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

The two of them descended the mountain, gradually moving away from the Zixiao Sect's territory, and ultimately decided to return to Yuchen Palace. However, at a fork in the road between the downtown area and the secluded area, they hesitated. Guan Shanyu stared at the two forks in the road, feeling unsure about which to choose. He then turned to Yan Ruchen and asked, "How about we take the less-traveled path?"

Yan Ruchen pondered for a moment, then suggested, "Let's go where there are more people. Are you hungry? Let's find a place to eat and discuss this while we eat."

Guan Shanyu hissed and said cautiously, "Wouldn't that be too conspicuous? We're doing this secretly now. What if the elders find out on the street?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Ruchen's lips curled up, a hint of a smile flashing across his brows. He imitated Guan Shanyu's tone and responded, "It's precisely because we're doing this kind of thing that we need to go to the downtown area. They're always keeping an eye on you. If they see you coming and going in the downtown area, they'll just think you're just strolling around. But if they see you often going to secluded places, they'll become suspicious."

Guan Shanyu couldn't help but sneer when he heard this, and suddenly realized: "You are right, I have been scared these past few days. I always feel like I am doing something sneaky, so I always want to hide away."

Yan Ruchen looked at him, a smile on his face, and shook his head slightly, then pointed in the direction of the downtown area and made a gesture of invitation. Guan Shanyu nodded, smiled and gave him an "OK", and the two young men walked side by side towards that road.

Arriving at the downtown street, the scene was a stark contrast to the mountain roads and forests; it was remarkably lively. Vendors hawked their wares along the streets, their calls echoing one after another. The stalls were filled with a dazzling array of goods, offering everything from silks and satins to porcelain and jade, snacks, and tea. Pedestrians thronged shoulder to shoulder, some stopping to browse while others hurried on their way. Children played and played, their laughter a constant presence.

Guan Shanyu and Yan Ruchen chose a restaurant on the street that was crowded with customers. As the saying goes, many customers mean good food. Guan Shanyu saw that the restaurant was full of people, so he pulled Yan Ruchen in, ordered two baskets of buns and two bowls of noodles, and was then led by the waiter to a private seat on the second floor.

As soon as he stepped onto the stairs, he saw a group of immortal sect disciples riding horses hurriedly passing by the door. Guan Shanyu turned around and exchanged a glance with Yan Ruchen. The two of them walked silently and quietly to the second floor, avoiding the attention of the passing disciples.

The second floor was slightly sparser than the first, but equally bustling with activity. Everyone gathered around, discussing the recent rumors circulating about the immortal sect. Guan Shanyu and Yan Ruchen found a quiet window seat and sat down. Guan Shanyu glanced at several immortal sect disciples milling about downstairs and smiled at Yan Ruchen, "It seems Jin Yu and Gu Yu are doing a good job. With these rumors, it's no wonder they don't have time for us."

Yan Ruchen nodded in agreement: "Because our schedule is very tight. Not counting today, it only took two days to get from Tianxuan to Zixiao."

Guan Shanyu smiled, gave him a thumbs up, and said, "It's mainly because our brother Ruchen is so good."

When Yan Ruchen heard him call him that, he suddenly remembered that day at Wangshuiling when he pulled Guan Shanyu out of the water and Guan Shanyu hugged his neck and called him brother.

Yan Ruchen's eyelids trembled slightly as he stared at Guan Shanyu across the table. His palms unconsciously clenched, and a sudden itch welled up inside him. But after the person opposite him finished praising him, he turned his head away, looking downstairs with a cautious and curious look on his face, completely unaware of Yan Ruchen's subtle change.

After the waiter brought the food to the table, Guan Shanyu thanked him and took out two chopsticks from the chopstick holder without hesitation and started to eat. Yan Ruchen watched Guan Shanyu slurping the noodles from the opposite side silently, and then followed his example, picking up a noodle from his bowl and taking a sip.

When Guan Shanyu finished the last drop of noodle soup in his bowl and smacked his lips in satisfaction, he saw Yan Ruchen staring at him intently across from him. Guan Shanyu looked down at his empty bowl, then at Yan Ruchen's almost full bowl of noodles and the elegant way he ate them. He couldn't help but feel embarrassed, scratching his head and apologetically saying, "Sorry, I'm so hungry."

