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

Ever since the young man called out the name of his beloved horse Taxue, Guan Shanyu remembered who he was.

Hu Qi, the son of the prime minister of the current dynasty, is arrogant and domineering, with a peculiar personality. In the early stage, he was also one of the supporting characters who bullied Yan Ruchen, and even snatched the heroine Si Hongyin from him. However, he is not a bad person, just domineering.

Yan Ruchen helped him several times when he was in danger, and later on he became one of Yan Ruchen's younger brothers.

Originally, Guan Shanyu wanted to arrange a beautiful wife for him, but he died before he could write that plot.

As for why he was called Hu Qi, it was because his inspiration was severely depleted during that period. The little ink he had was used to name several important characters in the early stage. He really couldn't think of any other name, so he thought of using Hu Qi first.

Who knew that as I was writing, I found that this name was quite suitable for him.

Guan Shanyu silently glanced at his other "son" who was standing stupidly on the ground, then turned his head with satisfaction and looked towards the long street.

No need to guess, this is one of Yan Ruchen’s wives in the harem.

On the long street, a team of magnificent carriages stood in the distance. Among the attendants, a luxurious carriage was particularly eye-catching.

The carriage, adorned with intricate patterns, exudes a vibrant energy, while the roof tassels gleam in the sunlight, creating a majestic presence. The red silk-covered ceiling, with its tassels swaying in the wind, exudes a sense of allure. Pulled by two large black horses, the carriage is crafted from dark cherry wood, intricately carved with patterns.

A young girl in lavender gently lifted the carriage curtain. She was about fourteen or fifteen, her face as white as jade, and her appearance pure and beautiful. Guan Shanyu's eyes lit up immediately, and he immediately turned his gaze to Yan Ruchen, silently shouting in ecstasy: "Son! It's Chen Rongrong! Look, this is the wife your father arranged for you! Isn't she beautiful!"

Unexpectedly, Yan Ruchen did not turn his gaze to Chen Rongrong. Instead, he looked back at Guan Shanyu and lowered his head again. However, Guan Shanyu could clearly see the hesitation and inquiry in his eyes.

Guan Shanyu's lips froze involuntarily. He glanced at Yan Ruchen for a few times, then turned away guiltily and asked the system, "AI, could it be that he heard what I was thinking?"

A "ding" sounded, and the system responded with [No]

Just as he finished speaking, another prompt sounded in his ears [Plot suspense +1]

Guan Shanyu thought he had misheard, looked around, and found nothing strange. He asked again: "What the hell? Where does the suspense come from?"

The voice responded, "The reason has not yet been discovered. Perhaps there is a deviation in the plot direction. Please continue with the plot as normal. If the main plot is deviated before the OOC function is unfrozen, you will be punished by the system."

Guan Shanyu rolled his eyes, silently gave the middle finger to this artificially retarded person who graduated from Yang Yongxin's electrotherapy class, and continued to stand aside and watch the plot unfold silently.

Chen Rongrong had already stepped out of the sedan chair and was walking towards the crowd. Seeing Hu Qi, she simply covered her sleeves and smiled, "Why, Master Hu, you're not afraid of missing your way up the mountain, but are here entangled with a bunch of nameless people. You really don't know what's important."

Hu Qi said disdainfully, "I'm teaching others a lesson, and Miss Chen has condescended to join in the fun. Aren't you afraid of wasting time?"

Chen Rongrong glanced at Hu Qi and said, "You're blocking the way. How can I move on?"

Hu Qi took a step back and said, "Then go ahead. I won't stop you."

Seeing him being so perfunctory, Chen Rongrong stamped her foot and said, "You bully people on the street, aren't you afraid that I will tell your father?"

Hu Qi spread his hands and said, "Go ahead and tell me. They provoked me first, so I'm right anyway."

Seeing that the two sides were about to quarrel, Guan Shanyu thought that if they continued to quarrel at this time, it would definitely delay their journey up the mountain, so he wanted to say a few words to mediate.

Anyway, they were all his "own sons", so he knew what to say, but before he could say anything, Yan Ruchen spoke first.

He dragged his injured leg and stumbled to the two of them, apologizing, "I'm truly sorry, both of you. This incident was caused by me. If you need compensation, I will do my best to make it up to you, but please don't delay your journey to the Immortal Gate."

Guan Shanyu raised his eyebrows and the smile on the corner of his mouth appeared again.

This Xiao Yan is quite good at talking. When Hu Qi was the only one around, he was determined not to take the blame. But now that there is a girl standing in front of him, he immediately took the responsibility. Everything he said was for their sake. Coupled with his drooping eyebrows, guilty look, scars all over his body, and the appearance of a handsome boy.

