Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

To be honest, it's quite inconvenient for someone as big as Ren Yuan to go down into the well.

On the way down the well, the claustrophobic environment and the musty, damp smell made Ren Yuan frown.

Given the circumstances, and the fact that Chai Jin was seriously injured, he probably wouldn't feel well staying down there for a day and a night.

The lower he went, the weaker the light became. Ren Yuan closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing. After a while, he slowly opened them again.

Yes, it's completely dark around us now, as expected.

Suddenly, Ren Yuan felt his feet stop, as if he had hit the ground.

He quickly steadied himself, then carefully climbed out of the bucket, took out a small tinderbox from his pocket, and used its faint light to illuminate his path. (Factory information: Tinderboxes existed as early as the Northern and Southern Dynasties.)

"My lord, are you there?"

Ren Yuan raised his voice.

"I, I, I'm here..."

A faint sound came from a corner.

Ren Yuan looked up at the sound, but it was pitch black and he couldn't see anything. He could only stretch out his hand and bring the tinder as close as possible to the source of the sound. Hey, just right, although the light was dim, it still illuminated a figure.

"My lord, is that you?!"

Ren Yuan followed the light, then extinguished the tinderbox and reached out to help the person.

He didn't even dare to squeeze too hard, for fear of pressing on Chai Jin's wound and hurting it.

"Yes, it's me, my dear brother. You've come."

At this moment, Chai Jin's breath was weak, and it felt as if he might meet his ancestors at any moment.

Ren Yuan hurriedly took out a water bag from the bucket and filled it with water for Chai Jin.

"My lord, hang in there. We'll see a doctor once we get up there. You'll definitely be alright."

"Gao Lian has been captured by us. Oh, and Instructor Lin even castrated him. My lord, you should recover from your injuries as soon as possible so you can personally deal with Gao Lian and vent your anger!"

"My lord, wake up! Don't fall asleep!"

Ren Yuan kept encouraging Chai Jin. He knew the situation in these rescues; sometimes, those who had been trapped for a long time would give up and collapse the moment they saw the rescuers. So Ren Yuan was determined to keep Chai Jin going and prevent him from dying.

"Brother, don't speak yet, you, you listen to me..."

To Ren Yuan's surprise, Chai Jin interrupted him and then seemed to stuff a folded piece of cloth into his hand.

"This is my will. It contains what I want to say to my brother and my unfulfilled wishes."

Chai Jin seems unable to speak in long sentences now; he can only say a few sentences and then pause.

"I hope, I hope that after my brother gets out, he can help me achieve this..."

"My lord, don't say such discouraging things!"

Ren Yuan interrupted Chai Jin, saying, "The way you're talking makes it sound like you're about to die."

"My lord, do you know that Liangshan has the Divine Physician An and the Imperial Physician Hua? When the two of them join forces, even the King of Hell would tremble!"

"My lord, you just need to come with me and relax, you'll definitely be fine!"

"Xian, my dear brother, I have carved many things on the wall. You, you must go and see them..."

But Chai Jin seemed not to believe he was alive, and he didn't seem to listen to anything Ren Yuan said.

The two of them were down in the well, each talking to themselves, like they were talking past each other.

“My lord, this is not the place to talk. Come, get on the bucket, and I’ll have them pull you up first.”

Seeing that Chai Jin seemed to be continuing to speak as if he were making his final arrangements, Ren Yuan forcibly interrupted him, carefully picked him up, and gently placed him into the wooden tub.

"Master Chai is still alive, pull the bucket up first!"

Ren Yuan shouted loudly towards the well opening, and the sound rushed out of the well opening, which excited the people above!

"Wait, wait a minute!"

Chai Jin was put into the bucket by Ren Yuan, but he still used all his strength to pull Ren Yuan back.

“Brother, you, you must remember this: I, I have given you everything that belongs to the Chai family.”

“My lord, you should live well. The Chai family’s things are still yours. Although I, Ren Yuan, dare not call myself a saint, I am definitely not the kind of person surnamed Zhao. I would never do something like usurping the throne.”

Ren Yuan patted Chai Jin's hand to comfort him.

"Good brother..."

"Alright, my lord, a grown man shouldn't act like a little girl. Let's go up first, okay? As for what to do after we get out, we know what to do. Don't worry about it."

"Quickly, pull Master Chai up!"

Ren Yuan comforted Chai Jin like a child, and after he calmed down, he notified his superiors to take Chai Jin away.

The person above started pulling the rope, and the wooden barrel began to rise slowly. Ren Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and stuffed the piece of cloth that Chai Jin had given him into his arms.

Although I don't know what's written inside, it's always good to keep it safe.

Then, he lit the tinderbox again and used the faint light to search the wall, trying to see what Chai Jin had written on it.

Well, how should I put it? Writing in such a dark environment is indeed a test of one's abilities. Chai Jin wrote quite a few words and even repeated some, but they are still generally legible. Chai Jin hoped that if anyone discovered his body, they would report it to Liangshan and have Liangshan collect the body.

He also said he hoped that whoever found his body could search for the Chai family's treasure and then give some of the money to Lin Ren.

Hmm... the Chai family has a treasure? What kind of bandit king plot is this? My lord, you're getting a bit out of hand.

After looking at it for a while, he took a stone from the ground and scratched off the words on the wall.

Let's not let others have this dream of becoming a bandit king; it's misleading and harmful to young people.

At this moment, the wooden barrel that Chai Jin was riding in had already been pulled up by everyone.

"My lord?"

Lin Chong had also received favors from Chai Jin, so he had wanted to go down and rescue people in Ren Yuan's place.

Seeing Chai Jin covered in wounds, looking miserable and pitiful, Lin Chong couldn't help but feel a little teary-eyed.

Is this still the same Chai lord who was full of vigor and wanted to introduce himself?

"Instructor Lin, you, you're here too?"

Chai Jin squinted. After all, he had been in darkness for a day and a night, and suddenly being in a bright place made him feel a little uncomfortable.

"Quickly, lift the master onto the stretcher and let our doctor examine him. Then quickly pull the chieftain up as well."

Although Lin Chong felt sorry for Chai Jin, his junior brother was still at the bottom of the well, so he didn't say much to Chai Jin and quickly ordered people to carry Chai Jin out first.

“My lord, this is not the place to talk. Please come with us up the mountain. Once we’re up there, we can drink and chat together.”

Lin Chong gestured to the officers to quickly carry Chai Jin down to receive treatment, as Chai Jin's injuries were indeed urgent. He then immediately shouted into the well:

"Junior brother, Master Chai has been rescued! Wait a moment, we'll put the bucket down and pull you up right away!"

"Okay."

Ren Yuan seemed quite relaxed, after all, he was tied with two thick ropes, so his safety was guaranteed.

Moreover, if it weren't for the fact that the wall was covered in moss and made it too slippery, Ren Yuan could have easily rubbed his body against the wall to get out without using a rope!