Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Hua Rong received a warm welcome from Liangshan on his trip up the mountain.

After all, they were truly skilled, and there were many heroes on Liangshan. They hit it off immediately and quickly became very compatible.

As for Hua Yun, it's unclear what she and Hua Rong discussed, but in the end, the two siblings came together. Hua Rong said he wanted to take Hua Yun and Pan Jinlian back to Qingfeng Village to pay respects to their parents first, and then have her come over later.

Hua Yun didn't want to agree at first, but Hua Rong said, "You ran away on your own and almost caused a big disaster. If it weren't for your brother's help, you would be suffering a lot now. You must go home first and apologize in front of your parents' memorial tablets."

He also said that since you have accepted Jinlian as your sister, Jinlian is now a member of the Hua family, and you should at least kowtow to your parents.

What could Hua Yun say about this? She could only agree.

Ren Yuan couldn't say anything, since he was just an outsider at the moment.

"Brother Ren, aren't you happy that my brother is taking me away?"

Hua Rong was dragged away to drink with the heroes elsewhere, while Hua Yun, looking furious, ran back to complain to Ren.

"I am not, I am not, don't talk nonsense."

Ren Yuan denied it three times in a row. He was joking. When he learned that Hua Rong was going to take people back, he suddenly felt empty inside.

"Then go and tell my brother to let me stay!"

"Huh? Isn't that too fast?"

Ren Yuan was a little surprised. "No, Miss, isn't this a little too fast?"

"What do you mean, 'huh'? I'm the leader of Liangshan now, and you're my chieftain, so why can't you let me stay?"

As Hua Yun was speaking, her face suddenly turned red, and then she raised her fist and punched Ren Yuan.

"Brother Ren, what were you thinking just now? What did you mean by 'too fast'? What did you think I was talking about?"

Ren Yuan quickly waved his hand.

"Oh, I thought it just meant for you to stay, Chief Hua."

"Huh, I'm ignoring you."

Hua Yun darted away. That Brother Ren, humph, what a big idiot!

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Meanwhile, Hua Rong was chatting with the other leaders of Liangshan.

Hua Rong discovered that Liangshan was truly unfathomable.

Besides Ren Yuan, there were several other experts on the mountain. Judging from their aura, I was afraid I might not be their match.

"Brother Hua Rong, I heard from my brother that your archery skills are unparalleled. Could you show me?"

Mi Sheng, that big goofball, has a really loud voice; everyone could hear him shouting.

"Yes, yes, it's a rare treat for Brother Hua Rong to come today, we have to show off our skills!"

"Yes, and I also heard that my brother once competed with Brother Hua Rong. How about we have another match today?"

These leaders were mostly curious as to why Hua Rong was the number one archer in the Song Dynasty. Moreover, their own brother was also an archery master, something they had never seen before. Today, taking advantage of Mi Sheng's loud voice, everyone wanted to see for themselves.

Hua Rong wasn't intimidated at all; he knew he had to show off his skills to impress the crowd.

Moreover, the Liangshan leaders suggested that he and Ren Yuan shoot arrows together, which was exactly what they wanted!

As for Ren Yuan, he wasn't afraid, so he asked:

"If Brother Hua Rong has no problem, then I have no problem either. The question is, how should we compete?"

Just then, several cries of wild geese suddenly came from the sky. When everyone looked up, they saw several wild geese flying over the mountain.

"I've got it, brother. Chief Hua, why don't we each shoot one of these wild geese?"

Zhu Wu seemed to have thought of something and immediately stood up and spoke.

“Alright, then I will shoot the third goose, and this arrow will pierce its forehead. What do you think, brother?”

Hua Rong was very satisfied with this suggestion.

"Then I'll shoot the sixth one. Of course, I can't do such delicate work."

Ren Yuan never expected that the scene of Little Li Guang shooting geese at Liangshan in the original novel would happen so quickly, and that he would even have to participate in it.

In the blink of an eye, both men drew their bows. Ren Yuan made his move, drawing his iron-rimmed bow to its fullest extent. With a whoosh, a wolf-tooth arrow shot into the sky, piercing the abdomen of the sixth goose! The goose only had time to let out a mournful cry before it fell straight down.

This startled the entire flock of geese, but Hua Rong was not afraid at all. Before they could lose their formation, he drew his magpie-drawn bow and fired a feathered arrow like a meteor into the sky! And so it was seen:

The magpie-drawn bow curves like a full moon, the eagle-feathered arrow shoots like a shooting star. The grip is strong, the release swift. Geese fly in formation like taut swans, arrows are released like unfurled glue. Their shadows fall in the clouds, their cries echo in the grass. The geese's flight across the Milky Way is startled and broken, yet heroes joyfully join their ranks.

