Chapter 960: Brother Yi, I Must Apologize For The

In the blink of an eye, two days had passed.

The siblings Qin Nan and Qin Zhiyu were still deeply worried. Fortunately, no one else on the ship had died, as those who had survived until now were all skilled experts. Compared to the other guards, they could hold out much longer.

But at best, they could only last a few more days. If they didn’t come up with a solution soon, their fate would still be tragic.

Their gazes simultaneously fell on Yi Feng, who was lounging on a deck chair, lazily fanning himself. Their expressions were indescribably grim.

"Big brother, it's been two days. How can this guy still be so carefree?" Qin Zhiyu asked with a dark expression.

Qin Nan was equally puzzled.

Logically, after two days, one should clearly feel their life force and cultivation draining away. So why did this guy seem completely unaffected?

Unable to hold back any longer, Qin Nan walked over to Yi Feng.

"Brother Yi, I really can’t understand why you’re still so relaxed at a time like this," Qin Nan said with a serious expression, his tone filled with concern. "After two days, you should already feel your life force and cultivation diminishing. How can you still sit here so calmly? You should be working with us to find a way out of this danger."

"Oh? You can feel your life force draining after just two days?" Yi Feng was startled. He patted himself all over, then looked up and asked, "I don’t feel anything at all."

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The siblings exchanged a glance, filled with confusion.

"Really, you don’t feel anything?" Qin Zhiyu couldn’t help but ask. "That’s impossible. After two days, this space should have already consumed a significant amount of our life force and cultivation."

"Is that so?" Yi Feng looked down at himself. "Let me check again..."

After a long while, he looked up and said, "Maybe there’s a tiny bit?"

Yi Feng himself wasn’t sure. He had no idea how to sense such things. How was he supposed to know how to feel how much longer he could live? Since they said two days should have drained some, maybe there was... a little?

Yi Feng’s words left the siblings speechless.

"Brother Yi, since you’ve already sensed your life force draining, you can’t just sit around and wait for death!" Qin Nan pleaded earnestly. "We need to come up with a plan immediately."

"But... it’s only a tiny bit!" Yi Feng looked up and said.

Qin Nan covered his face with his hand, trying to control his emotions. After a moment, he said in frustration, "Brother Yi, what do you mean, ‘only a tiny bit’? Are you saying it’s not enough? Are you waiting until the last moment to do something? By the time your life force and cultivation are truly drained, it’ll be too late to think of a solution!"

"That makes sense," Yi Feng nodded solemnly.

Seeing that Yi Feng finally understood, Qin Nan let out a long sigh of relief. At least he had gotten through to him.

But the next moment, he watched as Yi Feng lay back down on the deck chair.

Seeing this, Qin Nan angrily slapped himself several times, the sound echoing loudly.

He was such a fool for wasting so much effort trying to reason with Yi Feng.

Watching the furious siblings, Yi Feng, lying on the deck chair, sighed softly, feeling a bit apologetic.

Ah, such is human nature.

Where you stand determines how you think. You want to live, but I want to die.

Besides, I really have no choice. If I could think of a way, I’d definitely help you find a way out.

But don’t worry.

If we all end up dying here, once I achieve immortality, I won’t forget you.

I’ll appoint you two as Ghost Emperors!

"Brother Yi," Qin Nan said after calming himself down with great effort. "Although I don’t understand why you’re so indifferent to your own life and cultivation, everyone has their own path. I won’t force you."

"At this final moment, I have one request to make of you."

Qin Nan clasped his hands together respectfully.

Yi Feng turned his gaze to the siblings.

"By my calculations, I can hold out for at most another half month."

"Although I can’t see through your cultivation level, I’m sure it’s quite high. You’ll likely outlast me, so I beg you, Brother Yi, to take care of my remains."

"Of course," Yi Feng nodded solemnly, looking at Qin Nan’s serious expression.

"Good! Thank you, Brother Yi," Qin Nan said gratefully.

At this point, he had given up on struggling. After trying everything he could think of and failing to escape, he decided to accept his fate calmly.

"Zhiyu, go to the cabin and bring two jugs of wine," Qin Nan instructed.

"Okay," Qin Zhiyu nodded and headed toward the cabin.

As Qin Zhiyu left, Qin Nan’s eyes flickered, and he leaned closer to Yi Feng, lowering his voice.

"Brother Yi, there’s one more thing I need your help with."

"Go ahead," Yi Feng said.

"Actually, I have a spatial treasure in my possession."

"This spatial treasure contains its own separate space. It was given to me by my family’s ancestor. If nothing goes wrong, entering this space should allow us to avoid the force in this area that’s draining our life force and cultivation."

"So my plan is to use the last of my cultivation to seal Zhiyu and the other members of the Qin family into this space."

"Perhaps, not long after my death, my family’s ancestor will investigate what happened here and rescue them."

"But I must apologize, Brother Yi. I don’t plan to let you enter the space. The more people there are, the shorter the time I can maintain the seal with my remaining strength."

"So please forgive me for making this selfish decision for the sake of my family’s safety."

Hearing this, Yi Feng looked up at Qin Nan.

Instead of blaming him, Yi Feng actually felt a sense of admiration for the man.

This kind of selfishness wasn’t despicable.

He was making this decision for the safety of his family, for Qin Zhiyu and the others to have a better chance of survival. It was a reasonable choice.

Moreover, Yi Feng and Qin Nan were merely acquaintances at best. Qin Nan had no obligation to risk his family’s chances of survival for someone he barely knew.

