Qin Yi dragged Fan Zhiqi out of the cave like a dead dog and threw him onto the ground.
He waited outside for Xue Qiao'er.
About ten minutes passed, and over ten women, dressed and ready, were led out of the cave by Xue Qiao'er.
As soon as they emerged, Xue Qiao'er looked at Fan Zhiqi with eyes full of rage and killing intent.
Because she had seen the scars on these women inside the cave earlier, she knew what they had endured during this period, the inhumane torture they had suffered after being captured by Fan Zhiqi. As a woman herself, she was burning with anger!
When the dozen or so women came out and saw Fan Zhiqi, they all looked fearful and terrified!
Even though Fan Zhiqi was lying on the ground, severely injured!
Qin Yi's gaze swept over the dozen women, about to ask who Zhang Yun was.
Before he could speak, a woman with a dirty face, her appearance unclear, and wavy curly hair, voluntarily walked up to Qin Yi: "Mr. Qin!"
"???"
Qin Yi instinctively showed a look of confusion.
The woman quickly wiped the dirt from her face and said, "Mr. Qin, I am Zhang Yun, an employee of Han Corporation..."
So, she was Zhang Yun!
She recognized Qin Yi at once because she had seen him before when he visited Han Corporation.
Knowing that she was Zhang Yun, Qin Yi quickly asked, "Manager Zhang, how are you? Are you alright? Xin Xin was so worried when she learned you were missing. We..."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Yun's eyes turned red, and she immediately burst into tears.
Xue Qiao'er walked over and gave him a look, signaling him not to ask further.
Qin Yi understood and stopped asking, changing his approach to comfort her.
Later, Xue Qiao'er called the law enforcement department in Haicheng. Not long after, law enforcement officers arrived at Baihu Mountain and took Zhang Yun and the others back.
Originally, Fan Zhiqi had captured more than twenty women in Haicheng during this period, but some had already been killed by him, so they only managed to rescue over ten in the end.
Fan Zhiqi was a martial artist, so Xue Qiao'er did not hand him over to the Haicheng law enforcement department but brought him back to the Order Hall herself.
The Order Hall sent a helicopter to Haicheng, and Xue Qiao'er, along with Fan Zhiqi and Li Xiuwu, flew directly back to the Order Hall headquarters in Kyoto.
Li Xiuwu was more severely injured and remained unconscious until they boarded the plane.
Xue Qiao'er had wanted to invite Qin Yi back to Kyoto with them. After all, their successful rescue of the missing women and the capture of the culprit Fan Zhiqi were all thanks to Qin Yi's efforts!
However, Qin Yi refused. He had nothing else to do, so why would he go to Kyoto?
Han Xin's mood improved slightly upon learning that Zhang Yun had been rescued. However, when she learned that Zhang Yun and the others had been abducted by a beast, and that this beast had captured them to satisfy his lust, her heart grew heavy again!
She did not ask Zhang Yun about her experiences during the two days she was captured, merely comforted her, and then returned home with Qin Yi.
...
After a flight of more than two hours, the helicopter landed in a large courtyard in Kyoto.
As soon as the helicopter landed, before Xue Qiao'er and the others could disembark, several people rushed to the side of the aircraft.
Two of them were the Vice Hall Masters of the Order Hall, Li Changsheng and Fang Zhengao.
When the cabin door opened, Xue Qiao'er brought Fan Zhiqi down. Upon seeing him, Li Changsheng and Fang Zhengao could not help but show expressions of surprise.
When they saw Li Xiuwu being carried off the helicopter, they immediately stepped forward to examine him.
Finally, Li Changsheng took out a pill the size of a thumbnail and fed it to Li Xiuwu.
After taking the pill, Li Xiuwu slowly opened his eyes and woke up from his unconscious state within ten seconds.
Li Xiuwu opened his eyes and saw Li Changsheng and Fang Zhengao, looking somewhat confused, he asked, "Vice Hall Master, Team Leader Fang, what is this..."
Xue Qiao'er spoke, "Brother Li, we're back. We're at the Kyoto headquarters now!"
Li Xiuwu was stunned. He strained to turn his head and saw the familiar surroundings. Realizing he was indeed at headquarters, he felt both surprised and greatly relieved.
When he saw Fan Zhiqi, held by Xue Qiao'er and unable to resist due to his severe injuries, his expression became one of shock!
Immediately after, he thanked Xue Qiao'er, "Team Leader Xue, thank you for saving my life! If it weren't for you this time, let alone bringing back Fan Zhiqi, I might have lost my life in Haicheng!"
Hearing this, Xue Qiao'er was taken aback and made to explain.
But before she could speak, Li Changsheng interjected, "Team Leader Xue, you have successfully rescued over a dozen victims this time and captured the culprit. Your contribution is immense! When the Hall Master returns, I will definitely commend you!"
Fang Zhengao also lamented, "Alas, the new generation truly surpasses the old! Team Leader Xue, your achievements make us old folks feel ashamed!"
"Fan Zhiqi, this was once one of the top five experts in the northern martial arts world, and now he's no match for you and has been captured alive! I estimate you'll become a Grandmaster of Dao soon!"
"No..."
Seeing that they had misunderstood, Xue Qiao'er wanted to clarify.
However, before she could even utter three words, Li Xiuwu thought of something and said, "Right, Team Leader Xue, we're back. Where is Qin Yi? What happened to him afterwards? Was he injured?"
Fang Zhengao asked, "Did Qin Yi come with you this time???"
"Yes, Team Leader Fang, Qin Yi entered Baihu Mountain with us!" Li Xiuwu replied.
"Qin Yi was not injured!" Xue Qiao'er replied, "At that time..."
Li Xiuwu, due to his prejudice against Qin Yi, heard only the first half of Xue Qiao'er's sentence and, before she could finish, huffed to himself, "Hmph, was he scared when he saw how powerful Fan Zhiqi was after I was injured?"
"I said it long ago, this Qin Yi has major character issues. He's the best at boasting, but in other aspects, I really can't praise him!"
"I even suspect now that there might have been some hidden reasons for him defeating Gang Jian Er and Yamamoto Kuroda at the South Province Martial Arts Exchange, and it wasn't solely due to his strength!"
Fang Zhengao waved his hand and said, "Forget it, forget it. Qin Yi is just that kind of person. He's not a member of our Order Hall, so he has no obligation to help us deal with the culprit!"
"I finally understand why he has always refused to join us!"
Li Xiuwu continued, "He must be afraid that if he joined us, his cultivation and strength would be exposed! Yes, it must be that!"
By the end of his statement, he looked utterly convinced.
He believed that Qin Yi's cultivation and strength were not strong, that the previous rumors were exaggerated and false!
His refusal to join the Order Hall was to avoid revealing his true capabilities!