Do you really think you can get me with just a banana?

Childhood memories are always vague. Guan Shanyu doesn't remember the details of being rescued. He only clearly remembers that his neighbor's brother didn't take him home directly, but instead carried him back to his own home. He gave Guan Shanyu a hot bath to cool him off, replaced his wet clothes with clean clothes, poured him warm milk, and let him play video games.

After making sure that the quarrel at home had subsided and the neighbors had dispersed, he took Guan Shanyu by the hand, pushed the cart with one hand, held his little hand with the other, and sent him home. Under the setting sun, two figures, one tall and one short, walked slowly on the small road in the small town.

Guan Shanyu remembered that the neighbor brother reminded him as they walked: "Qingzi, when we get to your house later, don't say anything. I will talk to my uncle and aunt."

He also remembered that when he appeared in front of his parents wearing borrowed clothes and heard that he had fallen into the water, his parents' first reaction was not anxiety, but anger, angry that he had caused trouble. So Guan Shanyu subconsciously wanted to hide under the table as usual to avoid his parents' scolding. Seeing this, the neighbor's brother pulled him over and protected him behind him, saying to his parents: "Uncle and aunt, I took Qingzai out to play, and he accidentally fell into the water. Don't blame him."

The neighbor's brother's father was a well-known intellectual in the county, his mother ran a large company, and he himself was a top student in a key middle school. Faced with such a child, Guan Shanyu's parents just said a few polite words to the neighbor's brother, and the matter was over.

Later, the neighbor's brother waited at the door for a long time, until he was sure that Guan Shanyu's parents would not scold him anymore, then he rode away on his bike under the moonlight.

That day, Guan Shanyu was not beaten for the first time.

The person in front of him at that time looked about 70% similar to his neighbor's brother, but when Guan Shanyu looked at him today, he felt that they were not alike at all.

Not like that, nothing like that at all.

Not even a single hair looks like it.

Seeing Guan Shanyu staring at him, Song Ziye understood that he was feeling uncomfortable. Just as he was about to continue the conversation, Guan Shanyu had already stood up and bowed slightly to him. He forced a wry smile and said softly, "Actually, I just had nothing to do today and came to ask casually. I don't mean anything else. Brother Song, do you still have homework to do? Let's end our conversation here. Sorry for interrupting you."

Song Ziye was about to say "Don't disturb me" but Guan Shanyu turned around and didn't give him any chance to respond, and hurriedly fled along the path.

Guan Shanyu bit his lip as he ran furiously along the mountain road. He had no idea where he was, as he didn't know much about the interior of the Purple Sky Spirit Realm. It wasn't until he saw a platform with a wide view ahead, shrouded in mist in the distance, that he suddenly remembered that this was the training ground where he had landed when he first entered the Purple Sky Realm.

Guan Shanyu had no strength left at this moment. He walked to the steps. There was no one coming and going here, so no one would drive him away. He sat down on the ground, collapsed in a daze.

In fact, when Yan Ruchen first told him about it, he didn't believe it. If it were something else, he might have believed it, but when he said Song Ziye was sending him to his death, he really didn't believe it. He imagined Song Ziye to be a gentle and kind male second character, who cared about the people and was compassionate...

Oh, that’s not right. The common people are the common people, and the disciples of the immortal sect are another matter.

Guan Shanyu smiled bitterly and shook his head, rolled up his sleeves and looked at the scar on his arm.

He didn't know how many beatings he had received since he came into this world. He remembered that he used to have good skin, and both friends and colleagues would praise him, saying that his skin was good enough to advertise a plastic surgery hospital.

But how did it become like this now?

He was clearly trying hard to follow the plot, so why did this happen?

Is it because he's not the protagonist? Just a bystander, cannon fodder, a nobody, just another person passing through the streets, that all his efforts are meaningless? So the ending can never be changed? His inevitable death, even if not driven down the mountain, would have been due to some other cause?

So why did the system want him to change his fate? He had spent ten times more time creating Song Ziye than Yan Ruchen, but Song Ziye's current image was completely different from his original intention. What was the point of his hard work?

