Legend of the Great Sage

even I cannot save you.
Bear this in mind!”

Roar! The tiger’s howl was filled with violence and malice.
A tiny figure rushed out of the huge cocoon.

“Where did this little daemon come from?”

Li Qingshan casually grabbed the figure by the neck.
It was a little girl radiating with daemon qi, dressed in clothes woven from spider silk.
Her eyes were wide open, and her expression was extremely vicious, putting up a forceful struggle in his hand.

Then he noticed the faint tiger markings on the girl’s face, as well as the curled tiger tail behind her back.
He found her scarlet eyes to be rather familiar too, which left him uncertain.

“Northmoon, if you want to kill me, then kill me, but even a tiger does not harm its cubs…”

Li Qingshan waved his hand and Lolth flew out, snapping countless strands of silk and slamming against the wall heavily.
However, she eased up inside.
She felt like she had just survived a brush with death.

Back then, when she sensed a movement in her womb, she had considered directly wiping it from existence.
It was the Golden Cicada Spirit King who had persuaded her otherwise.
He said to her, “Don’t underestimate this child.
Raise her well.
She might save your life in the future.”

The little girl leapt in fright.
She had never seen such a terrifying person before, but she refused to back down, glaring right back at Li Qingshan.

Li Qingshan stared at the little girl and sensed an aura that resembled Lolth’s.
However, there was another aura that was even more powerful and violent, which he also found to be extremely familiar.
That was the aura of the tiger demon!

Apart from that, there was a feeling of a connected bloodline and fate.
He no longer had any doubts.
He only found it a little surreal.

“This little girl is my daughter!?”

Li Qingshan had no idea how to respond.
He had just promised Han Qiongzhi that he did not have any illegitimate children, only for one to appear right here.
On top of that, he had her with the loathsome Spider Queen.
This was basically a colossal joke!

“That’s right.
She is your daughter.” The Golden Cicada Spirit King’s voice rang out in his head.
He also seemed to be smiling.

“Is this supposed to be a surprise?” Li Qingshan exhaled and let go of the girl’s neck.
He knelt down on one knee and faced her, asking her, “What’s your name?”

“Go die!”

“You have quite the personality.
Like me!” Li Qingshan’s eyes narrowed, and he released the aura of the tiger demon.
He asked again, “What’s your name?”

“I- I’m called Tigress…” The little girl experienced a sense of dread and reverence instinctively.
The man before her gave off a special sense of familiarity.
She became puzzled, looking back at Lolth in search of help.

“Do you know who I am?” Li Qingshan pointed at himself.

“Who are you?” Tigress asked tenderly.

“I’m your father,” Li Qingshan smiled.

“And I’m your mother!” Tigress said angrily.

“Fucking hell!” Li Qingshan raised his hand before lowering it gently again.
He patted her on the head.
“You still don’t know anything right now, so I’ll spare you this time!” Then he barked to Lolth, “Explain everything to her and teach her some manners in the meantime too!”

Lolth only sneered.

Li Qingshan pointed at his feet.
“Get your ass over here.
You better not think I won’t kill you just because you have this protective charm!”

Only then did Lolth walk over, pulling Tigress to her side.

“Don’t blame her.
She’s violent and easily irritable.
Even my buddhist dharma struggles to change her,” said the Golden Cicada Spirit King.

“Did she only inherit the bloodline of the tiger demon?”

Li Qingshan murmured softly.
The numerous bloodlines in his body only formed a single entity through the Nine Transformations of the Demonic and Divine, and many conflicts still existed.
Inheriting only a single bloodline basically made sense.
Though, from a combination of Lolth’s viciousness and the tiger demon’s violence, it really would be quite difficult for her to end up as some good child.

“Whatever, let’s not talk about this.
She has her own path to walk.
She can already be regarded as extremely fortunate compared to regular daemons.
You haven’t ascended yet?”

“I’m already at the final juncture, but I still need you to lend me a hand!”

My Conditions—Female and Living

I just got home.
I feel a little tired.
I seem to always feel tired.
Things that others can achieve easily always seem to be particularly difficult for me.

I set off on the 24th and got back on the 28th.
During that time, I released a total of two chapters.
The chapter about the clash between Qingshan and the dragon king was just a measly two thousand characters, but I had to skip the activities organised by Qidian, spending an entire afternoon to write it.
I really didn’t slack off.
I was under the watch of my head editor, big sis Wintermelon, the entire time.

By the time the authors got back from the publishing house, we took a group photo together downstairs, and then I went back to my room to keep on writing.
I couldn’t attend the dinner together tonight either.
Only at six o’clock when we set off for Zhangjiajie did I come downstairs starving and board the bus.
It’s all thanks to big sis Wintermelon who brought some food.
I had a meal on the bus with a boxed meal in my hands.

And I’m still relatively dissatisfied with that chapter.
The clash should have spanned much deeper, matching the set up from earlier to form an even more perfect rhythm.
It might just be the difference of five hundred characters of content, but it’s like a crack in a bowl.
It’s painful.

If I were at home with much more time, then I’d be able to come up with these five hundred characters, but under the pressure of releases, I really couldn’t.
As a result, after an entire afternoon of hard work, I’ve become exhausted, and I’ve been left with a bit of a sense of defeat yet again.

But even if I wrote those five hundred characters, I’d just be calm, like that was supposed to happen.
Feeling calm is rare enough.
I’ve written three novels, over five hundred million characters.
The number of times when I truly felt satisfied have always been pitifully less.

Actually, I’m not asking for a lot—using an adequate style of writing, a consistent logic, and fleshed-out characters to write a novel that leaves people happy.
If you call me tasteless, then I’ll admit to it gladly, as this is a novel I’d like to read.

This is the exact same standard as what damned shut-ins who can’t find a wife have for their partner—female and alive.

Webnovels need satisfying points, but you can’t just keep repeating the plot and be satisfying from beginning to end.
How is that any different from jerking off? Though, perhaps the direction of development for webnovels really just needs to cast aside all impure thoughts and concentrate on writing ability, to use a simple and direct rhythm to bring the reader to a rapid, mental climax, relieving them of the various pressures of life.

Of course, there’s nothing wrong with this.
I’ve frequently done both of the things I’ve mentioned, and I can sense the relaxation and joy involved.
(PS: I am referring to writing cookie-cutter novels and reading cookie-cutter novels here.)

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Though, I noticed a very long time ago that my seemingly-simple request is basically no different from a damn shut-in looking for a girlfriend.

However, I believe that no matter how much they grumble and complain, all shut-ins will find a girlfriend.
No matter how tired or defeated I feel, I’ll end up writing a novel that I’m satisfied with.

Last of all, let’s summarise the achievements for this month.
My target is a hundred thousand characters.
So far, I’ve just exceeded eighty thousand characters.
I’m certain that if it weren’t for this gathering by Qidian, which made me spend around four or five days outside, I would have achieved this goal with ease.

There are still two days left.
I will continue working hard on writing.
If I really can’t achieve it, then just treat it like I hit a hundred thousand characters, alright? Give me some monthly votes to motivate me.

I want to write a hundred and twenty thousand characters next month!