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

Guan Shanyu was silent for a moment, sensing the disappointment in Yan Ruchen's words.

Indeed, those equally young prostitutes whose identities were not accepted by society were not much older than him. They were the ones who pulled him back from the brink of fate after he was "abandoned" by his biological mother.

Because his profession was not respectable and was ridiculed and trampled upon in that era, several girls who were not much older than Yan Ruchen stumbled and raised Yan Ruchen with great difficulty.

Only as the author do I know that Yan Ruchen's parents didn't abandon him. It's just that when they faced the Xianmen's siege on Wangshuiling, they had no way to retreat and could only do their utmost to get Yan Ruchen out of danger, but unfortunately they themselves died at the hands of the Xianmen.

People are always sentimental at night. This is the case with Yan Ruchen's sudden feeling, and so is Guan Shanyu.

Originally, the topic was not suitable to continue here, but Guan Shanyu thought about it and said to Yan Ruchen comfortingly: "Your biological parents must have had no choice but to abandon you."

Upon hearing this, Yan Ruchen's eyes narrowed slightly and he looked at Guan Shanyu deeply.

Guan Shanyu continued, "I heard you were found in a vegetable basket under a tree at the entrance to the village in the dead of winter. You were covered in vegetable leaves, but there were two gold bars stuffed under your clothes. If your parents really wanted to abandon you, why would they put the gold bars there? They simply hoped that someone would find you and take good care of you for the sake of the gold bars. If they hadn't really had no other choice, they would never have given up on you."

Yan Ruchen narrowed his eyes slightly and remained silent for a long time. The fingers clasped across his chest seemed to shrink unconsciously. He slowly asked, "Surely not?"

Guan Shanyu nodded, smiled, and said, "Yeah. After all, you're so handsome, who wouldn't like you?"

Yan Ruchen's pupils shrank slightly, he was stunned for a moment, paused for a few seconds, then slowly turned his head, pulled the corner of his mouth, and finally smiled.

Seeing that his emo had finally calmed down after all this time, Guan Shanyu also smiled. He thought that since he had finally escaped death from Wangshuiling, he should not be so gloomy anymore, so he livened up the atmosphere and asked, "Your sisters used to sew clothes for you. Do they know any patterns?"

Yan Ruchen turned back upon hearing this, his expression having returned to normal, but he didn't understand Guan Shanyu's words and tilted his head. Guan Shanyu explained, "For example, sew a gold ingot or something in this hole?"

Yan Ruchen seemed to really recall it, his expression unconsciously softened, and he slowly said: "Sometimes I sew kittens, puppies, turtles and so on..."

Guan Shanyu looked at Yan Ruchen's rare gentle expression, but felt a little embarrassed. He whispered, "Is it so difficult? Is there anything easier?"

Yan Ruchen looked at him, seeming a little puzzled, but still replied: "Of course, I also sew some flowers and plants occasionally."

Guan Shanyu said "Oh" and took out two balls of thread from the sewing box and started threading the needle. Yan Ruchen didn't understand what he meant, but saw him busy threading and sewing his clothes, but he soon realized what he meant.

Guan Shanyu embroidered flowers on his clothes.

A small flower whose variety cannot be identified, but has five petals and two leaves.

The owner of the needle and thread looked up at this moment, held up his clothes and showed him the little flower as if it were a treasure, and asked carefully: "Is it like this?"

Yan Ruchen was stunned for a moment and met Guan Shanyu's pair of expectant and sparkling eyes, but when he looked down, he saw that the flowers on the clothes had crooked stitching, and the yellow petals and green leaves were a strange and tacky combination.

He stared at the yellow flower for a moment, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, as if in a wry smile, and then turned his face away. Guan Shanyu didn't understand why, and before he could ask further questions, he heard Yan Ruchen's cold and ruthless comment:

"Ugly."

Tch. Guan Shanyu pursed his lips and looked down at the work in his hands. He thought to himself that it was not bad, just a little crooked. After all, he was not an embroidery master, and he did not have Si Hongyin's skills.

