"Young Master Gu, please wait!"

Gu Changqing turned around in confusion and said with a smile, "Is there something you need, Sect Master?"

"Young Master Gu, I have important matters to discuss with you. Please wait a moment." The sect leader smiled slightly and got straight to the point.

"You have something important to discuss with me, Gu? I've only just met the old sect leader. What do you want to discuss with me? I really don't understand!" Gu Changqing was slightly taken aback and said with a puzzled look.

He was completely bewildered and couldn't understand why the Qin Yun Sect Master wanted to see him.

"To be honest, I wish my daughter to become your disciple. Young Master Gu's zither skills are astonishing, breaking the record for the best zither music in the world, as everyone has witnessed. If my daughter becomes your disciple, she will surely learn something." The sect leader smiled slightly and said without any hesitation.

“Speaking of musical skills, isn’t your Qin Yun Sect renowned throughout the Central Continent? Wouldn’t it be better for you, young lady, to learn your skills within your own sect? It would be more suitable than following me.” Gu Changqing smiled and directly stated his thoughts.

"Young Master Gu, to tell you the truth, I don't know why, but ever since my Yu'er started learning the zither, her health has been getting weaker and weaker. I'm really afraid that she'll leave me first, so I wanted to change her environment and find her a different teacher. Maybe then none of this will happen, and she'll have a better chance of recovering her health." The sect leader revealed the truth, his helplessness evident.

Gu Changqing thought to himself that Yu'er was as beautiful as a fairy, and could be so stunning that she had such a hidden ailment. He really hadn't expected it.

At this moment, Yu'er looked down with a worried expression, as if she were a completely different person from before.

"I have never taken on any disciples before, so let's leave that aside for now. If Miss Yu'er is willing, she can follow me. I will certainly not mistreat her and will do my best to help her find the reason for her weak health." Gu Changqing politely declined Miss Yu'er's request to become his disciple, but promised to help her recover.

"Is Young Master Gu unwilling to take Yu'er as his disciple because he thinks Yu'er is a burden?" Yu'er suddenly said, somewhat unhappy.

"Miss Yu'er, you're overthinking it. I'm just a disciple of the sect right now, and I probably haven't met the requirements for taking on disciples yet. After I return to the Qingyun Sect, I'll inform our sect leader and see what she says. If the sect leader says I can take on disciples, then I'll take you as my disciple, okay? As long as Miss Yu'er's mind doesn't change by then, I'll definitely keep my word." Gu Changqing smiled faintly and immediately explained the whole story clearly.

"Oh, I see. I'm so sorry. I thought Young Master Gu disliked Yu'er and was unwilling to take her as his disciple." Upon hearing this, Yu'er realized that she had misunderstood Gu Changqing and quickly apologized.

"Miss Yu'er is so beautiful and charming, I like her so much that I wouldn't mind at all," Gu Changqing said with a faint smile.

Yu'er was speechless for a moment, and a blush appeared on her beautiful cheeks.

"In that case, I thank Young Master Gu. This is my only precious daughter, and I will have to trouble you to take good care of Yu'er in the future," the old sect leader said sincerely.

"Of course, Elder Sect Master, please rest assured," Gu Changqing said earnestly.

"Alright, it's settled then. I've prepared the wine and dishes and am just waiting for Young Master Gu," the sect leader said with a smile.

"Then I shall respectfully accept your offer," Gu Changqing said with a faint smile.

While Gu Changqing and the others were eating, Miss Yu'er finished packing her clothes.

Since she didn't know when she would return from this trip, Yu'er prepared a lot of clothes.

About an hour later, Gu Changqing and the others finally finished their meal.

During the meal, the sect leader talked a lot about Yu'er with Gu Changqing so that Gu Changqing could get along with Yu'er better.

Afterwards, Yu'er packed her clothes and went to meet Gu Changqing.

"Yu'er, we don't know when you'll be back. You must take good care of yourself and listen to Young Master Gu's words," the sect leader earnestly instructed.

"I understand, Father. Don't worry, I will definitely come back to see you when I have time," Yu'er said reluctantly.

"Sect Master, rest assured, Miss Yu'er is in my Qingyun Sect, and I will certainly not mistreat her. If there are no further instructions, I will take Yu'er and leave now," Gu Changqing said with a faint smile.

"There's nothing more to tell you. You may leave now. I hope that when we meet again, your health will have recovered," the sect leader said calmly, having composed himself.

Without saying a word, Gu Changqing disappeared with Yu'er and Bai Xue.

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The sect leader looked in the direction they left and felt a pang of loss. For the sake of his daughter's health, he had no choice but to send her away with a heavy heart.

The reason he let Gu Changqing take Yu'er away was not on a whim, but because he knew that Young Master Gu was no ordinary person. He was able to break the Zhentian Stone with just one string, which meant he was no ordinary person.

It is well known that since the founding of the Qin Yun Sect, countless people have tried to break the Zhen Tian Stone, but without exception, no one has ever been able to break it even slightly.

Gu Changqing accomplished this with just one string, which shows how terrifying his strength is. If he hadn't used the string, the Zhentian Stone might have been pulverized long ago.

Therefore, the old sect leader fully believed that Young Master Gu would definitely have a way to improve Yu'er's health.

What the old sect leader didn't know was that Gu Changqing hadn't gone far when two men in black were sneaking behind them.

Gu Changqing had actually noticed it a long time ago, but he ignored it. He wanted to see what these two were up to.

After following them for a long time, the two men finally lost their patience and shouted, "Stop! We're going to rob you!"

Gu Changqing pretended to cooperate and stopped, saying in a calm voice, "Fellow Daoists, what do you want to rob me of? Do you see anything valuable on me?"

"We want your guqin," one of the men in black said directly.

"Which guqin? I have many guqin on me. I wonder which one you are referring to?" Gu Changqing said with a faint smile.

"Stop pretending. We just want that ancient zither that can shatter the Heaven-Shaking Stone," another man in black said bluntly.

"Since you know so much about this, you must be the ones who came to Qin Yun Sect to participate in the challenge. If that's the case, why hide yourselves and not dare to show your true faces? If you have the ability, take off your masks and let me see which fellow Daoist is interested in my guqin." Gu Changqing smiled coldly and said in a deep voice.

"So what if it is? Enough nonsense. Quickly hand over the zither, and we'll let you go. Otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite. We are experts at the peak of the Great Emperor level. If you offend us, you'll be in for a world of trouble," the man in black continued arrogantly.