Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Yue Fei.

The fourth disciple of Zhou Tong, he has been diligently trained by Zhou Tong since he joined the sect.

Putting everything else aside, he's had quite a few medicinal baths to prepare his body.

That spear technique was personally taught by Zhou Tong. Especially after he got older, Zhou Tong would observe mountain streams, waterfalls, and springs, and occasionally create new spear techniques based on his observations. He never taught those techniques to anyone else.

Yue Fei immediately unleashed his trump card, catching Lu Junyi off guard. (Fun fact: In historical records, Yue Fei was taught spearmanship by Chen Guang and archery by Zhou Tong. Chen Guang is not a character in this book, so please don't argue, even if you do, you're right.)

He initially thought that the child was just a teenager who liked shooting, and that he only needed to play along.

To his surprise, the man's marksmanship was exceptionally skillful! The variations in his marksmanship left Lu Junyi in awe!

Lu Junyi even felt that he shouldn't have taken the gun barrel off earlier; he should have used his marksmanship against his own!

"Good lad! Not bad at all!"

Lu Junyi kept praising it. To be honest, if he didn't think that this set of marksmanship must have been taught by a famous master, Lu Junyi would have already taken it on as a disciple!

But no matter how skilled Yue Fei was, he was still far behind Lu Junyi. In order to see how far the young man's spear skills could go, Lu Junyi decisively slowed down his pace and guided Yue Fei to use all his spear techniques!

He himself was experiencing the exquisite nature of the marksmanship!

"Oh dear, you silly junior brother!"

Ren Yuan and Lin Chong both realized that Lu Junyi had held back, but Yue Fei seemed not to have realized it and instead fought faster and faster!

"Junior brother still needs more training."

Lin Chong smiled and shook his head, "But for someone his age to have this level of skill is quite impressive."

"Senior brother, Second Senior Brother's fighting style of drawing out opponents' moves seems similar to yours."

Ren Yuan turned to look at Lin Chong:

"You always love to stall people. Whenever someone asks you for advice, you'll stall for a while, even if you could win quickly, you just have to keep going."

"Then you don't understand. This is the essence of using a gun and a stick, which is different from your three-pointed knife."

Lin Chong patted Ren Yuan on the shoulder:

"Junior brother, you're amazing too. In our sect, you're the only one who doesn't use a gun."

"What could I do when my master wouldn't teach me back then?"

Ren Yuan recalled the days when he became an apprentice to learn weapons. His master talked about a lot of weapons, but in the end he didn't teach him any of them. Finally, he passed on the Three-Pointed Knife to him.

"Alright, junior brother is about to lose."

After teasing Ren Yuan, Lin Chong looked back at the arena, where Yue Fei was already covered in sweat.

After all, he's still a teenager, so it's already quite good that he's done this well.

"Let go!"

Lu Junyi could see that Yue Fei had used up his spear skills to a certain extent, and he was satisfied. So he flicked his staff and knocked the spear out of Yue Fei's hand!

"I lost."

Yue Fei looked at Lu Junyi, who had knocked his spear away, and felt great admiration for him.

No wonder my senior brother always said that my second senior brother's spear and staff skills were unparalleled. Seeing it today, I can confirm that his reputation is well-deserved!

Moreover, Yue Fei also served as a warning to himself. In Liangshan, with his master and fellow disciples spoiling him, Yue Fei's training was always given some leeway, which made him feel that he was already quite good.

Today, in his battle against his second senior brother, whom he had never met before, he used all the strongest spear techniques that his master had taught him, yet he couldn't even touch the hem of his second senior brother's clothes. That's the difference!

The world is vast, and one must not become complacent with the slightest achievement!

"Fourth brother, come back and let Master Lu have breakfast first."

Ren Yuan also called Yue Fei back. This time, the pressure Lu Junyi put on Yue Fei should be enough to make the kid put away his pride and complacency. That's enough.

Yue Fei picked up his gun and returned to Ren Yuan's side, his face no longer showing the confident expression he had just had.

