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

Because it started snowing again in the past two days, it was difficult to tell the time during the day, so Hu Qi stayed in bed for a rare time today.

I originally wanted to sleep a little longer in bed, but when I caught a glimpse of the busy schedule on the calendar, I closed my eyes in frustration for a while in revenge, and finally kicked off the quilt and got up.

Who says he is the backbone, the main force, Yan Ruchen's right-hand man, and the indispensable man of Wangshuiling.

If he doesn't do many important things, no one else will do them.

He picked out the thickest clothes in the closet and put them on, filled the kettle with hot water, tidied himself up briefly, and opened the door yawning.

Outside the door, a night of heavy snow had covered the world in silver. The snow was so deep that every step left a deep pit that was almost higher than the calf.

Hu Qi frowned and trudged forward. After a few meters, he finally lost his patience and shouted at a few students who were playing with snow shovels nearby, "Hey! Are you guys sweeping snow or playing house? My pants are almost soaked! Clean them up quickly and stop playing!"

Upon hearing this, the disciples immediately stopped playing around, turned around and bowed to Hu Qi to apologize: "Brother Hu, I'm sorry! We'll go clean the boss's place right now and come over to clean it right away!"

"Brother Hu, please change into waterproof pants. Fleece pants absorb water quickly!"

After saying that, several disciples pushed and shoved each other and ran away laughing.

Hu Qi looked at their receding backs and stamped his feet in anger. "These guys are so rebellious! It seems Ru Chen hasn't scolded them enough recently, so they've become so lax. I'll go find him later and ask him to spend less time with Guan Shanyu and focus on you guys."

"Who says he has to be in charge? You can do it too."

At this moment, a pleasant female voice rang out from not far away. Hu Qi turned around and saw Jin Yu and Gu Yu walking towards him through the snow. Jin Yu put her hands in her pockets and looked at him with a smile: "I think you're just being stubborn. If they invited you to play, you'd play even crazier than them."

Hu Qi waved at them and said, "Hey, two fairies, you're up early. Where are you going?"

The two of them also exchanged greetings. Guyu shook off the snow particles on his head and replied, "I'm going back to sleep. You can continue to take a nap too."

Hu Qi was stunned and asked in confusion, "We haven't even finished clearing out the resentful demonic spirits we captured down the mountain. How come you two still have the time to sleep? I see you just came back from the valley, right? How's the situation over there?"

Guyu replied, "Yes, we went to the bottom of the valley early this morning. But Ruchen has already taken care of it there. He told us not to go there for the next two days. He can do it alone."

Hu Qi blinked and continued to ask, "One person? With so many evil spirits, isn't he afraid of running out of spiritual power?"

Jin Yu shook his head and said, "I don't think so. He looked a little upset when we went there. Maybe he wanted to be alone. Let's go check on him later."

Hu Qi heard this, his eyes turned, and he asked doubtfully: "Could it be that he had a conflict with the boy in the room?"

Gu Yu hesitated for a moment and said, "He seemed to want us to pay more attention to Shan Yu... I can't remember exactly what he said, but my mind is a little fuzzy after waking up this morning."

Jin Yu also hesitated, blinking in thought. Hu Qi smiled and said, "Basically, it means that you should ensure Guan Shanyu's safety and notify him if anything happens, but don't let him think we are restricting his freedom or something like that."

Guyu clapped his hands, his eyes lit up: "Yes, that's what I said."

Hu Qi shrugged and smiled, "No need to guess, I can imagine his tone."

Just as he finished speaking, there were several loud "boom" noises in the distance. Jin Yu and Gu Yu were startled and turned around to check. Hu Qi, however, seemed calm and waved at them: "He's probably just in a bad mood. Go back to sleep. I'm sleepy anyway. Call me when you go out tonight."

After saying that, Hu Qi walked into the room without looking back and slammed the door shut, leaving Jin Yu and Gu Yu in the snow, staring at each other in bewilderment.

At the bottom of the valley, Yan Ruchen swung his sword more than a dozen times in succession, all of which hit the wall, leaving only charred marks of varying depths on the wall. However, the black mass of evil spirits, which looked like mist but had countless black lines and hair wrapped around the edges, was not damaged at all.

A thin layer of sweat seeped out of Yan Ruchen's forehead. He stared at the evil spirit in front of him, breathing a little heavier. The Qingmeng Sword in his hand shone coldly, and he was about to gather his spiritual power to attack the evil spirit in front of him.

"Don't waste your energy. You can't hit us."

Before the sword could strike, a woman's voice suddenly rang out from the black mist. Raising her voice, with a hint of coquettishness, she said, "Haven't you heard the saying? We're all from the same root, so why rush to harm each other? We're all the same, all demons. Why do you have to kill us?"

Yan Ruchen stared fiercely ahead, his brow furrowed, and made no response. At this moment, a man's voice rang out from the mist: "Ruchen, I'm your father. How could you attack me?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Ruchen showed no mercy this time and chopped him down with his sword.

But just like the previous times, it failed to strike them. A loud boom echoed from the distant cave wall, followed by a flash of fire. Suddenly, dozens of different laughs erupted from the mist. One of the loudest ones shouted, "Look, you've pissed him off! Why do you have to act like he's your dad? You're really asking for trouble."

