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

Yan Ruchen finally came to his senses, his throat moving as he briefly recounted their experiences yesterday, but deliberately avoided mentioning the disappearance of his disciples and Guan Shanyu's self-harm. He immediately squatted beside Guan Shanyu, picked up the medicine bowl, and trembling slightly, tried to feed Guan Shanyu the medicine with a spoon.

But when the spoon was raised to Guan Shanyu's mouth, he couldn't open his teeth. Yan Ruchen gently pinched Guan Shanyu's jaw, forcing him to open his mouth, but Guan Shanyu immediately spat it out after just half a mouthful of the medicine was put in.

The medicinal soup just happened to be spit onto Yan Ruchen's cheek. He was stunned for half a second, looked down at the spoon in his hand, his hands trembling as if he was at a loss.

Seeing this, Jin Yu said, "How about I give it a try?"

Yan Ruchen, stunned, handed the spoon to Jin Yu. Jin Yu and Gu Yu worked together carefully, one gently pinching Guan Shanyu's mouth while the other tried to feed him the medicine. However, just like Yan Ruchen's previous attempts, the medicine was spat out the moment it entered his mouth, leaving very little medicine in the bowl.

Jin Yu and Gu Yu stamped their feet anxiously, looking at Guan Shanyu, whose face was getting paler and paler on the bed, and were extremely anxious: "How can this be? Why doesn't he want to drink? He survived the dangerous Wangshuiling before, how come he is like this just a few days after returning to the sect? Ruchen, what is going on!"

Yan Ruchen clenched his fists tightly beside his legs, his pupils slightly drooping. He didn't answer, but only said: "Please help me boil some medicine, the two girls. I will feed it."

Guyu said: "But he can't drink it at all like this, what are you going to do?"

Yan Ruchen took the medicine bowl and said, "You have to drink it today even if you have to force it."

Jin Yu and Gu Yu looked at each other, and although they had doubts, they nodded, turned around and left the room to boil new medicine.

It turned out that Yan Ruchen's violent drug administration had some effect.

He forcefully pried Guan Shanyu's teeth open. Although Guan Shanyu was still spitting while drinking, he at least managed to drink most of the medicine.

After taking the medicine, within a short time, Guan Shanyu's cold body began to warm up, and his complexion gradually regained its color. Jin Yu and the others called the old doctor and asked him to come back for a follow-up consultation. The old doctor saw that Guan Shanyu had improved, but he still reminded them not to take it lightly and to continue to observe him to ensure that he could survive the night safely.

After a long day of tossing and turning, everyone was a little tired. Jin Yu and Gu Yu looked at Guan Shanyu and Yan Ruchen. Although they were full of doubts, they also knew that now was not the time to ask questions. They tacitly walked to the other side of the room and sat down. They each fell into a long silence. Finally, they couldn't resist the sleepiness and fell asleep on the table one after another.

Yan Ruchen had been sitting beside Guan Shanyu's bed, watching his breathing gradually become calmer, his lifeless face gradually regaining its color, and his previously fluctuating body temperature gradually returning to normal. Yan Ruchen reached out and touched his neck, and feeling that his body temperature had returned to normal, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Just as he was about to withdraw his hand, he suddenly touched something with his fingertips.

Yan Ruchen gently pulled open the collar on Guan Shanyu's neck, and saw a thin red line on his fair skin under the clothes.

This red line is extremely eye-catching. At first glance, it looks like a tiny bloodstain. Like the countless scars on Guan Shanyu's body, it is winding and deep, with an indescribable tragic beauty.

Yan Ruchen stared at it for a while, rubbing his fingertips on the red rope, remembering that Guan Shanyu used this red rope to tie the suona to prevent it from falling into the water when he was at Wangshuiling, and then played it over and over again on the shore to protect them. At the same time, he was wearing this red rope today, firmly snatching the knife from the man in black, and stabbing it against his heart over and over again.

Yan Ruchen turned his head and suddenly felt that the room was a little cold.

