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

"Son, when you see your Uncle Guan later, remember to give him this box of cakes. He loves them, and if he's happy, he might even accept you. Got it?"

Li Qi patted Dongdong's hands to stop him from chewing his fingers. Dongdong was enjoying his fingers and was suddenly interrupted. He cried out in dissatisfaction.

Qiu Ling patted Dongdong on the back and said to Li Qi worriedly, "Dongdong is only three years old. Do you really want to send him here?"

Li Qi pulled out a piece of cake from his pocket to coax the child. He nodded immediately after hearing this and replied, "Look at all the people going up the mountain around you. Who isn't going to Wangshuiling to become a disciple? I also went to the Immortal Gate to become a disciple before, but I wasn't selected. But now it's different. Wangshuiling is open for enrollment this year, and this second-in-command is my brother. Of course I have to use such a good relationship. Moreover, they all practice authentic magic. Even if they don't learn much, they will excel after coming down the mountain. Our son can study here for ten years, and he won't have to worry about the rest of his life."

Qiu Ling looked at the child in her arms who was still sucking his thumb with distress and said worriedly, "But Dongdong is still so young, he can't even speak clearly..."

Li Qi shook his head and said, "Practice must start from childhood."

After saying this, he looked at Qiu Ling's worried face, patted her shoulder and said comfortingly, "Look at my brother, he's learned a lot of skills. Now he has no worries about food and drink, and he has a high status. He is respected wherever he goes. Dongdong, if you learn some skills, you won't have to open a shop and struggle to make a living like us. Although the head of Wangshuiling is not a good person, he is quite good at cultivation and will take his disciples to travel all over the world. Even if my son doesn't learn any skills, traveling with him will broaden his horizons, right?"

Qiu Ling looked at the endless stream of people with their families walking along the winding mountain road.

Most of them went up the mountain to seek a master. There were young people full of longing who went in groups or alone, and there were also families with their children going up the mountain, forming a large stream of people.

She sighed, held the child in her arms, and said nothing.

After walking for a while, the view in front of us gradually became wider, there were more and more people, and the noise became louder.

Li Qi held Qiu Ling's shoulders to prevent her from being bumped by pedestrians, and walked carefully up the mountain road, looking carefully at the mountain road and the roadside all the way, until the two of them were about to reach the main gate of Wangshuiling, and finally saw the familiar figure.

"Shanyu!" Li Qi saw Guan Shanyu standing at the door looking out from afar and quickly greeted him, shouting, "Here! We are here!"

Guan Shanyu looked at the crowd on the mountain path for a long time. Suddenly, he heard someone shouting. He immediately looked over and saw Li Qi coming with his family. He quickly called out to him, "Here!"

Li Qi turned around and took Dongdong from Qiu Ling's arms, and quickly ran towards Guan Shanyu. But just as the smile on his face appeared, he saw someone standing behind Guan Shanyu.

Yan Ruchen, who was said to have been struck to death by lightning and then resurrected, was looking at him with an expressionless face.

As soon as Li Qi saw Yan Ruchen, his smile immediately disappeared. He walked up to Guan Shanyu with a dark face and looked at Yan Ruchen with an unfriendly expression. Yan Ruchen also returned his cold look. The two glared at each other, which was considered a greeting.

Li Qi looked at Guan Shanyu, then smiled again and asked, "How long have you been waiting here?"

Guan Shanyu smiled and replied, "You mentioned the time in your letter, and I arrived on time, not long after. By the way," he looked at Li Qi and the others, who were carrying large and small bags, and holding a child in their arms, sucking their fingers with a confused look on their faces, and asked seriously, "Are you really planning to send Dongdong to cultivate immortality?"

Li Qi nodded quickly: "Yes, Wangshuiling is well-known and has good resources. We also want to let our children try it."

Yan Ruchen stood aside, folding his arms and saying expressionlessly, "Want to go through the back door?"

When Li Qi heard this, his face turned green immediately. He frowned and looked at Yan Ruchen. He wanted to get angry, but when he thought that this man was the boss of Wangshuiling, he turned his head and muttered a few words in a low voice without giving a direct response.

