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

"Don't worry, I've already infused him with spiritual energy. After he sleeps for half a day, the spiritual energy circulation in his body will gradually recover and he'll be fine."

Song Ziye noticed that Guan Shanyu was extremely worried, with beads of sweat on his forehead, and whispered to him to comfort him.

Hearing this, Guan Shanyu hurriedly thanked him and turned his gaze to Song Ziye, who was sitting alone at his desk, looking unhappy. Guan Shanyu stared down at the Soul Devouring Grass leaf in his palm, knowing that Song Ziye must be feeling very complicated.

After all, he had just witnessed with his own eyes that someone in the sect had secretly planted something belonging to the demon clan.

Guan Shanyu was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say. He put the Soul Devouring Grass Leaf into his sleeve and turned to pay attention to Yan Ruchen's situation.

Yan Ruchen, having lost a lot of spiritual energy, was now lying quietly in bed, appearing exceptionally peaceful. Although Yan Ruchen usually had a gentle demeanor, even if he could occasionally say something sharp, he usually had a smile on his face, appearing warm and amiable.

However, Guan Shanyu knew that this was simply a deliberate attempt to create a persona for Yan Ruchen. Since childhood, his angular features had led people to mistakenly believe he was unapproachable, often leading to bullying. As he grew older, he gradually learned to adopt a smiling demeanor, a way to avoid being so annoying.

However, when Yan Ruchen was asleep, his facial features softened considerably, and lying on the bed, he looked like a handsome young man. Guan Shanyu tilted his head to take a closer look, and the more he looked, the more he felt that he was amazing. How could he have written him so handsomely?

But while he was distracted, Song Ziye suddenly asked softly from behind him, "Shanyu, are you looking for me just because you sensed the demon's aura, or is there another reason?"

Guan Shanyu turned around after hearing this. Song Ziye's face looked very bad at this time, and he looked at him with almost despair.

Guan Shanyu knew that he was ready to receive some bad news, but asking questions did not mean that he had to tell them directly. After all, if such a person who wanted to send him to death knew these things, he might not stand on their side. Instead, he might kill them directly to silence them in order to maintain the reputation of the sect.

Besides, Yan Ruchen was still unconscious, and Guan Shanyu didn't think he could beat him.

Thinking of this, Guan Shanyu did not answer but asked: "Brother Song, why do you ask this?"

Seeing that he was avoiding the topic, Song Ziye lowered his head and chuckled, saying, "You were so afraid of Ruchen before. If you had only discovered traces of the demons, you might have chosen to report to the elders instead of looking for Ruchen."

Guan Shanyu was slightly startled when he heard this, then he smiled and asked, "Then why did Senior Brother Song help us search the forbidden area?"

Song Ziye stared at him, a helpless smile on his lips as he slowly said, "If I were to act alone, I would naturally not dare to set foot in the forbidden area. But with you all accompanying me, whether it's to protect the reputation of the sect or I'm forced to accompany you, I have a legitimate reason."

Guan Shanyu's pupils involuntarily widened a little, and he looked at him with disbelief. Song Ziye smiled at him and said apologetically, "Sorry, Shanyu, I took advantage of you again."

Guan Shanyu was not angry, but smiled. He said slowly: "Senior Brother Song, do you know something?"

Song Ziye tilted his head slightly, as if expressing doubt. Guan Shanyu raised his lip slightly and said, "I also think that Senior Brother Song is such a smart person. How could he lead us in and out of the search just because of a few words from me? I just realized it when you said that. Senior Brother Song, have you also noticed something amiss during your time at the Immortal Sect?"

Song Ziye stared at Guan Shanyu for a long time, then suddenly turned around and whispered, "Actually, I don't have any solid evidence. I've been in the sect for a long time, and after carefully sorting out the past, I have some doubts."

Guan Shanyu heard this and said seriously: "Then Senior Brother Song, tell me your doubts and what you know first, and then I will tell you what I know."

Song Ziye was slightly surprised when he heard this. He didn't expect Guan Shanyu to be so humble.

