Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"If I don't beat you today, I'm not the second son of the Zhu family!"

Enraged, Zhu Hu stepped in front of Du Xing and threw a punch!

Du Xing clearly hadn't expected that Zhu Hu would actually act recklessly.

He took a step back and raised his hand to try to block Zhu Hu's move!

"Oh!"

There was a significant difference in their fighting abilities. Zhu Hu's punch landed squarely on Du Xing's palm, sending Du Xing staggering back several steps.

"You really hit me, Zhu Lao Er!"

Du Xing took several steps back, his entire hand still trembling.

"Second brother, stop!"

Zhu Hu wanted to continue his attack, but a rather old voice suddenly rang out behind him.

Everyone turned around, and lo and behold, Zhu Chaofeng had arrived.

"Father! He insulted me!"

Zhu Hu directly complained to Zhu Chao!

"Alright, shut up. Guests are guests, and how could someone as reasonable as Master Li raise such a wicked steward? Am I right, Steward Du?"

"Old Master, it was your second young master who insulted my master first! If you want to take sides, you should at least find out what happened!"

Du Xing was naturally dissatisfied, but he didn't dare to go too far with Zhu Chaofeng.

Don't let Zhu Chaofeng's usual smiling demeanor fool you; Du Xing knows that this guy is a ruthless scoundrel who eats meat without spitting out the bones!

"Oh dear, is something wrong with my brother Li Yingxian's health? Steward Du, please remind my brother to take good care of himself."

Zhu Chaofeng said hypocritically, "To be honest, of the three villages in Dulonggang, the one I hate the most right now is Li Family Village."

Since the Hu family has already agreed to a marriage alliance, it's only a matter of time before they take over the Hu family village with the help of his third son. Although the Hu family village has a Flying Tiger named Hu Cheng, Hu Cheng is only of average appearance and can't accomplish anything great.

However, Li Ying, the owner of Li Family Village, has always been a loner and has only a so-so relationship with the other two villages. Moreover, Li Ying himself is highly skilled in martial arts, and he originally didn't take the other two villages seriously at all.

If it weren't for the fact that he spent a lot of money several years ago to hire his own instructor, Luan, to train all the villagers and improve their fighting ability, Li Ying would probably still look down on him now!

"I will definitely convey the old master's words!"

Du Xing didn't want to linger here any longer. He clasped his hands in a fist salute to Zhu Chaofeng, then led the people from Li Family Village and left.

After the people from Li Family Village left, it wasn't a good time for the people from Hu Family Village to stay for long, as they could easily be accused of bullying the weak with their numbers. So, after exchanging pleasantries, they also left.

Then, only the people from Zhujiazhuang remained in the arena.

"Father, are we just going to let that guy go like that?"

Zhu Hu was very unhappy. He didn't understand why Du Xing should be treated so well.

"That Li Ying is also protective of his own. The entire Li Family Village relies on Du Xing. What more do you want? To really beat him up or kill him? Do you think your mediocre skills can stop Li Ying?"

Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Zhu Chaofeng put away his smile and scolded his second son a few times.

Are you kidding me? Is Li Ying someone to mess with? If it weren't for Teacher Luan's intimidation, how could Li Ying have agreed to the three-village cooperation proposed by the Zhu Family Village?

"Dad, don't boost others' morale while diminishing your own! I may not be very capable, but I'm definitely not a complete novice!"

Zhu Hu is a real tiger. He's probably used to being beaten and scolded by his father since he was little. He's got a bit of a "what's the use" attitude. Anyway, I'll get scolded whether I argue or not, so I might as well argue back!

"Do you really think that Li Ying has been retired from the martial arts world for many years, so you can easily defeat him?"

Zhu Chaofeng looked at his three children. Although Zhu Long and Zhu Biao's expressions were somewhat unpleasant, they at least showed agreement.

Zhu Hu was different. That idiot looked resentful and thought he was very strong.

He felt he could take on ten of them!

“If your master hadn’t been there, the three of you wouldn’t have been a match for Li Ying if he had come at you!”

Zhu Chaofeng gave each of the three people a "brain punch".

"Dad, why is Second Brother hitting us when he's arguing back?"

Zhu Biao covered his head, feeling somewhat aggrieved.

"It's only natural for a father to beat his son, so what? Can't I make the decisions for the Zhu Family Village?"

Zhu Chaofeng glared at his youngest son. This youngest son was indeed very capable, but sometimes being too clever was not a good thing; it could easily make him arrogant!

"Father, what should we do? The Li family village doesn't care about the Three Villages Agreement at all. I suspect there's something wrong with the Li family village."

Zhu Long spoke up; he was the oldest and the one Zhu Chaofeng trusted the most.

"Boss, go, send out our spies and find out what Li Ying has been up to lately!"

A sinister glint flashed in Zhu Chaofeng's eyes.

"If the Li family village finds another profitable business, then let's forget about morality and just rob them!"

"Dad, is it okay to steal other people's business?"

Zhu Long asked with a smile.

"Stop pretending, I know you too well."

Zhu Chaofeng looked at his eldest son, who looked remarkably like him, and smiled.

"Go ahead and grab it, but remember to wear a mask."

"Father, then I and Third Mother..."

Zhu Biao is worried about his marriage now. In his opinion, as long as he gets the support of the Hu family village, his eldest brother will be no match for him. As for his second brother, he is a fool and can be ignored.

"The decision has already been made, what's the rush?"

Zhu Chaofeng rolled his eyes at his youngest son. To be honest, the Hu family village was not very supportive of the marriage. It was only because of Teacher Luan's intimidation that they had no choice but to agree.

"Father, once Third Sister and I get married, the Hu Family Village will have to be bound to us. Only then will we truly be on the same boat. If Li Ying is still so disrespectful then, we can wipe out the Li Family Village at any time. At that time, Father will be the master of Dulonggang!"

Zhu Biao had a look on his face that said, "Dad, I'm thinking of you."

"Don't worry, as long as you don't do anything reckless, Hu Sanniang won't get away. Her father is a good-for-nothing. Does he really think that having only one daughter can bring peace to Hu Family Village?"

Zhu Chaofeng's words were full of disdain for the head of Hu Family Manor.

"Third brother, remember this: women can be your help or your stumbling block. If you want to achieve great things, you can't be preoccupied with romantic love all the time! Do you hear me?"

"Yes!"

Zhu Biao replied seriously, "Indeed, although Hu Sanniang is beautiful, if her father becomes the master of Dulonggang, then I, Zhu Biao, may also be able to advance further and become the master of Dulonggang as well."

If you could just donate an official position back then, what kind of beautiful woman wouldn't you have?

Although it's true that Third Sister's long legs are quite hard to find...

At this moment, Du Xing, who had left Zhujiazhuang, was leading his men to rush towards Lijiazhuang!

The first business trip was personally escorted by the village head, and it was unclear whether he had returned. Now, things were getting increasingly uneasy in Zhu Family Village. Du Xing thought that it would be a good idea for Li Family Village to ask Liangshan for help.

At that moment, Li Ying was using his spear to knock away the last strongman who was blocking his way.

Li Ying personally escorted the shipment for this smuggled salt deal, and the profits were astonishing!

In the end, the net profit was tallied, and they made 150,000 strings of cash! That's more than the price of a whole birthday tribute shipment! (Salt is a highly profitable industry, and Liangshan produced such a large quantity, so their profit was only so-so.)

Although the profits from Liangshan were to be split 30/70, Li Ying felt it was worthwhile.

After just one month, the net profit was 45,000 strings of cash. This business was worth it!

This business is worth hundreds of thousands a year. Anyone who dares to try and steal it will die!