Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

When Cuiyun Tower first caught fire, it did not attract the attention of the people.

Because everyone is paying attention to the Water and Land Dharma Assembly.

By the time someone realized something was wrong, black smoke was billowing from the top floor of Cuiyun Tower! The entire roof was on fire!

"It's water! It's water!"

Some people outside who saw the fire reacted quickly and rushed over with buckets and other things to put out the fire!

Meanwhile, the guests inside Cuiyun Tower were in complete chaos, scrambling to escape. The guests on the first floor, in particular, abandoned their unfinished dishes and ran out! They couldn't be stopped!

With this back and forth, the two groups of people collided again, making the situation on the street even more chaotic. Now, people who wanted to put out the fire, those who wanted to report the news, those who wanted to cause trouble, and those who wanted to run away were all on the street, making the street a complete mess all day long!

At that moment, someone at the Water and Land Dharma Assembly finally discovered the fire at Cuiyun Tower, and the chanting of scriptures stopped.

"Wen Da, send someone to see what happened. How did Cuiyun Tower catch fire?"

When Liang Zhongshu saw that Cuiyun Tower was on fire, he was heartbroken! He immediately ordered Wenda to send someone to check the situation.

You know, this is his business!

Liang Zhongshu invested a lot of money in Cuiyun Tower and used the profits from Cuiyun Tower as his private savings every year. Now that Cuiyun Tower is on fire, it's not just Cuiyun Tower that's burning down, it's Liang Zhongshu's secret stash of money!

"Yes, sir, please calm down. This situation is not quite right."

As a seasoned veteran who had been in officialdom for many years, Wen Da's first reaction upon seeing the Cuiyun Tower burn down was that something was wrong!

Why burn it today of all times?

"My lord, you and your wife stay behind me and don't leave. I suspect there's something fishy about the fire at Cuiyun Tower; there might be assassins!"

"Huh? What? An assassin?"

Liang Zhongshu probably didn't hear anything before that, only the part about the assassin at the end.

"Very likely, adults, don't move around."

Wenda was very alert, and his strategy was also good. He immediately instructed the abbot of Puji Temple to control the situation and prevent people from running around.

"General Wen, rest assured, Puji Temple is safe."

The abbot quickly gave Wenda a guarantee.

"Are there any strange people at this year's Water and Land Ceremony at Puji Temple?"

Wen Da was naturally skeptical. After all, the Cuiyun Tower had just burned down at the start of the Water and Land Dharma Assembly. Who would believe that there were no strange people involved?

"No, they are all monks from our Puji Temple."

The abbot was somewhat puzzled. This was Puji Temple; how could there be any shady characters here?

"Think about it again, is it true or not?"

Wen Da stared at the abbot of Puji Temple, almost ready to slap him twice.

"If there's anything strange about this, it's only because of Junior Brother Fayan and his group. They are wandering martial monks who came here to stay and beg for alms. Generally speaking, martial monks don't do things like this."

"But it's hard to say. After all, every temple is different, and Brother Fayan and his fellow disciples are indeed very proficient in the Diamond Sutra. That shouldn't be strange, right?"

The abbot of Puji Temple thought for a long time and realized that only Guanghui and the other two seemed to be somewhat strange.

"Where are they?"

Upon hearing this, Wen Da exclaimed, "Good heavens, there's definitely something wrong here. Why didn't you say so earlier?"

"The three of them went to the toilet. Look, the outhouse is over there."

The abbot of Puji Temple pointed to the outhouse.

"Leave two teams behind to protect the master and lady!"

Although Wen Da is usually a lazy bum, he does have a desire to make a name for himself.

Upon hearing the direction of Puji Temple, Wen Da immediately had an idea!

These three wandering monks are definitely up to something!

If I can take down those three, it will be a great achievement!

Thinking of this, he turned to Liang Zhongshu and said:

"My lord, those three monks are definitely suspicious; they must be assassins. Please rest here and do not leave. I will take men to capture the assassins immediately!"

"General Wen, are you confident?"

Liang Zhongshu looked at Wen Da, his eyes filled with reluctance:

"If you leave, who will protect us?"

To make his words more convincing, Liang Zhongshu even brought his wife along:

“Look, my wife and I are both too weak to even kill a chicken. If General Wen goes after the assassin, our safety will be at risk.”

At this moment, Madam Liang had completely lost the aura of control that Cai Jing's daughter possessed. She held her husband's hand tightly, as if afraid that something might go wrong.

"My lord, madam, you need not worry. Both of these teams are carefully trained by me, and they will definitely be able to protect you."

When Wen Da saw this, he knew that his master was afraid, but he also knew that if he couldn't catch the person today, and something else went wrong later, he, Wen Da, would definitely be punished.

Therefore, Wen Da clasped his hands in greeting and continued speaking to the two men:

“These assassins have unknown origins and motives. If we let them leave like this, they might cause trouble in Daming Prefecture again in the future.”

"There are many people at Puji Temple today, with so many guards and the abbot present. They probably wouldn't dare to make a move easily, so they could only run away. If we act now, we should be able to catch one or two who escaped. When we interrogate them, we might get some results!"

What you said makes sense.

Although Liang Zhongshu was able to become the prefect of Daming Prefecture because of his status as Cai Jing's son-in-law, he was not entirely a fool.

"General Wen, you should go and return quickly?"

"No problem, sir."

Wen Da accepted the order and then said to his men:

"While I'm away, protect the Lord and Lady well! Also, send someone to the garrison headquarters to inform Suo Zhengpai to lead a team to pick up the Lord and Lady!"

"Remember! Until I return, no one except Suo Zhengpai or Li Dujian is allowed to approach the Lord and Madam, do you understand?"

"understand!"

You know what, Wenda's arrangement is pretty good; at least it doesn't seem wrong at all.

Then, Wen Da led more than two hundred elite soldiers and rushed towards the direction of the latrine of Puji Temple!

"Search for me!"

Wen Da ordered his men to rush in and search, but the latrine was empty!

"General! There's no one inside!"

The soldiers rushed in, but quickly rushed out again!

"nobody?"

Wen Da was taken aback. Running that fast?

"General! There are footprints on the wall behind us! They look like they were just stepped on!"

But soon, the soldiers discovered another clue!

"Run away? Chase after them!"

Upon hearing this, Wen Da immediately ordered his men to give chase! Let's see where you can run now!

Meanwhile, in a small alley outside Puji Temple, Guanghui and his two companions were moving quickly forward.

"Senior Brother Guanghui, what if we encounter pursuers later?"

Deng Yuanjue asked as he ran.

"Then let's fight our way out!"

Although Guanghui had a compassionate expression, his words were full of murderous intent!

Lu Zhishen wholeheartedly agreed. Pursuers? What pursuers? We'll just fight our way out.

"Hey, you three monks, stop right there!"

But as luck would have it, just as the three of them were about to run into the street, they heard the sound of pursuers behind them!

Wen Da has arrived with his men!