Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

The longer Guan Sheng fought Bian Xiang, the more he felt something was wrong.

Bian Xiang seemed to be deliberately going head-to-head with him, provoking him to use the exquisite techniques of his family's traditional swordsmanship.

Given that the two are evenly matched in terms of raw strength, Bian Xiang's fighting style is essentially using Guan Sheng as a whetstone!

Although this feeling was very unpleasant, Guan Sheng had no other choice. After all, the two were of similar skill levels, and it was impossible to determine a winner within a hundred or two rounds!

"A whetstone, huh? Let's see if I can break your knife!"

Of course, Guan Sheng was feeling aggrieved, so he couldn't help but increase the force in his hand. Under the firelight, the Green Dragon Blade seemed to have truly transformed into a green dragon, baring its fangs and claws, rushing straight at Bian Xiang.

But Bian Xiang's axe technique was both offensive and defensive, firmly protecting himself. The axe head was like a black tortoise, blocking all attacks, while the axe tail was like a nimble snake, launching a sudden sneak attack when he was not looking! Hidden killing intent!

This tortoise and snake also form the shape of the Black Tortoise, causing the Azure Dragon to fail repeatedly!

Even if the Azure Dragon appears to be the one on the offensive and has the upper hand, the Black Tortoise can still protect its master!

"Get up now!"

As the fight went on, Bian Xiang seemed to have seized an opportunity. He suddenly flipped his axe and swung it upwards at Guan Sheng!

"Get down here!"

Guan Sheng's blade was heavy, and he slashed fiercely at the upward-sweeping axe!

"clang!!"

This time, the sound of their weapons clashing was even louder, and an invisible shockwave exploded outwards from the two of them, stirring up the sand and gravel in the arena and even extinguishing the nearest torches!

"Boom!"

Guan Sheng was jolted back a few steps by the impact. When he calmed his churning blood and looked at Bian Xiang again, his eyes narrowed involuntarily.

Bian Xiang actually closed his eyes at this moment, and suddenly seemed to have gained something from him!

"Oh no! Guan Sheng, we concede this match!"

Before Guan Sheng could take a closer look, a figure from outside the arena swiftly swept over and appeared between the two!

Sun An drew his twin swords from his back and stood in front of Guan Sheng!

At the same time, he also spoke up to concede defeat on behalf of Bian Xiang.

"Hey, do you guys in Liangshan have any rules? How can you act like this?"

Xuan Zan and Hao Siwen then realized that Liangshan was now fighting two against one.

"As I just said, we concede this round. Guan Sheng, you win."

Sun An protected Bian Xiang, and Lu Zhishen and Wu Song also came to Bian Xiang's side at this moment. The three of them formed a triangle, protecting Bian Xiang inside.

Pang Wanchun, who had not yet entered the arena, was already outside, drawing his bow and arrow in preparation.

"Has he... finally understood?"

Looking at the situation and Bian Xiang's appearance, Guan Sheng immediately understood what had happened.

"I should say thank you for taking the time to come, Inspector Guan. If it weren't for the many tricks you gave my brother and the pressure you put on him, I don't know when he would have gotten to the final push."

Seeing that Bian Xiang was alright and had been protected, Sun An felt relieved.

At this point, he also became polite to Guan Sheng.

"I see. Well then, congratulations to Brother Bian."

Upon hearing this, Guan Sheng's face also showed a hint of envy.

As fellow military officers, they all pursued the so-called pinnacle of martial arts, but Guan Sheng knew that there were very few people in the world who had reached that level.

At least in his understanding, the only people in the Song Dynasty's official army who were openly of this level, apart from the few military instructors in the Imperial Guard, were all old generals from the previous generation or even the generation before that.

In the martial arts world of the Song Dynasty, the Jade Kirin, who was unparalleled in spear and staff fighting in Hebei, should have already reached this level.

Guan Sheng had never fought Lu Junyi, but Lu Junyi's reputation as an unparalleled master of spear and staff was earned by defeating countless spear and staff experts.

Putting aside everything else, even his former good brother Tang Bin had gone to challenge him after hearing about his reputation.

After Tang Bin returned, he held Lu Junyi in even higher esteem. After inquiring, Guan Sheng roughly estimated that if it were a life-or-death struggle, he and Lu Junyi could probably last eighty or ninety rounds. If it were just a friendly spar, he could hold out for more than a hundred rounds.

Therefore, Guan Sheng has been honing his martial arts skills, hoping that one day he can also become a top-notch general.

But to my surprise, an unknown bandit from Liangshan was about to step into that realm before I did.

And I even helped him step in!

This feeling is truly... frustrating? Helpless?

"Inspector Guan, you are actually very strong. We all know that your swordsmanship is strongest in mounted combat. To be honest, we have the advantage by abandoning our warhorses to fight us on foot."

Looking at Guan Sheng's appearance, Wu Song sighed, sheathed his twin swords, and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Guan Sheng.

"Who is this brother...?"

"My name is Wu Song, and I have only a little fame. It is not worth Guan's attention."

"The Wu Chieftain who fought the tiger on Jingyang Ridge? Weren't you in Yanggu County? How did you end up on Liangshan?"

Although Guan Sheng was in Pudong, he was not a frog in a well. The story of Wu Song killing a tiger with piercing eyes and a white forehead with his bare hands had already spread far and wide.

Therefore, Guan Sheng greatly admired Wu Song. He never expected that such a hero as Wu Song would also be at Liangshan!

"Well, too many things happened in between, it's hard to explain in a short time."

Wu Song shook his head and then said to Guan Sheng, "Inspector, although you are also very good at foot combat, my brother also said that Guan Sheng is the strongest Guan Sheng when he is on horseback. So today, whether it is me, Brother Bian Xiang, or Brother Tixia, we all have the advantage in foot combat."

"I should have had a good fight with the inspector, but Brother Bian Xiang broke through my limits. I'm sorry I can't let the inspector have his fill. I concede defeat in this round."

"With this result, the inspector has two wins and one draw, so tonight we can give the court an explanation."

Wu Song voluntarily admitted defeat not because he couldn't win, but because he had more important things to do.

"What's so great about Liangshan? Why are you all here?"

Guan Sheng couldn't understand it. He knew that his good brother Tang Bin was also in Liangshan, and Lu Zhishen and Wu Song were also famous heroes in the Jianghu, not to mention Wang Jin and Lin Chong, two instructors who were famous throughout Dongjing.

Why were all these people willing to stay at Liangshan? They were exactly the kind of people the imperial court needed most!

"There are endless good things about Liangshan. If the inspector is interested, he can see for himself how Liangshan differs from the imperial court."

Sun An also sheathed his two swords and bowed to Guan Sheng.

At this moment, Bian Xiang, who had been keeping his eyes closed, slowly opened them.

Seeing himself protected by his three good brothers, Bian Xiang smiled.

He knew he would be fine.

"Old Bian, how's it going?"

Although Sun An had his back to Bian Xiang, he sensed it immediately after Bian Xiang opened his eyes.

"Old Sun, I've caught up with you."

Bian Xiang grinned widely and smiled happily.

That realm that countless generals throughout the world have been striving for, Bian Xiang has reached it today!

"Congratulations! You've had it even easier than me."

Sun An clasped his hands in a fist salute to Bian Xiang, his old brother who had followed closely behind him had finally achieved his wish today!

"hey-hey."

Bian Xiang smiled, then turned and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Guan Sheng:

"Brother Guan, thank you very much!"