Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Liangshan.

A martial arts arena.

Ren Yuan was sitting on the edge of the training ground, his hands behind his head, leaning against a big tree, squinting at a young man practicing diligently inside.

"Brother, are you hiding here to slack off?"

Xiao Jiahui suddenly appeared out of nowhere, waving his feather fan as he spoke to Ren Yuan.

"Get lost! What do you mean by slacking off? I'm supervising my junior brother's training for my master. This is a serious matter."

"But you, you're really free? You're out strolling around. I remember you were on duty at the strategist's office today. Why aren't you inside approving documents? What are you doing out here?"

"I'm just balancing work and rest. Besides, Brother Wang Yin is here today. He needs more training to become a qualified strategist. I'm letting him train, okay?"

Xiao Jiahui, fanning herself, also leaned against the tree.

"Exercise? You've given all the documents you were supposed to review to Wang Yin, haven't you?"

Ren Yuan glanced at Xiao Jiahui and thought, "You're really something, you're quite the expert at slacking off!"

"Yes, to train him, I gave up everything I was supposed to do. Brother, look how considerate I am! I gave him all my opportunities to train!"

Xiao Jiahui nodded, seemingly finding it particularly reasonable.

"You're just being lazy, why are you making such a big deal out of it? Aren't you just bullying honest people?"

Ren Yuan sighed helplessly. He could only say that geniuses are all unique individuals!

"Hey, no, I didn't, brother, don't talk nonsense."

Hsiao Chia-hui immediately denied it.

"Don't blame me for not reminding you. Pei Xuan said last time that in order to ensure the efficiency of the strategist's office, each strategist must approve a certain number of documents each month. He has regulations on this. Don't let him find out that you can't complete the task and have your salary deducted."

"You should know that I can't really speak up for Pei Xuan either."

Ren Yuan reminded Xiao Jiasui.

"Don't worry, brother. I know Pei Xuan's bottom line better than you do. I've already completed it."

Xiao Jiahui waved her fan a couple more times, seemingly quite pleased with herself.

"Are you done?"

Ren Yuan was somewhat surprised.

"Of course, I've met the minimum target, so it won't affect my salary. As for what Brother Pei Xuan said about 'the more you work, the more you earn, and the more approvals you get, the more rewards you receive,' I don't think it's necessary for me."

Xiao Jiahui stretched.

"Anyway, there's no urgent military situation lately, and there's everything on the mountain. I don't really have anywhere to spend my salary, so why should I earn so much? Enough is enough!"

"Besides, I ran out of food that day, so I asked you, brother. I figured you wouldn't just watch me go hungry and cold, right?"

"What you said makes so much sense, I'm speechless."

Ren Yuan cupped his hands in greeting to Xiao Jiasui. This guy has really gone astray now; he doesn't look like a hermit master at all!

"It's nothing, I learned it all from you, brother."

"Get out! You're slandering me!"

"Don't be like that, brother. Everyone in Liangshan knows that I've been hanging out with you the longest..."

“Brother, Strategist Xiao, you’re both here! That’s perfect. Master Li has sent a letter, and he’s using our carrier pigeons.”

Just as Ren Yuan and Xiao Jiasui were arguing, Shi Qian arrived with a letter in his hand.

"Li Ying? What happened to him?"

Ren Yuan was somewhat surprised. As an unofficial force of Liangshan, Li Ying, along with Hu Cheng, was now managing Dulonggang quite well.

He wouldn't send a message by carrier pigeon unless it was urgent.

"Hey, I knew it. When I meet you, Shi Qian, I'll have to work. Come on, come on, let's see what it is."

When Xiao Jiasui saw that Shi Qian personally delivered the letter, he knew that things were not simple; otherwise, there would have been no need for him, the head of Tianmu, to come in person.

"Hey, Strategist Xiao, aren't you on duty today? What are you doing here? I know, you've been slacking off again!"

Shi Qian and Xiao Jiasui also had a very good relationship. It could be said that among all the leaders of Liangshan, Shi Qian and Xiao Jiasui were the two who were most disrespectful to Ren Yuan.

Well, of course we also have to include Yue Fei now, since he was eleven years old, an age that even dogs would dislike.

"Shi Qian, this is slander! How can you call it laziness when it's the work of a scholar?"

Hsiao Chia-hui stated that he did not slack off.

"What's that called?"

Shi Qian was quite curious.

"This can be called a rest day."

"Don't lie to me. You think there are days off every day? Strategist Xiao, I, Shi Qian, take classes with Mr. Wen, and I'm always in the top ten, okay?"

"Goodness, he's gotten educated now, you can't fool him anymore."

Xiao Jiahui shrugged and said, "Well, Mi Sheng is still the cutest."

"Li Ying has clashed with my second senior brother?"

Ren Yuan glanced at the letter and was somewhat surprised.

Unexpectedly, those branches of the Zhu Family Village at that time actually encountered their own second senior brother by some twist of fate.

Even more unexpectedly, my second senior brother actually stood up for justice and led an attack on Li Family Village!

What was most unexpected was that after Li Ying explained everything, he still didn't believe him and wanted him to go down the mountain to confront him!

No, Second Brother, where's your brain?

"Hehe, this is interesting, brother. Your second senior brother is coming on strong, isn't he?"

Xiao Jiahui, who was watching from the side, also laughed.

"Little junior brother!"

Ren Yuan directly summoned Yue Fei.

"Senior brother, what are you doing?"

Upon hearing his senior brother call him, Yue Fei immediately scurried over.

"Do you want to go down the mountain?"

Ren Yuan patted his junior brother's head. Hmm, it feels nice.

"Go down the mountain? Senior brother, will you take me down the mountain to play?"

Yue Fei was still just a child, and his eyes lit up immediately when he heard about going down the mountain.

"Yes, how about it, you'll come with me?"

Ren Yuan was deceiving his junior apprentice.

Anyway, the important thing is to go down the mountain to see my second senior brother, so it's okay to have some fun on the side!

"Senior brother, shall we leave now?"

Yue Fei's eyes shone even brighter!

"Yes, do you want to go?"

"Yes! Let's go, let's go!"

Yue Fei immediately wanted to slip away, but then he stopped in his tracks:

"But I haven't finished my homework yet, what if Master asks..."

“It’s alright. I’ll tell my master that you finished your training and then came down the mountain with me.”

Ren Yuan patted his chest and assured Yue Fei.

"Senior brother, you said it, don't lie to me!"

"What are you saying? Have I ever lied to you?"

"Yes, twice for candied hawthorn, once for roast duck, and..."

Yue Fei thought for a moment, then started counting on his fingers.

"Alright, alright, I'll make it up to you this time. Shi Qian, go and call my senior brother, and then you can come with us."

Under Xiao Jiasui's smiling gaze, Ren Yuan quickly covered Yue Fei's mouth and then instructed Shi Qian to go find Lin Chong.

"Senior Brother is going too? Senior Brother, what are we doing here?"

When Yue Fei heard that his senior brother was also going, he immediately became curious.

"Hehe, your second senior brother is here. Let's go meet him!"

"Second Senior Brother? Should we tell Master?"

"Let's not talk about it yet, let's go first, let's go quietly, without telling Master..."

After making sure no one was around, Ren Yuan quickly pulled Yue Fei away stealthily.

Xiao Jiahui was left alone, looking at the empty training ground, ready to continue slacking off.

But before he could close his eyes, he heard a voice behind him that instantly snapped him awake:

"Little Xiao, where have my good-for-nothing disciples gone?"