"You..."
Xue Qiao'er's eyes widened, thinking she had misheard.
Qin Yi nodded with certainty, "You should rest well first!"
With that, he withdrew his hand from Xue Qiao'er's waist and walked towards Fan Zhiqi.
Fan Zhiqi looked at Qin Yi, his dirty face displaying extreme disdain, "You? Can you even take one of my moves?"
Clearly, seeing Qin Yi's young age, he felt Qin Yi's strength was at most comparable to Li Xiuwu's.
Qin Yi didn't answer, merely walking towards him step by step with a smile.
As he got closer, Fan Zhiqi narrowed his eyes and spat, "Since you want to die, I'll grant you your wish!"
He flung the wine bottle in his other hand towards Qin Yi.
The bottle cut through the air, hurtling towards Qin Yi.
Along the way, it carried a whistling sound of piercing the air.
Xue Qiao'er, standing several meters away, could clearly hear it.
Instantly, she cried out reflexively, "Be careful!!!"
Qin Yi, the target, stopped completely still after Fan Zhiqi threw the bottle.
Seeing this, Xue Qiao'er was filled with anxiety.
Fan Zhiqi smirked, believing Qin Yi was too weak and had been frozen in fear, unable to dodge or block his attack!
However, as soon as this thought arose, he saw Qin Yi reach out and grab the flying bottle.
"!!!"
Fan Zhiqi's expression froze instantly, filled with shock.
Only he knew how powerful his throw had been.
Even a minor Grandmaster would be severely injured if hit!
Yet, Qin Yi had caught it with his bare hands, and judging by Qin Yi's nonchalant demeanor, it was a casual grab, not requiring much effort!
Xue Qiao'er was also startled when Qin Yi caught the bottle. At the same time, she felt relieved. She had truly worried that Qin Yi would be severely injured and sent flying like Li Xiuwu!
Fan Zhiqi regained his senses, his gaze towards Qin Yi shifting slightly, though a trace of contempt remained in his pupils.
"It seems you're a bit stronger than that fellow. I underestimated you just now!"
Qin Yi didn't respond. He retaliated in kind, casually throwing the bottle back at Fan Zhiqi.
"Hmph!"
Fan Zhiqi snorted upon seeing this, "Overestimating yourself!"
Like Qin Yi earlier, he stood his ground, not retreating.
When the bottle flew in front of him, he also reached out and grabbed it.
But at that moment, he felt a powerful force transmit from the bottle, through his palm, and strike his body.
In an instant, he was sent flying backward as if hit by a car.
He flew more than ten meters in the air before landing, then stumbled back several steps before finally regaining his balance!
Fan Zhiqi, having stabilized himself, was stunned. Looking at the bottle in his hand, his eyeballs nearly popped out of their sockets!
Although he wasn't injured, his entire arm holding the bottle was numb, as if it had lost all sensation.
The bottle in his hand shattered!
Xue Qiao'er, witnessing this scene from afar, looked incredulous, thinking she was hallucinating!
Qin Yi had sent Fan Zhiqi flying over ten meters with a single wine bottle!
She instinctively rubbed her eyes, and upon confirming she wasn't mistaken, was utterly shocked.
Qin Yi paid no mind to Fan Zhiqi's reaction. In the next second, his figure turned into a flash of lightning and he charged forward!
Fan Zhiqi's face paled with alarm, and he quickly circulated his inner energy, preparing to fight.
In a blink, Qin Yi was upon him, and the two engaged.
Bang, bang, bang...
Xue Qiao'er saw two afterimages flickering, accompanied by the sounds of fists and palms colliding.
Then, in less than half a minute, the two figures separated and stopped.
They stood facing each other. Fan Zhiqi, opposite Qin Yi, had a face contorted with terror and disbelief.
The next moment, Fan Zhiqi's body went limp, and he collapsed directly in front of Qin Yi.
Xue Qiao'er: "???"
Qin Yi clapped his hands, turned, and said to Xue Qiao'er, "Done. Miss Xue, you decide how to handle him now!"
Xue Qiao'er snapped back to a sliver of awareness, swallowed hard, and said with difficulty, "You... you actually beat him!!!"
Qin Yi shrugged his shoulders, saying nothing more.
Xue Qiao'er's composure was strong. Despite her shock, she quickly recovered, walked to Fan Zhiqi's side, and asked, "Speak, where are those women?"
Fan Zhiqi was already heavily injured and incapacitated, lying on the ground. He grunted, turned his head away, refusing to answer.
Seeing this, Qin Yi spat, "If you don't tell us, I'll break your Dantian!"
Fan Zhiqi's face stiffened. After two seconds of silence, he finally answered, "They are all locked up by me in a cave nearby..."
Indeed, for martial artists, the Dantian was more important than their lives.
Fan Zhiqi wasn't afraid of Qin Yi and Xue Qiao'er killing him, but he feared them shattering his Dantian, rendering him a cripple!
"Get up quickly and take us there!"
Qin Yi kicked Fan Zhiqi. The latter groaned in pain but dared not disobey. Gritting his teeth, he forced himself to stand and limped ahead, leading the way.
Xue Qiao'er had intended to bring Li Xiuwu along, but he had already fainted. Qin Yi said, "He's not in mortal danger. Let him lie there for now. We'll come back for him after we find the others!"
If this were before entering the mountains, Xue Qiao'er would not have even bothered to listen to Qin Yi.
But it was different now. Since Qin Yi had said so, she had no intention of arguing and readily agreed.
Thus, Qin Yi and Xue Qiao'er followed Fan Zhiqi in a certain direction into the woods to find the women he had abducted.
With Qin Yi present, Fan Zhiqi dared not play any tricks and honestly led the way.
Before long, they arrived at the cave.
"Go in!" Qin Yi commanded.
Fan Zhiqi dared not disobey and entered first, with Qin Yi and Xue Qiao'er following closely behind.
Inside the cave, it was damp and dim, with faint light.
As they neared the deepest part of the cave, over a dozen women appeared in Qin Yi and Xue Qiao'er's sight. They were all disheveled, their clothes in disarray.
Some were even scantily clad, completely naked!
Qin Yi quickly turned his body away, refusing to look at them. "Group Leader Xue, go and check if they are alright, help them put on their clothes! Then see if you need to contact external law enforcement for assistance with the rescue!"
With that said, he grabbed Fan Zhiqi by the collar, without asking any questions, and dragged the man out of the cave.
Needless to say, the tragic state of the women in the cave was all thanks to him!
This man was a beast!