Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Liangshan Side Hall.

"A gilded halberd, a purple-gold hammer, and a hinged door knife? And an old man? What are all these things?"

When Ren Yuan saw the urgent message from Xu Guanzhong, he was initially completely bewildered.

Upon closer inspection, his mind raced as he analyzed the characteristics, appearances, and weapons of these individuals.

This damn brain, think! I think I'm about to come up with something!

"Little monkey, what are you thinking about?"

Zhou Tong walked in and saw Ren Yuan staring at a letter with a worried expression. He was a little surprised that the child could have such a troubled time.

“Master, you’ve come at the right time. Take a look at the message Guan Zhong sent back. I don’t remember this person. Could you please take a look?”

Ren Yuan handed the letter to Zhou Tong.

He already had a guess about the three young men, but he had no recollection of the old man. He hoped his master could answer his question.

"A gilded halberd? A purple-gold hammer? A door-opening blade? Good heavens..."

Zhou Tong frowned as he looked at the documents, but then seemed to realize something and relaxed a little.

"Master, I think I still remember these three people, but who is this old man?"

"You actually know about those three kids?"

Zhou Tong was somewhat surprised.

"Hmm, I've heard about it."

Ren Yuan spoke and wrote at the same time.

"The one with the gilded halberd should be called Mountain Lion Camel, the one with the purple gold hammer should be Nian Deli, and the last small one should be Lian Erxin Shan."

"Gone?"

Zhou Tong looked at Ren Yuan:

"You used to be able to tell a lot about a person's life just by knowing their name, so why can you only know their name now?"

“Master, I wasn’t born with that knowledge. I’m already doing well just being able to remember names.”

Ren Yuan smiled wryly. To be honest, he hadn't studied "The Story of Yue Fei" in detail in his previous life; just remembering the title was enough for him.

"That's true. If you told me you knew this person, I would really think you were a descendant of the Purple Star."

Zhou Tong sat down, and Ren Yuan quickly got up and poured him a full cup of tea.

"You silly monkey, do you still remember what I told you when you became my apprentice and started learning martial arts?"

Zhou Tong picked up his teacup, took a sip, and then asked.

"First is the halberd, second is the phoenix-winged gilded halberd, third is the golden-nailed jujube spear, and fourth is the one-legged bronze figure. Master, what do you mean..."

Ren Yuan thought about it. When he became a disciple, his master did mention these weapons. Could it be that these weapons have some deeper meaning?

"That's right, the halberd I told you about back then was referring to your Uncle Chen."

Zhou Tong nodded.

"The Phoenix Winged Gilded Halberd was once the weapon of a famous martial artist in the Central Plains. Unfortunately, he was killed by a foreign tribe, and his halberd technique was taken away and lost."

"Master, you're not going to tell me that the gilded halberd on this is actually the one you mentioned back then, are you?"

"No mistake, it was decades ago. A group of people from other races came to the Central Plains and challenged people everywhere under the guise of exchanging martial arts skills. If they won, they would take the martial arts manuals of the challenged person. Among them, the leaders were some kind of elders. Oh well, I can't remember."

"As you know, we have been a land of etiquette since ancient times. When we spar with others, we always stop when we have made a move. In addition, they adopted a humble attitude of asking for advice at the beginning, so many martial artists in the Central Plains only regarded their challenge as a friendly exchange of martial arts."

Upon hearing this, Ren Yuan roughly guessed what was going on:

"But I didn't expect that group of aliens would be so shameless, determined to fight to the death, not only to determine who was superior but also to decide who was superior?"

"It's not as mysterious as you make it out to be."

Zhou Tong smiled.

“They are indeed shameless and ruthless, but the people of the Central Plains martial arts world reacted quickly, especially your grandmaster, who personally took action and dealt with many people. Of course, your master also joined in.”

"Master, how many did you kill back then?"

Upon hearing this, Ren Yuan immediately woke up from his drowsiness.

"I can't remember exactly, but there were quite a few. I have a manual on the One-Legged Bronze Man's martial arts, which I stole from the alien race back then."

