Chapter 911 - 861: Has Group No. 1 Been Seized? (Part 1)

It has been about fifty days since Qin Fan vanished without a trace from the human world, his life or death still unknown.

Almost two months have passed.

In the Martial Arts World, nearly everyone knows that Qin Fan met with an unexpected downfall and vanished.

Yet knowing is one thing; no one speaks of it.

After the initial shock and chaos settled, the name Qin Fan seemed as if it had never appeared in the Martial Arts World.

Unknowingly, these two words became something of a taboo.

In the circles of high society and powerful elites.

The Qin family.

No.1 Group.

Gradually began to be forgotten.

Though it’s only been a few days since No.1 Group was annexed and renamed Sky Group.

No longer do the elites speak of No.1 Group but Sky Group!

Despite being taken over by giants, the Sky Group didn’t implement layoffs or salary cuts.

However, the work of those hundreds, thousands of employees is far from easy now.

The thousands of tons of Spiritual Water stored by the Qin Chu and Wei Shuying, apart from some being embezzled by the parasites,

the rest was ordered to be processed around the clock with overtime from many employees.

With a new regime comes new ministers.

This statement applies perfectly to No.1 Group.

Even though most employees miss the Qin family’s mark from before, for the sake of life, and since they’ve now become official employees, those hundreds, thousands of employees can only endure.

The Qin family has declined.

No.1 Group has changed hands.

The unrivaled prodigy has fallen.

These news have gradually settled into calm.

Except for the seldom visited No.1 Villa and the fact that there are hardly any more fawning or flattering calls to Qin Chu and Wei Shuying’s phones, it seems like nothing has changed.

Jiangzhou.

Outside the Half Mountain Villa.

Qin Fan, under the disbelieving eyes of the guard,

smiled calmly and walked in.

Evidently, the news of Qin Fan’s fall reached even the ears of simple guards.

After awakening his legacy, Qin Fan’s aura cannot be sensed unless he consciously releases it.

This meant that despite being just over a hundred meters away, the six Transformation Realm Grandmasters stationed outside No.1 Villa couldn’t sense him.

It wasn’t until his figure gradually approached No.1 Villa,

that the six Grandmasters finally saw that infinitely familiar silhouette.

"Is this, is this—Master, has the master returned?"

With absolutely no trace of aura to sense,

gazing at the slender figure in view, No.1 shuddered and trembled as he spoke.

He thought it was just his illusion.

"Master, it’s really the master! No.1, the master has returned! The master has returned!"

In an instant, the two female Grandmasters were overwhelmed with tears.

To say they had deep feelings for Qin Fan would be an overstatement.

Although they served him, the times they had met could be counted on fingers.

But it’s undeniable that without Qin Fan, they wouldn’t be who they are today.

Perhaps some of them might have ended up in prison in rash revenge, or maybe, like the walking dead, they’d drown in alcohol to numb their incompetence.

It was Qin Fan who changed them, Qin Fan who avenged them, Qin Fan who gave them a renewed life!

Yet, at the crucial moment, they failed to protect their master, leading to Qin Fan’s many close friends being kidnapped and his consequent fall.

These past two months have been torture for them!

For a master they didn’t have deep feelings for, they’ve harbored endless guilt and self-blame.

Now, seeing the master return safely after two months, the emotions within can no longer be contained!

They are Transformation Realm Grandmasters, but more so, they are beings of flesh and emotion who understand gratitude!

"Go!"

The trembling body of No.1 shivered with emotion.

He shouted a blurred command to move forward.

In the next moment,

his figure leapt forward,

rushing towards Qin Fan.

Behind him, numbers two through six quickly followed suit.

On the other side,

Qin Fan, sensing these few Transformation Realm auras, paused slightly in his steps.

A faint smile appeared on his face.

His eyes locking onto those figures swiftly approaching.

"Master!"

In the next moment,

No.1’s meteoric figure abruptly halted.

With gritted teeth holding back tears, he dropped to one knee, trembling as he shouted.

"Master!"

Behind him, the other five arrived.

All kneeling in unison, shouting aloud.

The two female Grandmasters couldn’t help but choke on their sobs.

"Hmm, I’m back!"

Grinning at the six trembling figures kneeling before him, Qin Fan smiled.

Without waiting for their response, he continued, "Get up and speak, did anything happen while I was away?"

At Qin Fan’s inquiry,

the six faces turned with an expression of anger and resentment.

Upon seeing this,

Qin Fan’s expression slightly shifted.

"Master, not long ago, officials came, forcing the lord and madam to hand over No.1 Group, which they haven’t had a choice but to give it away! Although I could resolve it and protect No.1 Group, I didn’t know master’s situation and dared not act recklessly, afraid of putting the lord and madam in the spotlight, and thus remained inactive to safeguard their safety! Master, No.1 was wrong, please punish!"

With that, No.1 knelt heavily once more.

Unlike before, where he knelt on one knee, he now knelt on both knees!

"Ha ha, No.1 Group was taken?"

An eerie voice emanated from Qin Fan’s mouth.

At this moment, his face didn’t reveal the so-called anger.

With the awakening of his legacy, his heart had evidently changed.

Mere mortal ants no longer stirred his extreme emotions.

"Master, it’s all my fault, my indecision!" No.1’s body trembled violently.

"It’s okay, you did the right thing! It was the wisest choice. Everyone knows the nature of No.1 Group, and in my absence, you’d only be able to protect the initial moment and not the aftermath!" Qin Fan responded with a slight smile.

After speaking, he shook his head and continued, "Alright, get up! Follow me inside the house, let me assure everyone of my safety, and then we’ll see where they got the nerve to covet my No.1 Group!"

"Yes, master!"

Wiping tears, some were wiping tears.

Choking back sobs, some were choking back sobs.

The six Transformation Realm Grandmasters slowly stood up.

Following Qin Fan’s pace, trailing behind.

Outside No.1 Villa’s electronic gate wall,

Qin Fan looked up at the iris scanner.

Suddenly, a "beep" sounded.

The electronic gate automatically opened.

Leading these Transformation Realm Grandmasters,

Qin Fan walked in boldly with a smile.

On his face, a smile meant for his parents to see.

But inside, his heart was bleeding.

He deeply understood the excruciating torment his parents must have endured in these two months.

"Dad, Mom, I’m back!"

Through the garden, outside the house entrance,

Qin Fan did not use Divine Sense to sense the situation within.

Pausing at the villa door,

Qin Fan held back the urge to choke up.

Forcing a broad grin, he loudly announced.

"Xiao Fan? Xiao Fan? Is Xiao Fan back?"

In the villa’s dining room,

upon hearing that soul-stirring voice,

Wei Shuying, who was picking rice into her mouth one grain at a time, suddenly shuddered.

The bowl and chopsticks in her hand clattered to the floor.

Her pale face trembled uncontrollably.

Yet, she didn’t leap from her dining chair to rush out.

Because she feared it was another illusion, feared more disappointment.

After all, throughout these days, she experienced too many such illusions.

It wasn’t just her frozen in place, trembling.

Qin Chu was just the same.

And Ji Yi beside them was no different.

Their chopsticks all fell, overwhelmed with emotion, they couldn’t speak.

Beside them,

Butler Wang Jie suddenly leapt up and crazily dashed out!