Guan Shanyu looked at their reactions and said to Li Qi with a smile, "But the rules for becoming a disciple are clearly written. Children must be at least seven years old to participate in the selection. Dongdong is only three years old and can barely walk steadily. How can he learn? Do you want to be like Miss Li from Yuchen Palace and force your child on us to help raise him?"

Li Qi quickly waved his hands and explained, "Of course not. We thought that we wouldn't let Dongdong learn those difficult and dangerous skills. We wanted him to learn medicine or consult spirits. Then, like you, he could open a clinic in Pingshui Town after completing his studies."

"No."

Yan Ruchen's cold voice came from behind, "The largest clinic in Pingshui Town can only be run by Shan Yu."

When Li Qi heard this, his face became even uglier.

Seeing that her husband was about to get angry again, Qiu Ling quickly pulled him back.

But Li Qi was not silenced and started to scold Yan Ruchen, "I'm talking to my brother, why do you keep butting in? Even if Dongdong doesn't open the clinic, can't he help Awei? But you, you've been pestering Shanyu all day and deceiving him. Who knows what you're thinking!"

Guan Shanyu heard this and saw that Li Qi had triggered the villain NPC's primitive impulse to curse at Yan Ruchen as soon as he saw him. He quickly waved his hand to signal him to calm down, and at the same time covered his mouth and said, "Don't be anxious, don't be anxious."

Li Qi anxiously shook off Guan Shanyu's hand and said worriedly, "Shanyu! You don't know, this guy has problems! I've seen him secretly looking at you several times, as if he wants to eat you alive. Don't be fooled by him, because it will be too late when he eats you up completely."

Guan Shanyu was stunned and quickly turned around to look at Yan Ruchen.

Yan Ruchen was folding his arms and shrugged at him helplessly.

Guan Shanyu covered Li Qi's mouth even harder. Although he and Yan Ruchen had confirmed their relationship, they had not announced it to the public yet. They just said they were good friends.

If someone heard Li Qi's shout, it would cause some romantic scandal in the immortal sect.

By then, a large group of people will gather on the mountain road to interview them. Just thinking about it makes me feel overwhelmed.

Guan Shanyu immediately retorted, "I haven't eaten... to that extent. How could I eat it all? Haha, you're joking again."

"what?"

A pleasant female voice rang out. Jin Yu, carrying a stack of documents, passed by. Hearing this, she stopped and asked curiously, "You've been back for over half a year, and it hasn't reached that stage yet?"

After saying that, his eyes lightly swept over Yan Ruchen with an expression that said, "Can you do it?"

Guan Shanyu's face suddenly turned red as liver, and he quickly waved his hands to explain: "No, no, no, that's not what I meant...we...that..."

He was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to explain, so he immediately turned around and looked at Yan Ruchen for help.

Yan Ruchen looked at him with amusement and nodded. Then, amidst everyone's suspicious gazes, he turned his head to glance at Jin Yu.

Jin Yu understood and immediately put on a smile. He pushed the stunned Li Qi and Qiu Ling aside and explained, "I'm primarily responsible for the disciple selection this time. You guys want to sign up, right? Come with me, I'll make the arrangements."

Li Qi followed mechanically for a few steps, then suddenly remembered something and turned around and shouted, "Shan Yu! You must stay away from that little bastard!"

But there was no one there. I only saw two figures walking away hand in hand.

After walking through the crowds and dealing with countless passing disciples greeting him, Guan Shanyu's face finally cooled down. He touched his cheek, looked at Yan Ruchen's back as he walked forward, and asked, "Yan Ruchen, where are you taking me?"

Yan Ruchen stopped, put his arm around his shoulders, and pushed him forward slowly, saying as they walked, "Hu Qi and Jin Yu are in charge of recruiting students, so we don't have to worry about that. There are too many people here, and it's disturbing our conversation. Let's find a quiet place to walk around."

Guan Shanyu asked curiously, "Where are you going? There are so many people here that the entrance is blocked."

Yan Ruchen smiled and shook his head, holding his shoulders tightly, and said softly, "Go to your room."

