Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Who will be the butcher?"

The murderous voice sent chills down Zhang Qing's spine, as if he were being watched by a ferocious beast.

Without thinking, he quickly did a forward roll, grabbed his carrying pole, and then turned around to assume a defensive stance.

He saw that Ren Yuan, who had been lying on the table just moments before, was now sitting upright in a chair, one hand still in a throwing motion, the other hand wrapped around a waiter's arm and pinning him tightly to the table.

The remaining one or two men were clearly frightened and hid to the side, too afraid to go forward.

Shi Qian, meanwhile, was holding a broadsword and standing respectfully behind Ren Yuan.

"You...you weren't infected?"

Zhang Qing was somewhat surprised.

"If we don't do it this way, how can we expose you two cannibalistic maniacs? Shi Qian, block the door. Today, not a single person will be able to escape from this shop!"

Without a word, Ren Yuan tossed the restrained man toward Zhang Qing. His superhuman strength proved invaluable in this situation. He didn't care what was in his way; he just threw him out!

Zhang Qing dared not take the attack head-on and could only dodge awkwardly.

After all, that guy called Xiao San was almost dead after Ren Yuan threw him away.

After Zhang Qing dodged, he tried to escape through the door, but Shi Qian's lightness skill was unparalleled. He had already blocked the doorway, extending his broadsword and pointing it at Zhang Qing.

"This road is blocked, go back."

Seeing Shi Qian's skills, Zhang Qing wasn't confident he could quickly subdue him. With Ren Yuan right behind him, he had no choice but to abandon his plan to escape through the door.

"I was blind to your greatness. May I ask who you are?"

Zhang Qing held the carrying pole horizontally and looked at Ren Yuan, saying...

"These are your last words?"

Ren Yuan ignored him, picked up a stool, and strode over!

"Go together!"

Seeing that Ren Yuan had no intention of letting him go, Zhang Qing stopped pretending and shouted for the remaining two men to come at him, while brandishing his carrying pole and rushing over!

"Just you?"

Ren Yuan scoffed. In the entire Water Margin, there were many who could fight alongside him on foot, but right now in this shop, there wasn't a single one who could match him.

Ren Yuan first threw the stool in his hand, hitting the two men. The stool shattered, and the two men were in great pain and dared not go forward again.

Then he caught the carrying pole that Zhang Qing was throwing with one hand. His hand was like an iron clamp, locking the carrying pole tightly. No matter how hard Zhang Qing tried, he couldn't pull it out.

"You forced me!"

Zhang Qing panicked and suddenly spun the end of the carrying pole. With a "snap," a short knife was pulled out from the end of the pole!

"Take your life!"

Zhang Qing, wielding the knife in one hand, thrust it straight at Ren Yuan's face. Ren Yuan, disdainful, dodged to the side, raised his hand, grabbed Zhang Qing's wrist with a tiger claw, and twisted it forcefully. Zhang Qing's wrist made a cracking sound, and he screamed in pain, unable to hold the short knife any longer!

Ren Yuan pressed his advantage, grabbing Zhang Qing's ribs with his other hand and twisting them with equal force, causing Zhang Qing's entire body to deform from the pain!

With a sidestep and a twist of his waist, Ren Yuan used his arms to lift Zhang Qing above his head and slammed him down!

"boom!"

Zhang Qing first slammed his fist on the table, but Ren Yuan's strength was too great, and the momentum did not diminish. Not only was the table broken, but it also crashed heavily to the ground!

The boxing techniques personally passed down by Iron Arm Zhou Tong include grappling methods, and with the help of his maxed-out comprehension, Ren Yuan has long since mastered this set of skills to perfection.

Dealing with someone like Zhang Qing, plus Ren Yuan's angry intervention, is a piece of cake.

Zhang Qing felt as if his bones had shattered from the blow, and he was speechless, only able to groan.

"Hey, husband, what are you doing? Making such a racket! Hurry up and bring those two people in! Stop dawdling!"

Just after Ren Yuan finished dealing with Zhang Qing, Sun Erniang, accompanied by three men carrying boning knives, lifted the curtain and came out.

Upon emerging and seeing the scene before her, Sun Erniang was dumbfounded.

The hotel was in complete disarray, with broken pieces of tables and chairs scattered everywhere. The man who had been drugged was standing in the middle of the hotel, with her husband curled up in a ball at her feet, beaten like a dead dog!

Sun Erniang looked at Ren Yuan, only to find that Ren Yuan was also looking at her, with a look of disdain and pity on his face.

How could Sun Erniang not be familiar with this gaze, the kind that seems to look at someone about to die? She used the same condescending look when she looked at the lambs tied to the skinning benches.

Now that she was being looked at like that, Sun Erniang could no longer contain her anger. She roared, "You bastard! You cheated me and even vandalized my shop! Come on! Catch this scoundrel and skin him alive!"

But she regretted it immediately, because Ren Yuan kicked Zhang Qing over, and Zhang Qing spat out a mouthful of blood in mid-air. At the same time, Ren Yuan was carrying a table in each hand, and with great force, he knocked down her subordinates in a few moves and then rushed to her side!

