Gu Changqing smiled slightly and said calmly, "Hehe, do you think you can threaten me like this? If you want to die together, go ahead, I won't stop you, so you won't say that I want to harm you."

This disciple is trying to threaten me; he's probably mistaken.

I will absolutely not fall for his tricks, and I will not let him lead me by the nose.

Moreover, Gu Changqing didn't believe for a second that this disciple would be so foolish as to jump off the cliff. Judging from his cowardly and afraid-of-death appearance, he didn't seem like the kind of person who would risk everything.

The disciple said this only to threaten me.

However, Gu Changqing wasn't buying it.

Even if this disciple truly intends to perish together with the sect's sacred artifact, I still have a way to obtain the sect's sacred artifact intact.

When the disciple heard Gu Changqing say this, he knew that Gu Changqing was not afraid at all, and that this trick was useless against Gu Changqing. He was immediately furious.

So he immediately changed his tune, his face beaming with smiles and a humble expression, and said, "Chief Gu, how about this? I'll return this sacred artifact of the sect to you, and in return, you release me. Wouldn't that be a win-win situation for both of us?"

He had no choice but to compromise.

He believed that Gu Changqing would definitely agree to this.

After all, this is a win-win solution, and Chief Gu has no reason not to agree.

This way, no one loses out and no one gains an advantage; it's arguably the most perfect outcome in history.

Upon hearing this, Gu Changqing smiled slightly and said calmly, "Your wishful thinking is quite impressive and reasonable, but I'm afraid I can't grant your wish. I want to obtain the sect's sacred artifact and take you back with me."

He had promised Elder Liu that he would take this person back and hand him over to Elder Liu for disposal.

Therefore, he would never grant this disciple's request.

Even if this disciple does not voluntarily return the sect's sacred artifact, he still has ways to get it back himself.

Even if this disciple were to perish together with the sect's sacred artifact, he wouldn't be afraid. After all, as long as he was fast enough, he could easily snatch the sect's sacred artifact before the disciple hit the ground.

However, Gu Changqing did not intend to push this address to such a desperate situation unless absolutely necessary.

After all, he still wanted to spare this disciple's life and hand him over to Elder Liu for disposal!

"I've yielded again and again, Chief Gu, please don't push your luck. If you anger me, I might really jump off the cliff with the sect's sacred artifact. Chief Gu, please don't regret it then. I advise you to know when to stop and not drive people to their deaths." The disciple's anger surged, and he said angrily.

He never expected that even after making concessions again, Chief Gu would still refuse to let go and wouldn't let him off the hook. It was truly infuriating.

He thought to himself that he was really unlucky to have run into such a difficult character.

Gu Changqing smiled slightly and said calmly, "I have never forced you. I haven't even laid a finger on you. I kindly advised you to come back with me. It's just that you didn't want to come back with me. You can't blame me for that. Besides, I was entrusted by Elder Liu to bring you back. How could I go back on my word?"

"If Elder Liu knew that I stole the sect's sacred artifact, he would definitely tear me to pieces. That's why I can't go back. If I go back, will I even get a good outcome?" the disciple said with a worried expression.

Gu Changqing smiled faintly and said seriously, "I can't guarantee whether you'll have a good time if you go back, but if you refuse to go back with me now, I can guarantee you'll die a horrible death. I advise you not to go against me and to obediently follow me back to the Qingyun Sect."

At this point, the disciple couldn't care less about anything else. With a look of utter despair, he said, "Since going back won't end well, I might as well take the sect's sacred artifact with me and perish together. If I die, you won't get the sect's sacred artifact either, hahahahaha..."

At this moment, his mind had completely collapsed, and he could no longer see any hope of living, so he simply decided to end it all.

After saying that, he picked up the wooden box and flew down without saying another word.

But when he actually flew down, he regretted it and felt extremely scared.

"Ahhh... My God, how can this mountain be so high? It's terrifying and scary!"

Just when he felt desperate and helpless, a figure suddenly flew down towards him at an extremely fast speed, picked him up, and slowly landed on the ground.

This person was none other than Gu Changqing!

Seeing this person's appearance, he felt a sense of despair. If he had known that Chief Gu was so fast, he wouldn't have done this. He had brought this upon himself and almost wet his pants in fear.

If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have bothered with all that; he would have simply gone back with Chief Gu.

He was still shaken by his fear of heights; he was so scared that he couldn't even stand up straight.

At this moment, Gu Changqing was looking at him with a half-smile, as if to say: If you had known this would happen, why did you do it in the first place?

Gu Changqing smiled faintly and said calmly, "I thought you wouldn't dare to jump, but I didn't expect you to actually jump. You really impressed me. However, it was all for nothing. You still didn't die."

Gu Changqing, not wanting to miss out on trouble, said with a mocking expression.

He had thought this disciple was cowardly and wouldn't dare to jump, but he hadn't expected that this disciple would actually have some courage.

At this moment, the disciple was no longer in the mood to refute anything. He completely gave up struggling and resisting, looking utterly hopeless and half-dead, appearing quite pitiful.

He was prepared to be torn to pieces by Elder Liu; he could even imagine Elder Liu punching and kicking him.

Seeing that the disciple did not speak, Gu Changqing picked up the wooden box and opened it. Sure enough, he saw the sect's sacred artifact intact.

The sect's sacred artifact remained intact inside the wooden box, unharmed in the slightest.

Seeing this, Gu Changqing was relieved.

He had already accomplished more than half of what he promised Elder Liu; all that remained was to bring this disciple back, and his mission would be complete.

As for how to deal with this disciple after they return, that's up to Elder Liu; he doesn't want to get involved anymore.

Gu Changqing then took the disciple back to the Qingyun Sect.

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