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## Nomenclature

* Main
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## Credits

### Illustrator

Xiao Tong Kong

The **2nd chapter** of the novel is titled *"Mission"* in English, and 《任务》 in Traditional Chinese. It was published in volume 1 by Seven Seas (December 14, 2021), and in volume Template:Novel/Chinese/Volume by Pinsin Studio (September 15, 2022) in Chinese.
It contains original web novel serialization chapters 6-13.

## Synopsis

Mission

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## Web Novel Chapters included

*note - This is temporary until the references are properly updated and the full chapter synopsis is made, to ensure that the references on unedited character pages are not rendered fully broken until then. This is an exact copy paste of the preexisting Web Novel Chapters 6-9 pages.*

### Chapter 6

> *"Learning his lesson, Shen Qingqui became more cautious, wearing a poker face throughout the whole trip. Finally..."*
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After losing points for smiling at Luo Binghe, Shen Qingqiu spends the rest of the trip to Shuang Hu frowning. Once in the city, Shen Qingqui and the disciples visit Old Master Chen who has had two concubine killed by the Skinner. He is waiting for them with a third concubine, Die er, fearing she may be the demon's next victim. Uncomfortable watching the old master and his young concubine, Shen Qingqui leaves Ming Fan to greet him.

Ning Yingying invites Shen Qingqui to the accompany her to the market. Despite wanting to go he tells her to bring a martial brother, knowing she will choose Luo Binghe. Bitter about having to uphold the façade of a lofty cultivator, Shen Qingqiu lays in bed and "pretended to be dead for a while" before thinking about how to handle the Skinner.

Later, Ming Fan returns from the coroner with his findings. Using talismans to test the victims' bodies and grave, Ming Fan confirms that the Skinner is a demon. While they are discussing how to deal with the demon, Luo Binghe bursts in, panicked, and tells Shen Qingqui that Ning YingYing has been taken. Shen Qingqui goes with Luo Binghe to track her down.

They follow the demonic energy to a rouge shop and Shen Qingqui considers that the demon may be a woman. Unable to think of the next step, the Sytem offers the activation of easy mode for 100 points, and Shen Qingqui accepts. The demonic energy then leads them to the front gate of a dilapidated estate. A burst of demonic energy attacks and Shen Qingqui loses consciousness.

When Shen Qingqui awakens he is stripped and tied up across from Luo Binghe and Ning Ying Ying. The System deducts fifty points for OOC behavior.

### Chapter 7

> *Letting someone else die for you is better than dying like this. Doom yourself? Why not doom the protagonist?*
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Shen Qingqiu feels intense embarrassment upon realizing he is left in only his pants and boots. He also notices his sword is missing. Ning Ying Ying cries that she's afraid and then the Skinner demon reveals itself. Shen Qingqiu immediately recognizes the demon as Die er due to her feminine figure and the fact that she is the only woman Shen Qingqiu met in the Chen Estate.

The Skinner explains that it has been impersonating its victims by donning their skin, and passing off the bodies as bodies of the previous victim. Shen Qingqiu guesses that the Skinner is replacing its skin out of necessity rather than for pleasure. The demon refuses to deny or confirm this, but moments later reveals that Shen Qingqiu is correct while monologuing.

The Skinner approaches Ning Yingying and plans to use her skin for as long as possible before moving on to Shen Qingqiu's body. Shen Qingqiu asks The System whether he can die, and the system answers that immunity is exclusive to the protagonist. Knowing that Luo Binghe cannot be harmed, Shen Qingqiu redirects the Skinner's attention to Luo Binghe. Shen Qingqiu feels extremely guilty about seemingly betraying Luo Binghe to save himself. Luo Binghe wonders if his shizun's hatred has finally reached a point where he wants Luo Binghe to die.

The Skinner approaches to strike Luo Binghe on the head.

### Chapter 8

> *The Pure White Lotus of a Protagonist is so easy to cheat.*
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When the skinner moves to strike Luo Binghe, a ceiling beam breaks and crushes the demon. Shen Qingqiu knew that since the protagonist cannot die, sending the skinner to attack him would result in the skinner's death. Still, he critiques the lazy writing of the deus ex machina ceiling beam.

The ceiling beam falling also releases Luo Binghe and Ning Yingying from their bonds. The skinner assumes Shen Qingqiu is responsible for the beam crushing them and tells him that only an immortal spiritual sword can cut the immortal binding cables. Shen Qingqui pauses to ask The System why this demon is so stupid, and The System replies that the villains IQ has been set to below-average for the beginner quest.

Before the skinner can attack, Luo Binghe steals back the Xiu Ya sword and cuts Shen Qinggiu free. Shen Qingqiu does not hesitate to kill the demon with a palm strike. He notes it is his first "strike to kill" but justifies killing because it's a novel, the demon had killed countless others, and if he hadn't then the demon would have killed him.

Luo Binghe watches with a white face, and asks what Shen Qingqiu would have done if the ceiling beam had not fallen. Shen Qingqiu tells him vaguely that no matter what, nothing bad will happen to Luo Binghe. Reinvigorated by Shen Qingqiu's promise, Luo Binghe gives him back his sword.

With the completion of the beginner quest, Shen Qingqiu has earned enough points to unlock the OOC function and take full control of his account.

Shen Qingqiu returns to Cang Qiong Mountain with his disciples and goes to the sect headquarters on Qiong Ding Peak. When he sees Shen Qingqiu, Yue Qingyuan rushes to check his spiritual energy. Shen Qingqiu observes that the sect leader is like a worried big brother and feels at ease. Shen Qingqiu reports on the mission and asks permission to enter seclusion in the Spirit Caves to improve his cultivation.

Before going into seclusion, Shen Qingqiu gives Luo Binghe the correct cultivation manual and Luo Binghe misunderstands the action as being more significant than it is.

### Chapter 9

> *Can't you just let him cultivate in peace?!?!?!*
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Soon after settling down in the spirit caves to cultivate, Shen Qingqiu hears the sound of someone wheezing and feels violent spiritual energy fluctuating through the caves. He realizes someone in the caves in qi deviating and, annoyed at being interrupted, goes to investigate.

He follows the energy into another section of the cave system and sees Liu Qingge surrounded by blood and sword slashes in the cave walls.

## Gallery

Shen Qingqiu saves Liu Qingge from qi deviationDuel between Sha Hualing and Liu MingyanShen Qingqiu protects Luo Binghe