The arrow struck the third goose, and this time it fell without even a cry of pain.

Some of the henchmen had already run up the hillside and retrieved the two geese.

Ren Yuan's arrow pierced through the abdomen. Due to its powerful force, the arrow disappeared without a trace, leaving only a penetrating wound on the goose's body.

"Brother's arrows are indeed powerful. No wonder he defeated Liangshan with just three arrows. One arrow can leave a huge hole in a person."

"Ah, Brother Du Qian, we weren't talking about you."

Previously, everyone had heard Hua Rong say that Ren Yuan's archery skills were domineering, and Yuan Lang said that Ren Yuan had settled Liangshan with three arrows. They thought it was an exaggeration, but now it seems that Ren Yuan was too modest.

Du Qian was the most qualified to speak on this matter. He gave a wry smile and touched the wound on his arm, which still hadn't fully healed.

But when everyone saw Hua Rong's goose, the shock was even greater.

This feathered arrow, perfectly positioned, pierced the goose's forehead from bottom to top!

Everyone was utterly astonished. They had to know that Hua Rong had made his move later, when the flock of geese had already fallen into disarray and their flight paths were unpredictable. Yet, Hua Rong had still managed to hit the target so accurately!

This ability to hit exactly where you point truly makes him worthy of being called the greatest archer of the Song Dynasty!

"See, I knew I couldn't beat Brother Hua Rong."

Ren Yuan shrugged, indicating that this was normal, since it wasn't like he hadn't lost before.

But Zhu Wu seemed to have other ideas.

“Brother’s arrows are powerful, and Chief Hua’s arrows are accurate; both are top-notch in the Song Dynasty. Chief Hua is a guest from afar, so we’d like to borrow this Liangshan wild goose as a souvenir. Come on, go and prepare this wild goose, and we’ll have Chief Hua take it back with him later.”

Zhu Wu looked at Hua Rong and said with a smile. Then he waved his hand, and several henchmen who were hunters stepped forward and took the two geese away to deal with them.

"Then thank you very much, strategist."

Hua Rong also clasped his hands in greeting to Zhu Wu, after all, Zhu Wu's behavior was undoubtedly sending a friendly signal.

After witnessing Hua Rong's archery skills, the other leaders admired him even more. Since they all knew martial arts, they could naturally see that Hua Rong's archery was indeed top-notch, even surpassing their own chieftain's.

So, in no time, everyone held up their wine bowls and came to toast Hua Rong.

"Brother, let me go check on those two geese first."

Zhu Wu approached Ren Yuan and said something rather mysteriously.

"Strategist, we can't be stingy with our gifts. Besides geese, you can bring some other things."

Ren Yuan was chatting happily with everyone about interesting stories from the martial arts world, so he didn't pay much attention to Zhu Wu's expression. He simply told Zhu Wu to be more magnanimous.

"My little brother understands."

Zhu Wu smiled mysteriously, then withdrew.

However, he hadn't gone far when Hua Yun stopped him.

"Strategist, why did you give the wild goose to my brother?"

Hua Yun had obviously witnessed the competition, and she found Zhu Wu's behavior somewhat strange.

Zhu Wu smiled slightly and lowered his voice to say to Hua Yun:

"Young Miss, this is for you and your brother."

Upon hearing this, Hua Yun blushed again, but she was somewhat puzzled and asked Zhu Wu:

"Strategist, is there any particular reason for this?"

Seeing that no one was around, Zhu Wu turned to Hua Yun and said:

"What does the young lady think of my brother?"

"He's...he's fine," Hua Yun said, glancing at Ren Yuan, who was still drinking with his brother in the distance. She added silently to herself, "He's just sometimes like a block of wood."

"That's settled then. I observed the celestial phenomena last night, and it seems that the young lady and my brother are destined for a marriage."

"So today, Zhu Wu will take the liberty of making a decision. These wild geese are the betrothal gifts that my brother will give to the young lady."

Zhu Wu waved his fan, looking confident and composed.

"Young Miss, please don't reveal the truth. As long as Magistrate Hua accepts this wild goose, it's equivalent to agreeing to the betrothal. As for the future..."

Zhu Wu then gave Hua Yun a knowing look before preparing to go down to check on the geese.

"But strategist, weren't the betrothal geese alive?"

Hua Yun suddenly remembered something.

"Yeah, I didn't say that I was giving away the same two as before, hahaha."

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