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

At noon, the sun rose high in the sky, hanging high overhead like a dazzling golden ball embedded in the azure sky, generously pouring down its rays, bathing the world in a dazzling, incandescent heat. The earth, scorched by it, felt like a giant iron plate, every inch steaming with boiling heat. The heat surged, wave after wave, nearly suffocating the human body.

Everyone found Guan Shanyu unconscious under a tree.

When Su Yi saw Guan Shanyu leaning against a tree with a pale face and not moving, he immediately rushed forward to observe his condition. Yan Ruchen wanted to remind everyone to keep their distance and observe whether there was a risk of poisoning, but before he finished speaking, Su Yi, Qingfan and others had quickly surrounded Guan Shanyu.

"Shanyu? Shanyu? Wake up, what's wrong? Can't you walk anymore?"

Su Yi shook Guan Shanyu's shoulders and looked at him nervously. Qing Fan and the others also gathered around him, forming a circle of concern. Seeing Guan Shanyu slowly open his eyes after being shaken, Yan Ruchen approached.

Guan Shanyu was shaken twice and finally woke up slowly. He opened his eyes with some effort, his forehead covered with sweat. He looked at the people in front of him weakly and squeezed out a forced smile: "Sorry, I really can't walk anymore..."

Jin Yu gently put Guyu down from her back, leaned against a tree and gasped for breath, comforting him, "It's okay, I'm tired too, it's okay to rest for a while. Ruchen, is this okay for you?" As she spoke, she looked at Yan Ruchen, but found that Yan Ruchen did not respond. He was squatting beside Guan Shanyu with a frown on his face, staring intently at the back.

Jin Yu followed Yan Ruchen's gaze, but before she could figure out what was going on, she heard Yu Kunliang mutter, "He... why is his back covered in blood?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at Guan Shanyu's back and saw a wet spot on the tree trunk. At first glance, they thought it was sweat, but upon closer inspection, they realized it was actually blood. Yan Ruchen immediately took action, gently supporting Guan Shanyu's shoulders and carefully turning him sideways. Guan Shanyu groaned in pain during the process, but Yan Ruchen still managed to turn him over safely. Only then did everyone realize that there was a large bloodstain on Guan Shanyu's back.

"What's going on? Did we get ambushed?" Su Yi asked, somewhat puzzled. Everyone was horrified after hearing this, and quickly stood up and took precautions, observing if there was anything unusual nearby.

Yan Ruchen looked at Guan Shanyu seriously, and without hesitation began to unbutton his shirt. He replied in a deep voice, "I'm afraid this injury has existed for a long time, not just recently."

Guan Shanyu's consciousness was a little fuzzy. Feeling Yan Ruchen's movements, he weakly raised his hand to stop him and whispered, "Don't... don't do this, there are girls here..."

Upon hearing this, Jin Yu stamped her feet anxiously: "It's already this late, and you're still concerned about the differences between men and women!"

Yan Ruchen ignored him and stripped Guan Shanyu's shirt, turning him around and exposing his back. He saw several blood-soaked bandages wrapped around Guan Shanyu's waist and back, a shocking sight. Yan Ruchen quickly unwrapped the bandages, revealing three scratches deep enough to see the bone.

It should be that he was scratched by the spirit turtle when he was killing it. There were three scars that penetrated deep into the skin and flesh, and even the white bones under the flesh and blood could be seen. The wound seemed to have formed a blood scab once, but because the movement was too big, the wound was pulled again, and now it was bleeding again.

Moreover, there was no trace of herbal treatment on the gauze in Yan Ruchen's hand. He asked Guan Shanyu in a deep voice: "Why didn't you treat the wound?"

Guan Shanyu's forehead was still covered with fine beads of sweat, and his lips were pale without a trace of blood. He felt a little tinnitus when listening to Yan Ruchen's words, but he still heard what he asked clearly. However, Guan Shanyu did not answer directly. He just turned his head and said softly: "...It's not serious, I'll be fine after sitting for a while, wait..."

"Why don't you treat your own wounds?"

Yan Ruchen repeated it again with an expressionless face.

Guan Shanyu was interrupted by this and stole a glance at Yan Ruchen. Seeing his serious expression, his heart tightened and he quickly lowered his head again. After a moment, he replied in a barely audible voice, "The medicine... is out."

Everyone was stunned and speechless.

Seeing this, Yu Kunliang immediately squatted down and said, "I'll carry you. Don't move anymore. If you get hurt again, you'll die."

Guan Shanyu drooped his head, fingers trembling as he wrapped the gauze around himself again. His face was pale, and he whispered weakly, "Trouble..."

"What's the trouble? You even applied medicine to the cuts on my hands, but you had so many wounds on your body, why didn't you treat them at all? What's the point of just wrapping them with gauze to stop the bleeding? If Ruchen hadn't noticed you were missing, you would have either bled to death here or died of dehydration from the sun!"

"Kunliang, don't be so fierce." Jin Yu interrupted Yu Kunliang and said, "If it weren't for those herbs from Shanyu, we might not be able to get out of the valley."

Yu Kunliang's face flushed red, he bit his lip and turned his head away, saying, "I know, I'm not mean to him, I'm just angry..."

He was angry at the black-robed man, wondering why he had to be connected to Yun Jichan. He was also angry that he, a senior disciple of Wuzong, couldn't even protect his own junior fellow disciple. And he had to rely on a doctor's risking his life to escape.

Everyone was silent, but Yan Ruchen had already swiftly helped Guan Shanyu wrap the gauze and put on his clothes. Seeing this, Yu Kunliang immediately said, "Shanyu, I'll carry you."