Upon hearing this, Yan Ruchen put down his chopsticks and nodded with a smile on his face. Guan Shanyu also laughed with him, picked up the hot buns in the cage with his chopsticks, took a bite and said, "You keep eating. While you eat, I will tell you about my plan."

Meanwhile, the waiter had already seen off one table of guests and was welcoming a new one. After the new guest sat down and ordered their food, the waiter shouted downstairs to the kitchen, "Two ounces of rice wine, a pound of beef, and a basket of steamed buns." Upon hearing the kitchen's response, the waiter draped a handkerchief over his shoulders and turned to the other table, saying, "Please wait a moment, sir. The food will be right up."

The customer nodded and continued to eat the free peanuts on the table and chat with his friends. No one noticed that there were two teenagers sitting in the corner by the window.

Guan Shanyu looked around, making sure he was maintaining a suitable distance from the nearby diners. Then he lowered his voice and explained to Yan Ruchen, "This is what I was thinking. Given the current lack of an authoritative institution like the Immortal Overlord in the Immortal Realm, even if we have solid evidence, we have nowhere to file a complaint. So, I thought we could leverage the power of the people. We could choose a public venue to expose the evidence we've collected and call on the remaining hundred sects, excluding the four major ones, to join in the crusade and escalate the situation. Here's the specific plan."

"I've chosen Yunze Realm as the location because it's home to a large concentration of immortal sects, like Yulintai and Fang Jiulong. Two days from now, I plan to spread word that the four major sects are holding a gathering in Yunze Realm, recruiting hundreds of disciples to attend. At the same time, I'm going to spread word to Yunjichan that the immortal sects have been convicted and a public trial will be held in Yunze Realm. After Yu Kunliang replaces Elder Wang's tablet, Elder Wang will be unable to communicate freely with the outside world. This will sow suspicion among them and alienate their relationships. I'll also reveal to the other three sects of Tianxuan that Elder Wang is planning to reveal their anti-immortal cultivation activities in Yunze. This will undoubtedly cause them to panic. Once everyone has been tricked, I'll use the Spirit Realm to expose their evil deeds. When the world knows of their evil deeds, they'll inevitably rise up and attack them."

Yan Ruchen put down his chopsticks and listened carefully to Guan Shanyu's words. After a moment of contemplation, he shook his head and said, "This plan is indeed feasible, but there is an obvious loophole."

Guan Shanyu nodded and said seriously: "You say."

Yan Ruchen said, "Currently, the world of immortal cultivation is dominated by the four major sects, but there has never been an organization to rule over the other sects. This is because there is fierce competition among them, and they are unwilling to submit to each other, and they all want to be superior to each other. However, this competition is limited to the four sects. If a small sect outside infringes on their interests, the four sects will cooperate and act in unison.

"Once we make it public, they can claim the spiritual realm story is pure fiction, or that their disciples were bewitched by demons. Smaller sects might not have the courage to confront them. After all, they're up against the four great immortal sects, and no one wants to be the first to act. As for the common people, even if they're unwilling, they're ultimately powerless. If the immortal sects just randomly send a few people out to take the blame, no one will care after a while."

Hearing this, Guan Shanyu lowered his eyelids slightly, thought for a moment, and said slowly: "What you said makes sense, do you have any ideas?"

Yan Ruchen thought for a moment, raised the corners of his lips slightly, and said in a low voice: "Borrowing a knife to kill."

After dinner, the two went to Yuchen Palace as planned.

However, just as Guan Shanyu was about to climb over the wall, he was suddenly stopped by Yan Ruchen. He turned around in confusion, only to hear Yan Ruchen whisper, "Didn't we bring the magic weapon with us? Did we forget to check it?"

Guan Shanyu said, "Oh," and said, "I secretly tested it when I was in Zixiao. We'll go find Palace Master Li later and give him a surprise."

Yan Ruchen asked doubtfully, "Who used this magical weapon?"

