Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

In Suzhou, a very interesting bounty has suddenly appeared in the past day or two.

That is to find an old man and a young man who recently appeared in the city. Their names and ages are unknown, but they are said to be very skilled in martial arts.

A reward of fifty taels of silver will be given for any clues provided!

Whoever can capture this old man and the young boy will be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver!

The message was issued by the Suzhou Prefectural Government Office and posted by local yamen runners, but the place where the reward was ultimately claimed was not the government office, but the headquarters of the Suzhou branch of the Ming Cult.

This is quite intriguing; the official document was issued, but the reward ended up being given to the Ming Cult.

Suzhou Prefectural Government Office, are you surnamed Ming or Zhao?

Moreover, the reward was not only posted on the main street, but also in every inn, shop, and even pharmacy!

"Master, it seems we're wanted by the authorities."

In the top-tier private room of a certain inn, Yue Fei, holding a reward notice he had picked up from the street, spoke to Zhou Tong.

"Not bad, they know to issue a reward to find people. The person in charge of this Suzhou branch doesn't seem so bad."

Zhou Tong glanced at the bounty and nodded slightly, which was considered his approval of the Suzhou branch of the Ming Cult.

"Master, does the fact that the Suzhou government is actively helping the Ming Cult mean that they are already in cahoots?"

Yue Fei also saw this problem.

"Colluding with each other? I'm afraid it's more than that. The Suzhou government and the Ming Cult should already be an inseparable entity."

Zhou Tong shook his head slightly, then looked at Yue Fei.

"Fourth brother, we're wanted by the police now, what are your thoughts?"

"Master, I will listen to you!"

Yue Fei has been very happy these past couple of days. He goes out with his master every day to teach people a lesson and even carries things! He finally understands what it's like to roam the martial world!

Of course, after each fight, the master would always let him go outside for a bit, and then he would finish him off inside.

Although Yue Fei did not know why, he trusted his master and did not ask unless his master explained.

"Good boy!"

Zhou Tong was very satisfied; this was truly his disciple!

"Now we have two choices."

"First, we'll hide quietly in the city and not show up outside at the same time, so that no one will find out."

"Second, we'll disguise ourselves so that no one can tell we're an old man and a young man, and then find an opportunity to leave the city and meet up with your senior brother."

"Fourth brother, what would you choose?"

Zhou Tong gave Yue Fei two choices.

"Master, I don't want to choose either one."

Yue Fei said with a smile.

“I know, Master, you must have better options.”

"You're so cunning and mischievous, you've learned bad habits from your senior brother."

Zhou Tong smiled and tapped Yue Fei's head.

"There's another option: join Master and storm the Suzhou branch headquarters of the Ming Cult. Do you dare?"

"Sure, Master! This is so exciting! I love it!"

Yue Fei was immediately overjoyed. How exciting it would be to break into the headquarters of a branch stronghold!

"Okay, then let's..."

Before Zhou Dong could finish speaking, he suddenly heard a knocking sound at the door.

"who?"

"Sir, I'm the waiter. Today is my boss's second uncle's birthday. The boss said he'd give every guest in the top-tier private room a roast duck so we can all have some fun! What do you think..."

The voice coming from outside the door was indeed that of the waiter, but his intentions were hard to say.

"come in!"

But Zhou Tong didn't reveal this, instead letting the waiter in.

"Sir, this is your duck. Would you like me to cut it for you?"

The waiter carried a large tray and came in through the door. After looking around, he confirmed that only Zhou Tong and Yue Fei were in the room.

"Put it on the table."

Zhou Tong gestured to the waiter to put the things down, then asked him with a smile.

"Waiter, it seems there's a commotion outside. What's going on?"

"Oh, sir, it's nothing. It's just that the Laba Festival is coming soon, so more people have come to the city, which makes it a bit noisy."

The waiter was taken aback, seemingly not expecting Zhou Tong to ask such a question, but he reacted quickly and immediately made up an excuse to get away with it.

"I see. Okay, you can go now. We'll take care of the duck ourselves."

"Alright, sir, please feel free to call me anytime if you need anything!"

When the waiter heard Zhou Tong tell him to leave, his face lit up with joy, and he quickly went out.

"Master, have they found us yet?"

Yue Fei also realized that something was wrong. What kind of shopkeeper would send ducks to guests on his second uncle's birthday?

Are you that close to your second uncle?

"We haven't found it yet, but we've already started to suspect it."

Zhou Tong got up and then tidied up his things.

"Fourth brother, pack your things, we're leaving."

Yue Fei's eyes were filled with eager anticipation!

"Yes, Master!"

……

Two or three incense sticks later, the door to the room where Zhou Tong and Yue Fei were staying was suddenly kicked open! Then a bunch of people rushed in!

"Don't move! Don't move!"

The men who rushed in were all carrying broadswords, and their first action upon entering was to prepare to chop people up.

But to their surprise, the huge room was empty, except for a perfectly preserved roast duck on the table.

"What happened? Where is everyone?"

The leader was none other than Yang, the leader of the Suzhou branch. After receiving the information from the waiter, he immediately led his men over, only to find that they had come up empty-handed!

This annoyed him, and he glared at the waiter!

"Just now, just now they were in the house, an old man and a young boy. You see, I was the one who brought the duck over."

The waiter was also startled by the empty room. "Impossible! No one has ever come out of this room!"

"Master! They might have jumped out of the window and escaped!"

At this moment, a follower walked to the window, looked at the footprints on the windowsill, and quickly said to his leader.

"Damn it! They actually let him get away!"

Leader Yang was extremely displeased; hadn't this all been for naught? In his displeasure, he looked at the waiter.

"Helmsman, Master, I, I am utterly loyal!"

Upon seeing this, the waiter quickly pledged his loyalty.

"Hmph, chase them! They can't get far!"

Perhaps because he wanted to save face in front of so many people and not give his subordinates the impression that he would blame others for whatever happened, he didn't make things difficult for the waiter who brought the news. Instead, he signaled everyone to hurry up and give chase.

"Master, they really did catch up! But they didn't expect us to be on the roof!"

On the roof, Yue Fei quietly moved a tile back to its original position. He had just moved the tile slightly and seen the situation inside the room through the gap.

Leader Yang and his men were truly surprised to find that the person they were looking for was actually on the rooftop, instead of having run away.

"These people are intelligent, but there aren't many of them."

Zhou Tong had his hands behind his head; he had been enjoying the sun very much.

"Let's go, follow them. They're looking for us everywhere, so we'll go straight to their lair!"