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

When I opened my eyes again, what I saw was no longer the smoke-filled open space and the dark sky, but just a sea of ​​dark roofs.

He looked back at the watershed.

Guan Shanyu struggled to sit up from the bed, but the slightest movement caused him to feel unbearable pain all over his body, especially in his lower body. He had just used his arms to support himself when he suddenly felt a pain in his hands, and his strength suddenly disappeared, and he fell off the bed.

"Are you planning to throw yourself to death as an apology?"

The door suddenly opened, and a rather disgusted voice rang out. Guan Shanyu raised his head with great effort, only to see Chen Rongrong walk in with something in her arms. Without even glancing at him, she placed the bowl on the table, squatted beside him, and said, "If you fall like that, your legs will be shattered again."

Guan Shanyu did feel a pain in his lower body. He looked down and found his leg wrapped in a thick white cloth, bulging with something unknown. He gritted his teeth, cold sweat oozing from his forehead, and tried to sound normal: "What...what's wrapped around my leg?"

Chen Rongrong stared at him expressionlessly for a moment, then slowly stood up and, with rare care and gentleness, helped Guan Shanyu back to the bed. She handed him the medicine bowl and said, "Your leg is broken, and it's packed with medicine. Not only that, you also have two broken ribs, a broken bone in your right hand, and a large gash on your forehead. Otherwise, there's nothing serious."

Guan Shanyu was shocked and guessed that this was probably because Yan Ruchen was injured by the spiritual power when he self-destructed.

He lay there motionless, his throat suddenly starting to feel bitter as he thought of Yan Ruchen. He took a deep breath, forcing the bitterness down. After a long pause, he softly asked, "How long have I been lying here?"

Only then did he realize his voice was hoarse, like a freshly revived corpse dug out of the earth. Chen Rongrong rolled her eyes at him, picked up a spoonful of the medicine and handed it to him. "You woke up early, you've only been unconscious for five days. Hu Qi and the others are still unconscious."

Guan Shanyu took the spoon and swallowed the medicine. He felt his throat feel much smoother. He coughed twice and asked again, "What happened to them?"

Chen Rongrong raised the medicine spoon and fed him another mouthful, then replied expressionlessly, "They're all in the same boat as you, with broken arms and legs, and damaged kidneys here and there. You're the lucky one. You were the closest at the time, but you were the least injured. Si Hongyin's condition is the worst. His kidneys were shattered, and he's still lying in Ziwei Society recovering from his injuries."

Guan Shanyu's eyes were dim as he looked at his body tightly wrapped in bandages. His heart felt bitter as he recalled the conversation he had with the engineer of this world when he was unconscious. At that time, he said that he would let Yan Ruchen come back to this world.

It only takes one year.

He could just wait and just defend Wangshuiling for a year.

Even if Yan Ruchen refused to pay attention because he blamed himself, it didn't matter. As long as he came back, Yan Ruchen could freely choose the life he wanted, and he would sincerely apologize to him.

Even if he was wrong, I shouldn't be the one to judge him, and I certainly don't want to judge him. At least it won't be like this, where my misunderstanding caused him to die in this world.

But Guan Shanyu was not sure whether anything else happened outside during the five days of coma, or even whether the conversation between him and Yan Ruchen at Wuzijian had any bad influence.

He raised his head slightly and looked at Chen Rongrong, who was feeding him medicine with an expressionless face. He swallowed the words that came to his lips and thought about how to start. Chen Rongrong glanced at him and said unhappily, "If you have something to say, say it quickly."

Guan Shanyu was slightly startled, then asked in a low voice: "What's going on outside now?"

Chen Rongrong replied: "What else can I do? It's just a mess."

Guan Shanyu looked at her nervously and asked, "What do you mean by a mess?"

Chen Rongrong placed the medicine bowl on the table and said dissatisfiedly, "I was just about to ask you, did you really volunteer to offer sacrifices to the spirit for Ruchen?"

Guan Shanyu was stunned, his lips trembling slightly: "Voluntary?"

"That's right," Chen Rongrong explained. "When the people from Yuchen Palace sent you back, Miss Li said that you volunteered to sacrifice to the spirits so that Ruchen would have no worries and no longer be harassed by evil spirits. But Ruchen couldn't bear to see you die, and your abilities were too weak to eliminate the evil spirits' resentment, so in the end, Ruchen went into battle himself... and died."

Guan Shanyu's breathing stagnated, his mind going blank. Li Suyin didn't know the truth of the matter, and probably imagined the process through her own speculation, but in fact, it was not originally like this.

His throat felt dry again, and his eyes welled up with tears as he thought of Yan Ruchen. He took a few deep breaths before slowly saying, "I'm not that great. I'm the one who caused the trouble. If it weren't for me, Ruchen wouldn't have died..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Rongrong also sighed, tilted her head and pondered for a long time, then turned around and said softly, "At this point, what's the point in blaming anyone? With Ruchen's temperament, he will definitely stand up for the people of the world. But you, who usually look useless, actually thought of sacrificing yourself."

Guan Shanyu shook his head, frowning deeply. He clenched his hands tightly, suppressing the ups and downs in his heart. He knew that there were more important things that needed to be clarified, so he stopped talking and asked softly, "You just said that there was chaos outside. What exactly did you mean?"

Chen Rongrong sighed and replied, "I heard from the people who brought you back that you and Ruchen both claimed to be the instigators of the Xianmen incident at Wuzijian. Many people heard it, and the news has spread. Now there are two factions outside. One faction believes that as disciples of the Xianmen, you chose to offer sacrifices to the spirits and take responsibility to protect the reputation of the elders and the people of the world, which is a righteous act. The other faction believes that the elders' case has not been resolved for a long time, and they suspect that the elders have a private agreement with Yuchen Palace. As disciples who reported them, you may have been threatened to offer sacrifices to the spirits."

