"Beep... beep..."
Hearing the busy tone on the phone.
Zheng Xia shook her head, glanced at Tang Ru who was fast asleep in the inner room, and sighed, "These two, neither of them are worry-free!"
Lin Beichen naturally couldn’t hear her complaint.
At this moment, he was already being led through numerous checkpoints by the Safety Bureau agents to meet Song Xiangdong.
The agents tactfully left.
Song Xiangdong enthusiastically walked up to him, "Lin Beichen, I’ve been waiting for you for a long time!"
Lin Beichen’s gaze lingered on the departing agents, and hearing Song Xiangdong’s voice, he turned to look at him, a bit embarrassed, "Director Song, I need to discuss something with you."
Song Xiangdong was taken aback for a moment, then smiled, "What is it? Go ahead."
"Can the Safety Bureau’s protection over me be canceled?"
Lin Beichen expressed the thought he had had since yesterday. Without waiting for Song Xiangdong to respond, he added, "I mean all forms of protection, whether close protection or covert protection, I don’t need any of them."
"..."
Song Xiangdong frowned, troubled, "Lin Beichen, you are too important to Great Xia. If we don’t protect you, I really can’t feel at ease."
"Director Song, with my current strength, I won’t encounter any danger. Even if I do face what I consider ’danger,’ frankly, the Safety Bureau’s agents alone might find it difficult to handle."
"This..."
Song Xiangdong felt that Lin Beichen’s argument was not without merit and found it hard to refute, yet he did not want to give up protecting him.
However, before he could say anything further,
Lin Beichen promptly explained the most important reason he didn’t want agent protection: "Moreover, overprotecting me will make me lose certain things, like a sense of tension and alertness, which are crucial for my cultivation. Losing these will hinder my progress."
"!!"
Upon hearing that it would affect Lin Beichen’s cultivation, Song Xiangdong immediately reconsidered and looked at Lin Beichen.
Their eyes met.
He saw the determination in Lin Beichen’s eyes.
Song Xiangdong made up his mind, sighed, and nodded, "Let’s do as you suggested, but you must be careful."
"Don’t worry, Director Song."
Seeing that Song Xiangdong had relented, Lin Beichen smiled.
Song Xiangdong patted him on the shoulder, "Alright, let’s go. Knowing you were coming, I’ve gathered everyone, just waiting for you to teach them."
After speaking, he led the way.
"Oh, by the way, Lin Beichen, they’ve been cultivating for almost a month, strictly following your experiences and insights, yet none have made any progress or breakthrough. Maybe they’re not suited for cultivation. Should we replace them?"
"..."
Lin Beichen thought to himself, replacing them wouldn’t make a difference.
However...
Having more people wouldn’t be bad.
At least someone might achieve something different.
He suggested, "The path of cultivation isn’t easy. Even with my experiences and insights, it’s impossible to achieve results quickly. Director Song, let’s be patient and wait a bit longer. Meanwhile, you can also find more people to cultivate. The more people there are, the higher the chances of success."
At this point, he thought of something and added, "The Ancient Martial Arts I’m going to teach this time might help them in their cultivation."
"Really?!"
Song Xiangdong’s eyes brightened, and he nodded thoughtfully, "Alright, I understand."
While speaking, he stopped in front of a door.
Next.
The two heavy mechanical doors opened with a sound.
"Shhh——!"
The door opened.
The more than sixty warriors and police officers who had been called out stood in neat rows in the open space behind the door, without making a sound, like statues.
Lin Beichen and Song Xiangdong walked in.
Song Xiangdong signaled to Lin Beichen that he could start.
Lin Beichen, without pretense, said loudly, "Everyone, we meet again. Just now, Director Song told me that you haven’t even reached the threshold of cultivation yet."
"..."
Hearing this, the warriors and police officers’ eyes dimmed slightly.
But immediately after,
they heard Lin Beichen say, "What I want to tell you is that cultivation is not achieved overnight. Your current situation is normal, and I bring you some good news."
"??"
The warriors and police officers’ eyes lit up.
Good news?
What good news?
Their questions were soon answered.
Lin Beichen smiled calmly and continued, "You all know why you’re here, to learn Ancient Martial Arts. But I can tell you, this is not just any Ancient Martial Arts. It might be crucial for your cultivation because I created this Ancient Martial Art, named..."
He paused here.
Not to build suspense,
but because he realized...
He hadn’t thought of a name for this Ancient Martial Art yet.
This martial art aims to push limits...
Why not call it Martial Extreme!
It also signifies the extreme of martial arts!
Quick as a thought, Lin Beichen had the name for the Ancient Martial Art and then loudly declared, "It’s called Martial Extreme!"