Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Yan Shun was coerced by the four men and threatened by Wu Yong. He had no choice but to agree to Wu Yong's suggestion.

"Fine, but I have to be the second-in-command! Otherwise, I'll fight you even if it costs me my life!"

Second-in-command, this is Yan Shun's last shred of dignity!

It can't go any lower!

"No problem, Brother Yan, oh no, Second Boss, please forgive our rudeness earlier. This wine is an apology to you, Second Boss."

Wu Yong smiled and took Yan Shun's hand, then respectfully handed him the wine pot.

Since Yan Shun had already agreed to relinquish his position as the leader, Wu Yong felt he no longer needed to be so forceful; giving Yan Shun a little benefit now wouldn't hurt.

After all, Qingfeng Mountain will belong to Chao Gai in the future. Yan Shun alone cannot support the whole mountain and will not amount to anything!

"Humph."

Yan Shun was helpless; he had no choice but to submit to the powerful forces at play.

However, Yan Shun had heard about Chao Gai's character; he was a decent person. Following this elder brother... that might be alright.

"Second Master, then please invite our Chief to come up the mountain."

Wu Yong reminded Yan Shun.

Yan Shun had no choice but to walk up to Chao Gai and kneel down.

“Brother, I, Yan Shun, am a good-for-nothing. I can’t do anything right. I’ve ruined Qingfeng Mountain.”

“Since you have the title of Heavenly King and are a senior figure in the martial arts world, I, Yan Shun, am willing to give up my position as the leader of Qingfeng Mountain to you.”

"Brother, this is inappropriate!"

Chao Gai was somewhat at a loss because of the situation before him.

All he knew was that Wu Yong said he was confident he could get Yan Shun to give him the position of chieftain.

The problem is, he didn't know he was being forced to give it to them like this!

Consider Chao Gai, a man of considerable standing in the martial arts world, yet he forcibly seized someone else's territory like this...

Ok……

To be honest, it feels pretty good, and it's not like it's impossible!

"Brother Yanshun, I have indeed let you down, but don't worry, as long as I have food to eat, you will too!"

Chao Gai supported Yan Shun, his face full of sincerity.

"You are the eternal second-in-command of Qingfeng Mountain! If you break this oath, may I, Chao Gai, pierce your heart with ten thousand arrows..."

"Zhangzheng, you can't just make a vow like that."

Wu Yong quickly stepped in to interrupt the spellcasting, saying, "Guardian, Guardian, you can't just talk nonsense!"

"Alright! Heavenly King Brother, you said it yourself."

Yan Shun was quite satisfied. Although the people around him hadn't been very friendly to him, Chao Gai's attitude was good. Since Chao Gai had promised to be the second-in-command, then he would be the second-in-command!

As for the interrupted oath, he didn't take it to heart. If oaths were valid, his second and third sons wouldn't have died.

"Let's go, men, back to the mountain. I have something important to announce!"

Since he could be guaranteed to be the second-in-command, second only to Chao Gai, Yan Shun was no longer a concern.

The group returned to the mountain stronghold, leaving the henchmen of Qingfeng Mountain somewhat bewildered.

What just happened? Why does the leader suddenly want to return to the stronghold and announce something important?

What's the big deal?

The servants who came with Chao Gai were all very happy. It seemed that their master would have a good position in the stronghold!

They should also have a good status.

It was worth it!

Qingfeng Mountain Village.

Yan Shun summoned all those above the rank of minor leader and gathered them in the main village.

Besides them, there were six people from Chao Gai's side, along with a few trusted servants.

"I've called everyone here today because I have something important to announce."

Yan Shun stood in the main seat of the stronghold and then addressed everyone.

"Chief, is something important happening?"

The leaders of Qingfeng Mountain were unaware of what had happened, but they felt that their chieftain's sudden seriousness was suspicious.

"Yes, let me tell you all, these are heroes who have come to our Qingfeng Mountain. They are all well-known in the martial arts world! And this time, they have come with more than a hundred people! This greatly enhances the strength of our Qingfeng Mountain!"

"Great news! Fantastic news!"

The leaders of Qingfeng Mountain were very happy. It was wonderful. The better Qingfeng Mountain was, the happier they were.

"There's one more big thing."

Yan Shun gestured for everyone to be quiet, and then continued:

"Among these heroes, there is one who has been famous in the martial arts world for a long time. So this time when they come up the mountain, I want to invite this brother to be the leader of our stronghold!"

"Boss? What's going on?"

The underlings were suddenly dumbfounded.

What's going on? Why did they suddenly change the leader?

Then, what are we?

"Nothing much, it's just that I'll be the second-in-command from now on, and this hero will be the first-in-command, that's all."

Yan Shun was too lazy to explain further and simply invited Chao Gai up.

“Brother Heavenly King, come up here and speak for yourself.”

Chao Gai was invited up by Yan Shun. He stood in the main seat, looked at everyone, and then said:

"Gentlemen, I am Chao Gai, known in the martial arts world as the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King. Today, I am fortunate to have been able to ascend Qingfeng Mountain, and with the strong recommendation of Brother Yan Shun, I feel ashamed to have taken this position as the leader."

"However, my principle is very simple: as long as I have food to eat, I will not let my brothers go hungry!"

"I brought a lot of money with me this time. In a little while, everyone in our entire stronghold will come and collect ten strings of cash! The leader will get double!"

Chao Gai understood that the best way to get everyone to quickly integrate into the stronghold was to spend money!

Anyway, he just got 50,000 strings of cash from Liangshan, so throwing away 3,000 to 5,000 strings of cash is no problem!

"Good! Thank you, Chief Clan Chief!"

"Thank you, Chief Clan Chief!"

Upon hearing this, the leaders immediately thought, "Hmm, not bad, this chieftain is capable!" So they all bowed and thanked him!

Anyway, once you've got the real money in your hands, it doesn't matter who's in charge!

This scene made Yan Shun feel a little heartbroken, but then he thought that most of his trusted men had been wiped out in the last battle of the Three Mountains.

These people were all promoted temporarily afterward, and they have no loyalty whatsoever.

"From this day forward, I shall be the chieftain of Qingfeng Mountain!"

Seeing this, Chao Gai didn't waste any more words and immediately took over the position of chief of the stronghold.

Then Yan Shun naturally became the second-in-command.

As for what comes next, Chao Gai handed that power over to Wu Yong.

Wu Yong nodded and stepped forward to announce.

"My name is Wu Yong. Friends in the martial arts world are kind enough to call me the Wise Star. As the strategist of this mountain stronghold, I am ranked third."

"The fourth is the Red-Haired Devil Liu Tang brothers, the fifth is the Black Whirlwind Li Kui brothers, the sixth is the Flood Spear God Hong Li brothers, and the seventh is the Earth Giant Spirit Han Bolong brothers."

Wu Yong finished explaining the ranking of all the brothers in one breath. The other minor leaders didn't say much, after all, the difference in status was too great, and since their former leader didn't say anything, what else could they say?

"Alright, since everyone agrees, from now on, Qingfeng Mountain will be a gathering of the seven brothers!"

Chao Gai sat in the main seat, looking at everyone in the hall, and he couldn't help but feel a surge of heroic spirit!

Although Qingfeng Mountain is small, Chao Gai's ambitions are anything but!

Seven stars gather at Qingfeng Mountain! A good omen!