Zhou Tong thought for a moment, and realized he really couldn't remember how many he had killed back then.

"The Purple Gold Hammer and the Door-Shaped Knife mentioned here were also passed down from the Central Plains martial arts world back then. So, judging from this, this old man is very likely a remnant left behind from back then. I never thought that after so many years, the rat hiding in some corner would show up again."

“Master, you told me before that you should cut the weeds and pull them out by the roots. Look at you, what did you do back then? You actually left some alive? Now look what happened, the people have secretly survived and started causing trouble.”

Upon hearing this, Ren Yuan immediately began to "criticize" Zhou Tong.

So you're blaming me?

Zhou Tong narrowed his eyes, his dangerous gaze fixed on Ren Yuan.

Hiss! Oh no, there's a murderous aura!

Ren Yuan felt a chill run down his back and quickly massaged Zhou Tong's shoulders:

“Master, look at what you’re saying! That’s not what I meant. I meant that those foreigners back then were all shameless. We were too kind and righteous, which is why we were able to let them live! You and Master were just too kind-hearted back then!”

"Alright, stop joking. Now that these people have reappeared in the north, the Liao Kingdom probably won't last much longer. Third brother, have you figured out what to do?"

Zhou Tong gestured for Ren Yuan to get down to business.

"There are no problems with the Ming Kingdom. Fang Xuedu is more than capable of dealing with the Ming Kingdom that has split off from the Ming.

"As for the Western Song Dynasty, with the Zhe family and Zhao Huan as an undercover agent, and with Liu Min in charge, there shouldn't be any major problems."

"Therefore, on this trip to the northern border, I plan to launch a full-scale attack. If, as you said, the Liao Kingdom is defeated, then I can first divide the Liao Kingdom with the Jin people, reclaim our homeland, and at the same time, stop the Jin people's southward advance and limit their development."

"If the two countries remain deadlocked, then I will wait until the generals are engaged in battle and launch a surprise attack, bombarding them with heavy artillery."

"If the Liao people are not defeated, or even launch a counterattack against the Jin people, then I will agree to take Xijing as quickly as possible, and then come back to confront the Jin people."

After hearing Ren Yuan's words, Zhou Tong began to joke:

"Third brother, how much do you hate the Liao people? Why do you always attack the Liao first?"

Ren Yuan realized his master was teasing him, so he quickly explained:

“Master, the Jurchens are formidable now. With only the accumulation of these past few years and a little bit of land, they are actually able to suppress the Liao people. If we let them occupy too much of the Liao people's territory, it will undoubtedly be like adding wings to a tiger, making them even stronger.”

"But as long as we block them in the north and prevent them from having the opportunity to move south, the Jin state will be no threat. Just like the Qin state back then, if they could not leave Hangu Pass, they would be useless."

"Master, since this old man is a remnant left behind from back then, should you make a trip to him?"

“This person has three disciples, and so do you. We’re master to master, disciple to disciple, settling this unresolved karmic entanglement from back then. What do you think?”

Well, in the end, Ren Yuan even came up with the idea of ​​getting Zhou Tong to personally visit the northern border.

"I really have to go this time."

To Ren Yuan's slight surprise, Zhou Tong agreed very readily.

“And it’s not just me who has to go. Third brother, can you get in touch with Gongsun boy? Have him tell his master to come down the mountain as well.”

"Master Luo? Master, you still know him?"

Ren Yuan was somewhat surprised.

"I've already visited Master Luo of Erxian Mountain and young Master Luo from back then, how can he not go?"

Zhou Tong said that they were all involved in the fight back then, and now that this old man is going to take action again, Master Luo has no reason not to!

"After all, if this rat can train three little rats, who can guarantee there won't be others? Let him go too! Eliminate the root of the problem!"

"Master is wise! I'll go right away!"

Ren Yuan immediately prepared to contact Gongsun Sheng.

"Let Gongsun tell his master that his sword strike missed its mark back then!"

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