Webnovel/3

## Chapter 3

* Main

The **3rd chapter** of the web novel is titled 《炮灰挡道》 which translates to *"Cannon Fodder in the Way"*. It was first published in Chinese on JJWXC, July 2015.

## English Novel Location

This chapter starts on the line

> Shen Qingqiu was an easygoing person.
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In the English Novel volume 1, chapter 1: Scum and ends on the line

> Ming Fan swept his gaze toward Luo Binghe, squinted, and scoffed.
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In the English Novel volume 1, chapter 1: Scum.

## Recap

’’*Since I can't directly help him, I'll secretly help instead.*’’
Chapter 3 begins with Shen Qingqui taking stock of his situation in Proud Immortal Demon Way. Though he laments not transmigrating into the protagonist, he is easily satisfied and would be comfortable living as Shen Qingqui as long as he can find a way to survive the story's plot. He curses Airplane Shooting Towards the Sky and the fact that he arrived after the Original's abuse of Luo Binghe had already began.

He decides to first work towards unfreezing the System's OOC function and familiarize himself with Cang Qiong Mountain. Shen Qingqui heads to the forest to practice the original's sword technique in preparation for future plot points. When he attempts to infuse his aura into the Xiu Ya Sword, Shen Qingqui discovers he has inherited the original's techniques and martial ability along with his body; with a single slash he gouges a deep ditch into the forest floor. With this amount of power, Shen Qingqui thinks he'll have a chance at escaping Luo Binghe in the future.

Luo Binghe and Ning Yingying appear and Shen Qingqui hides himself in the forest to watch. Shen Qingqui recalls that, in the original novel, his character was said to harbor perverse feelings towards Ning YingYing and wonders why he was never castrated. Ning Yingying points out the ditch to Luo Binghe, who tells her that Shen Qingqui is the only person on Qing Jing Peak strong enough to cause that much damage.

Luo Binghe ignores Ning YingYing to chop firewood with a half-rusted axe. Ning YingYing says she'll tell Shen Qingqui to stop their martial brothers' from bullying Luo Binghe and he begs her not to. After arranging the firewood, Luo Binghe sits down to cultivate. Shen Qingqui recalls that Luo Binghe's cultivation remains stunted because Ming Fan sabotaged him with a fake cultivation manual.

Ming Fan appears with a few other low-level disciples, and briefly talks with Ning YingYing before noticing Luo Binghe meditating nearby.

## Differences Between Versions

### The Faelicy Translation (June 2020 version)

#### Larger Changes

* The Faelicy translation describes the slash of Xiu Ya as “so bright he had to close his eyes,” with a translator note saying “the entire phrase has the connotation that the event was so impactful or dazzling, even the best-protected of eyes cannot look straight-on”. The Seven Seas novel changed this line to “so bright that even UV 400 sunglasses wouldn’t have saved him if he hadn’t closed his eyes” to make that meaning more clear.

#### Smaller Changes

* The original Faelicy translation says that Shen Qingqiu had Xiu Ya since he was "newly famous." The Seven Seas translation instead says he had it since he was "newly known."
* The Faelicy translation notes that all Shen Qingqiu wants to do is be able to flee. The Seven Seas translation expands upon this by saying he wants to be able to flee "in disgrace."
* The Faelicy translation says the original Luo Binghe had an "evil yet charming style," while the Seven Seas translation slightly altered this line to "dark charm."

