Chapter 56 – The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System

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Chapter 56: The Person in the Coffin

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Reika’s Notes:

  • This chapter is by Yan.
  • Happy Chinese New Year! 🐖
  • “… this bizarre thing was raised by him! ” 奇葩 (qí pā) literally means “exotic flower” but in this context means “crackpot” or “weirdo.” So if one translated this more literally it would read: “In all my years, I’ve never seen such an exotic flower, especially an exotic flower that I myself raised.” I only mention it because Shen Qingqiu often compares Luo Binghe to a flower.
  • Please let me know if there are any errors. Thanks for reading.
  • The schedule for this month:

February
5 – chapter 56
9 – chapter 57
12- chapter 58
16 – chapter 59
19 – chapter 60
23 – chapter 61
26 – chapter 62

~Chapters are scheduled twice a week, every Tuesday and Saturday. Not sure if I can add some more bonus chapters.



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105 thoughts on “Chapter 56 – The Scum Villain’s Self-Saving System”

  1. I wonder if someone wants that body that can refill with qi like a self charging battery…but the body will wither and necrosis? It sounds like the body becomes useless but..maybe Lu Binghe can do something so only the ML can possess it? I really like the second body.

  2. Mans is NOT a rapist it really doesn’t fit his character tbh (remember how he turned away from bare SQQ in the Water Dungeon). Like even in canon (published canon? draft canon??) he just seduces (squinting a bit at the Taoist nuns). He got that halo. He doesn’t need to resort to that. He’s just an asshole. They’re both assholes. For their own reasons, yes, but assholes nonetheless.

    God forbid SQQ open his mouth and give SOME type of explanation, even if mostly bs. He likes blinding himself methinks. He doesn’t see the reality, but what he wants to see. “Oh no LBH is no longer the precious white I managed to steer from becoming a venus fly trap, he will never let me go” Please just talk to him. Preferably without accusations. Is he your best boi or is he the scum of the earth? Please stop expecting him to exhibit the traits of a character that no longer exists. You stopped the development of those traits yourself wake up. The system will forever be a pain in the ass but why would you think that you acting ooc would happen in a vacuum?? Clearly others have and will.

    As for LBH, mans has a lot of issues, (attachment, dependence, overbearing, etc. etc.) A lot of us are saying “obsessive” but think of his pov. First your teacher is a diqué. Then he’s the best thing that ever happened to you. Then he pushed you into hell. You spend all that time thinking he hates you for your lineage after being assured that he wouldn’t. You come back from hell, and he avoids tf out of you. He can’t give you a straight explanation. Then he sacrifices himself for your (and others’) benefit. Your teacher is gone. This massive fixture in your life is gone. You still don’t have answers. You find out that he never stopped loving you. You have even more questions. Your teacher comes back to life. His sacrifice was part of a ploy. You still have no answers.

    It’s a lot of hot and cold dancing around happening here. Ntm mans is not wholly human, has his fair share of trauma, and is fighting mental/spiritual takeover on the daily. There are a lot of factors at play here. Excuse mans for wanting to keep the best thing that ever happened to him after a lifetime of pain and loss.

    (I really didn’t expect to come out of this defending LBH as much as I did but gatdam mans has been through it if only he had a better approach to life [I blame the demon blood])

    1. After reading what you said. I certainly agree with what you said, in LBH’s perspective. He has lots of things he isn’t clear about yet. And I think MC shouldn’t expect to much from LBH, I mean. He shouldn’t accuse to much of LBH when he hasn’t thought of LBH’s perspective. The poor LBH is not aware of what SQQ thinks. SQQ should open up more to LBH, that would settle it.

  3. SQQ is finally coming to understand LBH actions a little better, and that he can’t just assume what his intentions are anymore based on the original novel so that’s some progress. Now if only LBH could find out that SQQ never had bad intentions when he tossed him in the demon world and doesn’t hate him for associating with demons. If that misunderstanding were cleared up sooner I don’t think LBH would have become so dark 😭

  4. Are you seriously f***ing telling me Luo Binghe had to watch stupid Shen Qingqiu die while holding him in his arms TWICE already??

    Also I liked the other body better, it was stronger and could clearly help Luo’s problem regarding his spiritual energy without the need to kill anyone 🙁

    1. Roxana Banos Caballero

      SQQ nearly gets raped and he’s the stupid one? Really? I love Binghe but he deserves no pity in this chapter

  5. Aw…. I really like his current body …..that can have unlimited spiritual energy and free from poison. But that knocking and getting approval to the coffin scene really makes me laugh !

