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

But Yan Ruchen said nothing.

Although he didn't say anything, Guan Shanyu felt that he had expressed it all.

No wonder Yan Ruchen's face had such a complicated expression when he heard that I wanted to follow him, saw him blocking the arrow for him, and when I gave that touching speech.

From Yan Ruchen's perspective, a person had just instigated him to jump off a cliff and go to the demon clan's lair, and then something happened in both places. However, this person who seemed to want to harm him was still thinking about saving his life and expressed his loyalty to him from time to time.

Guan Shanyu held his forehead with his hand. This kind of person was either pretending to be loyal and attacking from behind, or he was a complete jinx.

He would rather be the first type than the second, but he felt that Yan Ruchen regarded him as the first type, but in fact Guan Shanyu was the second type.

Although he was very suspicious, Guan Shanyu still asked to follow Yan Ruchen.

After Yue Lingwu chased out of the sect, he searched the mountain with a mace until midnight but still couldn't find the person who shot the arrow. He was so angry that he pointed at the sky and cursed for a long time at the sect gate before being persuaded to go back by Qiu Shui Jian Ji and the others.

Yan Ruchen felt that there was no time to delay in going to Wangshuiling, so after leaving the Elders' Council, he immediately went back to pack his luggage and prepared to go down the mountain the next day.

Guan Shanyu wanted to step forward and explain, but seeing that Yan Ruchen didn't ask, if he brought it up first, it would seem like he was trying to cover up something.

But he didn't dare to stay alone. The various injuries he had suffered over the past few days really scared him. He really felt that he might be killed in his sleep if he wasn't careful.

So Guan Shanyu quickly ran back to the bamboo house to pack his bags.

In fact, he didn't have much to pack except a few fragrant sesame cakes hidden under the bed. He packed all the cakes in a bundle, left two cakes in front of Nengfan's door, and quickly ran to Tianjian Pavilion.

But when he really arrived at the place, he hesitated in front of Yan Ruchen's room.

He was afraid that if he went in, he would be driven away by Yan Ruchen. After all, he was now full of suspicion. But he was afraid of death if he left. He didn't know if someone would attack him again in the middle of the night.

Yan Ruchen's dormitory housed four or five disciples. Unlike Lingcaoxuan, where each student had a single room, the bunk beds were designed like a school dormitory. Guan Shanyu stood at the door for a moment, looking out at the small corridor outside. He decided to stay there for the night, but before he could take a step, Hu Qi's voice came from the upper bunk:

"Ruchen, did you kidnap him from Lingcaoxuan? Why does he follow you to bed at night? He's like a little wife, holding a bag and looking aggrieved. Did you bully him?"

Guan Shanyu immediately shook his head and answered without waiting for Yan Ruchen to speak: "No, no, no, I will follow Ruchen down the mountain tomorrow, but I like to stay in bed, and I am afraid of missing the time, so I will wait here at the door to save trouble." After that, he quickly turned around and ran to the corridor, found a piece of cloth to spread on the ground, sat down with his clothes on, and took a rest.

He had been accustomed to sleeping in the water dungeon and on stone slabs for a while now, so this night in the corridor was relatively easy for him. He was just worried that if he showed up in front of Yan Ruchen again, it would really bother him. If he really thought I was suspicious and didn't take me with him, then it would be a big problem.

After all, he had made up his mind and could no longer sit and wait for death. He wanted to overturn the verdict, for the suffering he had endured for so many days, and for Song Ziye, because he did not believe that Song Ziye would be with Si Hongyin behind Yan Ruchen's back.

Looking out from inside the house, one couldn't see where Guan Shanyu had gone. Yan Ruchen just glanced at him casually while packing his luggage, and when he saw that he was not there, he continued to be busy without asking any further questions.

Hu Qi and others had heard that Yan Ruchen was going down the mountain, but they didn't know where he was going. However, the matter of Si Hongyin and Song Ziye had spread throughout the sect. So the four or five disciples in the dormitory were either lying or sitting, or reading a storybook, each busy themselves, but they would secretly glance at Yan Ruchen from time to time, wondering if he wanted to go down the mountain to heal his emotional wounds for this reason.

Hu Qi half-lay on the bed, his chin propped up by his hand, and winked at a nearby disciple. The disciple immediately understood and whispered to Yan Ruchen, who was busy packing his luggage, "Ruchen, what important matter did the elders ask you to go down the mountain on this time?"

Yan Ruchen straightened up, turned around, and a smile played on his lips: "It can't be a big deal, it's just to clean up those monsters that escaped from the top of the dock."

The disciple was surprised: "Didn't they say they were all wiped out? Why are there still some?"

Yan Ruchen nodded calmly as he folded the clothes: "Yeah, there are still some left."

"So you plan to go alone? Don't you need our help?" the disciple asked.

"No need. The sect has many affairs to attend to. You can just stay here." Yan Ruchen answered calmly.

The disciple sighed and said with emotion: "You have worked so hard. You have become the acting manager, but you still have to go into battle yourself. If not for..." At this point, Hu Qi coughed lightly and interrupted the disciple.

The disciple immediately understood and shut up.

