35: Chapter 35 1V5

At this moment, inside the Armani boutique, Qin Yi was trying on clothes in the fitting room.

He hadn't bought new clothes in a long time, so he decided to take this opportunity to buy a few for himself while buying a gift for his father.

The atmosphere in the store had originally been relaxed and pleasant, but when a group of men in black with tattoos suddenly walked in, it instantly became tense.

The sales associate looked at them, feeling a bit uneasy, but still approached them out of professional courtesy and asked politely: "Welcome to the Armani boutique. May, may I help you with anything?"

However, this group of people did not seem to intend to pay any attention to the sales associate's inquiry.

Brother Qiang scanned the store, his gaze finally settling on the woman sitting on the sofa in the lounge area. Seeing several gift bags placed next to her, he already had a plan in mind.

"You all go browse on your own first. If you like anything, go try it on!" Brother Qiang instructed the five men behind him.

The five men responded in unison, then dispersed to start picking out clothes in the store.

Meanwhile, Brother Qiang walked straight toward the lounge area.

Seeing this, the sales associate didn't know who to serve, so she had no choice but to follow behind the man in the lead.

Upon reaching the lounge area, Brother Qiang sat down opposite Xu Qian in a domineering manner.

Xu Qian was fiddling with her phone at the time and didn't notice the man sitting down opposite her.

Brother Qiang coughed lightly and tapped his fingers on the tabletop: "Hey beauty, are you here alone? Would you be open to adding me on WeChat so we can get to know each other?"

Xu Qian looked up at the sound and saw a strange man who had appeared out of nowhere, looking at her with a lecherous grin.

Xu Qian frowned, stood up, and refused: "Sorry, that's not convenient..."

But who would have thought, Brother Qiang also stood up, blocked Xu Qian's path, and teased: "What's not convenient about it? Your phone is right there in your hand..."

Seeing Brother Qiang being so rude, a surge of anger rose in Xu Qian's heart. She said coldly: "Sir, please show some respect! I don't know you, and I have no desire to get to know you."

Seeing Xu Qian refuse so decisively, the smile on Brother Qiang's face became even more sinister. He said flippantly: "Oh, beauty, why be so cold? Knowing more people just means having more options."

As he spoke, he reached out, wanting to grab Xu Qian's phone.

Seeing this, Xu Qian was startled and quickly stepped back, dodging Brother Qiang's hand.

"What are you doing?! If you do that again, I'm calling the police!" Xu Qian's voice was full of anger and warning.

Brother Qiang was somewhat surprised to see Xu Qian so resolute.

But he quickly regained his composure, a cold sneer curling his lips: "Calling the police? Fine, I'd like to see how the police handle it when they get here."

Xu Qian cast a pleading look at the sales associate standing nearby. The associate was in a difficult position but steeled herself, stepped forward, and said: "Sir, excuse me, this lady already has a boyfriend... How about I introduce you to our clothing instead?"

"Was I talking to you? Don't you see my subordinates are all picking out clothes? Go! Go serve them!" Brother Qiang glared at the sales associate and said in an unfriendly tone.

"Uh... this..."

"What 'this' or 'that'! I told you to go, so go! If you serve them well, I'll buy a few more pieces! Those guys of mine have bad tempers; if you neglect them, watch out, or they might just wreck your store!"

Seeing this person's arrogant attitude, the sales associate felt helpless, thinking to herself that just by looking at them, they didn't look like they could afford anything anyway.

The sales associate retreated to the side, though certainly not to serve those men, but to inform her colleague who was serving this couple.

Seeing the sales associate leave, Brother Qiang moved closer to Xu Qian again, reaching out to touch her shoulder.

Xu Qian backed away to dodge him, her delicate brows slightly furrowed. She was a bit panicked, but forced herself to remain calm and sternly reprimanded him: "What do you think you're doing! If you come any closer, I really will call the police!"

Brother Qiang snorted, crossed his arms, rubbed the snake-coiled-around-a-sword tattoo on his arm, and sneered: "Little sister, don't be so hot-headed. I don't mean any harm; I just saw you were all alone and bored, so I thought I'd invite you to sing some songs, have a drink, and then, you know, have some fun together..."

Seeing the tattoo on the man's arm, Xu Qian panicked and blurted out: "I, I'm not alone. I have a boyfriend, and he's trying on clothes right now!"

"Is that so? I don't mind if you have a boyfriend. In fact, what I like best are women who have boyfriends!"

As Brother Qiang spoke, he made a move to step forward. Xu Qian instinctively backed away, but without noticing the sofa behind her, she fell right onto it.

The lecherous gaze in Brother Qiang's eyes roamed wantonly over Xu Qian's smooth, slender, beautiful legs. Just as he was about to press forward, he was suddenly grabbed by the shoulder by a large hand.