A powerful punch to the abdomen! The Phoenix Eye Hammer pierces the Tanzhong acupoint!

This is one of the deadly moves of Guanzhong Red Fist! Ren Yuan used it right away!

Sun Erniang had no chance to dodge and took the blow head-on! Her eyes almost popped out of their sockets, the dagger fell to the ground, and she collapsed, clutching her stomach with both hands! Ren Yuan kicked her to the side of her husband, Zhang Qing.

"With your skills, you dare to run a human skin inn?"

After the fight, Ren Yuan felt his anger subside a little, so he pulled up a chair, sat down imposingly, and waited for Zhang Qing and Sun Erniang.

Meanwhile, Shi Qian calmly pulled out ropes from the counter and tied up all the shop assistants.

"Ahem, who exactly are you, sir? Today, my wife and I are the ones who failed to recognize your greatness. Please forgive us."

Zhang Qing struggled to support his wife, coughing up blood as he looked at Ren Yuan and asked.

"Is this your last words?"

Ren Yuan had no desire to communicate with these two people at all. He had just gotten a little carried away by the fight, so he sat down to calm down.

"This time, it was my shop's fault, but, but you also injured so many of my shop's employees, and injured me and my wife. Let's call this even, you two guests can leave now. We are all people of the martial world, and I mean what I say. We will not seek revenge for what happened today."

After Zhang Qing calmed down a bit, she took the initiative to make amends.

This made Shi Qian laugh.

"Brother, hearing this, it seems we should thank them for letting them go today."

"Release them? Dream on."

Ren Yuan looked at Zhang Qing with a cold smile:

"If apologies were enough, what would be the point of government offices? You people who are involved in this human flesh trade should know that karma is a cycle!"

"Hero, spare my life! Hero, spare my life! Hero! We are all men of the martial world, spare my life!"

Zhang Qing realized that Ren Yuan was truly intent on killing him, so he quickly kowtowed and begged for mercy! Sun Erniang, who was standing to the side, also endured the excruciating pain and kowtowed along with him!

"Begging for mercy now?"

Ren Yuan sneered:

"At the crossroads of the big tree, who dares to cross? The fat ones are made into filling for steamed buns, while the thin ones are thrown into the river! Zhang Qing and Sun Erniang, you two treat human life like dirt, and murder for money as if it were nothing. You are simply beasts, yet you dare to call yourselves heroes of the Jianghu?"

"Since you know our names, my wife and I are willing to serve you!"

Zhang Qing continued kowtowing, desperately trying to grasp at the last chance of survival.

"Actually, we are not the kind of people who indiscriminately kill innocent people. A true hero should know that there are three types of people we do not kill in this humble shop..." At this point, seeing Ren Yuan staring at him expressionlessly, Zhang Qing quickly continued:

"I will not kill any monks or Taoists who pass by, nor any prostitutes in brothels, nor any criminals who are exiled. These people are extremely difficult to deal with, and I have pity on them..."

As he spoke, his tone became more and more firm, and his eyes became clearer and clearer, as if all the wounds on his body had been healed!

Even Ren Yuan thought... if Zhang Qing were in later generations, he would definitely be a PUA master or a pyramid scheme boss.

Just then, a ray of sunlight shone through the broken window onto his face, which surprisingly made the ruthless shopkeeper, who was trying to rob and kill, look righteous.

Ren Yuan shook his head helplessly. No wonder, no wonder he was able to fool Wu Song in the original story.

While it's true that Wu Song lost his family at that time and longed for kinship, Zhang Qing's acting talent certainly played a significant role as well.

Zhang Qing grew anxious as Ren Yuan remained silent for a long time, and he couldn't help but look at Ren Yuan.

In the past, as long as these words were spoken, the heroes would definitely agree, and then the two sides could turn hostility into friendship. This trick always worked. Why didn't it work this time?

"What? You expect me to be swayed by your nonsense and become sworn brothers with you, like cutting off a chicken's head and burning yellow paper?"

Ren Yuan found Zhang Qing's expression quite amusing! Before Zhang Qing could say anything more, he stood up again, picked up the broadsword from Shi Qian's hand, and cursed at the two of them:

"You two beasts, killing is child's play for you! After robbing people of their money, you then defile their bodies! You destroy human ethics and morality! Over the years, you have harmed countless people, yet you hypocritically proclaim the 'three no-kill' policy everywhere. You are truly beasts who want to maintain a virtuous image! In all my years, I have never seen such shameless scum as you who pretend to be virtuous while actually being virtuous!"

"Let me ask you this: do you think those passersby owe you something? Should you kill them? Should you turn them into mincemeat and sell them for money? Are you, Zhang Qing, the King of Hell? Or the Jade Emperor? If I don't take your two dog lives and burn down your black shop today, even the heavens will curse me!"

"Remember! When you get to the underworld, tell King Yama that the one who took your lives was Ren Yuan from Liangshan!"

With a swift movement, the broadsword traced a beautiful arc in the air, carrying away two enormous heads!

The man's eyes were wide open, even in death, with an expression of disbelief!