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

Guan Shanyu shivered, and with a confused look on his face, he rolled up the quilt to cover himself, curled up his knees and huddled at the foot of the bed, stammering like a frightened quail, "Master...you are..."

Qing Yuanzi rolled on the ground twice. He didn't expect Guan Shanyu's kick to be so strong that he was stunned by it. He lay on the ground with stars in his eyes for a long time before he slowly stood up by supporting himself with the stool.

Looking at Qing Yuanzi's slightly confused movements, Guan Shanyu quickly realized something.

Damn, this Qing Yuanzi, is he actually a gay?!

He had always felt it was strange that the old man looked at him in a somewhat strange way.

I thought it was because I heard Guan Shanyu had the reputation of being a homosexual that Qing Yuanzi looked upon him with tinted glasses, but Qing Yuanzi usually took care of him and treated him the same as usual in his studies, so it didn't seem like he was discriminating against him, but why did Guan Shanyu make such a judgment?

Because when he woke up just now, he happened to meet Qing Yuanzi's eyes. That look was the same as the one he saw when he was in college in his previous life when a senior wanted to seduce him!!!

Guan Shanyu screamed frantically in his heart: "System! Could it be that Qing Yuanzi is also a homosexual character!!!"

Soon, the system responded, "As the author of this book, you should be more clear about the identities of each character."

What you mean is that you are the author of this crappy book, and you are asking me about something you wrote yourself?

Guan Shanyu shook the water in his head and recalled that characters like Qing Yuanzi and Hu Qi were originally created to set off the protagonist, and their life trajectories were mostly left blank.

In the original novel, Qing Yuanzi and Guan Shanyu were merely stepping stones for the protagonist on his journey to defeat monsters, level up, and flirt with girls. The final outcome was nothing more than a ruined reputation and the death of one in a foreign land. Apart from the fact that it was clearly stated that Guan Shanyu was a die-hard homosexual, who knows whether Qing Yuanzi was born gay or was forced to be gay.

Guan Shanyu wasn't sure if Qing Yuanzi was the one, but he wasn't. So why did he take off his pants? Was he trying to... defile himself?!

Now he is so weak that he can't even hold a hoe. If Qing Yuanzi forces himself on him, he will be finished. Is there anything he can do except lie down and cooperate?

Guan Shanyu's heart was half broken as he leaned against a corner, his soul almost out of his body. Qing Yuanzi had already stood up from the ground and sat on a stool. He rubbed his painful shoulder and said, "Shanyu, I really didn't realize your kick was so strong. You almost broke my ribs."

Guan Shanyu's world was still crumbling. Qing Yuanzi stretched his muscles and said, "Ruchen said you fainted in the cold spring. Your chest and below were frozen red. I guess it's frostbite. I don't know how much ice that old man Si added to the cold spring. Shanyu, I'm telling you, frostbite is no small matter. At the very least, it can be fatal, and at the worst, it can cost you your dignity as a man. I was going to lift your clothes to take a look, but you woke up halfway. But judging by your strength, I guess you're fine. Remember to apply the ointment by the table. You'll be healed soon."

Guan Shanyu's soul returned to his body and he suddenly realized that it was all a misunderstanding.

He looked down at the small part of his waist that was still exposed, and it was indeed a bright red. He turned his head to look at the white porcelain medicine bottle beside the table, and saw the black footprint on the white crane on Qing Yuanzi's chest. He thanked him with a guilty conscience, "Thank you, Master."

Qing Yuanzi took a sip of hot tea and calmed down. He waved his hand and said, "It's okay. I'm glad you're awake. Ruchen carried you all the way back from Lengquan in the middle of the night. Remember to thank him when you have time."

Guan Shanyu looked at the sky outside the bamboo house. The sun had already risen. He thought about how he went to the cold spring at around 12 o'clock last night and was frozen unconscious after soaking for more than an hour. Could the figure he saw before fainting be him?

Following the principle of always answering questions, Guan Shanyu carefully asked, "Master, when did Ruchen find me, and when did he carry me back to the bamboo hut?"

Qing Yuanzi looked up at the sky, recollecting carefully, and answered every question: "I don't know when you were found, but we went to the cold spring at Xu hour. Based on the severity of your frostbite, I estimate that you were soaking in the water until Chou hour at most, when someone pulled you out of the water. When Ruchen was found by his disciples carrying you on his back, it was around Mao hour."

