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

When Yan Ruchen and his group returned to the sect, it was already early morning the next day.

After a whole day of fierce fighting, the monsters near Chenglan Town were finally cleared out, leaving only the monster remains and ruins waiting to be dealt with by Xuanshuangju.

Although this operation was nominally a joint effort of hundreds of immortal sects, in reality, Tianxuan Taoist Sect shouldered most of the burden.

Due to the incident at the Wuzijian hunting ground, the Tianxuan Taoist Sect suddenly became the target of public criticism. In addition, Tianxuan refused to disclose to the public what had happened in the sect, so several people suspected that the turmoil was caused by Tianxuan. Naturally, they did not put much effort into suppressing the turmoil, and even mocked Tianxuan's disciples when they met them.

Regarding Si Xuanqing's death, everyone in the sect reached a consensus that the news should not be disclosed to the outside world until the matter was clarified. So when they really encountered those sarcastic disciples from outside the sect, the people of Tianxuan suffered a loss, swallowed their anger, and just worked hard to eliminate the monster.

Such a low-key and calm demeanor was actually appreciated by the people.

Of course, this is also what Yan Ruchen requested, to argue less and focus on work, and to have a clear idea of ​​right and wrong and merits and demerits in one's own mind.

Yan Ruchen is now sixteen years old, but he is calm and meticulous in his work. After cooperating with him several times, Tianxuan's disciples gradually transformed their previous criticism of him for clinging to Si Hongyin into recognition of his abilities, and instead felt that Si Hongyin was indeed good at judging people.

However, although he won a lot of praise from the outside world, he still had to do the dirty and tiring work.

After exterminating the monsters, the group was exhausted and so tired that they couldn't even lift their arms. They hurriedly found an inn at the foot of the mountain to rest. Without even eating a few bites of dinner, they went back to their rooms and fell asleep.

However, Yan Ruchen stood in the room until midnight and couldn't fall asleep.

In the afternoon, the tablet on his waist was shaking constantly, but he was busy fighting with the monster at that time and had no time to open the tablet to take a look. Secondly, there were too many outsiders at that time and it was not convenient to take a look.

This tablet was secretly given to him by Si Hongyin for daily communication. This tablet can not only gather spiritual power to transmit sound over thousands of miles, but also record images for emergency use. It can even be used as a compass for monsters, allowing the movements of monsters within fifty miles to be fully understood.

However, the production of a tablet is extremely difficult. These disciples are not yet at the age where they can use a tablet. Usually, they use low-level magical instruments such as a compass instead. If they see that he has a tablet in his hand, they will probably think too much and it may cause trouble for Si Hongyin.

Thinking of this, and seeing that there was no one around, Yan Ruchen took out the tablet from his waist, opened the seal with his fingers, and Si Hongyin's voice came across thousands of miles away:.

"Ruchen, remember that friend I told you about earlier, a friend I've known since childhood? He came to Tianxuan today to help the Council of Elders find out the cause of my father's death. It's not that I don't trust you, but you've been busy fighting demons lately and haven't been able to spare any time. Ziye specializes in the art of defeating demons, and with his help, we'll be able to quickly solve the mystery, severely punish Guan Shanyu, and clear my father's name!"

After he finished speaking, a wisp of purple smoke curled up, and with it appeared a frame of image:

A young man in a green shirt stood on the stone steps, with a long sword on his back, looking heroic. It was undoubtedly Song Ziye.

The moonlight outside the window was bright. Yan Ruchen stood in front of the window. Hu Qi in the next room was snoring loudly. It seemed that he was really tired in the past two days.

He stared at the tablet for a long time, finally smiled bitterly, shook his head, and sighed deeply.

At the first light of the next morning, Yan Ruchen woke up all the disciples early, and the group returned to Tianxuan Taoist Sect with sleepy eyes.

After days of hard work, everyone was exhausted and didn't even have the strength to wield a sword. Hu Qi generously chartered a carriage outside the inn. Taking advantage of the absence of his senior brothers, he secretly indulged himself by treating his disciples to a ride back in the carriage. The disciples thanked him and flattered him, repeatedly exclaiming, "Young Master Hu is so generous!" and quickly climbed back into the carriage to catch up on some sleep.

"What? Didn't you say not to leak it? Why are you letting outsiders interfere?"

Hu Qi heard Yan Ruchen mention Song Ziye's involvement in the investigation. Yan Ruchen mentioned it lightly, but it provoked a strong reaction from Hu Qi. "Who is this person? Did Si Hongyin find someone? Didn't she ask you to assist her? Why would she find an outsider? Does she have you in her heart?"

Yan Ruchen had only mentioned this to Hu Qi, feeling somewhat frustrated, but he hadn't expected such a strong reaction. He reassured Hu Qi, saying, "Hongyin has his own considerations. This person is definitely not an ordinary person. I'm too busy to handle this, and Elder Yue hasn't made any progress either. Asking for outside help is probably a helpless move."