When Yan Ruchen turned around again, he saw Guan Shanyu had already begun, carefully removing the fine threads he had just embroidered. Yan Ruchen wanted to dissuade him from wasting his energy, but he swallowed the words back. He saw Guan Shanyu had threaded the needle again and was about to make some improvements to the flower.

Yan Ruchen shook his head helplessly, leaned back against the wall, and watched Guan Shanyu's busy figure quietly.

Outside the house, the rain was drizzling, occasionally mixed with a few crisp and dull thunder and lightning. The rain was light, the temperature was getting cooler, and the hurried footsteps of pedestrians looking for shelter from the rain could be heard on the street, and the sound of stepping on water was crisp and pleasant.

Inside, under a dim oil lamp, two young men sat side by side, one bent over, needle and thread in hand, carefully mending a garment, while the other silently accompanied him. Outside, raindrops tapped on the tiles, making a pleasant sound before sliding down onto the windowsill. A few playful drops leaped into a potted plant, nourishing the seemingly withered flowers. Miraculously, a tender green bud poked its head out from the corner of the pot.

The price of not sleeping all night sewing was that Guan Shanyu's vision was a little blurry when he woke up in the morning.

But his hard work throughout the night still won everyone's praise.

Except Yan Ruchen.

But it doesn’t matter, at least others praise it enthusiastically.

"Shanyu, I didn't expect you to have such a skill?" Su Yi exclaimed as she looked at the pattern on the clothes in her hand, "The embroidery of this steamed bun is so realistic."

Guan Shanyu immediately retracted his smile: "This is a gold ingot."

Su Yi suddenly realized and said, "Is that so? Sorry, sorry, I'm not very good at seeing."

Guan Shanyu chuckled and glanced at Yan Ruchen outside. He was talking to Jin Yu. Guan Shanyu raised an eyebrow, wondering if they were developing a romantic connection. Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of the small flower he had embroidered last night hanging around Yan Ruchen's waist. Guan Shanyu thought to himself, I should have embroidered it more beautifully. This ugly thing hanging on him really ruins the atmosphere.

After thinking about it, he shook his head and continued to make trouble with Su Yi and the others.

At this time, Li Qi and Li Kang walked in from outside. Seeing Guan Shanyu and the others playing around, they pretended to be unhappy and said, "Shanyu, why haven't I seen you embroidering for us before?"

Guan Shanyu patted him and said, "If I had shown this talent before, wouldn't you all come to me when your clothes got torn? Why would I be embroidering clothes at home all day?"

After hearing this, several people burst into laughter. After they finished laughing, Li Kang continued, "The boat is already docked at the shore. Do you really want to leave today?"

The atmosphere suddenly became heavy, and the other disciples fell silent. After all, they had been relaxing here for a day, which was a rare break. After returning, they didn't know what they would face.

Guan Shanyu saw everyone's serious expressions, so he smiled to liven up the atmosphere and said, "We have so many mouths to feed. If we keep eating and drinking here, I'm afraid we'll go bankrupt."

Li Qi frowned and said, "We are all brothers. Even if they eat me for a month, I can still support them."

Guan Shanyu pushed him out and said, "Aren't you worried that Qiu Ling is too tired? She's pregnant."

After hearing this, Li Qi touched his head shyly and was pushed out of the door by Guan Shanyu. Li Kang watched him like this and kept making fun of him. After all the disciples came out of the house, Yan Ruchen and Jin Yu stopped talking. Jin Yu waved the clothes in his hand and said to Guan Shanyu, "Shanyu, thank you for helping me sew clothes."

Guan Shanyu waved his hand and said, "Keep a low profile."

At this time, Master Yang had already run over from the dock, holding two boxes of things in his hands. He ran to the crowd and said, "Why don't you have lunch before leaving?"

Guan Shanyu heard that he was trying to keep him and joked, "Li Qi already fed us this morning, so we don't need to eat for at least the next three days."

Li Qi tsk- ...