He lowered his head, his gaze sweeping across his empty hands, then looking at the mountain of files on the table. He slowly spoke, "Actually, I didn't find anything. After you came to see me last time, Shanyu, I came back and thought a lot. It's true that I used to be overconfident about the affairs of the sect, thinking that many things were within my control. Even if it was many of my fellow disciples in the sect, or even if you accepted this secret technique, I felt that no matter what, we would never really take that final step. So, I really didn't consider your feelings. I'm sorry, it's my fault."

"So I've been looking up information in the Sutra Library these past few days, trying to figure out how I can compensate you."

After a pause, Song Ziye sighed softly and continued, "I actually found something. There's a very hidden bookshelf in the Sutra Library that requires a specific password to open. It contains many detailed records about demonic things, including the Soul Devouring Grass. It also mentions that the Soul Devouring Grass requires blood essence to cultivate, but the page about the source of blood essence has been torn out."

Guan Shanyu sat quietly, waiting for him to continue, but Song Ziye did not continue. He just smiled helplessly and said, "That's all. That's all I've seen."

Guan Shanyu's eyes turned slightly, and he asked in a low voice: "Why didn't Ruchen and I see that bookshelf in the Sutra Library?"

Song Ziye smiled faintly in response, saying, "I didn't take you there because I was afraid that if you saw the book, you would think it belonged to the demon clan and give up on it, not looking elsewhere."

Guan Shanyu bit his lip lightly, sighing inwardly, but said on the surface: "Then Senior Brother Song, what are your doubts?"

Upon hearing this, Song Ziye stared at Guan Shanyu in silence, seemingly at a loss for words. He tapped his fingers on the table for a long time before slowly speaking, "Zixiao, why did you plant the Soul-Eating Grass? Is Zixiao related to my disciple's disappearance?"

Guan Shanyu slowly lowered his eyes and responded in a low voice: "Senior Brother Song, do you believe more in factual evidence or the prestige of the sect?"

Song Ziye pondered for a moment and replied, "Factual evidence."

Guan Shanyu nodded: "For many things, Senior Brother Song, just look at the facts and evidence. As for the reasons, Senior Brother Song has been in the sect longer than me and is more intelligent than me, so he must be able to see it more clearly than me."

Song Ziye's face darkened slightly when he heard this. Seeing that Guan Shanyu had no intention of speaking frankly, he turned his head to look at the ground. After a long silence, he finally smiled bitterly and shook his head. He turned to Guan Shanyu and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Shanyu, what do you want to do next?"

Guan Shanyu was silent for a moment before he replied, "Senior Brother Song, could you please help me find a few of your closest, most reserved disciples who have also received instruction in the Zixiao secret technique?"

Song Ziye was stunned when he heard this, and did not react to Guan Shanyu's intention for a moment, but when he saw Guan Shanyu looking at him seriously, he recalled the scene he saw in the forbidden room of the Formation Pavilion, and suddenly understood.

When dawn broke in the east, the first ray of morning light penetrated the window lattice and sprinkled into the room. Song Ziye gently closed the door and left in a hurry.

Watching his back gradually walking away, Guan Shanyu slowly exhaled and silently said in his heart, "Everything goes well, everything goes well." While muttering, he turned back to check on Yan Ruchen's condition.

Who knew that when he turned around, he saw the person who was resting with his eyes closed on the bed looking at him with a pair of big eyes.

"Fuck!"

Guan Shanyu jumped up from the bed in shock and instinctively stepped back, but Yan Ruchen grabbed his wrist and nearly pulled him back onto the bed, where he was in great danger of falling on top of him. With a quick-thinking move, Guan Shanyu bent his knees and knelt on the ground.

His upper body hit the bed hard, causing him to grimace in pain.

Seeing Guan Shanyu staggering and about to fall, Yan Ruchen had been trying to help him up, but Guan Shanyu knelt down before him. Yan Ruchen raised the corner of his mouth, sat up from the bed, and reached out to help him up. After Guan Shanyu stood up from the ground with a grin on his face, Yan Ruchen slowly said, "There's no need for such a grand ceremony."