Guan Shanyu suddenly thought of Song Ziye's face, and his nose suddenly felt sore, and his eyes instantly reddened. He felt ridiculous. He had created this character with his beautiful memories, but now he was asking for his own death.

In order to prove to him that he had no affair with Si Hongyin, he had actually followed Yan Ruchen to a haunted place like Wangshuiling. If it weren't for Yan Ruchen, he would probably have become a monster in Wangshuiling like the other disciples.

Guan Shanyu smiled bitterly a few times, and the grievances that had been pent up in his heart for more than a year finally burst out. He lowered his head, buried his face between his legs, and couldn't help crying.

It was quiet all around because all his disciples were sent down the mountain to carry out missions, and this place became his place of solitude.

Occasionally, one or two curious birds would land on a branch, look at the boy sitting motionless with his legs folded, and tilt their heads to try to find out what was going on. But when he didn't react, the birds got bored and flew away with flapping wings.

Just like that, the birds came and went, and Guan Shanyu sat alone all the time. Until the sun slowly rose from the east, slowly climbed to the top of his head, and then slowly slid to the west, he slowly raised his head, his eyes full of bitterness, staring at the vast sea of ​​clouds in front of him.

He watched, and suddenly couldn't help himself. He straightened up, slammed his breath into his dantian, and shouted towards the open space in front of him: "Fuck you, stupid system! Either kill me directly or don't come out! Let your developer fill his brain with water to prevent his small intestine from taking up space and creating a useless system like yours...Ah!"

Guan Shanyu had just cursed halfway when his mouth was covered by someone, and a strong fragrance hit his nose.

He turned around in horror, only to see someone standing behind him, covering his mouth with his hand. Guan Shanyu quickly took his hand away from his mouth, looked at the person in front of him in surprise, and said, "Baga-chan? Why are you here?"

Li Suyin rolled her eyes, patted the hand that had just covered her mouth, and said speechlessly: "My name is Li Suyin, try calling me Baga-chan again?"

Guan Shanyu said "Oh" and turned his head away without looking at her. However, Li Suyin noticed Guan Shanyu's abnormality and walked in front of him to look at him carefully. Guan Shanyu turned half of his body again when he saw this. Li Suyin leaned over again, and this time she could see clearly. She asked in surprise, "Are you crying?"

Guan Shanyu immediately denied it: "No."

Li Suyin straightened up and frowned, "You've obviously been crying. Your eyes are swollen like walnuts. Could it be that your system is alive? Has it issued you some incredible mission?"

Guan Shanyu got angry when he thought about it, and said in a deep voice: "No, he's dead. Why are you here?"

Li Suyin said "Oh" and sat down next to Guan Shanyu, fiddling with the sleeves of her goose yellow chiffon dress. "Yan Ruchen and his men searched our palace for a portrait. They said there was something wrong with it, so they handed it over to your elders. They summoned us here at noon to explain. My father and the elders are in the main hall, so I came out for a stroll. Who knew I'd run into you cursing in the street? You dare? Cursing so loudly, if anyone hears you, you're done."

Guan Shanyu sneered, staring blankly ahead, and said, "Such quick movements, and a good disciple who takes the people of the world as his responsibility."

Li Suyin frowned and asked, "What are you talking about? Why are you moving so fast?"

Guan Shanyu looked back at her and said, "Yan Ruchen and I told each other that there's something wrong with the portrait hanging in your main hall. We can check you out."

"What?!" Li Suyin stood up and looked at him in disbelief, asking in shock, "Why are you doing this? My family are all good citizens! And how could you report me? Aren't we in the same boat?"

Guan Shanyu laughed bitterly and said in a self-deprecating tone, "It was true before, but not now. You can run away, but I may not be able to escape. How about this, let's die together. This way, you don't have to marry Fatty, and I can end this nightmare. Maybe we can go back to the modern era together..."

"You bastard! Are you crazy? What are you talking about? We are all dead in modern times!"

