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

Guan Shanyu pulled Yan Ruchen all the way to the end of the alley before letting go. Yan Ruchen's expression was complicated and difficult to read, his brows were furrowed, he stared at the ground, and said nothing.

It was late at night, the streets were deserted, and the sky was as dark as Yan Ruchen's face. Guan Shanyu turned and faced the silent Yan Ruchen, saying softly, "Your spiritual mirror has recorded all the details. I know you're feeling complicated right now. The next step is up to you."

Yan Ruchen suddenly looked up, staring at him intently, and asked, "How exactly did you find out all this? Why did you choose to bring me here? Even if I had seen Wang Tianyang in prison, I would have at most thought he was a reactionary cultivator who was arrested for causing chaos. Why did you associate this with the thief crying thief?"

Guan Shanyu laughed and said, "I hadn't figured it out at first. Maybe I've been stimulated too much recently, which has stimulated my potential. A lot of things that I couldn't figure out have suddenly become clear to me."

Yan Ruchen continued to stare at him without blinking. Seeing this, the latter smiled and said, "Think about Yuchen Palace. Why, despite years of strong support from the imperial court, has it still been unable to surpass the other three sects? There are so many immortal sects, why has no one ever opposed the three-way confrontation? We have been in the sect for almost two years now. Have you seen Tianxuan and Zixiao achieve any great success? If it is really just for the purpose of developing immortal abilities, why would we choose disciples with strong backgrounds?"

"Public opinion can be manipulated. As it grows stronger, it will inevitably become a monopoly."

Guan Shanyu is a young man who has studied "Theory of Imperialism". He didn't dare to think about it before, but now he has figured it out.

Yan Ruchen stared at Guan Shanyu until he finished speaking, remaining silent. However, recalling the sect elders' previous series of bizarre decisions, his hands unconsciously clenched into fists in his sleeves. Guan Shanyu stared at him in silence for a moment, then turned and walked deeper into the alley. Seeing him move, Yan Ruchen immediately called out to him, "Where are you going!"

Guan Shanyu stopped and didn't look back. He said calmly, "Go back. Sooner or later, they will find out that we have found this place. Now that things have come to this, I think you can do it alone. But whether you continue to investigate or not, I feel that it is not suitable for me to stay here."

Yan Ruchen took a few quick steps forward. Even though his hands were still shaking slightly from shock, he asked, "Go back? Aren't you afraid they'll harm you? After all, you still have that secret technique."

Guan Shanyu smiled, turned around and looked at him, and said: "Not everyone is destined to be a man. I am just an ordinary person, a nobody. You can do whatever you want, but my ending cannot be changed."

Yan Ruchen opened his eyes slightly and met Guan Shanyu's gaze.

It was a bottomless pool. Guan Shanyu had a smile on his face, but there was sarcasm in his expression. After saying these words lightly, he turned around, put his hands behind his back, and slowly walked deeper into the alley, as if he had walked into an abyss, but he didn't care.

Yan Ruchen clenched his fists, veins bulging, and hurriedly caught up with Guan Shanyu. Just as he was about to reach out to pull him, an arrow suddenly flashed in front of him. He immediately pulled Guan Shanyu into his arms, and the stone bricks beside him were instantly pierced by an arrow that came from nowhere, and rocks flew everywhere.

"I knew it was impossible to escape death."

Guan Shanyu was still staring at the arrow on the ground in a daze, but Yan Ruchen had already pulled his hand and ran to the side, shouting, "Run!"

Guan Shanyu violently broke free from his grasp, listening to the hurried footsteps on the walls and rooftops, and said, "Why are you running? You can handle them. Just capture one and keep him alive."

Yan Ruchen hurriedly turned around to look at him and said, "Do you know how many people are here? I may not be able to protect you."

"If you can't protect me, then don't protect me." Guan Shanyu squatted in the corner and said, "Anyway, my storyline is over. I'll die sooner or later. I've had enough of this kind of life. It's just right for me to die. You can go and fight, don't worry about me."