At the same time, a cold voice rang out from behind him: "Buddy, what are you doing?!"

Brother Qiang stopped, a cold sneer curling his lips as he thought to himself that he had finally waited for the main target.

Immediately, Brother Qiang turned his head to glance at the man gripping his shoulder—it was the target this time: Qin Yi.

Brother Qiang gave a sharp shake of his shoulder, skillfully breaking free from the hand Qin Yi had on him. He turned around, staring at Qin Yi with sinister eyes, his voice full of disdain: "Who the fuck are you? I'm chatting with this beauty, what are you butting in for?"

Qin Yi narrowed his eyes, silently assessing the situation. This man was skilled; clearly, he had trained.

It was a pity that his Eye of Truth was currently in its cooldown period and could not be used for the time being.

But that was fine, because the feeling this person gave him didn't have the same sense of oppression as the security manager named Si Hongfei from before. Therefore, Qin Yi concluded that even if he had some martial arts, his strength probably wasn't that high!

If the other party really wanted to fight, he could take this opportunity to test his Xingyi Quan and see exactly how his Early Stage of Mingjin strength measured up.

Thinking of this, Qin Yi's expression darkened, and he said coldly: "Clean up your mouth!"

Seeing Qin Yi arrive, Xu Qian felt slightly relieved. She hurriedly stood up, her steps slightly unsteady as she moved to Qin Yi's side and clung tightly to his arm, as if she had found her support.

She looked up and glared at Brother Qiang, though her voice still held a hint of trembling: "He is my boyfriend! I'm telling you, he is very powerful. If you dare to act out again, my boyfriend won't let you off!"

"Hey yo! Good, then let me see just how brave your little boyfriend really is!"

Brother Qiang scoffed, not taking Xu Qian's words to heart at all.

He raised his hand and clapped a few times in the air, making a "pa pa pa" sound; this was his signal.

Seeing this, the five underlings immediately dropped the clothes in their hands and quickly gathered around Brother Qiang, soon surrounding Qin Yi and Xu Qian.

Seeing this, Xu Qian felt a wave of panic, and her hand gripping Qin Yi's arm tightened even more.

She whispered to Qin Yi: "Young Master Qin, what should we do now? Maybe we should just call the police!"

Qin Yi gently patted the back of Xu Qian's hand, giving her a reassuring look, and then comforted her softly: "Don't be afraid, with me here, nothing will happen."

Seeing this, Brother Qiang sneered and provoked him: "Kid, stop playing the hero! I'll give you two choices: either you obediently leave your girlfriend behind, and I might consider letting you go; or I beat you up, and then you obediently leave your girlfriend behind!"

Qin Yi retorted with a cold laugh: "And what if I choose neither?"

Brother Qiang's face darkened, and he snorted: "Hmph! You refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit! Since you won't choose, we'll choose for you!"

After saying this, he waved his hand, and the six-man circle began to slowly shrink.

Although Xu Qian said that Qin Yi was very powerful, she was inwardly anxious. She didn't believe Qin Yi could take on six people at once, so she instinctively took out her phone, intending to call the police.

However, just at this moment, the bald man among the six quickly stepped forward, snatched the phone from Xu Qian, and without hesitation, threw it on the ground and stomped on it fiercely several times.

With a "crack," the phone instantly shattered into a pile of parts, rendering it unusable.

"Hahaha, Dayong, well done! You've got good instincts!" Brother Qiang laughed and patted Dayong on the shoulder to show his appreciation.

The bald man called Dayong looked at Xu Qian with greedy eyes and said with a goofy laugh: "Hehe, Brother Qiang, can you let me play with this girl later?"

"Don't worry. Once the boss has had his fill, there will naturally be a turn for you!"

Xu Qian was furious. She pointed at the leader, Brother Qiang, and demanded sternly: "You! What exactly are you trying to do?!"

Brother Qiang gave a cold laugh and answered without any pretense: "What am I trying to do? Naturally, I want to screw you!"

"You filthy pervert! Shameless!"

Xu Qian was so angry her face turned bright red. After shouting that, she turned to the sales associates not far away and yelled loudly: "Are you just going to watch? This is happening in your store! Call the police quickly!"

"I'd like to see who dares! I'm warning you, you can call the police, but only after we're done. Otherwise, don't even think about keeping this store open in the future!"

Brother Qiang turned around, his gaze sweeping coldly over the sales associates as he gave a vicious warning.

The few sales associates shrank their necks in dismay. They were just employees, and facing these people who clearly looked like thugs, they didn't want to cause trouble for themselves.

...

