With Zhao Sifang having already guessed his intentions, Qin Siyang simply stopped hiding them.
"There really is something I need to take care of, so I'm telling you about the path to godhood first." Then he teased, "Oh, right, I told Hu Chan about it too. It's just that he's already embarked on the path of the believer, and now he's trying to figure out how to drop back to sequence level five."
"Brother Qin..."
Zhao Sifang did not take in Qin Siyang's attempt to lighten the mood. All he knew was that Qin Siyang seemed to be making his final arrangements, and his heart ached. "Brother Qin, do you really have to go if it's that dangerous?"
Seeing Zhao Sifang's concern, Qin Siyang felt a swell of emotion too. He had not called him a brother all this time for nothing.
"Little Zhao, do you remember the first time you met me?"
"I do. Outside the Safe Zone. Back then, Brother Qin, your ass was bare..."
"We're not talking about my ass today."
Qin Siyang hurriedly cut him off, then continued, "Back then, they were holding my funeral inside the Safe Zone. Everyone thought I was dead."
"Right. The scene of everyone mourning you was pretty spectacular, Brother Qin. I certainly still remember it vividly. All the major factions in the Safe Zone sent people to burn paper money and weep at President Qin's grave..."
"Stop interrupting! That's not what I'm talking about!"
"Oh..."
Qin Siyang gave Zhao Sifang an exasperated look. "What I mean is, life-threatening situations are normal for me. You don't need to take it so much to heart."
Zhao Sifang frowned and nodded. "That's true. You've had more experiences, and more exciting ones, than all of us put together, Brother Qin."
"So you don't need