Guan Shanyu's low yet liberated words, "I'll stay with you until here," seemed to echo around him. He sat on the bed in a daze, the sun outside the room setting from the east to the west, gradually sinking into the horizon. He slowly withdrew his hand, turned around, and stared at the darkness before him in a daze.

In the silence, he heard a deep laugh behind him. He turned around suddenly and saw Guan Shanyu still lying motionless with his eyes closed. But when he carefully approached Guan Shanyu and leaned over to his lips, he could hear Guan Shanyu's almost inaudible whisper: "Am I dead?"

Yan Ruchen immediately stood up and looked at Guan Shanyu in shock. His face was still lifeless, but he heard those four words clearly.

He immediately grasped Guan Shanyu's hand, sending him a constant stream of spiritual energy, and stared intently at Guan Shanyu, not wanting to miss any of his movements. He didn't know how long it had been, so long that autumn had already passed and winter had arrived again, so long that Yan Ruchen felt like he was hallucinating and felt like heavy snow had fallen outside the window. Only then did Guan Shanyu move his throat slightly and whispered:

"Are you dead too?"

Yan Ruchen smiled, moved closer to Guan Shanyu, looked at his pale lips and said, "Not dead, you are not dead either."

Guan Shanyu heard it clearly, but seemed a little annoyed. He moved his lips and said, "He's not dead yet. What time do I have to wait?"

Yan Ruchen shook his head and replied, "I won't die any time."

Guan Shanyu didn't say anything else, and seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep again. Yan Ruchen looked at Guan Shanyu's face, and felt uncomfortable as if something was blocking his throat. He paused for a long time before speaking, his voice a little hoarse: "Why do you have to take the initiative to die?"

But this time, after waiting for a long time, Guan Shanyu did not speak again. Yan Ruchen stared at him and saw that he seemed to have fallen asleep again, so he wanted to reach out to feel his breath. Who knew that just when his hand was raised in the air, Guan Shanyu's dull voice came out: "I failed the mission and cannot change the outcome. I don't have a God's perspective. I am just an ordinary person. How can I deal with this person who I have spent so much words and effort to build..."

Yan Ruchen's hand stopped in mid-air, looking at Guan Shanyu's face, which was fast asleep again, and listening to his voice, which was gray and floating, echoing in the room like the intermittent sound of dust. Yan Ruchen's hand clenched unconsciously.

It was very late in the night when the moon finally rose, looking like a little bit of incense ash that had been flicked off during embroidery and burned onto the inky satin.

The next morning, before the sky turned pale, Jin Yu woke up because she couldn't sleep well while leaning on the table. As soon as she opened her eyes, she first noticed Yan Ruchen who was leaning on the bed, staring at Guan Shanyu without daring to relax.

Jin Yu quietly rose, trying not to disturb Gu Yu, who was sleeping beside her. She quietly walked over to Guan Shanyu and squatted down. Seeing that his face was slightly rosier than the day before and his breathing was much more steady, she felt a little relieved. She looked at Yan Ruchen, who nodded slightly and whispered, "Thank you for your help." Jin Yu hurried out.

Soon, the old doctor was called in to examine Guan Shanyu again. After a brief examination and feeding him a few pills, he slowly spoke to the others, "His life has been saved, but this injury is serious. It's also tainted with magical energy, and his heart has been severely damaged. From now on, be careful not to injure him or cause him to become angry again. Judging from your appearance, you must be cultivators. Go back and ask your master to prescribe some medicine. You'll need to recuperate well for a few months."

Jin Yu and the others hurriedly thanked him and watched the doctor leave. Yan Ruchen was about to turn around when he found that Guan Shanyu had quietly woken up at some point and was staring at the roof with wide eyes, his expression dull and motionless.

"Shanyu! You..." Jin Yu shouted excitedly, but then thought of the doctor's instructions and immediately lowered her voice, "Are you awake?"

Guan Shanyu then noticed Jin Yu and Gu Yu standing nearby. He passed Yan Ruchen and saw them first, and asked in surprise, "Why are you... here too?"