Qin Yi's gaze swept over the six people surrounding him, and he said in a calm voice: "Gentlemen, if you want to fight, I can oblige, but please let her step aside first!"

Brother Qiang smiled dismissively and nodded in agreement: "Sure, if we accidentally ruin her face later, it wouldn't be any fun!"

As Brother Qiang spoke, his gaze turned back to Xu Qian, teasing: "Beauty, just wait a moment. We brothers are going to play with your little boyfriend first."

"Young Master Qin..."

Xu Qian clutched Qin Yi's arm tightly, her eyes full of worry.

Qin Yi gently patted the back of her hand and comforted her: "It's okay. You step aside first; I will handle this."

Xu Qian hesitated, but she knew that staying here wouldn't help and might even drag Young Master Qin down. If she went over there, she might be able to borrow a sales associate's phone to call the police.

Thinking of this, she gritted her teeth, nodded, and after whispering "Be careful," she let go of Qin Yi and ran quickly toward the sales associates.

"Kid, today we grandfathers are going to let you know why the flowers are so red!"

Qin Yi did not respond. Instead, following the guidance of Xingyi Quan in his mind, he calmly adjusted his breathing, lowered his stance slightly, rooted his feet firmly into the ground, clenched his hands into fists, and assumed the starting San Ti Shi stance of Xingyi Quan.

Brother Qiang narrowed his eyes. Seeing the stance Qin Yi assumed, he was secretly startled. Could it be that this kid was actually a martial artist? To be safe, he decided to test the kid's true capabilities first.

Thus, Brother Qiang waved his hand and ordered: "Go! Beat him hard for me!"

The five punks rushed forward arrogantly, waving their fists, intending to smash them down on Qin Yi.

Among them, the bald man Dayong, although not very bright, was the most ferocious in his attacks.

He was the first to rush in front of Qin Yi, his thick fist clenched, smashing fiercely toward Qin Yi's face like an iron hammer.

A flash of brilliance crossed Qin Yi's eyes. He was not panicked in the slightest, as if he were long accustomed to such scenes. With a conditioned reflex, he shifted his body slightly, as agile as a swimming Dragon, skillfully dodging the heavy, powerful blow.

Immediately after, Qin Yi's figure was like a fierce tiger descending from the mountain. He struck out with a swift and violent "Beng Quan" from Xingyi Quan, the momentum like a rainbow, driving straight into the bald Dayong's abdomen.

This punch, containing Qin Yi's profound Internal Energy, was terrifyingly powerful.

Struck by this punch, Dayong instantly doubled over in pain, his face turning pale. Bean-sized beads of sweat rolled down his forehead, and he dry-heaved uncontrollably, as if his internal organs were about to spill out.

Seeing this, the remaining four punks' arrogant flames instantly vanished without a trace, replaced by full-hearted fear and unease.

They looked at each other, their eyes full of terror and hesitation. Clearly, they had been shaken by Qin Yi's thunderous punch just now and dared not easily step forward again.

"Damn it, what are you all standing there for? Get him!" Brother Qiang roared upon seeing this.

The four were helpless. Although the man in front of them clearly had martial arts skills, they couldn't disobey Brother Qiang's orders, so they had to steel themselves and rush at Qin Yi again.

Qin Yi's figure was like the wind, quickly adjusting his stance.

He lifted his left leg and delivered a "High Whip Kick" from Xingyi Quan, kicking directly at one of the punks' heads.

The punk hurriedly raised his hands to block, but the power of Qin Yi's leg technique was extraordinary; even with the block, he was still kicked, staggering back several steps.

Seeing this, the remaining three punks looked at each other and decided to rush forward all at once, attempting to use their numerical advantage to suppress Qin Yi.

However, Qin Yi seemed to have extremely rich practical combat experience, his figure weaving freely among them.

At times he used the "Zuan Quan" from Xingyi Quan to attack the enemies' lower body directly, and at other times he used "Pi Quan" to sweep across the enemies' upper body. Every strike was precise and powerful, leaving the punks unable to cope.

Brother Qiang, who had been watching from the sidelines all along, also recognized that what Qin Yi was using was Xingyi Quan. Seeing the kid move at times as swift and fierce as a tiger, and at other times as agile as an ape, with his fist techniques, leg techniques, and footwork all fused into one, bringing the essence of Xingyi Quan into full play, he was quite shocked!

In less than two short minutes, the five punks were already exhausted, lying on the ground with bruised faces and swollen noses, panting heavily, unable to stand up again.

Yet Qin Yi was still full of vigor, standing as steady as a pine tree, with no sign of fatigue on his face, and not a single scratch on his body.

He cast a cold, sharp gaze over the punks lying on the ground, as if the fight just now had been nothing more than a warm-up for him.