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

But just as they said, after the first ray of sunlight in the early morning penetrated the clouds, the group of ghosts retreated into the depths of the dense forest like frightened birds. However, it was not as spectacular as Guan Shanyu had expected. When they went out, they only caught a glimpse of one or two figures.

However, Guan Shanyu was even more thankful that it was a sunny day today. If it had rained, he really didn't know how long he would have to stay in that small, shabby house before he could come out.

He ran all the way supported by Qingfan and Suyi. At first, his legs were weak and he imagined that he would see all kinds of monsters when he went out. But when he saw that those monsters fled faster than him in the sunlight, he gradually became braver. After gratefully thanking the two hands that supported him, he also held the bag tightly and chased in the direction the monsters fled.

At this moment, the morning mist had not yet completely dissipated. Sunlight filtered through the treetops, scattering dappled light on the ground, while the deep forest was still shrouded in gray. The disciples hurried into the dense forest, but once inside, they tacitly slowed their pace, reminding each other to pay attention to their steps and be wary of sneak attacks from those evil creatures.

These disciples, having practiced swordsmanship at some point in their own sect, were accustomed to such situations. Swords in hand, they were bold and cautious. The disciples in front cleared the way, while those behind kept watch, their heads lowered and carefully observing their surroundings. Guan Shanyu was surrounded and protected by the others, ready to respond to any emergency. Although the group remained silent, they tacitly split into three groups, seemingly unrelated to a group that had only known each other for four days.

Guan Shanyu suddenly felt like a nurse, with no output, just responsible for replenishing blood.

He tightened his bag, thinking that the nurse was just a nurse, and she didn't have much output anyway. When he saw Yan Ruchen later, he might have to nurse him. Besides, there was only a suona in his bag, and he didn't know if it would come in handy later.

He gathered his composure and began to concentrate on his journey. As he went deeper into the dense forest, the scene before him became increasingly blurred. He could only rely on the rustling sound of the leaves scraping against the leaves as the ghost creatures left, guiding him. The surrounding scene was almost lost in the haze.

Just as everyone was concentrating on the path, moving forward step by step, Guyu, who was at the end of the group, suddenly cried out in surprise, "Ah!" All the disciples immediately became alert and turned back to see if there was any danger approaching. They saw Guyu staring at a corner of the bushes. Seeing everyone turn back, she quickly gestured for silence, took a few cautious steps forward, and picked up something from the bushes.

Guan Shanyu squinted his eyes and observed from a distance, unable to make out what it was. However, Guyu soon handed the item to Jinyu in front of him, motioning her to pass it to Guan Shanyu. Jinyu took it, turned around and handed it to Guan Shanyu, asking, "Shanyu, take a look, is this Ruchen's?"

Guan Shanyu frowned as he took the object Jin Yu handed him, holding it up to his eyes for a closer look. It turned out to be a scrap of clothing. Judging by the pattern, it was indeed from the Heavenly Sword Pavilion. However, the white fabric was stained with blood, practically staining the small piece red. Guan Shanyu stared at the object in his hand, feeling a chill in his heart...

...This can't really be Yan Ruchen's, right? Could it be that he has already...

Guan Shanyu shook his head violently, trying to clear his head of the negative thoughts. He raised his head again and was about to speak to reassure everyone, saying that the object might not belong to Yan Ruchen, so as not to cause unnecessary worry. But before he could finish his words, he caught a glimpse of Guyu passing through the bushes behind him.

In an instant, he shouted, "Watch out behind you!"

Before everyone could react, a dried corpse suddenly jumped out from the bushes. It was wearing a disciple's school uniform and was obviously a disciple of some sect. It seemed to have been lying in ambush in the bushes for a long time, just waiting for people to approach. Before Guyu could turn around, it had strangled him by the neck and dragged him into the bushes.

"what!!!!!!!"

Guyu's scream suddenly rang out, and then she was quickly dragged into the bushes. The sound instantly faded, as if she was being dragged deeper into the jungle at an alarming speed. The disciples cried out in unison, "Guyu!" Seeing this, they no longer cared about anything else and immediately rushed into the bushes, swords in hand.

Although everyone said they wanted to catch mummies, after they really came out, everyone was still a little scared. But now they saw their companions being dragged away in front of them, and the dawn was just breaking, the sunlight could restrain the monsters. The few remaining fears in everyone's hearts had long been swept away by anger. They were so furious that they struggled to clear a path in the jungle. Su Yi and others even cursed as they walked, as if they couldn't wait to lure those monsters out so that they could fight to the death.

Everyone ran, following Guyu's faint cries for help, while keeping a vigilant eye on their surroundings, fearing another monster attack. However, as they entered the heart of the forest, Guyu's voice suddenly disappeared, and the road ahead became narrow, tightly blocked by dense bushes. Guan Shanyu noticed something was wrong and shouted urgently, "Stop, don't go any further!"

But the crowd was running so fast that even after Guan Shanyu finished speaking, the people in front couldn't stop. The people behind bumped into each other, and the ones in front continued to rush forward, staggering. For a moment, everyone rushed through the bushes as if out of control, but unexpectedly, there was an open space ahead. Everyone stepped on empty space and fell, and the scene was chaotic, like dumplings in a pot.

The disciples screamed in fear, but their mouths, which were open to cry out, were soon filled with liquid.

They fell into a lake.