After all, how did this trusteeship come about? Wasn't it because the elders compensated him for being cuckolded?

All the disciples understood the reason, and looked at Yan Ruchen with a little more sympathy. After all, for a man, being cuckolded is a great shame and humiliation. However, Yan Ruchen could be said to have turned a disaster into a blessing, as he exchanged his reputation for his future.

Hu Qi saw Yan Ruchen was calm and composed, leisurely folding clothes and polishing his sword. He didn't seem overly upset by Si Hongyin's situation. However, Yan Ruchen was a man who kept his composure, usually swallowing his anger. He wondered what he was thinking right now. Hu Qi stared at him for a while, then decided he should express his concern, so he said, "Ruchen, you really..."

"Oh, right."

Before Hu Qi could finish his words, Yan Ruchen suddenly interrupted him as if remembering something. Turning around, he said to the crowd, "Although Song Ziye is gone, the investigation cannot be neglected. The Elders' Council has instructed that this matter still needs to fall on the disciples of the Heavenly Sword Pavilion to divide up the tasks. Therefore, you must report to the Sutra Repository at dawn tomorrow."

"What?!" all the disciples exclaimed.

Because the master was away, these disciples could sometimes sleep until 9:00 when they had no work to do. Yan Ruchen was a new official, and it was time to discipline them. Even if there was no real work to do, they couldn't slack off. The Elders' Council would oversee morning classes and training, and when they had nothing else to do, they should go to the sect to help out, so they wouldn't be idle here gossiping.

The disciples checked the time and saw it was nearly midnight. Realizing they could only sleep for two or three hours, they lost interest and crawled into bed, forcing themselves to sleep. Seeing this, Yan Ruchen shook his head and smiled bitterly. After blowing out the candle, he walked to the door and glanced at Guan Shanyu, who was already sleeping soundly against the wall. His expression darkened slightly as he turned away, closed the door, and went to rest.

There is now a big rooster outside the dormitory of Tianjian Pavilion. It was given by Qing Yuanzi and is a relative of the rooster in Lingcaoxuan that wakes people up.

In the past, to wake up the disciples, the sect would assign an early-rising disciple to ring the bell. However, this method was unreliable, as the disciple who rang the bell had only just woken up, and their hand strength was unstable, resulting in the bell ringing intermittently and weakly. This led to many disciples missing their wake-up times and being punished. These punished disciples were afraid to complain about the bell, fearing that it would be their turn to ring the bell next time.

Later, Qing Yuanzi noticed this situation and went to the foot of the mountain to pick up five roosters. After teaching them for a month, these roosters became very outstanding.

It would get up and crow at a certain time in the morning, and would even patrol outside the dormitory with its feet stamped and head held high, like a general inspecting its soldiers, checking to see which disciples had not gotten up. At the very least, it would jump onto the windowsill and crow loudly, its shrill crows making it difficult to wake up. At worst, it would jump onto a person and peck him on the butt.

From then on, no disciple was punished for staying in bed.

However, due to some human factors, only two of the five roosters that Qing Yuanzi brought were left. One was left to Lingcaoxuan, and the other was taken away by Si Xuanqing.

But this morning, the rooster guarding the dormitory door was still deep in sleep when it unexpectedly noticed that a disciple had quietly risen. Curious, the rooster twisted its neck twice to observe the disciple. It saw Yan Ruchen, carrying a simple bundle, approach Guan Shanyu. Seeing that Guan Shanyu was sound asleep, he showed no intention of waking him up. He simply stood there staring at him.

Guan Shanyu enjoyed a rare peaceful sleep and was immersed in his dream. Unexpectedly, due to the strange reaction of the secret technique, as soon as Yan Ruchen approached, his heart began to beat wildly, as if an alarm bell rang, pulling him back to reality from his dream.

Opening his eyes, he met Yan Ruchen's gaze. He quickly covered his chest and said calmly, "Good morning... Good morning."

Yan Ruchen didn't respond immediately. Instead, he tilted his head slightly, his gaze landing on Guan Shanyu's hands covering his chest. There was a hint of inquiry in his tone: "I heard that the secret technique you learned can sense the aura of demons within five steps. Could it be that Shanyu's reaction just now was because he detected something unusual nearby?"

Guan Shanyu was still sitting on the ground, looking up at Yan Ruchen who was standing. Although the other party had a gentle expression and a smile on his lips, he reacted immediately.

What the hell!

Yan Ruchen definitely knows that he is a demon!

Although no one knows when he found out, he has definitely awakened the demon bloodline now!

Why else would he ask this? Why would he react like this?

He swallowed hard, trying to stay calm, and shook his head, "It's just a nightmare. There are only two of us here, where did the demons come from?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Ruchen tilted his head slightly, neither confirming nor denying Guan Shanyu's answer. However, Guan Shanyu had already managed his expression well, looking innocent and unaware of what was going on. The two of them stared at each other stubbornly for a long time.

It took so long that the rooster outside the chicken coop became impatient and twisted its neck to crow to wake everyone up. Only then did Yan Ruchen slowly speak, but then changed the subject:

"Shanyu, have you ever thought about why Senior Uncle Qing made an exception and accepted you into the sect?"