Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Leader Shi".

The junior officer standing guard outside Xu Jingyuan immediately saluted Shi Qian upon seeing him appear.

"Hmm, it's alright, you can continue warming yourself by the fire."

Shi Qianchong nodded, then prepared to knock on the door.

"Boss, you're looking for Senior Xu? He's drunk and asleep."

The junior officer looked at Shi Qian's actions with some confusion.

You thought he was drunk?

Shi Qian looked at the junior officer, raised his head, and gently flicked him on the forehead.

"We're not vigilant enough; we need to practice more."

Then, Shi Qian knocked on the door.

"Um, senior, are you asleep?"

After Xu Jing climbed over the wall and returned, Shi Qian had his men look around while he prepared to talk to Xu Jing alone.

However, there was no response from inside the house.

"Senior, are you asleep?"

Shi Qian didn't receive a reply, so he could only keep asking.

"Sleep."

Xu Jing's muffled reply came from inside the room.

"Senior, you can still answer my questions even when you're asleep?"

Shi Qian felt helpless.

"She just went to sleep."

"Ugh."

Hearing Xu Jing's shameless reply, Shi Qian didn't waste any more words. He simply pushed open the window and slipped inside.

"What the hell climbed in?"

Xu Jing had returned to the room and was sitting on the bed with his eyes closed, trying to rest.

Suddenly, the window opened, and a dark figure climbed in.

"Senior, you're already awake, so why are you pretending?"

Shi Qian skillfully took out a tinderbox and lit a lamp in Xu Jing's room.

Then, he dragged over a chair and sat down in front of Xu Jing.

"Senior, let's talk?"

"Sigh, these younger generations nowadays, they don't give their seniors any face at all."

Xu Jing had no choice but to get up, sit on the edge of the bed, and face Shi Qian.

How did you know I was leaving tonight?

Xu Jing was very curious.

"I don't know, but my older brother does."

Shi Qian crossed his arms and looked very proud.

"Ren Yuan? Is this kid that capable?"

Xu Jing looked surprised.

“My brother said that the senior has been in the martial arts world for so long, it is unlikely that he would get drunk like this, so he asked me to come and see him.”

Looking at the shock on Xu Jing's face, Shi Qian thought to himself, "This is nothing!"

"Good heavens, I really underestimated him. No wonder he was able to manage Liangshan like this."

Xu Jing felt that he was just unlucky this time. Who would have thought that this tall and strong guy was so meticulous!

"Senior, let's not beat around the bush. Let's get straight to the point. What do you mean by this? Are you going to report to the imperial court? If that's the case, then I can't let you go."

Shi Qian directly stated his purpose.

"Oh my, you scared me? Hey, you may have some good lightness skills, but you probably can't stop me, right?"

Xu Jing raised an eyebrow; he didn't think Shi Qian could stop him.

“I don’t even need to stop you. You can’t catch me anyway. I just need to send a signal flare, and you won’t be able to run more than a few dozen steps before my Liangshan brothers pin you down.”

Shi Qian smiled broadly, a testament to his absolute confidence as the leader of both Sky Curtain and Shadow intelligence organizations!

"Sigh, I give up on you guys. Um, I have a question for you. Are you Liangshan going to rebel too?"

Xu Jing gave up struggling. Since he couldn't resist, he decided not to act recklessly.

"Senior, I can't say any more about this. How about this, my brother is waiting for you in the side hall of the Gathering Hall. If you don't mind, would you like to come over?"

"let's go."

Xu Jing took the initiative to cooperate; at this moment, he truly understood the times.

……

Ren Yuan was drinking tea in a side room of the Hall of Gathering Righteousness when he suddenly heard a knock on the door.

"Brother, Senior Xu has arrived."

"come in."

After the door was pushed open, Xu Jing came in first, followed by Shi Qian, and the two of them entered together.

"Senior, please sit down and have some tea. Isn't the night view of Liangshan quite nice?"

When Ren Yuan saw Xu Jing arrive, he offered him a seat and tea.