Hu Qi tutted, annoyed by her lack of argument. "Ruchen, I've always said you're such a nice person. You don't mind this or that. When we came down the mountain, people outside were slamming us, saying we released the monsters and then eliminated them ourselves, trying to gain a good reputation. You haven't even established yourself firmly in the sect when such a big incident happened. How could you have the energy to focus on investigating? She's calling in outside help, isn't that just a clear sign of your incompetence? You haven't even warmed up to your new position as assistant manager, and you're giving those disciples who were already dissatisfied with you another reason to make trouble."

Yan Ruchen smiled bitterly and said, "I was born in poverty, without a father or a mother. It is a great blessing for me to be able to enter the immortal sect. As for the rest, I will take it one step at a time."

Hu Qi shook his head, banging his hands on the table. "Damn it, it's all that Guan Shanyu's fault! He's from the same hometown as you. He's so bold that he even colluded with the demons. Otherwise, why would we have to go out and exorcise demons every day? I've been swinging my sword so hard these past few days that I can barely lift my hands. Let's go back and see who this Song Ziye is. Doesn't he know how to defeat demons? If we can't find any clues, we'd better get out of the mountain as soon as possible."

Yan Ruchen said nothing more, closed his eyes and rested, but worry was hard to hide between his brows.

Seeing this, Hu Qi shut up and stopped complaining. It happened that he had not slept enough, so he leaned on the windowsill to catch up on his sleep.

The carriage leisurely shuttled through the winding mountain roads. The mountains and forests were silent, and its movement was like the gentle rocking of a cradle. It was not known whether the luxurious carriage rented by Hu Qi was too comfortable, or whether there was some kind of incense in the carriage, but Yan Ruchen's tense nerves slowly relaxed as he sat there, and he fell asleep unknowingly.

However, the silence did not last long, as a scream suddenly rang in my ears.

The disciples, constantly slaying demons and monsters, were on high alert. Upon hearing the sound, they instantly woke up and reflexively leaped out of the carriage, swords drawn. Just as they were about to be on guard, they discovered the carriage had already taken them to the mountain gate. Standing before them was Chen Rongrong, whip in one hand and a strange child in the other.

There were so many people who wanted to go up the mountain to find out the news recently that it was impossible to catch them all. It was still early and the sun had not risen yet. It was the time for the two shifts of disciples to take over. As soon as Chen Rongrong opened the window in the morning, she saw someone daring to come up in a carriage.

Chen Rongrong immediately jumped down from the top of Qionghua Mountain with a whip in her hand. As soon as she rushed out of the door, she saw a child lying at the foot of the wall and trying to climb over it. She grabbed the child immediately.

I originally wanted to carry the child forward to drive away these sneaky carriages, but who knew that the people who got off the carriages were Yan Ruchen and others.

Both sides were surprised.

Seeing Chen Rongrong grabbing the child's neck fiercely, Yan Ruchen immediately realized that this person was probably trying to get information from the mountain gate again. However, upon seeing Yan Ruchen, Chen Rongrong's anger disappeared, and she was surprised: "Ruchen, you are back?"

The child in her arms struggled mightily, yelling, "Old witch, what are you pretending for! You didn't speak to me in that tone just now. Is this your father or mother? You're so flattering...ah!!"

Without waiting for the child to speak, Chen Rongrong kicked him down the mountain.

Hu Qi stood silently behind Yan Ruchen and said sinisterly, "This tigress is truly capable of performing miracles."

Yan Ruchen nodded and replied to Chen Rongrong, "We're back. We heard that the sect has asked for external assistance to investigate Master's case, so we came back to see if we can help."

Chen Rongrong suddenly realized something, slapped her head, and blamed herself, "Oh, look at me, I've been so busy these past few days that I forgot to tell you. The person who came is Song Ziye, from the Purple Sky Spirit Realm. I heard he's quite knowledgeable about the demons. He arrived yesterday and stayed in the Sutra Library with the Elders for the entire night."

Although Yan Ruchen already knew about it, he was still grateful for Chen Rongrong's reminder and asked, "Where is Hongyin, is he also in the Sutra Library?"

When Chen Rongrong heard Si Hongyin's name, her face fell.

Hu Qi and the others tactfully stepped aside, gossipy glances swirling between them. Chen Rongrong's tone became noticeably calmer as she said, "Yes, he's in the Sutra Library. Guan Shanyu is there too."

Yan Ruchen asked: "Is Shanyu here too? Has he been released from the water dungeon?"

Chen Rongrong pouted and said unhappily, "Yes. Guan Shanyu was being beaten, and Si Hongyin was crying."