In the description of the talent In the Name of the Father, one clause stated that it would shield one's son from calamity. Back then, you had not paid it much heed, because you believed you had the strength to prevent such a thing from happening. But now...
You rejected the final method Qin Huang had proposed! If you had been asked to sacrifice yourself for the so-called common people of the world, perhaps you would have hesitated somewhat. If it could allow those by your side to live happily, then what was wrong with being a hero? You still had one life left, did you not?
But if sacrificing your family was the prerequisite for attaining a beautiful future, then that option would never appear before you.
"If anyone insists that your parents must die to save the world, then you should be the first to send him on his way. And if Qin Huang keeps insisting, then you can just give up and rot," you told Qin Huang, asking him to think of another solution...
Fortunately, Qin Huang was not some stubborn mule who refused to change. Seeing how resolute you were, he instead let out a sigh of relief. Sacrificing the lives of some to fulfill many more—if it went against their wishes, he did not want to do that either. Besides, the situation had not yet reached the point where it had to be done.
Qin Huang merely believed that if you could make some adjustments, you would be able to weather the next five hundred years more steadily; it was not absolutely necessary. He also understood that even if you overcame this crisis, whether Qingming Hetong Heaven's countless living beings could be saved afterward was still uncertain. Perhaps this was a world-destroying catastrophe to begin