Wu Feichi wasn’t kidding.
An Youxuan felt the scenery around him rapidly receding; he had never experienced such speed.
He had just checked and found it very strange today; he didn’t know what happened in Jicheng, but all the airports were under lockdown.
The city seemed to be sealed off; no one could leave.
Just at that moment, a phone call came in.
The caller ID displayed — An Rongzai.
"Grandpa, what do you want to say?"
An Youxuan asked respectfully.
"Youxuan, come back. Stop whatever you’re doing right now."
"Grandpa, I don’t understand what you mean."
An Youxuan suddenly felt a bit flustered.
"You’ve always been very obedient. Your uncles aren’t as good as you. Come back, Youxuan. Stop messing around with your brother."
An Rongzai’s voice carried the kindness of an elder but also an undercurrent of authority.
This authority could only be felt by members of the An Family.
Every one of the An Family members feared An Rongzai to the bone. An Youxuan and An Jincheng were no exceptions.
An Youxuan said:
"Grandpa, did my brother do something to offend you? Tell me, and I will educate him. I can convince him."
An Youxuan seemed to hear a sigh from An Rongzai over the phone:
"Youxuan, I’ll only say this once. You know I don’t joke. If you stop now, you’ll be the future successor of the Sanqiu Group. Don’t mess around with your brother. Don’t be like him, losing sight of the big picture."
For a moment, An Youxuan wanted to tell Old Wu to stop.
But in his mind, he kept hearing An Jincheng’s desperate words, "This is the last time." Those words seemed to have magic power, and both brothers particularly cared about them.
From childhood, An Youxuan knew he couldn’t be indecisive:
"I’m sorry, Grandpa. Please allow me to mess around with Ah Cheng this one time!"
He felt that saying this was the biggest act of rebellion in his life. He didn’t even know what it meant.
But he said it anyway.
Wu Feichi didn’t know what was happening, but he felt that when a man said such words, it deserved a full throttle! Pedal to the metal!
He felt like he was back on the death track years ago!
"Woohoo! Boss, cheers to your rebellion!"
The speeding Maybach really surpassed fate!
...
...
In Jicheng, at the Mountain and Water Villa in the Copper Sparrow District.
On a private golf course, a youthful and refreshing caddie girl was setting up the golf ball for An Rongzai.
Next to An Rongzai was his confidant of decades, Jin Zaimin.
"Chairman, should we continue to intercept them? We can’t locate Jincheng’s car, but we can track Youxuan’s car. It appears they’re heading to Incheon Port."
"Once they reach Incheon Port, they only need two hours to enter Longxia’s waters."
Jin Zaimin reported quickly with his head down, waiting for the chairman’s response. But the response didn’t come.
He cautiously lifted his head and found that Jicheng’s true ruler had an expression of contemplation on his face.
This was rare because this figure, feared by all in Jicheng, was not a person who easily showed contemplation.
But this time, An Rongzai pondered for a long while. He remained silent for a long time, his expression gradually turned blank, and his gaze was as deep as an abyss.
"Zaimin, you’re one of the few who knows about this plan. What do you think I should do now?"
Jin Zaimin replied:
"At least... at least you should keep Youxuan."
An Rongzai gave the caddie girl a look, and she immediately and respectfully brought over a chair.
Sitting down, An Rongzai softly said:
"It’s over now. But continue to pursue them without catching up."
Jin Zaimin was puzzled:
"Can you explain your reasoning?"
An Rongzai looked into the distance:
"Scorpio told me that Jincheng had peeked at the plan. So when Jincheng offered to take responsibility for the project, I knew he didn’t meet the criteria for the sacrificial offering."
"I think Youxuan fits the criteria. He has eyes only for the Sanqiu Group. Look how much he resembles me in my youth."
Years ago, there was someone like that in An Rongzai’s life. But after this person’s death, An Rongzai’s eyes only saw ambition and greed. He became someone who would stop at nothing to build the largest myth in Jicheng, Sanqiu Group.
"But today, I found something interesting. My grandson Youxuan... he deceived me."
"He obeyed me all his life, but just when I was about to hand over the group to him, he chose to rebel. This little grandson, I quite like him. Can you imagine what he looked like refusing my order? Hahahaha..."
The old man’s smile was complex:
"So, Zaimin, he is also unfit as a sacrificial offering. He also loses sight of the big picture, and is thus useless. Since he isn’t a sacrifice, why chase them anymore?"
Jin Zaimin understood. He believed there was indeed familial affection in the chairman, but nothing could compare to perpetual control in this world.
The chairman could sacrifice any loved one, without hesitation, for the continuation of his rule. But if those close to him were no longer necessary sacrifices, he wouldn’t do anything meaningless either.
Essentially — when the two young masters found the courage to resist, and could give up everything for brotherly love, they had a chance to survive.
The person who awakened their courage became their savior.
"Since the two young masters will live... why not let them return?"
An Rongzai shook his head:
"I won’t die. I will keep pursuing miracles. The Sanqiu Group, and this world, are what I love most. For this... I would bow to Scorpio, kneel if needed, but I know I will become a terror surpassing them."
"But those two kids are different from me. They have already found people they want to protect in life. Consider this my last act of mercy as an old man."
"Zaimin, go prepare the other plan."
...
...
On the outskirts of Jicheng, a red Ferrari had lost the police cars. The four-star wanted level had drawn numerous police cars around them.
But Ah Miao’s faith was absolutely pure. She muttered "God bless" during the confrontations with the police and managed several miraculous maneuvers that even stunned Wen Xishu.
They were very close to Incheon Port. In another half-minute, they would leave the borders of Jicheng.
Wen Xishu felt that this task had about thirty minutes left.
Wen Xishu was somewhat regretful for not taking An Youxuan with them. The frustrated An Jincheng inexplicably irritated him.
But at that moment... they finally entered Incheon Port.
A large white light instantly engulfed everything. A prompt suddenly appeared, and both Ah Miao and Wen Xishu entered a state of time stop.
"What’s happening!"
"What’s going on! I haven’t used the invitation to return yet!"
They both were filled with questions.
The following prompt shocked and surprised them:
[Due to a major deviation in the original destiny trajectory of the seventh floor "Little Son of the Chaebol Family" in the Desire Tower, the subquests "Inverse Seven Miracles" and "Happy Six Families" will be restarted.]
[All players involved in this task (except invitation holders) will have their memory modules synchronized and changed.]
[Memory module modification in process.]
[Display of original destiny trajectory: After An Jincheng was deemed a failed sacrifice, An Rongzai killed him, making everything look like an accident. Unaware of this, An Youxuan, after losing his brother, completed a transformation in character, becoming more and more similar to An Rongzai, fully dedicating himself to conquest and expansion.]
He thus became the perfect sacrifice for An Rongzai. The Inverse Seven Plan proceeded smoothly, and Jicheng’s demon was born.
Wen Xishu first felt shocked, then delighted. The display of the original destiny trajectory revealed the worst possible ending.
But given it was the original version, it meant this version had been overturned; new storyline content had been anchored!
Wen Xishu’s brain moved even faster than the system prompt! He became excited. Originally, he thought he hadn’t achieved the best ending because An Youxuan wasn’t there.
But he suddenly realized the worst ending involved An Jincheng’s death and An Youxuan becoming a sacrifice. If the current route had An Jincheng escaping and An Youxuan becoming the sacrifice... it would indeed still be the worst ending.
But now, the ending had been overturned. He had a faint feeling, could it be that An Youxuan had followed?
The answer soon appeared.
[Deceit Tower starts logic repair simulation, original version memory thoroughly modified and reconstructed.]
[Simulation started.]