Guan Shanyu frowned, and after listening to her story, he asked, "Is there a third explanation?"

Chen Rongrong nodded. "Yes, but only a very small number of people suspected that the previous incident was indeed your doing, and that Ruchen was indeed a demon, so he chose to offer sacrifices to the spirits to atone for his sins. However, this speculation was quickly overturned. Because if it was really you who did it, now that the matter is over, why would you jump out and expose it and offer sacrifices to the spirits again?"

Guan Shanyu's eyes darkened and he smiled bitterly.

Sometimes, the most unreliable reason is the truth. But now, the truth is no longer important.

Yan Ruchen had done all this, so what? He had already paid for his sins with his death. The past was wiped clean.

If he had to live his life again every time he reached the age of sixteen or seventeen, and then reincarnate eight times, Yan Ruchen would have spent more than a hundred years in this collapsing world.

After enduring so much hardship and facing so much disdain, he finally ushered in a good life. He shouldn't die like this. He should have lived a bright and glorious life.

Guan Shanyu looked around the exquisite room that had been renovated and decorated by Yan Ruchen, and suddenly smiled.

Song Ziye had a prototype, created solely from his memories of his neighbor's brother. But Yan Ruchen was different. He was the protagonist of a cool novel he created himself, word for word, under the dim light of a desk lamp, with sore eyes and stiff fingers, living the best life possible with all his imagination.

His feelings for Yan Ruchen were purer than he had imagined.

If he could come back, I would only have to do one thing in the future.

Help him solve all the messes and make sure that when he comes back, there will be a world that is most accepting and happiest waiting for him.

After thinking about it, Guan Shanyu breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Chen Rongrong, saying, "I'm not dead yet. I know all the truth about the matter. Please help me gather some people and spread this news down the mountain."

The weather in winter is changeable. It was sunny in the morning, but at noon, a dark cloud blew in from somewhere, and light rain mixed with snow began to fall again, landing on the dark brick surface of the street, as cold and hard as a piece of ice.

Someone hurried by in a horse-drawn carriage, shouting at the horses to go faster while pulling his cotton-padded jacket tighter under his straw raincoat, muttering quietly, "It's so cold! When will this winter end?"

The curtain of the carriage was drawn back, revealing a woman holding a half-grown child. As she coaxed the child to sleep, she softly asked, "What was that notice board posted on the street corner we passed just now?"

The driver, without turning around, waved his whip and replied, "It's an obituary for someone from the Immortal Sect."

"Obituary?" the woman asked, a little puzzled. "Whose obituary is it? It's posted everywhere in the streets."

The driver replied, "Just before this, a demon beast broke into our village and started causing trouble. At that time, a group of immortal disciples came to quell the trouble. Do you remember the young man who led the group?"

The woman was startled and asked hurriedly, "Oh, how could I not remember him? That young man was very handsome and had a good personality. How come this is his obituary?"

"Yes," the driver sighed, "it's written in the obituary. It says that the murderer of the immortal sect elder and the disappearance of some Wangshuiling disciple they discovered earlier was someone else, but the murderer was killed by the evil backlash of the demon clan, and the other two elders were blamed. Then it mentioned how brave the young man was, sacrificing himself for the people, eliminating the demon clan's evil spirits, and preventing the world from being disturbed by the demon clan's evil spirits. "

"Ouch." The woman patted the sleeping baby in her arms and sighed, "Things in this immortal sect change so quickly. One moment they say the elders are guilty, the next they say the murderer is someone else. I think these places are still in chaos. It's a pity for that young man. He was so young, but he was buried alive."

Suddenly, there was a rumbling sound in the sky, and a flash of thunder accompanied by dazzling lightning streaked across the sky, scaring the baby in the woman's arms so much that he started crying.

Meanwhile, Li Xiuqi, with his arm still slinged and a limp on one leg, angrily stared at Guan Shanyu in front of him, nearly getting up and kicking him. Fortunately, Li Suyin intervened in time, shouting, "Dad, you haven't recovered yet. If you kick him like that, he'll be dead, and you won't even have your leg back."

Li Xiuqi glared angrily at Guan Shanyu, who was also wrapped in white gauze, and cursed him viciously, "The evidence you submitted said they were guilty, and now you're changing your tune and saying it wasn't them. Where's the evidence? Do you think you can just accuse someone of something? This isn't just playing house!"

"Palace Master Li, I'm helping you." Guan Shanyu said coldly.

Although his head was still wrapped in thick white gauze and his body was also wrapped in gauze, it was in stark contrast to the calmness on his face. This made Li Xiuqi speechless for a moment, and he asked him in confusion: "What do you mean?"

Guan Shanyu replied expressionlessly, "We do have evidence, but it's not definitive enough to prove they did it. And Palace Master Li has kept the elders imprisoned for so long, with no conclusions to offer. This has aroused public suspicion. Some are even beginning to doubt Palace Master Li's impartiality, or... their ability."

"What did you say?!"

Li Xiuqi angrily slammed the table, pointing his finger at Guan Shanyu, shaking with rage, as if about to start cursing again. Guan Shanyu immediately responded, "Of course I believe Palace Master Li is absolutely capable of uncovering the truth. But the matter has been unresolved for so long that I took it upon myself to announce the existence of another murderer."

Li Xiuqi lowered his voice slightly upon hearing this, but he continued angrily, "You're making such a rash announcement. Should I let them go? What if they really did it? Capture them again? Do you think it'll be that easy to catch them after the lucky arrangement we had last time?"

"We must release them!" Guan Shanyu responded immediately. "Besides, I was the one who leaked the information. Even if there are any problems later, they will be blamed on me, and Palace Master Li will definitely not be implicated."