    1. Irk.This child is traumatise to a rare level. Seeing the one you love died twice in your arms; And i don’t forget his mother.
      And the worst it that he was bullying him at the moment before…can he really retain his sanity at this point?

  6. Omg I feel so sorry for SQQ. He finally understood the reason for LBH’s behavior, and was even feeling soft-hearted, but dumbo LBH had to ruin it with his scare tactics. T^T And off he’s sent on yet another adventure, dammit! >< How many times is the poor dude gonna experience 'death'? Thanks so much for the chapter! <3

  7. ResidentialPsycho

    Poor Luo Binghe’s going to get seriously traumatized by his Shizun dying all the time. Who made off with Shizun’s corpse this time?! Can’t you all just leave the body be? XD

  8. Just bing read this after finding out it finally updated and I have to ask, is it truly updated every Monday? If so it brings tears of unquenchable joy to my eyes. Even then I am quite literally dying of joy from this arc.

  9. “Go ahead and hit me, in any case, I won’t die! This disciple will gladly endure Shizun’s teachings!”

    His smile seemed to conceal a trace of faint misery. ”

    Is it just me or this implied that when sqq died binghe tried and tried to kill himself to be with him but the heavens wont let the protagonist die so time and time again his attempts were foiled?

    If i was binghe, i would be traumatized cuz everytime i try to force myself on sqq he somehow escapes by “dying”. This is the 2nd try. But thinking about it. Binghe will surely continue to force himself not because he wants to but “if i do it faster, i might be able to do it before shizun gets away from me (by death or whatever xD) .”

    Now hes in his original body tho.. the demon blood is active again. Theres no escaping it now. THE UPGRADE SHALL PREVAIL. All hail fanservice button!

  10. Does no one understand the innocence of this luo muffin?!!! Of course he wouldn’t rape his Shizun..What did he do but test the waters and even with the upper hand, just stroked his waist when he ripped his clothes.

    We all know Bingmei is the strongest right now..if he was going to rape he would have. Hes madly in love with his teacher and just wants to be noticed and loved in return. Getting physical and hunting him down is the only way he can get him to pay attention to him, that thick headed SQQ would have left him high and dry, all alone for the rest of his life otherwise!

    Its clear that Shen didnt hate being touched..the text even said he melted for a second. He’s been acting out of impulse because he doesn’t want to take responsibility for all that hes done to poor Bing er and because hes a guy. His whole life LBH has been manipulated by SQQ because of that stupid system and his desire to hug a golden thigh.

    This used and abandoned and abused and heart broken Bingmei deserves him some Shizun! Its all been a story to SQQ and he needs to step up and love his muffin the right way. Not even talking about sex either. Just good ole pure love and affection. Hugs and cuddling and long walks through bamboo forest and cooking breakfast together and reading books by the fire..that kinda thing.

    1. 🗦✨ L͙ G͙ 💫🗧

      And I’m gonna make a vague guess that the hissing sound was probably…Zhu Zhilang

  11. LBH probably has an idea of what’s happening so he probably won’t sulk about SQQ dying again because he will guess that the disappearance of SQQ’s original has something to do with what happened to the body made of seed. He will know SQQ ain’t dead (again) and he will be more determined to find him again.

  12. Good job mystery person!

    LBH’s madness +10,000
    LBH’s Yandere level +maxed

    He’s never going to let SQQ go again. Ever.

    Poor LBH, he had to see his Shizun ‘die’ again and again…

  13. tsk SQQ escaped again !! Bingmei being sooooo pitiful T-T his feelings on u are not funny SQQ! :/ glad SQQ got back his ori body but thinking of Bingmei………tsk couldn’t even imagine T-T that child was left heartbroken AGAIN and would be definitely blaming himself holding SQQ’s lifeless body T-T

  14. Hahaha oh I’m so excited for this new character to appear one of my favorites too get em SQQ XD
    I’ve came to realize this isn’t a cliff hanger like how I read last time this is much better the next few chapters are ganna be great keep up the good work

  15. Poor Binghe! Hes having tough time winning the heart of his love. How frustrating for him. Shizun doesnt seem to have the slightest feels for him in that way. I dont see any romance build between this two. Binghe should have been presented instead with the original plot of story with harem full of women. Poor boy constantly have to witness the death of his love.

  16. I think that ML’s mind after this whole fiasco will be tattered in pieces smaller than molecules.

    Thank you for the chapter!