Lu Junyi also clasped his hands in a fist salute towards Ren Yuan. He was no fool when it came to martial arts, and he guessed that Ren Yuan wanted him to teach that half-grown boy a lesson.

However, Lu Junyi had a very high opinion of this kid. He felt that if he gave this kid another ten years, no, maybe not even ten years, this kid would definitely become one of the top masters in the world!

"Sir, the porridge is getting cold, how about..."

The servants quickly served the porridge to Lu Junyi, but unsurprisingly, it was already cold.

Of course, if Lu Junyi hadn't been so captivated by Yue Fei's spear techniques and had instead opted for a swift victory, the porridge would probably still be lukewarm.

"It's alright, it tastes good cold too."

"Senior brother, second senior brother is amazing."

Yue Fei told Ren Yuan that after becoming Zhou Tong's disciple, this was the first time he had felt his own weakness.

"That's normal. If he wasn't powerful, would he be your second senior brother?"

Ren Yuan rubbed Yue Fei's little head and reached out to tug at his cheek.

"Why are you so dejected, kid? It's just one loss, and you lost to your own senior brother, is that shameful? Not at all!"

"You just need to remember that the world is vast, and you should never underestimate anyone."

"I understand, senior brother."

Yue Fei nodded understandingly, which pleased Ren Yuan. Very good, today's work was worthwhile.

"Master Lu, please have a good breakfast. After you finish eating, I'd like to see what your skills are like!"

After Ren Yuan resolved Yue Fei's problem, he took the initiative to challenge Lu Junyi. To be honest, he also wanted to test his skills against Lu Junyi, the number one martial arts master in the world.

"no problem!"

Lu Junyi responded to Ren Yuan while drinking his porridge.

He was also very curious about Ren Yuan. This guy suddenly appeared in the martial arts world a few years ago, and no one knew where he was taught, but he was really powerful! Not only was his personal martial arts superb, but his methods were also excellent. In just a few years, Liangshan dominated Shandong and became one of the four major outlaw strongholds of the Song Dynasty, with a reputation and prestige far surpassing the others.

How could Lu Junyi not be eager to try his luck with such a skilled fighter?

"Enjoy your meal, sir. I won't take advantage of you. We'll have our competition again in half an hour!"

Ren Yuan gestured to Lu Junyi not to rush and to eat slowly.

"Junior brother, you can't win. This might be your first defeat in all these years. Have you thought it through?"

Lin Chong said to Ren Yuan.

Ren Yuan has been in the martial arts world for over three years and has never been defeated. He can be described as invincible. If he loses today, then...

"Senior brother, it's not a big deal. You can't build something new without breaking down the old. I've been lucky all these years, otherwise I might have failed long ago."

Ren Yuan waved his hand, indicating that it was alright.

"Besides, in this martial world, who can remain undefeated forever? Since we're going to lose sooner or later, we might as well lose to my own senior brother, right?"

"It's good that you can let it go."

Lin Chong was very pleased; his junior brother's attitude was excellent, truly excellent.

Sometimes, though, I like to be lazy.

“Senior brother, you have to learn from me. If you were like me, then Gao Qiu wouldn’t matter.”

Lin Chong's inner turmoil has mostly subsided over the years, except for the name Gao Qiu.

"But it doesn't matter. As long as he dares to bring people to Liangshan, I will hand him over to you and Senior Brother Wang to deal with. I've already cut off Gao Lian's head, so I'm not afraid to cut off Gao Qiu's as well."

Lin Chong listened to Ren Yuan's words and, though he didn't say anything on the surface, he was deeply moved.

Even if my junior brother has to fight his way to the Lingxiao Palace in the future, I will be his vanguard!

"Chief Ren! Come on!"

While the fellow disciples were chatting, Lu Junyi had already finished eating. He stretched his body, pressed the spearhead back onto the water-fire staff, strode out of the formation, and said to Ren Yuan.

"Senior brother, how long do you think I can last?"

Ren Yuan brought up the Three-Pointed Knife, but before going into battle, he asked Lin Chong this question.

"Junior brother, wherever your blade points, you will advance without fear!"

"Hahaha! Alright! Then today, I'll forge ahead without hesitation!"