Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Ten taels? Just for this little notebook?"

Zhou Tong looked at the young man who was running errands and thought, "Young man, you're not being honest!"

“Old man, things are valued for their rarity; this is something that most people don’t have.”

The young man explained with a cheerful smile.

"And what's more, there's a prize involved in this martial arts tournament!"

"The prize?"

Zhou Tong was somewhat surprised that Fang La was holding a martial arts tournament and also doing business.

"That's right, when the tournament starts, there will be martial arts competitions between the two sides, and you can place bets!"

“You look like a wealthy and noble old man, so you’ll definitely be interested in playing a few rounds. This booklet will be very useful.”

"After all, it contains information about the Ming Cult's masters. When placing bets, we won't bet randomly just because we don't know these people. This way, we can lose less money. Don't you think that's better?"

No wonder he's a professional errand runner; what he said makes perfect sense.

"The Ming Cult is quite interesting."

Zhou Tong looked at the booklet in his hand. The people listed on it must have been specially compiled by the Ming Cult, both to oppose his own martial arts ranking and to let more people know how powerful the Ming Cult was, so that they could openly collect money.

It must be said that the person who came up with this idea is indeed capable.

"Old man, so, are you going to buy it or not? If you're not going to buy it, then I'm sorry, I'll have to take this booklet back..."

The young man running the errands was already getting a little impatient.

He had just seen Zhou Tong order a table full of dishes for his grandson, so he assumed Zhou Tong was a generous and wealthy man, which is why he came up to promote his pamphlets.

Surprisingly, after he had been talking non-stop for so long, Zhou Tong still showed no intention of paying.

No, if you're not going to spend money, then let's not waste each other's time, okay? Everyone's in a hurry, after all, we have to sell a certain number of booklets every day, otherwise the leader will definitely punish us when we get back.

"This booklet is good, I'll take it."

Zhou Tong did not make things difficult for the man, but instead took out ten taels of silver from his pocket and threw it to him.

"Thank you so much, sir!"

Once the errand boy saw that he had the money, he immediately put on a typical sycophantic face, said a few flattering words, and then left.

"Master, why did you buy this?"

Yue Fei asked while gnawing on a lamb chop.

“I don’t need it, but it should be useful to your senior brother.”

"Fourth brother, your master has a task for you."

Zhou Tong looked at the booklet in his hand and suddenly said to Yue Fei.

"Master, please tell me."

Yue Fei put down the lamb chop he had already finished eating and wiped his mouth.

"Keep an eye on that errand boy and see how many of these booklets he sells today, and where he ends up."

"If Master is not mistaken, he must be a member of the Suzhou branch of the Ming Cult. If you find out where he went tonight, you might be able to find the headquarters of the Suzhou branch of the Ming Cult."

"I understand, Master intends to..."

Yue Fei nodded, indicating that he understood.

"Well, consider this a test for you, to see what skills you've learned from so many leaders after staying at Liangshan for so long."

"Okay, Master!"

Yue Fei was very excited; he had never received a mission from Zhou Tong on his own before.

Back then, my senior brother only began to have the ability to travel the world on his own after he took on the mission of wiping out the Yellow River bandits.

If I do well this time, will I be able to make my way in the world in the future?

"Don't overthink it. It's not the right time yet."

But Zhou Tong seemed to have seen through Yue Fei's thoughts and reached out to flick his forehead.

"Don't follow your third senior brother's example; he's a mischievous monkey. But you can ask your eldest and second senior brothers for advice."

"Okay, Master, I'll catch up with him in a bit."

Yue Fei rubbed his forehead, knowing that this mission was of great importance.

If we can find out the location of the Ming Cult's Suzhou branch headquarters, then we will have more leverage to negotiate with the Ming Cult after my senior brother enters the city. I will definitely do this well!

……

One day later, Bangyuan Cave.

"What did you say? Ren Yuan is here? Where is he?"

Fang La was unsettled upon hearing his subordinates' report.

No, it's not even Laba Festival yet, how come Ren Yuan has already quietly gone south?

"According to my subordinates, they are already near Yangzhou and are heading to Suzhou as if they are sightseeing."

The person who reported the news to Fang La was Jin Buhuan, the intelligence chief under Fang La and one of the Five Wanderers.

"They arrived really quickly."

Fang La narrowed his eyes slightly. He had thought that Ren Yuan might come, but he thought he should come on the day of the martial arts tournament. He didn't expect him to come earlier.

"Have you sent anyone to monitor their movements?"

"Have."

"Go, write a letter to Zhang Shuye, tell him that Ren Yuan has gone to Jiangnan, and that he should stop keeping an eye on me. Go and arrest Ren Yuan! Arresting Ren Yuan would be a great achievement!"

That's why Fang La was so petty; he immediately tried to use a third-party force to punish Ren Yuan.

"Master, but Ren Yuan said he came specifically to observe our Jiangnan Martial Arts Conference and hopes you will send him an invitation. They are guests, so is it appropriate for us to do this..."

Jin Buhuan was having a headache. It was only natural for the Ming Cult and Liangshan to fight to the death, but if they asked the imperial court for help... wouldn't that make them a laughing stock?

"You believe him just because he says so? Is he the leader or am I the leader?"

Fang La glanced at Jin Buhuan, wondering if this guy had been at the gambling den for too long today.

“Old Jin, use your brain! Ren Yuan is definitely here to cause trouble. If I give him an invitation, wouldn’t that be the same as me personally inviting someone to cause trouble for myself? If word gets out, I’ll be laughed at by the whole world.”

"Then, Master, what are your plans?"

Jin Buhuan said, "Fine, since the leader doesn't welcome Ren Yuan, we have to do something, otherwise he'll wander around and then be ready to go into the city."

"There should be quite a few gang leaders in Suzhou City by now. Go find a few of them and have them bring their men to teach Ren Yuan a lesson!"

"Now that he's come to my Ming Cult's territory in Jiangnan, I'll let him know that even dragons have to lie low and tigers have to crawl before me!"

Fang La was clearly trying to give Ren Yuan a hard time.

"Then, Master, who should we send?"

"Hmm... Have Wu Yingxing, the leader of the Mingzhou branch, and Huo Chengfu, the leader of the Chuzhou branch, arrived? These two branches haven't contributed much this year. Old Jin, have them take some men and block their way!"

"Isn't Ren Yuan traveling by water? Tell Wu Yingxing and Huo Chengfu to just give him a warning. If a real fight breaks out, and they can't win, they should run back immediately!"

"But I want the whole world to know that this is Jiangnan, and Ren Yuan is not welcome here!"

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