Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Siming Mountain Xiaozhai.

"Eat slowly, there's more."

Shi Jin was wolfing down his food. He hadn't eaten properly for many days, which made him somewhat disregard his image as he frantically inhaled.

Meanwhile, the young woman was watching him with a smile, occasionally reminding him to eat slowly.

"Brother, how long have you been starving?"

Meanwhile, the older brother, who was sitting at the table, was also greatly shocked as he watched Shi Jin devour his food.

I only shot you with an arrow, you don't have to eat so much to get revenge on me!

"Hiccup~ Thank you, thank you."

Shi Jin then ate several large bowls of rice and drank a large pot of tea before he felt alive again.

"Brother, may I ask your name?"

"My name is Shi Jin from Huayin. My friends in the martial arts world have been kind enough to give me the nickname 'Nine-Tattooed Dragon.' And what about this gentleman and this lady?"

"My name is Pang Wanchun, also known as Yang Youji. This is my younger sister, Pang Qiuxia, also known as Xiao Mulan."

After the three exchanged names, Pang Qiuxia seemed to have thought of something:

"Shi Jin, the Nine-Tattooed Dragon, I heard that not long ago, Grand Commandant Gao sent men to the Shi Family Manor to arrest the former Imperial Guard Instructor Wang, and even issued a warrant for his arrest. Could it be you?"

"It was me. Gao Qiu wanted to arrest my master, but my master left the manor beforehand, so he probably didn't succeed."

Shi Jin gave a wry smile.

"But that old thief seemed to have found out that I was my master's disciple, so he tried to capture me to threaten my master. I fought my way out and escaped."

"Then I went to Weizhou and met Brother Lu Da. As a result, Brother Lu Da killed a local bully named Zhen Guanxi with three punches. We were then pursued again. I fled south and met you."

"Brother Shi Jin, your experience is quite unlucky."

Pang Wanchun's lips twitched. They had seen wanted people before, but Shi Jin was the first to be doubly wanted.

"In any case, thank you for the meal, Brother Pang and Miss Pang. I will take my leave in a moment."

After saying this, Shi Jin prepared to get up.

"wait!"

Pang Qiuxia stopped him and then asked:

"Where are you going?"

"Naturally, I will continue searching for my master," Shi Jin replied.

"Do you know where Instructor Wang is now? How are you going to find him? Are you going to keep running around like a headless fly like before? Next time he's on another mountain, you might not be so lucky."

"Hmm... Miss Pang is right. What should I do? Please advise me."

Shi Jin thought about it and realized that what the young lady said made sense. So he turned around, bowed to Pang Qiuxia, and asked sincerely.

Looking at Shi Jin, who was about the same age as her and tall and handsome, Pang Qiuxia felt a sudden stirring in her heart, but her face remained calm.

“Although our Siming Mountain stronghold isn’t a large one, we still have a couple hundred men. We have a relatively large number of sources of information on the road, and it’s relatively safe. If you don’t mind, you can stay in Siming Mountain to avoid being captured. We can also help you find out about Instructor Wang. What do you say?”

"Autumn glow, autumn glow."

Pang Wanchun helped his own sister out—what's going on? Aren't I the boss of Siming Mountain?

Why don't I need to agree to this recruitment?

"Oh...you're willing to take me in?"

Shi Jin was somewhat surprised. To be honest, a little over a month ago, he definitely wouldn't have wanted to become a bandit on the mountain (in the original novel, when Zhu Wu and others first invited him, Shi Jin was unwilling, but after going to Weizhou and meeting Lu Zhishen, he returned and joined the bandit group). But now, after more than a month of living in the open and hiding from capture, Shi Jin was actually not so resistant to becoming a bandit on the mountain.

Moreover, just as the young woman said, it would allow them to evade capture and gather information at the same time, killing two birds with one stone, so why not?

"Wait, wait, Qiuxia, I am the chief of the stronghold."

Pang Wanchun quickly gestured, while asking his younger sister, "Why didn't you ask for my opinion first?"