"No need." Yan Ruchen interrupted him, untying the bag from Guan Shanyu and handing it to Yu Kunliang, saying, "Let me do it. He's a disciple of my sect, so I can't let you worry about him. But I'll have to trouble you to carry this bag."

Yu Kunliang took the bundle and nodded. Guan Shanyu was still lying on the ground in a daze. Seeing Yan Ruchen approaching, he instinctively wanted to dodge, but his hand was firmly grasped by Yan Ruchen. Yan Ruchen gently pulled him towards him, turned around lightly, and carefully carried Guan Shanyu on his back, saying softly, "If it hurts, tell me anytime."

What the hell? Yan Ruchen carried him?

Guan Shanyu was almost exhausted when he was suddenly awakened by the shock. He struggled and said, "I...I can walk on my own. I have the strength now."

"How can you have the strength? Your face is as pale as if you have been dead for three days. Just take a good rest. Don't worry, we will definitely take you out." Su Yi said from the side.

Qing Fan glanced at him and said, "The words may be rough, but your words are too rough."

Yan Ruchen turned around and saw Guan Shanyu looking troubled. He ignored his refusal and, after carrying him steadily on his back, said to the others, "Let's continue on our journey and try to reach the river before dark."

"Okay." Everyone responded.

Perhaps Guan Shanyu's selfless spirit had touched everyone, and they were more energetic and walked faster on the rest of the journey. To help them get on with their journey, Jin Yu, without worrying about gender differences, entrusted Guyu to Su Benzhi to carry so they could move on more quickly.

The group quickly crossed the open plains, then continued to move through the dense forest without stopping. Despite the rapid pace, Yan Ruchen always maintained a steady pace. Guan Shanyu was initially a little nervous as he was carried on his back, afraid to move or speak. But perhaps because his body had already reached its limit, or perhaps because Yan Ruchen's back was truly comfortable, it wasn't long before Guan Shanyu collapsed onto Yan Ruchen's back and fell into a deep sleep.

Yan Ruchen watched the road carefully the entire time, relying on the map route in his mind as he approached the river. He noticed that the person on top of him was still supporting himself, keeping a certain distance from him, but slowly, he could clearly feel that person getting closer and closer, and finally leaning his head against his back.

Yan Ruchen turned his head and saw Guan Shanyu's head pressed tightly against the back of his head, motionless and breathing weakly. His heart sank for a moment and he asked in a low voice, "Shanyu?"

The person behind him didn't answer him.

Yan Ruchen paused, raised his voice, and asked again, "Guan Shanyu?"

The person behind him finally moved and whispered, "Yes, I'm still alive..."

Yan Ruchen looked at the scene in front of him solemnly and said, "Don't sleep. If you fall asleep, you won't wake up."

Guan Shanyu pulled the corner of his mouth and seemed to smile. He remembered that he had learned that secret technique.

What did I say at that time? I said I could save his life when it was fatal, so he shouldn't die so easily.

However, he felt that the atmosphere was getting rather tense, so he tried to lighten it. However, his mind was already a little unclear, and he replied randomly, "No, if I really can't wake up... just throw me in the sea and bury me at sea. I've heard there are mermaids and Atlantis under the sea. Maybe I can see them after I die..."

Guan Shanyu mumbled a bunch of words that he couldn't even remember, and then fell into a deep sleep again. After hearing this, Yan Ruchen's eyes became more serious, and he held Guan Shanyu's legs tightly, but didn't say anything more.

Exiting Wangshuiling from the east was indeed a correct decision.

The road was smooth and they passed through the forest with ease. They had originally planned to spend the night in the forest, but seeing the extremely weak Guan Shanyu on Yan Ruchen's back, everyone was instantly inspired and decided to wade across the river overnight and continue to advance towards the exit.

When Guan Shanyu woke up again, it was already the next morning. He vaguely remembered that he seemed to be soaked in water again, but it seemed that he was not dead and abandoned by Yan Ruchen, because he was still on Yan Ruchen's back, riding him across the river. In his daze, Guan Shanyu did not forget to remind him:

"Don't touch water when you're injured, it will take time to heal..."

Yan Ruchen seemed to say something in reply, but Guan Shanyu had forgotten. When he opened his eyes again, he found that he was still lying steadily on Yan Ruchen's back, but they had reached land this time.

They seemed to have arrived at a mountain road. The scenery was completely different from that inside Wangshuiling. Yan Ruchen and the others were not walking, but sitting on the side of the mountain road, as if they were resting.

But even so, Guan Shanyu was still hung on Yan Ruchen's body.

Guan Shanyu opened his eyes in a half-awake state, squinting as he looked around. His mouth was dry and he couldn't make a sound. Just as he was wondering, he suddenly heard the rumbling sound of wheels coming closer.

A truck was driving along the rugged mountain road. The driver was waving his whip and hurrying on. He saw a few disheveled beggars sitting on the roadside in the distance. He wanted to pretend he didn't see them and just walk away, but when he thought about his wife at home who was due to give birth in three months, he thought it would be better to do some good deeds.

He drove closer, stopped the carriage, fished out two copper coins from his pocket, threw them in front of them, and said, "Keep these two copper coins and buy steamed buns. If you want to escape the famine, you have to go south. Our town is not rich."

Yan Ruchen and his group looked at the copper coins that suddenly appeared, and looked up at the driver with a bewildered look. Seeing their dazed looks, the driver guessed that they were not very smart, so he said nothing and decided to continue on his way.

At this moment, the driver turned around and his eyes happened to fall on the face of the person on the back of the leading beggar. The person slowly turned his head and looked at him.

This sight startled the driver so much that he almost cried out, "Shan Yu?!"