Guan Shanyu understood what he meant, smiled, and asked, "Going to the snowy mountains? Do I need to wear something warmer?"

Yan Ruchen shook his head, leaned his face against Guan Shanyu's head, held him in his arms, walked into the room, pulled the green rope in front of him, and said softly: "In this season, the flowers on the grassland are blooming."

Pushing open the door in front of you, a scene of lush greenery comes into view.

Guan Shanyu originally had his head resting on Yan Ruchen's shoulder, bumping him repeatedly, muttering, "Why don't we take a nap? We got up too early this morning and I'm so sleepy." But when he saw the endless green in front of him, he exclaimed "Wow" in surprise, then pushed Yan Ruchen away and ran out excitedly.

Yan Ruchen wanted to reach out and hold his hand, but he saw that he was saying that he was sleepy the previous second, and the next second he ran faster than a rabbit, cheering and rushing far away.

Yan Ruchen stood inside the door, smiled and shook his head, gently closed the door, and followed him out.

The breeze blows, the grass waves roll, bringing bursts of fresh grass fragrance. Under the clear sky, the grass spreads out like a gorgeous painting, and the green grass sparkles with a soft luster under the sunlight.

After Guan Shanyu ran a few steps, his eyes were suddenly caught by something. He turned around and shouted excitedly to Yan Ruchen, "Yan Ruchen! Look, there's a sheep!"

In the distance, a group of sheep were passing by the top of the mountain. Some of them were nibbling on the tender grass on the ground as they walked. They seemed to have heard the calls and looked over here curiously.

Yan Ruchen followed him and grabbed his hand to prevent him from running around out of curiosity. After holding him in his arms, he reminded him, "Those are wild goats. They get frightened easily if you get too close. Be careful not to get gored by their horns."

Guan Shanyu was stunned and looked back at him. Yan Ruchen pretended to be serious and nodded.

Guan Shanyu said "Oh", then turned around, pointed at Yan Ruchen and shouted to the flock of goats: "Goats! Come and hit him, he's a bad guy!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Ruchen smiled and held Guan Shanyu tightly in his arms. He gently pinched his chin and lifted him up to look at him, and asked, "Are you sure?"

Guan Shanyu didn't answer the question. Instead, he looked at the top of Yan Ruchen's head and asked in surprise, "When did you become taller than me?"

Yan Ruchen smiled, put down the hand that was pinching his chin, put his arm around his waist, and replied, "I'm growing fast, and I've been working out a lot lately."

Guan Shanyu snorted, looked at the top of his head, and sighed: "If it keeps growing like this, it will definitely be two meters long..."

Yan Ruchen laughed and said, "No, I will grow as tall as you want me to."

Guan Shanyu gently pushed him away and turned to walk to the other side. He was too lazy to respond to his words and just said, "You think you are plasticine, flexible and resilient. Let's not talk about this anymore. There are cows over there. I'll go play with them. They won't butt me, will they?"

Yan Ruchen followed him with a smile, trying to grab his hand, but he quickly let go. Guan Shanyu was busy pulling up grass to feed the group of dark yaks.

Seeing that Guan Shanyu paid more attention to the cow than himself, Yan Ruchen couldn't help but feel a little jealous. He stood behind him, crossed his arms, leaned slightly, and said, "Shanyu, can we discuss something?"

Guan Shanyu was squatting on the ground, stretching out his hand to feed the clumsy old cow in front of him. Upon hearing this, he turned around and asked, "What?"

Yan Ruchen said, "Su Yi is getting married next month, and she sent me an invitation. But if I bring someone with me, I have to specify their identities. I definitely only want to go with you, but I don't want to write 'friends' or anything like that. Can you write something else?"

Guan Shanyu smiled and said, "What to write about? Taoist couple? Husband and wife? Or how about father and son?"

Yan Ruchen's expression changed slightly, and he squatted down, looking at him seriously, and said, "I am serious, so of course I can't write about father and son."

Guan Shanyu also asked seriously: "What do you want to write?"

Yan Ruchen pursed his lips slightly, was silent for a moment, then spoke cautiously, "Daoist couple... or husband and wife?"