Guan Shanyu frowned. It was only two miles from Lengquan to Lingcaoxuan Bamboo House. Even if he was carrying someone, it would take at least two quarters of an hour to get there. So what was Yan Ruchen doing in the two hours in between?

Qing Yuanzi easily saw the confusion in Guan Shanyu's heart and explained, "This Ruchen has never been to the Bamboo House. The mountain road was dark at night, and he stumbled along the way and took several detours before carrying you here. He just put you down and went to Tianjian Pavilion for morning class."

So that's how it is. Guan Shanyu touched his nose guiltily. He was judging others by his own standards. He was wondering if Yan Ruchen was holding a grudge against him because he and Li Qi had bullied him earlier, so he took advantage of his unconsciousness to take revenge on him.

But if you think about it carefully, Yan Ruchen is still a little white flower. Even if he is bullied by his fellow disciples and becomes evil, he will only become evil to 5% at most. How could he be so twisted and mean to harm himself?

Qing Yuanzi happened to see Guan Shanyu lost in thought again, so he curiously asked, "Shanyu, I didn't have time to ask you, how did you provoke those disciples of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion when you are usually so cautious? Could it be that you really were helping Yan Ruchen?"

Guan Shanyu looked up at him with a bit of confusion, only to see Qing Yuanzi smiling and saying, "Don't think that we're blinded by our age. There are many noble children in the sect, and they've been spoiled since childhood. Seeing fellow disciples who are better than themselves, it's inevitable that they'll feel jealous. Yan Ruchen was born in poverty, but he's incredibly talented and highly regarded by the elders. Therefore, among disciples, it's inevitable that they'll have to endure some hardships in the ways of the world, as has always been the case. You and he are from the same hometown, and if you accidentally hurt a fellow disciple because you saw him being bullied, Master can understand."

Guan Shanyu was slightly stunned, thinking to himself, you guys clearly knew what was going on, why didn't you stop it, letting Yan Ruchen get bullied and letting yourself be punished to soak in the cold water.

But in a moment he suddenly remembered that he had designed this plot, and in the beginning he had designed it just to show Yan Ruchen's tenacious character, who relied on his own outstanding resilience to overcome one hurdle after another when faced with all kinds of difficulties and was isolated and helpless.

Guan Shanyu shook his head in his heart, thinking that he was shooting himself in the foot.

Suddenly, Yan Ruchen's face, which was young but already showed the potential of a handsome boy, flashed before his eyes. This man was not very old but had suffered a lot. Every time they met, there was hardly a good spot on his body. When he was announced to be punished in Lengquan that day, Yan Ruchen was still thinking about taking the punishment for him, but did not think of applying some medicine to his broken hands.

Guan Shanyu replied with a thought, "We all joined the sect due to our poor family backgrounds. Ruchen has suffered the most among us, but he has a kind heart and is honest and sincere. Now he is fortunate to be selected to join the Heavenly Sword Pavilion and will have a great opportunity. However, this path of cultivation may be very long, and fellow townspeople will naturally look after each other. I also don't want to see us lose this true nature in the worldly trials and tribulations, lose... our original hearts."

This is true, but one's true heart cannot be kept. Yan Ruchen still has a long way to go in the future, and he will have to endure a lot of contempt, insults, and ridicule. In the end, he will turn evil into the male protagonist that everyone wants to see.

But when I thought of him stumbling on the mountain road late at night to save himself from frostbite, my heart inevitably softened.

With a ding, Guan Shanyu thought the broken system was about to issue another OOC alert penalty. Just as he was about to protest, he heard the system say [Plot bug correction 10, plot plausibility +10, plot suspense +10]

What? Guan Shanyu was about to ask what this crazy indicator was when he saw a young man in white come in from the outside. He quickly covered his mouth and saw that it was Yan Ruchen who walked in exhausted. He bowed to Qing Yuanzi and then stood at a distance and asked Guan Shanyu, "Are you feeling better today, Shanyu?"

Guan Shanyu hurriedly turned around, reserved yet polite, and replied: "Much better, thank you for your help."

Yan Ruchen smiled faintly, and the sunlight outside the house seemed suddenly dazzling. Guan Shanyu widened his eyes and thought to himself, damn, he is worthy of being the protagonist, and he looks so damn good when he smiles.