"Brother, it seems I'm the one managing all the affairs of Siming Mountain, right? You're only in charge of archery. Besides, since Shi Jin is a disciple of Instructor Wang of the Imperial Guard, his skills must be extraordinary. If he could come up the mountain, wouldn't that be like adding wings to a tiger for us? Is there anything else you want to say, brother?"

Pang Qiuxia's words were reasonable and well-founded, leaving no room for rebuttal.

"Hmm... but he has been issued a warrant for arrest by Grand Commandant Gao."

Pang Wanchun wanted to struggle a little longer.

"Brother, when did you become someone who's afraid of Grand Commandant Gao? Aren't you fearless?"

Pang Qiuxia felt that her brother was acting a little strange.

"I...you...wait, Brother Shi Jin, you said you are Instructor Wang's disciple, so do you dare to have a match with me?"

After thinking for a long time, Pang Wanchun finally said this.

"What does Brother Pang mean?"

"Oh, I didn't mean anything by it. I've long admired Instructor Wang, but I've never had the chance to meet him in person or become his disciple. So now I'm itching to see Instructor Wang's unique skills. I wonder if Brother Shi Jin can grant me this wish."

Shi Jin understood; this was a way for him to show off his skills on the mountain!

Of course he wouldn't refuse. After all, they were both young men, full of youthful vigor. Pang Wanchun didn't look much older than him. Besides, to learn good martial arts, one naturally needs to spar with others to continuously improve!

"Alright, let's meet at the back of the mountain in half an hour."

"No need, we can do it now."

After Shi Jin finished eating, he felt energetic and declared that he could fight.

"Let's rest for a bit. We just finished eating, so it's not advisable to engage in large-scale fighting. Besides, you've been hiding in the mountains for so many days, and you're exhausted both physically and mentally. You should take a nap. Otherwise, if we lose the match, my brother will feel that we won unfairly, right, brother?"

Pang Qiuxia stopped the two from starting a fight and gestured for Shi to go in and rest.

"Hmm... Sister is right. How about this, you go and get some sleep first, and we'll compete again when you wake up. Qiuxia, take him to rest."

Pang Wanchun was a martial arts fanatic. As soon as he heard that he might have won unfairly, he immediately stopped caring about anything else.

He, Pang Wanchun, would rather lose his head or bleed than be accused of an unfair victory!

But it wasn't until Pang Qiuxia led Shi Jin into the mountain stronghold that he suddenly realized what was happening.

Wait a minute, weren't we supposed to send Shi Jin away? Why did he stay and sleep instead of doing anything?

Something feels off!

Never mind, it's alright. As long as I beat Shi Jin in the contest later, Shi Jin won't have anything to say.

Thinking of this, Pang Wanchun called out to Shi Jin's back, "Brother Shi Jin, besides archery, what weapons are you good at? I'll prepare some for you in advance."

Shi Jin stopped and turned around to ask, "Brother Pang, you are known as the Little Yang Youji, so your archery skills must be superb. Why don't you compete with me in archery?"

“Competing with you in archery is bullying you; I, Pang Wanchun, would never do such a thing.”

Pang Wanchun was very confident in his archery skills. In his opinion, among all the righteous and evil factions in the Song Dynasty, only that so-called Little Li Guang Hua Rong from Qingfeng Village was qualified to fight him. As for the others, they were all just chickens and dogs.

"Although I have only learned about 30 or 40% of my master's skills, I am still proficient in all eighteen weapons. So, whatever weapon you use, Brother Pang, I will use."

Shi Jin also had his own pride. Although Wang Jin only taught him for half a year, he had mastered the eighteen weapons!

"Alright! See you at the back of the mountain!"

See you at the back mountain!

……

It is said that only Pang Qiuxia knew the details of this competition. Anyway, after that competition, a new leader named Shi appeared on Siming Mountain.

When he saw his master again, he wasn't alone; he had brought a group of brothers with him up the mountain. Of course, that's a story for another time.