### The (CNoveluv) WorshipperA Translation (June 2017 version)

#### Larger Changes

* After noting that sticking around the original plot would leave him open Luo Binghe’s mercy, there are lines added in the WorshipperA translation that are not in the Seven Seas or the original JJWXC versions:

> He could forgive being transmigrated into a stallion novel, but why not as the protagonist?!
> He could forgive being transmigrated as cannon fodder, but why must it be as the person who abused the protagonist and for the transmigration to happen after all the abuse had occurred?
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*Before a comment that Shen Qingqiu makes that is the same across versions, which is then followed by another paragraph*

> Shen Qingqiu cursed the creator of this pitch-black protagonist Luo Binghe, Airplane Towards The Sky: If you’re going to write a stallion novel, then you should write a good one and not spin off some damned unconventional thing!
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* Shen Qingqiu states in both versions that his primary goal is to be able to flee Luo Binghe. However, while he says all he wishes to do is flee in disgrace in the Seven Seas translation, the WorshipperA translation instead has him say:

> Right. To be able to flee is enough to make Shen Qingqiu laugh for three days straight. His needs truly weren’t high, he’d be happy just to keep his life……
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* The Seven Seas translation mentions how terrified Shen Qingqiu is to have ever called for the original Shen Qingqiu to be castrated. The WorshipperA does not keep this line, but does keep the next line that mentions he would have cut off his own hand had those come to fruition.
* After Luo Binghe notes that only Shen Qingqiu could have caused the crevice in the ground, in the WorshipperA translation, Ning Yingying sits on a slanted slide of limestone and says the crevice was created from being struck by lightning. In the Seven Seas translation, she sits in an old log and does not say this line.
* There is a paragraph in the Seven Seas translation where Shen Qingqiu notes that he's acting like he's on just observing the filming of a Proud Immortal Demon Way drama scene. This paragraph is not in the WorshipperA translation.

#### Smaller Changes

* When talking about how remaining close to the original work would mean he's still at risk of dying to Luo Binghe, in the WorshipperA translation, there is a line describing the original work as a "piece of messy, dog-shit writing". This description is not in the Seven Seas translation.
* In the WorshipperA translation, Shen Qingqiu notes that Qing Jing Peak is a perfect place for earning points, and notes a headache about having to reconcile the novel character with the person (himself) that is alive right now. In the Seven Seas translation, he instead notes that Qing Jing Peak was a perfect place for the original Shen Qingqiu as a poser, and notes his trouble is about connecting novel characters' names to the faces of the disciples in front of him.
* In the WorshipperA translation, Shen Qingqiu describes Xiu Ya as "more aggressive than he imagined," while the Seven Seas translation has him describing it as "so damn awesome."
* In the Seven Seas translation, when talking about Ning Yingying, Shen Qingqiu notes that the original Shen Qingqiu had dirty thoughts towards her and tried to carry them out several times. In the WorshipperA translation, instead of just referring to Ning Yingying, it instead translates it to talk about "his lively and well behaved disciples" plural.
* In the WorshipperA translation, Luo Binghe smiles warmly at Ning Yingying and she wants to keep his attention. In the Seven Seas translation, he gives her a half hearted smile but she wants his attention and fumbles for something to say.
* In the WorshipperA translation, Ming Fan asks why Ning Yingying never wants to "drop by our place." In the Seven Seas translation, he asks why she went to this place without saying anything.

#### Translator Notes

* There is a translator note in the WorshipperA translation, after the line "However, Shen Qingqiu didn’t have any high requirements. He’d be content to just while away his time here and wait to die. At any rate, it wasn’t much different from his previous life." The Seven Seas translation clarifies that he wants to live to a ripe old age, but both these translation say essentially the same thing. However, there is a translation note after this line in the WorshipperA translation where the translator says that the line is meant to imply that Shen Yuan had a chronic illness, despite the line being vague:

> Previous life: Bit of a subtle hint that our main character probably had a terminal illness or something that would have taken his life in time.
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## Appearances

Shen Qingqiu

Luo Binghe

Ning Yingying

System

Ming Fan

M.OG Qingqiu

## Locations

* Cang Qiong Mountain
	+ Qing Jing Peak back mountains

## Author's Note

Mo Xiang Tong Xiu's end-of-chapter note reads:

> "the third update \*??`)??`)\*??`)\*??`)"
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## References

1. ↑ Chapter 3: Cannon Fodder in the Way [Faelicy Trans.]