    Is it the snek guy again doing this?

    And who’s the mysterious person~?

    LB’s dad?

  17. fuckkkkkkkk you r really blessing us with this constant update schedule I LOVE U SO MUCH, this chapter is…. so promising…. was it mr snake who brought him there??? is he gonna meet luo binghe’s dad and have to ask for his hand in marriage??? WHAT WILL HAPPEN NEXT I’M SO EXCITED TO SEE

  18. Thank you so much for the chapter update!

    I wonder if there was anything left of SQQ/SY’s seed body. If there was, poor Bing-mei probably buried it near the bamboo and then declared, “Shizun, I’ll regrow your body, so come back to this disciple!”

    I’m so happy that there will be two updates a week now. I absolutely live for this novel!

  19. My gods, those monsters are sooo cool. Lots of eyes? Can’t see? Extremely fast at the sight of light? And paired with a Last Breath Candle??? I’m living, they’re so creepy.

  20. Poor SQQ. He Just came back and now had to die again. Well, he got his old body back, so he must be happy. Now he can recover his old elegance.

    Hmm, What could be the plot hole he must fix?!

    Thanks for the chapter!

  21. The timing for that plot-hole filling was a little too perfect, no?
    In a way, I’m glad though… I do ship these two, but only on the grounds of mutual consent, and that got much too close to rape for my liking..
    I wonder who’s coffin SQQ got into? The image of him knocking on the lid like it’s someone’s front door, and even getting the invitation to come in was way too funny too me…
    Perhaps Binghe’s father? Just a hunch, since this is to fill plot holes and the biggest plothole he and Airplane mentioned last time was this, so…

    Thank you for the chapter, and Happy New Year!! For all you

  22. Holy shit, this chapter was amazing!!! Those Blind Corpses were creepy af and that moment when the voice in the coffin answered back was friggin’ terrifying and hilarious 😂 is that BingDaddy, I wonder? Time will tell 😌

  23. Dunno why people keep saying poor Binghe he was totally going to rape his Shizun…

    Luo Binghe said in a panic, “Shizun, I… I was only trying to scare you just then. Don’t take it seriously! What’s wrong?”

    Bullshit… you were totally going to do that to your supposed beloved… seriously he treats his corpse better than the man himself 🙁

    Poor SQQ you mean… he is only being hurt all the damn time…

    1. I agree with you, LBH was acting horribly and I doubt that he was only joking. Even if only a joke, it was in poor taste and truly, he did treat SQQ’s corpse better than the real goods.

    2. Look sure I empathize with him, but I empathize with our Scum villain far more! after all it is his perspective we are viewing the world, we are fully aware of the originals unfortunate and bloody torturous end, but our Current MC has also suffered! hes died twice! geeze give him a damn bone! Acknowledge his suffering too!!

    3. Also I have read far too many BL stories that started out so well and loving only to end up raping the poor MC… I stop reading after that… can’t understand why they can’t have a mutual relationship rather than forced… and he would have jumped on his shizun… I totally believe it…

  24. Binghe watching Shizun die in his arms for a second time… and he’ll think it’s because of him again. Sigh. This novel. It gives me FEELS

  25. LBH saw his shizun died twice already give this guy a break!!! D:
    Also, thank you translators!! Happy Chinese New Year 😀

  26. Gossh!!! Poor LBH & SQQ!!! They really can’t catch a break. This would be the 2nd time SQQ ‘died’ in LBH’s arm… Poor BingMei will cry his heart out. This time he literally doesn’t have anything belonging to his Shizun… Well except Xui Ya, I guess…

    THANK U FOR THE TRANSLATION AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

  27. F***!! He got away! That Snaky cock-blocking bastard!! Lol I read somewhere that SQQ wouldn’t get pushed down until like chapter 80 or so, but I still hoped lol. (Sorry, not so sorrys orr but I am one of those rotten women waiting for the gong to push you down!! I am as shameless as that Airplane Shooting Toward the Sky!!). At least you update frequently, so I’m thankful to you very much!

    I’m sure LBH is just as wrecked, even more so to have SQQ body wither away and die like that after just getting him back. Not only are his balls blue now, but so is his heart once again.

  28. Oh, you are going to update on my birthday! On the 23th Feb! Best birthday gift ever! <3

    Thanks for your amazing work and I hope Luo Binghe is not too devestated that his Shizun disappeared again. (No hope there, he will be. And shit is going down, father vs son)

  29. In SQQ pov..he make this story into comedy. Not to mention he is so resilient..even if he got badly hurt, he always brush it off so quickly that I often forgot he is in fact hurting.