Guyu said, "Last time, I was poisoned in Wangshuiling. You took me back to Zixiao for treatment for two days. When I woke up on the third day, we were sent back by the elders of Tianxuan. We heard that things were not going well in this area these past two days. I happened to be lying in bed in the sect for too long and my bones were itching, so I went out for a walk with Jinyu. Who knew I would run into you two? You... you were seriously injured. Who hurt you?"

Guan Shanyu was stunned for a moment, then turned his gaze to Yan Ruchen. Yan Ruchen just looked at him quietly without saying anything. When their eyes met, Guan Shanyu knew that Yan Ruchen had not told them about his heroic act of self-mutilation. Guan Shanyu did not care and said, "We were out on business and encountered an ambush. I don't have enough magic power, so that's it, haha."

When Jin and Yu saw Guan Shanyu chuckle twice, they looked at each other without saying anything.

Yan Ruchen came over and wanted to help Guan Shanyu sit up. Guan Shanyu wanted to refuse, but his throat was dry, so he thought it would be helpful to get up and drink some water. So he accepted Yan Ruchen's kindness and was helped to sit up slowly. Yan Ruchen took the bedside cup of water and fed Guan Shanyu a sip. Jin Yu beside him suddenly laughed.

Guan Shanyu looked up at her with a puzzled expression. Jin Yu quickly waved her hand and said, "I'm sorry, I just think you two have a really good relationship."

Guan Shanyu frowned, glanced at Yan Ruchen who was also a little dazed, and asked: "We?"

Jin Yu nodded, sat down in front of Guan Shanyu, and said, "Yes. You don't know that Ruchen stayed up all night taking care of you last night. He is much more attentive than the two of us. But last time we came out of Wangshuiling, I wanted to say this. When you were injured, he carried you on his back, and you sewed clothes for him. You two usually travel together. You are from the same hometown. The relationship is really good."

Guan Shanyu's face darkened. He took the water cup from Yan Ruchen's hand, moved to the side, sat up straight, and explained with a dry laugh: "Ruchen is the acting elder, and I am his disciple. It is his responsibility to look after me. I am lucky that I did not cause him any trouble."

"It didn't cause any trouble." Yan Ruchen looked back at him and replied.

Guan Shanyu glanced at him when he heard this, then looked away without saying anything. Guyu and Jinyu looked at each other, and Jinyu said, "Actually, Shanyu, we know how hard it is for you to track down the demons, but this matter is of great importance and is indeed difficult to investigate. It's normal for you to be in a bad mood and feel depressed."

Guan Shanyu turned around and looked at her with some confusion. Guyu continued, "Yes, my injury has healed. We are planning to go to Tianxuan and Zixiao today to help you."

"Don't go!" Guan Shanyu said hurriedly. Unexpectedly, his heart suddenly ached due to his excitement. Yan Ruchen quickly held him down and reminded him, "Don't get angry. Your wound hasn't fully healed yet."

Seeing this, Jin Yu and the others hurriedly said, "We are friends, and we should help each other. You don't have to put all the pressure on yourself. You helped us so much in Wangshuiling and Ruchen. Although we are not very powerful, we will do our best to help. Even if it is just to help, our master is very willing to let us go. So you, don't be discouraged, and don't lose hope because of this matter."

Guan Shanyu was slightly stunned, and Guyu nodded repeatedly and continued, "Yes, you couldn't swallow the medicine yesterday no matter how hard we tried. The doctor said you had lost the will to live, so you couldn't swallow it. If Ruchen hadn't pinched your mouth and forced the medicine down, we don't know what would happen to you today. So don't worry, we can also come to help, there is always a way to slowly solve the problem."

Guan Shanyu suddenly realized that it was no wonder that his jaw ached slightly when he woke up. He looked at the medicine bowl on the table and knew that they probably thought that he could not find the demon clan and could not find out the truth, so they were so depressed that they committed suicide.

Guan Shanyu turned his head and gave a wry smile. He saw Guyu staring at him out of the corner of his eye, so he comforted him, "Not being able to drink the medicine is probably a normal reaction to coma, and has nothing to do with the will to live."