Before Guan Shanyu could finish, Li Suyin rushed over and grabbed Guan Shanyu's neck, knocking him down. However, Guan Shanyu didn't intend to dodge at all. He closed his eyes and fell to the ground, letting Li Suyin grab his neck and provocatively said, "Harder, strangle me to death."

As soon as she finished speaking, Li Suyin suddenly let go of Guan Shanyu's neck. Guan Shanyu opened his eyes in confusion, only to see Li Suyin had rolled to the side, crying out in pain. Just as Guan Shanyu was about to stand up, a figure appeared behind him.

When he turned around, Yan Ruchen was standing there grimly, staring at him.

Guan Shanyu quickly turned around, trying to avoid Yan Ruchen's gaze, but Yan Ruchen asked directly: "She wanted to kill you, why didn't you hide?"

Li Suyin shouted from afar: "No, no, I didn't kill him, I was just joking!" Guan Shanyu saw Li Suyin blinking desperately at him for help, so he nodded silently to show his agreement.

Yan Ruchen said nothing more and walked around Guan Shanyu to stand in front of him. Guan Shanyu immediately turned his head to the side to avoid him, but Yan Ruchen had already seen Guan Shanyu's red and swollen eyes and the tears on his face. He immediately raised his hand, and the next second Li Suyin's neck flew over and fell into Yan Ruchen's hand.

Li Suyin groaned in pain. Seeing this, Guan Shanyu immediately stood up. He wanted to reach out and pry Yan Ruchen's fingers apart, but he didn't dare to touch him. He could only anxiously say, "It really is a misunderstanding. We know each other, and we were just joking."

Li Suyin's tears also fell, and she nodded desperately: "Yes, yes, spare my life."

Yan Ruchen stared at Guan Shanyu for a while, but ultimately didn't ask any more questions. He let go of Li Suyin and said to the two of them in a deep voice, "I'm sorry to interrupt your play. The elder wants to see Li Suyin, so I'll take her away first."

"what?!"

Li Suyin screamed, but Yan Ruchen had already coldly grabbed her neck and left. Guan Shanyu watched Li Suyin pleading for help as she was slowly dragged away. He sighed and didn't want to care about her anymore. He sat down on the ground again and continued to daze.

Yan Ruchen grabbed Li Suyin's collar, quickly avoiding Guan Shanyu's sight, and then let go. Li Suyin's neck loosened, and her first reaction was to run away. Yan Ruchen immediately stopped her with a stern voice: "Miss Li, Palace Master Li and the elders have ordered that you are not allowed to move around freely."

Li Suyin immediately stopped, lowered her head and acted like a quail, her voice as thin as a mosquito: "No... I wasn't running around, I was just taking a walk."

Yan Ruchen stared at her expressionlessly, and when he saw her slowly moving forward, he followed her.

The two of them arrived at the Zixiao Hall. Yan Ruchen pointed to a side hall and told her to stay put and wait until she was called before taking any action. Li Suyin lowered her head, twisting her handkerchief in her hands and nodding repeatedly. After Yan Ruchen confirmed that she was behaving well, he went to the main hall alone.

Inside the main hall, the flickering candlelight illuminated the calm figures of several elders.

Qiushui Jianji and Qingyuanzi sat as still as pine trees, while Yuan Chongxiao's expression revealed a sense of transcendence. Currently, this matter had not yet been reported to the other elders remaining on Yunji Zen, to avoid further complications from rumors.

Previously, Wang Shuyan had stood in the center of the Yunji Zen Hall, often answering the elders' questions with complete ignorance. Now, however, the tide had turned, and Li Xiuqi, under the scrutiny of the crowd, remained calm, unlike Wang Shuyan's evasiveness. Facing the inquiries, Li Xiuqi spoke frankly, "This portrait was indeed painted by us, and the person depicted has been here before. There's no need to hide this."

After these words, the hall fell silent. The elders looked at each other, as if surprised by Li Xiuqi's frankness. Qiushui Sword Lady asked directly, "Who is the person in this portrait? Do you know what this magical weapon he holds is?"