Guan Shanyu rubbed his arms and chest that had been hit, took a few deep breaths, and asked, "When did you wake up?"

Yan Ruchen's gaze fell on Guan Shanyu's hand massaging his chest, and he replied, "I was here when you and Song Ziye were chatting just now."

Guan Shanyu raised his eyebrows and asked in surprise: "So early? Then why didn't you say anything?"

Yan Ruchen curled his lips and didn't answer. He just looked at Guan Shanyu's chest and asked, "Does it hurt?"

Guan Shanyu looked down at himself, nodded, and said, "Not bad."

Yan Ruchen asked again: "The arrow wound you got last time seems to be there too? Has it healed?"

Guan Shanyu nodded again: "It has scabbed over in the past two days, so it doesn't seem to be a big problem."

Yan Ruchen asked again: "Will you hit the scab again when you bump into it? Is that okay?"

Guan Shanyu was stunned when he heard this, and hesitated: "No way..." Yan Ruchen raised his head slightly and reminded: "Check it out, you still have the leaves of the Soul Devouring Grass on your body, and there are wounds on your body, which may be harmful to you."

Guan Shanyu's eyes widened slightly, and after a moment of thought, he said softly, "That makes sense."

Yan Ruchen then said, "Lift up the clothes and take a look."

So when Song Ziye pushed the door open with three disciples, what caught their eyes was Guan Shanyu sitting half-naked on the edge of the bed, and Yan Ruchen, who had woken up at some point, with his head close to Guan Shanyu's chest but was blocked by Guan Shanyu and no one knew what he was doing.

The four stood at the door in shock. One disciple looked at Song Ziye quietly and asked in a low voice: "Senior Brother Song, are we here at the wrong time?"

Song Ziye hesitated for a moment and said nothing. Instead, Guan Shanyu noticed something was happening first. He turned around and saw four people standing neatly outside the door. He quickly stood up from the bed and put on his clothes. He explained, "No, no, it's not what you think. It's a misunderstanding."

Song Ziye and the other three turned to look at Yan Ruchen, who was standing behind Guan Shanyu. He stood up straight with an expressionless face, looking at everyone indifferently. A half-smile, a completely devoid of warmth, appeared on his face. He said calmly, "Are you here? Then hurry up. We have to get down the mountain as soon as possible."

Guan Shanyu was a little surprised when he heard this and turned around. Seeing that Yan Ruchen had no intention of explaining, he suddenly realized that there was really no need for him to explain to them. They didn't ask, so wouldn't it be more appropriate for him to explain first?

Upon hearing this, Song Ziye and the other three exchanged glances, then nodded, walked into the house and gently closed the door.

Yan Ruchen rose from the couch and walked to the desk, where he sat down. Seeing that he looked normal, Song Ziye didn't ask about his recovery. He and his disciples also sat around the desk. Seeing that everyone was seated, Guan Shanyu hurriedly straightened his clothes and stepped forward. However, the desk was already occupied, leaving no room, so he pulled a stool over and sat behind Yan Ruchen.

Seeing this, Yan Ruchen slightly turned sideways and moved the stool a little to make some space for Guan Shanyu, then signaled to Guan Shanyu to take out the leaves of the Soul-Eating Grass.

After the leaf was placed in the center of the desk, Yan Ruchen looked at the three disciples and said, "You are all disciples who have received the Purple Sky Secret Technique. Please use what you have learned to sense who has touched this leaf before, or who has cultivated it."

Guan Shanyu quickly added, "However, since only disciples who have received the secret technique can sense it, to ensure everyone's conviction, we need Senior Brother Song and Brother Ruchen to see it with their own eyes."

Song Ziye, Yan Ruchen and the others looked at him with some confusion. Guan Shanyu approached Yan Ruchen and whispered, "Take out the thing you brought out from the spirit turtle."