    Of this is from LBH pov..this story will be tragedy ..

    1. It’s from the original chinese “蛋疼”, literally meaning your eggs (testicles) ache. In this context, it was such a tough and unpleasant situation it made his balls ache. I thin there was a t/n for this a while back (not sure?). Thanking reika, i really like it when translations leave colloqiual slang like this in as it really adds flavor to the story, but since there is no such expression in english i can see why it might cause confusion. :3

  30. They got separated pretty fast this time lol without spending much time together nor coming to an agreement 🙄

    Things r just getting started!
    Thank you for your hard work! 🙏

  31. I dont know who to pity even more…
    Luo binghe for having seen another “death” of shizun, this time without a corpse. Or SQ who will be literally locked or chained by a traumatized/paranoid/gone crazy/yandere Binghe once he finds him alive even though it wasnt his fault from the start to “die”.

    Haha

    1. God this was literally my exact thought process. Poor Binghe, HOW MANY TIMES MUST HE LOSE HIS PRECIOUS SHIZUN??

      HOW MANY TIMES MUST SQQ EXPERIENCE “DEATH”?? Yet handles it all very well.

      What will their next reunion be like?? Will SQQ be locked in a cage within a locked room that LBH monitors at all times?? I NEED ANSWERS!!

  32. Whoa, who’s in there XD
    Such a waste of meticulously nurtuted Sun and Moon Dew Flower body though. I was fond of the idea that it resembled Shen Yuan’s original appearance.

    Thank you for the chapter! Happy Chinese New Year! 🐷💕💕

  33. Poor Black Bing-bun.
    Another “death” in his arms. This time without even a corpse to snuggle with.
    Doesn’t even know why this time.

  34. I .. I’m actually sad for Bingmei rn.. 🙁 awww you poor baby.. SQQ and LBH just can’t get their minds aligned for some reason lol.. anyway it really gave me goosebumps while reading about the blind corpse.. T.T haha

    Thanks for the chapter!!~ 🙇🙇🙇🙇

  35. Happy new Year to everyone!
    Thanks for the chapter, finally I manage ti catch up this last five or six chapters. So…a lot happened! I’m very sad for Luo Binghe and Shen QingQu continuous misunderstandings (and SQQ denial). Poor Luo Binghe after all his work his beloved escaped him again even if against his own will. I think I can guess who pulled him back in his original body…a thing a little creepy…who would be the one who answered him?

  36. Happy New Year!
    Thank you for the translation.
    I have no words – first hot, then sad (poor LB, for him it was such a tragic experience) and after that I was laughing non-stop because of system and also that polite coffin owner XD

  37. This plot filling & hissing meant that Snake Boy is really the thief right? And poor Shizun, no matter what, he had to finish this side story first before going back to the main route with LBH.

    Thanks for the update.. Happy New Year!!

  38. Poor LBH, time and again losing SQQ. Three times is just too much! If he’s someone who believes in destiny, this couldn’t be a good sign 🙁

    Thanks a lot and I’m very glad for a double release per week. Ganbatte translators. Happy Chinese New Year minna-san! 😉 Spread the love!

  39. Thank you for translating! 😀 Wow LBH just cannot catch a break lol. So intrigued by what’s happening too, that hissing….snek boi?
    Also:
    Shen Qingqiu felt his balls hurt incessantly as he walked outside of the tomb room.
    Um…did you mean balls of his feet…?

    1. *cough* No…? In English we say “pain in the as*” but in Chinese it’s “aching balls.”

  40. Happy new year and thank you for the chapter! Our shizun has to rely on his own ingenuity again…and poor binghe, i can just imagine him losing it, in giref over sqq’s sun moon dew body withering in his arms noooooo. eagerly anticipating the next chapter! thank you again for your hard work~

  41. I’m jumping of happiness here! Double update every week???!!!! Yey!!!!! Thanks for your hard work.💕💕

    Now about the chapter I guess LB will be mad about losing shizu again that or he will be very disappointed,poor SQQ he gets out of one bad situation only to enter in another worst. Uhf

  42. Poor SQQ/SY is really trapped in a spiral of torture and being captured right now. And it’s always the damned system’s fault!

    Can’t wait for Binghe’s daddy to show himself. Our not so little demon yandere is probably going berserk right now…

    1. Yeah, poor Shizun… captured then tortured then captured then died then captured then captured then tortured then captured then captured then died again then tortured…

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