Even if Qin Nan had offered, Yi Feng wouldn’t have accepted.

He had finally found an opportunity to die—he wasn’t going to let it slip away.

"I understand," Yi Feng nodded.

"Thank you," Qin Nan clasped his hands together.

"Actually, I have a better idea," Yi Feng said after a moment of thought.

"Oh?" Qin Nan looked up at Yi Feng.

"You and your family can all enter this space, and I’ll help seal it," Yi Feng suggested.

Since he was determined to die, why not let Qin Nan and his family enter the space and leave them a chance to survive?

"What? Brother Yi, you..." Qin Nan stood up in shock.

"Brother Yi, I never expected that you wouldn’t blame me for my selfishness and would even suggest such a thing," Qin Nan said, deeply moved. He bowed respectfully to Yi Feng. "I must apologize for my earlier disrespectful attitude toward you."

"Don’t mention it," Yi Feng waved his hand with a smile. "So, what do you think? Isn’t this a better plan? This way, you and your sister might both survive."

"Brother Yi, I truly appreciate your kindness. If it were possible, I wouldn’t refuse," Qin Nan said with a bitter smile. "After all, who wants to die? In the end, I’m also a selfish person."

"But this spatial treasure has already recognized me as its master. No one else can activate it except me. Although I could erase the mark and let you take ownership, there’s no time left."

"So, for them to have a chance at survival, I must die."

At this point, Qin Nan smiled freely. "In a way, I’ll get to spend a few more days with you, Brother Yi. At least you’ll be here to take care of my remains. That’s not so bad."

"As for you, Brother Yi, after I’m gone, you’ll be all alone. There won’t even be anyone to take care of your remains..."

"Haha," Yi Feng chuckled softly.

First, he admired Qin Nan’s free-spirited attitude.

Second, he appreciated the young man’s way with words.

It was music to his ears!

Since this guy was destined to die, Yi Feng decided to reserve a Ghost Emperor position for him.

"No!" At that moment, Qin Zhiyu’s voice rang out. Her face pale and her eyes red, she rushed out, crying, "Big brother, let me stay with you. We’ll live or die together!"

"Zhiyu, you..." Seeing that Qin Zhiyu had overheard their conversation, Qin Nan sighed helplessly. He spoke earnestly, "I alone can seal the space. Even if you stay, it won’t make a difference."

"No!" Qin Zhiyu’s face was streaked with tears as she said firmly, "I’ll say it again—we live or die together. I won’t leave you alone out here."

"Zhiyu, listen to me," Qin Nan said with a stern expression. "You’re the most outstanding young disciple of the Qin family. You need to survive to carry on our family’s legacy. For the sake of the Qin family, you must live."

"No, I won’t!" Qin Zhiyu bit her lip and shook her head resolutely. "I won’t let you stay here alone."

But the next moment, her body stiffened, and she found she couldn’t move. Looking down, she realized Qin Nan had sealed her cultivation and meridians.

"Listen to your big brother. Survive," Qin Nan said tenderly, patting Qin Zhiyu’s head. "I still want someone to pour a good jug of wine in front of my memorial tablet every year. The others in the family are too busy—they’ll forget about me. Only you will always remember me."

Unable to move or speak, Qin Zhiyu trembled, tears streaming down her face as her eyes turned red.

"Be good," Qin Nan smiled as he wiped away her tears. Then he sat up straight and shouted, "Qin family members!"

"Here!" The remaining members of the Qin family on the ship quickly assembled, standing respectfully before Qin Nan.

"Take your positions. We’re entering the Four Formation Space immediately," Qin Nan ordered.

"What? Young master!" The group’s expressions changed, and they immediately knelt on the ground.

"Young master, this is absolutely unacceptable!"

"We’re not at the end yet. There must be a way!"

"Yes, even if we have to die, let’s die together!"

Clearly, they all understood what Qin Nan’s words meant.

"Hmm?" Qin Nan’s威严 gaze swept over them as he said sternly, "Are you disobeying my orders?"

"And I’m not discussing this with you. I’m giving you a direct order as your young master."

"No, no!"

"This is absolutely unacceptable!"

The group knelt on the ground, their bodies trembling as tears streamed down their faces.

"If you disobey, you’re disregarding the Qin family and the ancestral teachings we’ve upheld for generations," Qin Nan said firmly.

With that, a powerful aura erupted from his body. He raised a square formation box into the air.

The box glowed brightly, and a portal appeared.

"Qin Mu, take Zhiyu into the space," Qin Nan commanded.

"Young master, I..." Qin Mu, a middle-aged man, wept as he shook his head desperately.

"I order you to enter!" Qin Nan shouted.

"Yes!" Qin Mu clenched his fists tightly, struggling for a long time before finally agreeing with a look of utter despair. He grabbed Qin Zhiyu and stepped into the Four Formation Space.

"Qin Yu, enter."

"Young master, please don’t..."

"Enter..."

"Yes..."

And so, under Qin Nan’s firm command, the members of the Qin family entered the Four Formation Space one by one.

"Seal!" Once everyone had entered, Qin Nan shouted, pouring his vast cultivation into the square formation box.

The portal closed abruptly, and the box returned to his hand.

But immediately after, Qin Nan spat out a mouthful of blood. His face turned as pale as a sheet of paper, and he began coughing violently.

"How dramatic," Qin Nan muttered as he wiped the blood from his mouth with a handkerchief. He picked up the wine jug Qin Zhiyu had brought earlier and poured a cup for Yi Feng, then smiled. "Brother Yi, I must apologize for the laughable situation."