The disciples responded one after another: "It's all packed up. Thank you for taking care of it."

Li Kang laughed and said, "It's just rough food from the countryside, so it can't be said that we're taking care of it. I hope you don't mind."

The disciples all expressed their disapproval. Guan Shanyu glanced at Yan Ruchen beside him and saw that he had already memorized Qingmeng, so he said, "Then let's go."

Master Yang and the others nodded and walked in front to lead the way. Jin Yu carried the still unconscious Guyu on his back and followed behind the crowd.

This town is not big, just a water town, but there are endless people coming and going in the town. Fortunately, the disciples are wearing ordinary clothes. Occasionally, a few roadside vendors see Li Qi and his friends and ask who the people behind them are. Li Qi and his friends introduce themselves as distant relatives who are going on a long trip, and at the end they are given a few steamed buns as dry food when they leave.

The boat Li Qi and his companions had prepared was small, seating perhaps ten people at most. It was moored at the shore, and a boatman sat smoking a water pipe. As the disciples boarded, marking the end of their brief reunion, Master Yang handed two boxes of pastries to Yan Ruchen, choking back tears as he said, "Take these two boxes of pastries. Eat them on the way."

Guan Shanyu glanced down and said, "You gave me two boxes yesterday. How can I eat so much?"

Master Yang said, "Then why don't you go back to the sect and share some with the others? After all, we don't know when we'll meet again."

Guan Shanyu felt a pang of sadness in his heart, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

Indeed, he thought these NPCs would not appear again after passing through his world, but who knew that there would be a day when they would meet again.

Being able to watch them live their own lives in a world that Guan Shanyu did not describe, the three people in front of him at this moment are no longer the soulless paper people in his writing, but seem to be childhood friends who grew up with him.

Guan Shanyu took the cake and said with a stagnant voice, "We will definitely meet again."

Master Yang asked, “Really?”

Guan Shanyu nodded and said, "Of course. I haven't even paid you back for the doctor, accommodation, food, and boat you spent on us these past two days. Don't you want it?"

They immediately burst into laughter, saying "yes, yes, yes." Guan Shanyu laughed with them for a while, then realized he couldn't delay any longer. He stepped back, walked onto the boat, and waved to them: "Then I'm really leaving. I'll definitely come back when I have time."

After saying that, Guan Shanyu was about to turn around and go back into the cabin, fearing that he would see them so uncomfortable again. But as soon as he turned around, Li Qi rushed over and put his arm around his shoulders. He leaned over and whispered in his ear, "You must practice well when you go back. Don't let that little bastard Yan Ruchen outperform you."

Guan Shanyu: “…”

The boat slowly left the shore, and the figures of Li Qi and the other two gradually blurred on the dock until they completely disappeared from sight. Guan Shanyu gently lowered his eyelids, blinked quickly, wiped his eyes, then lifted the curtain and stepped into the cabin.

Inside the cabin, the atmosphere was diverse. Yan Ruchen sat at the very back, studying a map of Wangshuiling. Yu Kunliang sat silently beside him, his gaze fixed on the flowing water outside the window. In the center, Su Yi and the others were chatting quietly, while Jin Yu sat at the bow, wiping Guyu's face. Although Guyu hadn't woken up, at least the doctor's prescription had restored his vitality.

Guan Shanyu found an empty seat at the bow and sat down. Seeing this, Jin Yu, Su Yi and others nodded to him. Guan Shanyu took out the cakes given by Master Yang from his pocket and distributed them to everyone: "Try the cakes given by Master Yang."

Su Yi took the pastry and shared it with Qing Fan and others. Even Yan Ruchen politely took a piece. Only Yu Kunliang leaned aside, staring at the water in a daze. When Su Benzhi handed the pastry to his mouth, he just waved his hand and shook his head.

Guan Shanyu chewed the cake and looked at him. Su Benzhi was frustrated. He turned around and threw the cake into his mouth. He turned back and mouthed to Guan Shanyu: "He is depressed."