Yan Ruchen was stunned when he heard this. Before he could come to his senses, a quick and subtle wind pierced the night sky. Along with the "whoosh" sound of breaking through the air, several black feather arrows shot out from the darkness.

Upon seeing this, Yan Ruchen twisted his body instantly, like a strong grass in the wind, and stood firmly in front of Guan Shanyu.

He pushed hard with his feet, and the ground seemed unable to bear the force. Dust was slightly raised, and he took advantage of this to leap up. His sword was unsheathed, and a cold light flashed. Qing Meng let out a sword roar like a dragon's roar, tearing the silence of the night.

The tip of the sword drew a smooth arc in the air, accurately shooting down several approaching arrows.

After confirming that Guan Shanyu was safe, Yan Ruchen immediately pulled him up and tried to evacuate. However, just as Guan Shanyu was reluctantly lifted from the ground, Yan Ruchen noticed dark shadows in the darkness. Several men in black were approaching silently, with swords flashing, spiritual power surging, and their cultivation was unfathomable.

Yan Ruchen stood in front of Guan Shanyu again, and immediately swung his sword to fight against the countless men in black. Unexpectedly, when he was about to fight back, the men in black quickly set up a formation, and one of them pointed his sword at the sky. Suddenly, an inexplicable force suppressed the flow of Yan Ruchen's spiritual power.

Yan Ruchen's heart trembled, and he quickly turned back to look at Guan Shanyu, shouting, "Run!"

Guan Shanyu looked up when he heard the voice, and saw Yan Ruchen was suppressed by the formation and still looking at him. It was probably because he was distracting him, so he sighed, gestured "OK", stood up and ran to the other side. Unexpectedly, as soon as he turned around, his neck was pinched by a man in black who had suddenly appeared beside him.

Guan Shanyu: “…” I should have not run away earlier.

The night was as dark as ink. Deep in the alley, only a few dim lanterns were swaying, casting mottled shadows.

Yan Ruchen was about to mobilize his inner energy to repel the group of men in black, but when he turned around, he saw Guan Shanyu being held hostage. His inner energy, which had already been half-circulated, suddenly stopped. He looked at Guan Shanyu in disbelief and shouted at the man in black, "Let him go!"

The man in black tightly grasped Guan Shanyu's neck, leaving him speechless. Seeing Yan Ruchen's hands clenched tightly, veins bulging, and clearly ready to unleash his spiritual power to counterattack at any moment, the man in black coldly said, "You can let him go, but you must lock your own spiritual veins first."

Upon hearing this, Yan Ruchen's eyes froze, and he was stunned for a few seconds. Seeing this, the man in black unhesitatingly used the tip of his sword to cut a thin scar on Guan Shanyu's neck, and blood oozed out quietly. Yan Ruchen immediately came to his senses and loudly agreed: "Okay! Put the knife down."

"Wait." Although Guan Shanyu was being strangled and had difficulty breathing, he still tried his best to squeeze out these words, "Don't seal the spiritual veins, otherwise we will all be finished."

Yan Ruchen was anxious and was about to speak when the man in black threatened him, "If he doesn't do as he's told, you'll be the one to die! Don't you even care about your own life?"

Hearing this, Guan Shanyu was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, mocking him, "You stupid NPC, do you think if I don't die this time, I'll be able to die next time? Everyone is mortal since ancient times. If I have to die, it has to be by my own hands. It's not your turn to decide."

After saying that, Guan Shanyu suddenly exerted force, snatched the sword from the black-clothed man's hand, and thrust it into his own chest.

"what!!!"

Before Guan Shanyu could even scream, the man in black screamed first. Guan Shanyu sneered, pulled out the sword from his chest, and stabbed himself several times, mocking him, "Who do you think you're threatening? You think you can threaten him by holding me hostage? You think too highly of me. Stupid NPC, fuck you!"

