Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Inside the prison, the jailers, under Cai Fu's orders, fell to the ground one after another.

Outside the prison, Ren Yuan and the others rushed out!

"Brothers from the Imperial City Guard, what just happened inside... Who are you people?!"

The moment they rushed out, the constables were thinking of getting on the good side of the brothers from the Imperial City Guard, especially since they seemed to have heard some noise from the prison earlier, and they were even more eager to ask about the situation.

But to my surprise, the moment we met, we saw people dressed in Imperial City Guard uniforms leading several people in prison uniforms bursting out of the prison!

Upon closer inspection, good heavens, isn't that Master Lu?

The yamen runners who could fight in Daming Prefecture weren't fools; they immediately understood what was going on!

Someone's breaking into the prison!

"You! You dare to break into prison?!"

The quick-thinking constables grabbed their fire and water sticks. They couldn't believe that someone had actually come to break into Daming Prefecture from prison!

"Shut up! Get out of my way!"

Ren Yuan brandished his Dragon-Slaying Mace and charged ahead to clear the way, with Xiang Chong and Li Gun guarding him from the side, protecting Lu Junyi and the others in the middle, and Shi Xiu bringing up the rear. The group did not linger in battle and charged straight out!

How could those yamen runners possibly stop a tough guy like Ren Yuan?

As for shouting for help, the entire yamen runners combined probably wouldn't be enough to beat Ren Yuan. The patrolling soldiers outside the mansion were too busy with the Water and Land Dharma Assembly to hear anything from here.

In particular, Liang Zhongshu set off firecrackers at the opening ceremony of the Water and Land Dharma Assembly in order to please his wife!

Once the cannons fired and the drums began, all other sounds were lost. The whole city was in the midst of a joyous celebration!

And just like that, Ren Yuan and his men quickly stormed out of the yamen and retreated according to the pre-arranged plan!

"Huh? My brother's out?"

Shi Qian was at Cuiyun Tower, acting as the chief coordinator. He clearly saw the gates of the prefectural government office being opened and Ren Yuan and the others rushing out!

This is faster than planned!

"Close the road! Close the road! Close the road!"

Shi Qian quickly went to the window and changed his red clothes into green ones. The soldiers disguised as vendors who had been watching the Cuiyun Tower window received the signal and immediately pushed their carts and carried their loads on their shoulder poles. Then, very "accidentally," they scattered their goods all over the ground, causing a small disturbance and traffic jam!

"Quickly, inform the adults! Lu Junyi has been kidnapped!"

Shortly after Ren Yuan and the others left, the Daming Prefecture government office opened its doors again, and many yamen runners and jailers ran out, including Cai Fu and Cai Qing. However, the two brothers were disheveled and each had a black eye.

When Ren Yuan and his men charged out, all the prison guards pretended to be dead. They only woke up when the yamen runners rushed in to check on the prison.

Cai Fu even exaggeratedly performed a line like, "Hey? Where are my keys!"

"Go to the Infantry Garrison Command and inform Suo Zhengpai! Go to Puji Temple and tell the lord! Finally, leave the city and go find Li Tianwang!"

The constables quickly divided up the tasks. Lu Junyi was an important prisoner, and now that he had escaped, this was a serious matter!

The group planned to rush forward in batches, but when they were only halfway there, they discovered that the roads to the Infantry Garrison and the road to Puji Temple were both blocked!

"Make way! Make way! Someone's breaking into the prison! Someone's breaking into the prison!"

The constables shouted desperately, but unfortunately, there were all sorts of people on the street at that time, and hardly anyone paid any attention to them!

Even if someone who heard the noise made way for you, it would be a drop in the ocean and wouldn't help at all!

Left with no other choice, many constables had to abandon the main road and turn into the alleys, hoping to reach their destination as quickly as possible.

Meanwhile, Shi Qian had been keeping an eye on Ren Yuan and the others with his clairvoyance and saw them rush into the fish market in Daming Prefecture!

"Little Er and Little Qi, escort the servant out of the city!"

Today, because it's the Water and Land Dharma Assembly, the entire fish market is practically deserted, except for a few scattered groups like Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaoqi, who are gathered together, bragging, playing drinking games, and chatting.

Upon hearing Ren Yuan's voice, Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaoqi immediately jumped up from the crowd, rushed to their small boat, and rowed it over!

The fishermen, who were chatting and boasting with Ruan Xiaoer and his friends, were dumbfounded when they saw this.

Wait, what's going on? Aren't you fishermen? Why are you loading prisoners onto your fishing boat?

"I'm sorry, brothers. We used to be fishermen, but we're not anymore. If anyone asks in the future, just say you've never seen us. This is just a small token of our appreciation, please share it with us."

Zhang Shun left 10 taels of silver with the fishermen, told them not to talk nonsense, and then quickly started rowing his small boat!

"Success! Now we can cause trouble!"

Upon seeing this, Shi Qian immediately felt relieved.

He first tidied up the house, and after making sure nothing was left behind, he found a torch inside, lit it, went to the window, and easily climbed out.

Then, with a few leaps, he arrived directly at the small attic on the top floor of Cuiyun Tower and found the pile of dry firewood and straw that he had placed there a few days ago.

He pulled a small jar of kerosene from his pocket, poured it on the things, then threw the torch into the pile of dry firewood and straw. Shi Qian turned around and jumped out of the window again!

Then he ran down the roof of Cuiyun Tower until he reached a secluded alley behind the tower, and then evacuated according to the planned evacuation route!

Meanwhile, a fire had already broken out in the rooftop pavilion of Cuiyun Tower! A plume of black smoke was billowing from the top floor and was getting thicker!

This was the pre-arranged code: once Lu Junyi was successfully rescued, Shi Qian would immediately set Cuiyun Tower on fire!

Because Cuiyun Tower is the tallest building in the city! If it were to burn down, the entire city would be able to see it!

This also serves as a reminder to all the Liangshan heroes in the city: once the mission is accomplished, retreat!

"Yiqing, brother succeeded!"

The Water and Land Dharma Assembly had already begun. Qiao Daoqing and the others kept a close eye on the direction of Cuiyun Tower. When the first wisp of black smoke rose, Qiao Daoqing immediately reminded Gongsun Sheng!

"Did my brother succeed? Let's get out of here!"

Gongsun Sheng and his three companions were at the very end of the group, making it easier for them to escape. Once they saw that Cuiyun Tower was indeed on fire, they realized there was no need for them to stay any longer!

"Brother Guanghui, look at Cuiyun Tower!"

Guanghui, Lu Zhishen, and Deng Yuanjue also noticed Cuiyun Tower, and they were all taken aback.

My brother has already rescued Master Lu? Then why does he still need to charm Liang Zhongshu?

"It's best not to cause any more trouble, let's retreat!"

Upon seeing this, Guanghui immediately gave the order to retreat.

However, compared to Gongsun Sheng and the others, the three of them were less able to retreat.

"Hey, Brother Fazheng, where are you three going? Aren't you supposed to be lecturing on the Diamond Sutra later?"

Sure enough, the abbot of Puji Temple saw the three people preparing to leave and immediately came up to inquire.

"Ah, Abbot Brother, the three of us are feeling unwell and need to use the restroom. We'll resume our discussion of the Diamond Sutra when we return!"