. You take a look
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* Before Gongyi Xiao flips the creature over to try to kill it, he says a line of dialogue in the WorshipperA translation, while he stays quiet in the Seven Seas translation. The line he says is:

> Gongyi Xiao shouted: “Looking for death!”
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* After Shen Qingqiu says that the residents around Bai Lu not reporting a beast means they shouldn’t kill this one, he has additional dialogue in the Seven Seas translation instead of the narration in the WorshipperA translation. The narration from the WorshipperA translation:

> Speaking of this matter, it went every day into this grotto to take dew water, so Shen Qingqiu and his group entering had disturbed its daily routine.
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And the spoken dialogue in the Seven Seas translation:

> Moreover, all it’s ever done has been to drink the dew water in this cave. We were the ones who intruded and disturbed it.”
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* Shen Qingqiu’s fondness for monsters is described differently across the translations. In the WorshipperA translation, it’s described as:

> That being known, Shen Qingqiu always had a soft spot for these unusual animals. He’d long since said that was always interested in these mysterious creatures, far more than those sisters who were like a hundred flowers contending in beauty. One could well imagine that he used this kind of loving (……) vision, to look upon the soft crawling creature on the ground.
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And in the Seven Seas translation, it’s described as:

> He could never have guessed that Shen Qingqiu’s interest in such strange creatures was equivalent to the average Zhongdian reader’s interest in the hundreds of flower-like maidens, each more beautiful than the last.
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* Before it’s revealed that Zhuzhi-lang got one of the sprouts, the preceding line is given more depth in the Seven Seas translation. The line in the WorshipperA translation:

> But no one noticed that the creature on the ground was currently trembling slightly
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And the line in the Seven Seas translation:

> Even after they had left the depths of the cave, no one noticed that the snake-man strenuously struggling on the ground had stopped writhing and was instead ever so slightly shivering.
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* After Shen Qingqiu explains why the creature never went for the sprouts for all these years, there is a few paragraphs in the WorshipperA translation that have no equivalent in the Seven Seas translation:

> Compared to a theoretical education like Baike [9], Huan Hua Palace focused more on actual combat. Gongyi Xiao didn’t understand much but complimented him: “So it’s like that. Elder Shen is not only compassionate, but also possesses wide learning and a powerful memory. This junior still has a lot to learn.”
> Shen Qingqiu laughed a few times to express his modesty. It was clear that the person who spoke hadn’t said anything very constructive, but Gongyi Xiao strangely still had to express his personal admiration, serving as a foil to the other’s high intelligence. This kind of scene really made people’s balls hurt. Even if he wanted to be conceited, he couldn’t bring himself to feel conceited. There was only a deep sense of powerlessness. =.=
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* When Gongyi Xiao is invited to Qing Jing peak, that interaction goes differently across the translations. The WorshipperA translation has Shen Qingqiu invite him himself:

> Shen Qingqiu smiled and said: “Although this trip was made in a hurry, young gentleman Gongyi must visit our Cang Qiong Mountain in the future. Qing Jing Peak will be waiting.”
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> Shang Qinghua said: “Right. An Ding Peak doesn’t have anything fun. If you go to Qing Jing Peak, your Elder Shen will definitely take good care of you.”
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> Gongyi Xiao was overjoyed at this unexpected gain. He knew of Qing Jing Peak’s reputation, which was the same as its name. It was peaceful and quiet and normally didn’t like outside guests to intrude. With a face wreathed in smiles, he said: “Elder Shen, I will remember these words. I’ll be bothering you in the future.”
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> When he said these words, the arch of his eyebrows and his smile was so like Luo Binghe’s that Shen Qingqiu couldn’t help being stunned for a moment. He slowly said: “That’s only natural.”
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And the Seven Seas translation has Shang Qinghua invite Gongyi Xiao, as well as Shen Qingqiu slipping up and recalling Luo Binghe, as well as Gongyi Xiao’s reaction to that slipup:

> Realizing that Gongyi Xiao still wanted to detain them, Shang Qinghua took the lead. “Young Hero Gongyi, let’s dispense with courtesy today—we can visit properly next time. If you come to Cang Qiong Mountain in the future, you can visit Qing Jing Peak. Your Senior Shen will definitely look after you well.”
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> Shen Qingqiu gave him a look. Shang Qinghua immediately shut up.
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> Shen Qingqiu finally recovered his expression and smiled. “As Shang-shidi says, Qing Jing Peak awaits your arrival.”
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> Gongyi Xiao knew that just like its name, the people of Qing Jing Peak were fond of peace and quiet and didn’t like to be disturbed by guests. He wasn’t sure if these were just words of courtesy, but he smiled either way.
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> “I will remember Senior Shen’s words,” he said. “I may indeed have the chance to disturb you in the future. When the time comes, to whom should I send the message announcing my arrival?”
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> Without a second thought, Shen Qingqiu said, “Give it to my disciple, Luo Bing—”
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> After he spoke, everyone fell silent. The atmosphere turned a bit odd.
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> Though he was stuck for a moment, Shen Qingqiu slowly flapped his fan twice and stiffly continued. “—he’s shixiong, Ming Fan.”
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> Gongyi Xiao’s heart filled with conflicted feelings.
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> Rumor had it that after the peak lord of Qing Jing Peak lost his beloved disciple at the Immortal Alliance Conference, he had for a time fallen into inconsolable heartbreak, being out of his mind with grief. The man before him right now didn’t seem like one who had accepted that Luo Binghe was really gone. Perhaps Shen Qingqiu hadn’t come here primarily to pick the mushroom but rather to take his mind off things so he could briefly forget Luo Binghe’s existence. Otherwise, why would two peak lords pursue this task in person? Senior Shang must have come to supervise Senior Shen and make sure he didn’t do anything rash. Then, after Shen Qingqiu had forced himself to smile this whole trip, Gongyi Xiao had managed to poke his sore spot and stir up melancholy thoughts… As expected—what a deep master-and-disciple bond!
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> Until they parted ways, Gongyi Xiao kept looking back at Shen Qingqiu every ten steps, his gaze a tangled mix of awkwardness, sympathy, sorrow, and admiration.
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> Shen Qingqiu was a bit creeped out by this gaze. It had only been a slip of the tongue. What stories was Gongyi Xiao making up in that head of his?
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* After explaining the gossip he heard to Shen Qingqiu about his grieving, the final lines he says in his explanation before Shen Qingqiu’s mental freak out are different. In the WorshipperA translation, Shang Qinghua ends off by asking:

> You……do you really have a bit of a tendency towards being a trembling M?”
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And in the Seven Seas translation, he ends off by saying:

> I didn’t believe it, but just now I finally witnessed it with my own eyes. Cucumber-bro, I really never thought that you were this sort of person.”
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* Before a chill goes down Shen Qingqiu’s back about Shang Qinghua’s questions, there is a paragraph in the Seven Seas translation that is not in the WorshipperA translation:

> Shang Qinghua continued to dig his own grave. “Cucumber-bro, can I ask, how did you see Luo Binghe? I remember you were one of his fans, right? You roasted a huge number of the characters I wrote, but even so, you never roasted him. To you, is he a character, or is he a…”
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* Shen Qingqiu’s reaction to interpreting Shang Qinghua’s words as high school girl gossip differs across translations. In the WorshipperA translation, he reacts with:

> It was that kind of pink scene…… he was going to go insane!
> Sticking this on two big men was truly very disgusting!
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And in the Seven Seas translation, he reacts with:

> Lightning. Lightning from the nine heavens!
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* The final lines in both translations have slightly different implications. In the WorshipperA translation, the chapter ends off with:

> These things were his last resort for preserving his life. Calculating the time, there was still five years before Luo Binghe came out from the Endless Abyss back into the Human Realm, enough to complete a masterpiece.
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> His only miscalculation was only for one thing.
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> That was that Luo Binghe would come back so quickly.
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And in the Seven Seas translation, the chapter ends off with:

> There were still five years before Luo Binghe would leave the Endless Abyss and return to the Human Realm. If nothing went wrong, the mushrooms they had just harvested would definitely be enough to save Shen Qingqiu's life.
> However, he had forgotten the fundamental stupidity of Proud Immortal Demon Way. If nothing went wrong at such a crucial junction in a novel’s storyline, that meant it wasn’t exciting enough!
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#### Smaller Changes

* The Sun-Moon Dew Mushroom in Proud Immortal Demon Way is described to have “appeared in a grotto covered by thick forest greenery” in the WorshipperA translation and “in a stone cave covered by dense greenery” in the Seven Seas translation.
* The magical herbs Shen Qingqiu describes from Proud Immortal Demon Way are for Luo Binghe “to use” in the WorshipperA translation and for “power-ups” in the Seven Seas translation.
* While Zhuzhi-lang’s face is described as pale and bloated in both translations, the Seven Seas translation specifically specifies that he is “deathly” pale.
* Zhuzhi-lang is described as “fast as a flash” in the WorshipperA translation and “It was more agile than Shen Qingqiu, and it evaded his attacks so quickly” in the Seven Seas translation.
* While Shen Qingqiu loses time trying to draw his sword in both translations, in the WorshipperA translation, it’s specified that he “pulled at his sword two times before he managed to draw it.”
* Shang Qinghua suggests to Gongyi Xiao to “Let’s go back!” in the WorshipperA translation and “Let’s switch places!” in the WorshipperA translation.
* In the WorshipperA translation, Shang Qinghua “quickly lay down” upon seeing Zhuzi-lang, which Gongyi Xiao saw and “was given a fright.” In the Seven Seas translation, Shang Qinghua “collapsed” and Gongyi Xiao saw and “his face twitched.”
* When Shen Qingqiu worked with Luo Binghe and gave instructions in the past, in the WorshipperA translation, “the words didn’t even need to leave his mouth” for Luo Binghe to act perfectly, and in the Seven Seas translation, Luo Binghe “always responded perfectly without his master needing to offer a single word of clarification.”
* Zhuzhi-lang escaped when he “climbed over” Shang Qinghua in the WorshipperA translation and “squeezing past” him in the Seven Seas translation.
* The plants that Gongyi Xiao describes Cang Qiong Mountain collecting are “unusual and miraculous herbs” in the WorshipperA translation and “rare and treasured flowers” in the Seven Seas translation.
* In the WorshipperA translation, Shen Qingqiu claims that if there had been “over 50 words” in Proud Immortal Demon Way about Zhuzhi-lang, he would have remembered him, whereas in the Seven Seas translation the number is “more than ten words.”
* The line saying that all three of Shen Qingqiu’s suggestions could lead to this kind of monster is narrated in the WorshipperA translation and a line spoken by Gongyi Xiao in the Seven Seas translation.
* Gongyi Xiao believes that Shen Qingqiu and the Zhao Hua Monastery monks “belonged to the compassionate side” in the WorshipperA translation and were “cut from the same cloth” of those who “believed in mercy and charity” in the Seven Seas translation.
* Shen Qingqiu explaining why Zhuzhi-lang never went for the Sun-Moon Dew Mushrooms before now is explained after leaving the cave in the WorshipperA translation and before choosing to spare the creature in the Seven Seas translation.
* Before Shang Qinghua explained the rumors he heard about Shen Qingqiu, it’s said in the WorshipperA translation that “Shen Qingqiu rolled his eyes and pulled his ears.”

## Appearances

Shen Qingqiu

S. Qinghua

Gongyi Xiao

M.OG Binghe

Zhuzhi-lang

M.Luo Binghe

M.Lao Gongzhu

M.Ming Fan