The man in black hadn't expected Guan Shanyu to be so resilient. He frightened him and loosened his grip, sending Guan Shanyu plummeting to his knees, vomiting blood. Yan Ruchen, witnessing this scene, was shocked and enraged, his spiritual power erupting instantly. Seeing the situation was dire, the men in black fled into the night.

However, the aftermath of Yan Ruchen's spiritual power shattered the surrounding houses, and several men in black who were a beat slower were instantly torn into pieces by the violent impact of this force.

As the night faded, residents were awakened by loud noises and rushed out of their homes. Seeing the ruins and devastation before them, they exclaimed, "Oh my God! What happened?"

Elsewhere, on a long street, Guan Shanyu collapsed onto Yan Ruchen's shoulder. He couldn't cough up the blood anymore, and he felt a bit exhausted from the bumpy ride. He felt nauseous. He vaguely realized that Yan Ruchen was carrying him around the street looking for a clinic, so he whispered to him, "Don't worry about me, just walk on your own..."

Seeing that Guan Shanyu, who had been calling out for a long time without any response, finally spoke, Yan Ruchen hurriedly stopped and said, "Shanyu, how are you feeling? Do you have any medicine with you? I searched for it on you for a long time but couldn't find it. I'll take you to the clinic now, or you can tell me what prescription you need and I'll go get it for you."

Guan Shanyu leaned weakly on Yan Ruchen's shoulder. After listening to what he said in one breath, he laughed and said, "Don't waste your energy. This is the end anyway. If I continue to follow you, you will be dragged down by me. My journey here is enough."

Yan Ruchen was stunned, not understanding what he meant. His mind went blank for a moment. His throat moved, and he tilted his head slightly to look at the person behind him. The person was already leaning against his shoulder, covered in blood, and had stopped moving. Yan Ruchen was a little panicked, and tried to steady his tone, calling him softly: "Guan, Guan Shanyu, you are still alive, don't die yet, I, I will go find a doctor for you..."

Unexpectedly, Guan Shanyu actually moved, raising a hand and pointing towards a corner. Yan Ruchen trembled slightly and looked in the direction Guan Shanyu pointed. Before he saw anything, he heard Guan Shanyu whisper over his shoulder, "Your new partner is here. It's time for me to log off."

At the corner of the street, two young girls, one in yellow and the other in pink, walked side by side towards them. They were just strolling leisurely down the street, but when they saw the two young men at the intersection from afar, they raised their hands and greeted them, "It looks like Ruchen!"

A cool breeze blew during the day, and the autumn air became deeper.

The first rays of sunlight, shimmering through the mist on the mountaintops, fell upon this small town. Inside a small clinic, the asparagus fern on the windowsill had grown outside. An elderly physician held the wrist of a patient in bed, stroking his beard and sighing. Several anxious young men stood nearby, one of whom asked, "Master, why are you sighing?"

The old doctor looked up, brow furrowed, and said, "This young man's wounds are healing incredibly quickly, and the bleeding has stopped temporarily. However, he's too weak, and new injuries have been incurred before the old ones have healed. More importantly, his will to live is weak, and he can't even take medicine after losing so much blood. If this continues, I'm afraid he won't make it through the night."

Jin Yu's eyes widened as he asked, "You said...he won't make it through the night?"

The old doctor sighed and nodded in confirmation. "He must have been injured by a magical weapon. The wounds are mostly concentrated in his heart. His pulse shows heart damage. Give him this medicine first. If he finishes it and survives tonight, I'll come back tomorrow to think of a solution for him."

After saying that, the old doctor shook his head and left the four of them in the room. Jin Yu and Gu Yu looked at Guan Shanyu, whose face was as pale as paper, lying on the bed, and then looked at Yan Ruchen, who was standing there in shock. Gu Yu broke the silence and asked, "Ruchen, what's going on?"