Guan Shanyu twitched his lips and said, "Keep it a secret for now. I'll give you a surprise later. By the way, when will Jin Yu and the others come back?"

Yan Ruchen said calmly, "They should be back. Give them two to three days. If they are not in Yuchen Palace now, they will probably be back in the evening."

Guan Shanyu nodded, praying in his heart that nothing would happen to them, then patted Yan Ruchen's hand on his shoulder, indicating that they should go to Li Suyin first.

Since Yan Ruchen and others have entered and exited the barrier of Yuchen Palace many times, they can now completely ignore the barrier and pass through it without any hindrance.

The two walked to the back window of Li Suyin's room. Yan Ruchen jumped in first, and Guan Shanyu was about to follow closely behind when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure out of the corner of his eye. It seemed that he was holding a stool and preparing to attack. He quickly warned, "Be careful!"

Unexpectedly, Yan Ruchen didn't even turn his head, but gently waved his right hand, and the figure was instantly knocked to the ground. He rolled on the ground for several times and stopped after hitting the wall.

"I saved you, and you attacked me?"

Yan Ruchen frowned slightly, glanced at the figure on the ground, turned around and gently helped Guan Shanyu into the house through the back window. As soon as Guan Shanyu landed, he went to check on the attacker lying on the ground. But when he took a closer look, Guan Shanyu asked in surprise, "Wang Tianyang? Why did you attack Ruchen?"

Wang Tianyang fell to the ground, dizzy and in unbearable pain. He wailed, "How do I know it was you? I saw someone sneaking in, and I was just protecting myself!"

Guan Shanyu frowned and said, "We are both so handsome, how can we be so sneaky? Where is Li Suyin? When did they let you out? Why is she not here?"

Wang Tianyang snorted contemptuously, then turned his head away indifferently without responding. Guan Shanyu looked around the room and unexpectedly found Li Suyin under the table, tightly bound and with a dirty piece of cloth stuffed in her mouth.

Yan Ruchen stood aside, having obviously noticed her a long time ago, but he just watched with an expressionless face. Guan Shanyu was stunned for a moment, then quickly rushed forward, and while helping Li Suyin untie her, he asked Yan Ruchen: "Why didn't you save her?"

Yan Ruchen glanced at Li Suyin calmly before saying, "I thought you wanted to save her more."

Guan Shanyu frowned, thinking to himself, "What do you mean I want to save her more? What difference does it make who saves her?" But he didn't have the time to argue with Yan Ruchen about logic, and quickly untied Li Suyin.

After the cloth was removed from her mouth, Li Suyin burst into tears. Guan Shanyu was quick to cover her mouth and stared at her dirty face, saying, "Shh, keep your voice down. It would be bad if someone comes. Why did he tie you up?"

After Guan Shanyu removed his hand from Li Suyin's mouth, she breathlessly replied, "He he he he wants to kill me!"

"Bah!" Li Suyin had just finished speaking when Wang Tianyang loudly retorted from the ground, "It was you who wanted to poison me, so I tied you up."

"Who wants to poison you! It's obviously you..."

"Stop!" Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Guan Shanyu immediately stopped them and said to Li Suyin and Wang Tianyang, "Now is not the time to quarrel. Please tell me the cause and effect in detail so that I can see if it is a misunderstanding. Li Suyin, go ahead."

After hearing this, Wang Tianyang really calmed down and lay on the ground, staring at Li Suyin fiercely.

Li Suyin sobbed and glanced at Guan Shanyu. Seeing that he was much more at ease beside her, she said, "I was upset yesterday and slept all day. I forgot to unblock his acupuncture points and feed him. It was late at night when I remembered. He said he was starving. It was night time and the maids were all asleep. I thought I would go and cook noodles for him. Who knew he would tie me up after eating two bites! He wanted to murder me!"

"Bah! You call that noodles?" Wang Tianyang retorted loudly after hearing this. "You clearly poisoned the noodles. It tastes so bitter that I feel sick after taking a bite. You clearly want to kill me!"

Seeing this, Guan Shanyu quickly waved his hand to stop them from arguing. After they quieted down again, he turned to Li Suyin and asked, "Where's the noodles?"