"But senior, is the food bad tonight? Or is the wine not good? You're coming down the mountain in the middle of the night, are you picking on my gift?"

"Alright, alright, I'm old and can't keep up with you young people anymore. So, what are you going to do to me by keeping me here?"

Xu Jing plopped down in a chair, picked up his tea and drank it, indicating that he accepted his defeat.

"Senior, to be honest, Liangshan has no intention of accepting amnesty. So if Zhao Ji wants to accept amnesty, he can try other places, but don't come here."

"Of course, if he wants to fight, I'll gladly oblige. Especially since you said Gao Qiu is also here, Liangshan would be even more welcoming."

Ren Yuan looked at Xu Jing and said very seriously.

"Boy, if the imperial court comes to attack your Liangshan, it will be with an army of 200,000. Can your Liangshan handle it?"

"We've finally built such a large empire, and we have so many people to support. Kid, know when to stop. You understand the principle that pride comes before a fall, right?"

Xu Jing felt that Ren Yuan was showing too little respect for the imperial court, and he wanted to give the guy a warning.

The Song Dynasty was still very large. Although Liangshan was a good place, it was ultimately not a country.

"Senior, I don't think Zhao Ji will send out 200,000 men."

Ren Yuan looked at Xu Jing and shared his opinion.

"Ten military governors will enter the capital, each with 15,000 men. This will basically drain each of them of their regular troops. I think he will use the pretext of training troops to take back 30% or even 50% of your troops."

"That can't be right."

Upon hearing this, Xu Jing frowned.

"Why not? His ancestors were able to release their military power over a cup of wine, so why can't Zhao Ji release his military power to suppress bandits?"

Ren Yuan smiled and continued:

"Senior, I really think you should stop working for Zhao Ji and come with me. I'll give you a military governorship if I say so!"

"Kid, you're bragging again. How big is your Liangshan? If you really wanted me to be a military governor, you'd have land..."

Xu Jing initially thought Ren Yuan was bragging, but then, something suddenly occurred to him, and he looked at Ren Yuan with some disbelief:

"Kid, tell me honestly, has Liangshan already established territory in other places?"

"Senior, you said those words yourself."

Ren Yuan held Xu Jing in even higher regard.

This old monkey is not only skilled, but also intelligent!

"Is that really so? Good lad, others listen to the story of the Bearded Stranger for fun, but you actually imitate him. Come on, tell me where he fought?"

Seeing that Ren Yuan did not deny it, Xu Jing's heart was filled with a huge storm!

Am I really getting old? Are all the younger generation of outlaws this fierce now?

"Senior, curiosity killed the cat. If I were to tell you this, you really wouldn't be able to leave."

Ren Yuan picked up his teacup and took a sip.

"You brat, threatening me? You think I'll just stay here on Liangshan Mountain and never leave?"

Xu Jing thought that Ren Yuan, that brat, was quite interesting. If he had met him when he was young, he might have actually done something great with this kid.

“Alright, Liangshan has no shortage of chopsticks. If you are willing to come, I will naturally welcome you.”

"Why aren't you following the script? Shouldn't you be being polite to me at a time like this?"

Xu Jing was dumbfounded.

You little brat, you have no sportsmanship!

"Alright, senior, I won't say anything more. Now that you've guessed the great secret of Liangshan, I can't let you leave so easily."

"Two paths. First, senior, you can settle down at Liangshan and wait for the other military governors to attack before making any further plans. Second..."

Ren Yuan was interrupted by Xu Jing before he could finish speaking.

"Secondly, I'm going back to the capital now to act as your spy, and while I'm at it, I'll see if I can get those old guys to come up the mountain with me, right?"

Ren Yuan looked at Xu Jing, who had answered first, and suddenly smiled. He stood up and poured tea for Xu Jing.

"Senior, it seems we've reached an agreement. Here, let me fill your cup to your liking!"

"You're a real prodigy, kid!"

Xu Jing and Ren Yuan looked at each other for a while, and suddenly, they felt a sense of mutual appreciation.

"Old fox!"

"Hmph, little fox!"