Chen Rongrong just glanced at him, and her pupils dilated instantly.

Guan Shanyu saw it clearly from the side, it was the expression of being in love.

Chen Rongrong stared at Yan Ruchen in a daze for a long moment before she came to her senses. Seeing Yan Ruchen's scarred body, yet still retaining his elegance, she felt that he had been bullied but remained unyielding. Turning to Hu Qi, she said, "It just spooked your horse. You're not skilled enough to even hold the reins, yet you're blaming an innocent passerby."

Hu Qi was displeased when he heard this, his eyes widening as he tried to retort, but Chen Rongrong didn't give him a chance and continued, "Besides, look at the scars all over his body. He must have come a long way. It's normal for his legs and feet to feel weak after such a long journey. Although he frightened your horse, you weren't seriously injured. Why bother making such a fuss here? You don't even have the magnanimity to do this. You even went to the immortal sect to become their disciple. Who would tolerate you?"

Chen Rongrong pressed forward, her words sharp. Originally, Hu Qi was described as a strong but simple-minded fellow in the original novel. This barrage of attacks left him completely bewildered, and he stood there mumbling "I" for a long time, unable to think of a response.

Guan Shanyu saw that the time was almost right. If he continued, noon would be almost over. If the immortal gate closed, he would not be able to continue the story. So he secretly stood behind and pretended to be a passerby to remind them: "Oh, it's almost noon. If I miss the registration time, it will take another five years. I have to hurry."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone looked at him.

Just now he was imitating the method seen in TV dramas and pinching his throat to speak. However, since this was his first time doing it and he had no experience, he did not take into account that his voice was originally quite feminine. After pinching his throat, he actually sounded a bit effeminate, like a eunuch in the palace who had lost his penis. This attracted everyone's attention.

Guan Shanyu wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into, thinking to himself that he was just a dead cannon fodder, so you guys should stop wasting time on me and hurry up to the mountain to sign up. But the things you least want to happen usually happen. A young follower from Hu Qi's team poked his head out, looked at Guan Shanyu for a few times, and said hesitantly:

“Is this Guan Shanyu?”

Guan Shanyu was shocked and thought to himself, is there a plot for me here?

Another attendant asked, "Who is this?"

The attendant who recognized Guan Shanyu said, "We were drinking at Fengxianju a few days ago. Didn't we see him? At that time, he was hugging me, uh... I didn't expect that he was also here to worship the Immortal Sect? He's actually traveling with this little brother?"

What was she hugging? That was obvious. Her original body was hanging out over there, hugging a man. Guan Shanyu's sweat immediately fell from his forehead. He remembered which part this was.

In the original novel, he was recognized here and was despised by everyone for hanging out with men. When he went up the mountain, he was unable to effectively put the blame on Yan Ruchen, which made his original self indignant. Later, when he entered the Immortal Gate, he was always brooding over this matter and vented all his resentment on Yan Ruchen.

Not only did he exaggerate the relationship between Yan Ruchen and Si Hongyin, creating a hypocritical image of someone who was trying to curry favor with the powerful, he also secretly told Chen Rongrong about it, causing Chen Rongrong's good impression of him to disappear in an instant.

Later, when Yan Ruchen wanted to seduce Chen Rongrong, it took him four full chapters to coax her.

However, as an eyewitness, Guan Shanyu felt that this plot design was meaningless. Such a stumbling block was created just to make the male protagonist's road to picking up girls a little more bumpy. But when the male protagonist was killing everyone later, the girls came to him collectively without saying a word. He actually wasted space on such content, which was not in line with the character of the charming male protagonist Yan Ruchen who fascinated girls all over the world.

Could this be the reason why his novel flopped?

Guan Shanyu closed his eyes silently, and all he heard were words like "He is a homosexual", "Go and seduce men", "How can such a person become an immortal", "You don't want to be classmates with a homosexual, do you?", etc. According to the original plot, he should have passed the buck at this time. Guan Shanyu shouted twice at the system but there was no response. The artificial intelligence was as stupid as if it was dead and there was no prompt at all, nor did it remind him what the lines of this plot were.

Guan Shanyu scratched his head, thinking that the main task of this plot was to fail in shifting the blame and hold a grudge against Yan Ruchen, so in fact, if he said something else it would not affect the direction of the plot. In order to protect his own life, it would not be convenient to shift the blame to Yan Ruchen, but he was also unwilling to take the blame for his original body. "To keep a clear name in the world" was the important purpose of his life.

After thinking about it, Guan Shanyu slowly opened his eyes.

Off topic: Guan Shanyu cares more about his innocence than being electrocuted, but if it comes to his life, he can throw away his innocence.