Guan Shanyu wasn't a very good swimmer, but he managed a few doggy paddles to stay afloat. He clutched his bag tightly, flopping around in the water while quickly tying a knot to secure it. Qing Fan, standing nearby, called out, "Is everyone there? Is anyone injured?"

Su Yi struggled the most in the water. After finally coming a little above the surface, he hurriedly called for help: "Help me... I can't swim..." Su Benzhi, who was closest to him, immediately stepped forward and pulled him out of the water. Su Yi wiped the water droplets from his face gratefully and thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you very much."

After Jin Yu counted the number of people and confirmed that everyone was safe, he pointed to the shore not far away and shouted, "Everyone swim over there and get ashore!" Upon hearing this, everyone turned around and swam hard towards the shore.

Guan Shanyu was having a hard time doggy paddling in the water, and thought to himself that it was a good thing that his mother took him to the swimming pool to learn swimming for half a year when he was a child, otherwise he would be buried here today. It seems that swimming will have to be included in his list of skills to learn in the future.

As he thought about it, he paddled towards the shore. As he got closer, Guan Shanyu noticed a figure swaying on the shore. However, the thick fog in the mountains, coupled with the water dripping down his face, made his vision blurry and he couldn't see clearly. However, he still called out cautiously to everyone, "Everyone, wait a moment, there seems to be someone on the shore."

With the previous lesson learned, the disciples near Guan Shanyu immediately stopped advancing and stopped swimming blindly. Yu Kunliang was the first to take the lead. Although he vaguely heard Guan Shanyu's warning, he couldn't hear it clearly due to the distance and fog. He turned around and asked loudly, "What did you say?"

But this shout received no response. Qingfan and Su Benzhi, who were slightly behind him, looked unhappy. They both raised their hands tremblingly, first made a gesture of silence in front of their mouths, and then carefully pointed ahead. Yu Kunliang turned his head with some confusion, and saw a black figure standing with its back to them in the thick fog.

Two to be exact.

They were now at the bottom of a valley beneath the largest mountain range in Wangshuiling. In the center lay a lake, and on the shore lay a broad stone bed. A black-robed figure stood atop the bed, facing a massive boulder. A figure, seemingly bound and pleading for mercy, lay bound. The black-robed figure reached out and pressed a hand against the figure's crown. In a matter of moments, the figure's skin shrank to a sheet of paper, as if drained of blood.

The disciples saw it clearly and covered their mouths in horror, not daring to make a sound.

On the other side of the stone bed stood another terrifying creature, but it was not a human. It was shaped like an old turtle, with skin as hard as stone. Its body was huge, almost the size of a small room, but it was tied up with iron chains and could not move. It just stared at the black-robed man in front of it with a pair of bloodshot eyes.

Guan Shanyu saw clearly that the old turtle was actually the demon elder he had prepared for Yan Ruchen in the book! He was there to help him level up.

Damn, they got here.

Guan Shanyu immediately raised his hand and gestured to the other disciples, signaling them to be silent and to retreat immediately. The disciples knew that the unknown figure ahead was no match for them, so they quietly and slowly retreated, preparing to swim back.

However, Yu Kunliang remained frozen in place, staring intently at the black-robed Taoist priest. Seeing this, Qingfan quietly swam closer to warn him, but just as he approached, the monster that had previously abducted Guyu suddenly emerged from the bushes and began dragging him toward the stone bed. Seeing this, the black-robed Taoist priest casually abandoned his now-mummy-like disciple and prepared to meet his new prey.

At this moment, several disciples who had already turned around to swim outside turned back to see if their companions had caught up, and happened to witness this scene. Jin Yu, who was very close to Gu Yu, lost control of himself and couldn't help but whispered, "Is it Gu Yu?!"

The faint cry was enough to penetrate the silence, and the black-robed figure picked it up. He spun quickly, his face still obscured by the brim of his hat, but upon noticing someone, he quickly placed his fingers in his mouth and blew a whistle. Suddenly, several mummies appeared in the valley, and the black-robed figure spun around, swiftly sprinting along the cliff face and disappearing into the dense forest.

But Guan Shanyu's eyes were fixed on him, and within five steps, his heart began to beat uncontrollably.

It's a demon.

"Swim faster!!!" Guan Shanyu reacted quickly and shouted to his disciples.

Damn, there are really living demons in this damn place. I shouldn't have followed them. What if the man in black robe goes to tip off the others and attracts more demons, then they will definitely die here today.

Guan Shanyu immediately turned around and prepared to swim away, but he was caught off guard when a force suddenly grabbed his legs and pulled him into the water. He was immediately dragged into the icy lake.

He struggled hard and looked down at his feet. He saw that the mummy had dived underwater at some point and was pulling him deeper. Guan Shanyu was struggling to hold his breath, but he held the bag tightly in his hands to prevent it from floating away. However, he couldn't hold his breath for long. Soon he choked on the water. The lake water poured into his lungs, freezing cold. Just when he thought he was really going to drown here today, he suddenly saw someone jump into the lake and swim towards him.

Guan Shanyu instinctively reached out for help, but the man didn't grab his hand directly. Instead, he quickly hugged his waist and waved his other hand behind him, instantly releasing the restraints on his legs. However, Guan Shanyu had reached his limit, and his consciousness gradually blurred. He felt a force holding him up, and then his eyes went black and he lost consciousness.