The other man laughed. "We're all his predecessors, his uncles and grandfathers. He knows this kind of attack won't work on us, yet he's still swinging his sword around. It's obvious he's in a bad mood and taking it out on us. What's wrong with me teasing him?"

Another voice said, "This guy is very cruel. I didn't even have a chance to exchange a few words with him at the bottom of the valley before he hacked me to death. Try provoking him again, and he'll really refine us."

Hearing this, a woman said, "Oh, you're feeling down. Tell us about it. Is it a relationship problem or something else? I was once known as the most beautiful woman in the world. Let me help you analyze it."

Yan Ruchen raised his eyes slightly, looking at them expressionlessly. Suddenly, his pupils turned red, emitting a scarlet light, and he shouted in a low voice, almost from behind his molars: "Shut up!"

As soon as the words fell, the chattering sound instantly disappeared.

Yan Ruchen slowly sheathed his sword, its blade retracting into his body. He stared silently ahead, his breath still unsteady, his heart agitated. His fists clenched, his nails digging deep into his palms. The urge within him grew stronger; he desperately wanted to find Guan Shanyu.

Although he didn't know what to say or do after seeing it, the impulse almost made him unable to control himself.

Yan Ruchen took a few deep breaths, mobilized all his spiritual energy, and tried to calm his mind and clear his mind of distracting thoughts. However, just as he closed his eyes and concentrated, a shout suddenly came from outside the cave:

"Ruchen! Are you in there?"

Yan Ruchen tilted his head slightly and turned towards the cave entrance, but did not respond.

The person outside the cave was obviously Guyu. She called out only to greet Yan Ruchen in advance. Without even waiting for Yan Ruchen's response, she continued to shout, "Ruchen! Shanyu has gone down the mountain."

The snow today is heavier than yesterday, falling like goose feathers, beautiful beyond words, but biting.

Guan Shanyu wrapped himself in two thick scarves to barely resist the biting cold wind.

He sat in the carriage, swaying along the mountain road, and repeatedly reminded himself in his heart not to cry, as his tears would freeze if he cried.

The one driving the carriage for him was a disciple named Chen Yier. He was dressed lightly but had a ruddy complexion. He claimed to have grown up in the north, so a little snow was nothing to him. Chen Yier happily drove the carriage while humming an unknown folk song. When he was in high spirits, he would turn around and ask Guan Shanyu a soul-searching question:

"Second Brother Guan, what are you doing down the mountain?"

What are you going to do?

Guan Shanyu looked out of the carriage with a serious look, with only one reason in his mind.

To escape.

During this period of time, no, since coming to this world, he has seen many people and things beyond his imagination. Just thinking about a living person like Yan Ruchen having to go through such a shitty life eight times, he felt ashamed.

If art comes from life, then many of Yan Ruchen's experiences are the result of Guan Shanyu's secondary creation based on some of his own childhood experiences.

But what Yan Ruchen experienced was undoubtedly more tragic, tormenting and shameful.

But he actually experienced this kind of day eight times.

After experiencing this kind of life eight times, how could I still fall in love with the person who started it?

That was absolutely impossible, and Guan Shanyu understood this very well.

When it comes to shifting the blame, Yan Ruchen did a really good job, planning and strategizing well, but now with the strange relationship between the two of them, it is difficult for them to get along well.

Guan Shanyu felt that Yan Ruchen had no intention of getting along well with him.

As for myself, I don't have the courage to face Yan Ruchen or anyone else.

Jin Yu Guyu was stripped of his membership, the elders were arrested, and everyone's fate was deviated from its original track. Guan Shanyu didn't know which track of fate was the best.

This world was both real and fake, and Guan Shanyu couldn't see clearly. Just like the many times when he was a child, staying at a relative's house, being beaten, scolded, and bullied by classmates, he wanted to escape.

In his short twenty-four years, no one taught him how to love others, and he actually couldn't tell what love was.

He often changed schools when he was a child, and even after he went to college, he didn't make many friends. After two years of graduation, he resigned because he was often harassed by his superiors. Later, he died.

My life has been muddled and I haven't accomplished anything.

The only thing he always insists on is that once others have expectations of him, he will immediately mess it up. Even if they originally have a good impression of him, they will eventually be disappointed.

It is difficult to accomplish something, but it is difficult to mess something up. Guan Shanyu has never failed over the years.

As for Yan Ruchen, after going through so much, he finally moved on and should start a good life. I shouldn't stay with him anymore. As for liking him, if Yan Ruchen really liked me, it was because he hadn't met a good person in his past few lives, so he was obsessed with him on a whim.

If it was a lie to him, it would be reasonable. After all, asking the instigator to help him complete the last task would require him to tell some rather violent lies.

In any case, Guan Shanyu was more inclined to believe that Yan Ruchen had lied to him.

Well, since he wants it, I'm willing to do it for him.

The carriage swayed and suddenly stopped, causing Guan Shanyu to feel a slight jolt. As soon as he regained consciousness, Chen Yier opened the curtain and poked his head in, softly reminding him, "Second Brother Guan, we've arrived at Yuchen Palace."