Chapter 2: A Family That Stays Together
In 'Xiao Yu'er and Hua Wuque', Jiang Yuyan replaced her older sister, Jiang Yufeng, to enter the palace.
By this point, she had already completed her transformation into darkness.
If there was someone in this world who could pull Jiang Yuyan out of the darkness, it wasn't that there was no such person, but it definitely wasn't Lin Bei.
After learning about Zong Wu Lin Bei's predicament, Hong Kong Drama Lin Bei patted Zong Wu Lin Bei's shoulder sympathetically and said, "Seeing that everyone is equally miserable, I feel relieved."
Zong Wu Lin Bei rolled his eyes in annoyance, about to complain, but then, thinking of something, he suddenly chuckled.
"By the way, from your memories, I've never heard of any supernatural events before, right?"
Hong Kong Drama Lin Bei asked with a frown, "What are you trying to say?"
Zong Wu Lin Bei said gleefully, "I have two theories. The first is that the world you're in actually has a 'map upgrade' setting, as described in novels. After you clear the initial stages, your world upgrades, which is why the previous supernatural power system appeared.
The second is that these groups have been hiding too deeply and are now starting to surface.
You should be glad that the current incidents are still within a solvable range.
What if one day those 'kill-mart' types from 'my date with a vampire' who only have love on their minds appear, or those magnetic field lunatics who start raising flags during a fight? You wouldn't even have anywhere to hide!"
Hearing this, Hong Kong Drama Lin Bei's expression gradually stiffened.
Demon Slayer Lin Bei also started to gloat. Although they were all himself, watching the show was an instinct hardwired into Lin Bei's genes.
After finally calming down, Hong Kong Drama Lin Bei scanned his two other selves and said expressionlessly, "Since things are tough for all of us, we should work together to survive in our respective worlds. From the moment we made contact, we inherited each other's abilities.
My combat skills, honed in the Hong Kong Drama World, are only useful against ordinary people and won't be much help to you.
However, your Breathing Technique and Tai Chi might shine brightly in my world."
At this point, Hong Kong Drama Lin Bei looked intently at Zong Wu Lin Bei and said, "You're an emperor, after all. Can't you find a way to get some divine martial arts to practice?"
Zong Wu Lin Bei rolled his eyes and said, "I'll go back and think of something. You two shouldn't slack off either, or else it really will be a family that stays together."
Thinking of their respective situations, the three Lin Beis sighed in unison. To survive, relying on one person wouldn't be enough; they all had to work hard together.
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Hong Kong Drama World.
Lin Bei opened his eyes, and before him was his familiar office at Pan-Asia Group.
After standing up from the sofa, Lin Bei stretched, and his body immediately let out a series of crackling sounds, like popping beans.
He lifted his shirt and looked at his stomach; his previously faint 'vest line' had transformed into clearly defined abdominal muscles.
Not just his stomach, all the muscle groups on Lin Bei's body had transformed into more graceful lines.
This was the effect of the Breathing Technique.
Hinokami Kagura, also known as Sun Breathing, is the progenitor of all Breathing Techniques.
By absorbing the power of the sun through breathing to strengthen oneself, the sun's power carried in each strike can slay demons even without a Nichirin Blade.
Initially, it was a power unique to Yoriichi Tsugikuni, later inherited by the Kamado family.
Now, Lin Bei also possessed this power, and he had a feeling that the combined strength of his three selves was already enough for him to smoothly use the second form of Hinokami Kagura—Clear Blue Sky!
But he wasn't in a hurry to test it. Not having a weapon was one reason, and the fear of setting his office on fire was another.
After suppressing his excitement, Lin Bei picked up the phone on his desk.
"Salina, have all the management personnel of the guard team wait for me in the gym."
"Yes, Boss!"
Upon receiving the call, Salina immediately relayed Lin Bei's order to the guard team.
The guard team, which Lin Bei had spent three years building, was truly a gathering of talents.
Aside from Gao Jin, Wang Jianjun, and Xiao Fu, the three masters who took turns providing 24-hour personal protection, there were also mercenaries like the Tianyang Seven Sons.
And intelligence experts whom Lin Bei had poached from the Police Force at considerable cost.
There were also traditional martial artists from the mainland.
The timeline in this world was chaotic, bringing together characters from different eras; otherwise, Lin Bei wouldn't have been able to gather so many protagonists and villains.
Under Lin Bei's arrangements, all these people were registered with Pan-Asia Group. They had money, and as for power, as long as they were willing to work, there were plenty of positions in the company that could be arranged.
Such generous treatment led to people outside almost breaking their heads to join Pan-Asia Group's guard team.
However, only a handful could join. For one thing, getting past Wang Jianjun's brother, Wang Jianguo, was no easy feat.
Wang Jianguo's skill was not as good as Wang Jianjun's, but he had also been to the battlefield and personally killed many enemies. Ordinary people were no match for him.
Half an hour later, the gym of Pan-Asia Group was already filled with people, both men and women.
Lin Bei, now in a training uniform and holding a simple-looking Tang sword, walked to the edge of the boxing ring, propped himself up with one hand, and flipped onto it.
Scanning the many energetic bodyguards below, Lin Bei's face showed a satisfied smile.
These people were his confidence to strive in this world. With them around, as long as large weapons were not used, Lin Bei didn't have to worry about his safety.
But now that supernatural powers had appeared in this world, it was time to find a way to enhance their abilities.
The Breathing Technique, a relatively versatile martial art, was a good choice.
Lin Bei was not in a hurry to teach the Breathing Technique to the bodyguards. Before truly witnessing the power of the Breathing Technique, these people would not easily believe what he said.
"I called everyone here today to announce a few things, but before that, I want to show you something. All of you, step back a bit to avoid accidental injury."
Gao Jin and the others were puzzled, but since the boss had spoken, they naturally obediently stepped back a few paces.
Lin Bei frowned at this and said, "Step back further!"
Helpless, everyone could only continue to retreat, stopping only when they were five or six meters away from the ring.
Seeing that the area around him was clear, Lin Bei drew the Tang sword from his hand.
It was merely an artisan piece that Salina had found on short notice, not even sharpened yet.
It certainly wouldn't work for cutting down demons and monsters, but it was more than enough for a demonstration.
Lin Bei assumed a horse stance, holding the sword with both hands in front of him, then clenched his teeth and began to adjust his breathing.
Hiss~
Gao Jin, Wang Jianjun, and the others clearly saw the white mist spray out from Lin Bei's mouth and nose.
As inheritors of traditional martial arts, Xiahou Wu and Feng Yuxiu's faces were filled with shock. Lin Bei's performance made them involuntarily think of a legendary realm in martial arts.
Just as they were thinking these thoughts, Lin Bei moved.