Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"You want to see my brother? Oh, bro, my brother's been really busy lately."

"Alright, you can rest here in peace. I'll talk to the chieftain later and ask him to come and see you, okay?"

Xue Yong thought that this Tie Niu brother was planning to repay a debt of gratitude to his family.

"No, I look terrible like this. I'd better not let the chieftain see me like this."

Li Kui originally planned to have Xue Yong call Ren Yuan over, and then he would die together with him.

Then I thought, no, Ren Yuan knows my name, and I definitely can't kill him in my current state.

Why not just lie low in Liangshan first?

"Okay, then. What about your family?"

"Family, I have no family left."

Since Li Kui has decided to hide, he will not reveal his mother and brother.

"It's alright, brother, don't worry. In Liangshan, there are many soldiers like you who lost limbs in battle, but the chief has properly arranged some positions for them."

"Although you've lost an arm and a leg, you're physically strong. Take good care of yourself and recover. Once you're fully recovered, I'll report it and arrange a position for you. Don't worry, you'll definitely be able to support yourself!"

Xue Yong comforted Li Kui, and seeing that he still didn't speak, he changed the subject:

"Brother Tie, why don't you rest first and tell me about Yiling later?"

Xue Yong got up and left.

There were four large insects, all of them very big.

But before he could go out, he suddenly heard Li Kui's voice. Although it was only one sentence, it was enough.

"Thanks a lot, Brother Tie."

Xue Yong thanked him and then turned and left.

Li Kui, meanwhile, remained inside alone, continuing to plot something in his mind.

……

"Xue Yong, what's the matter today?"

Today, Yuan Lang is in charge of overall guard duty at the mountain stronghold.

"Brother Yuan Lang, there are four big tigers over at Yiling. The patrol battalion might be having a hard time. We request support from the combat troops."

Xue Yong was right. If it were something like hunting wolves, their patrol battalion could handle it themselves. But with four tigers, they would need to send in the combat troops.

"Four big tigers of Yiling?"

Yuan Lang was also taken aback. This was no small matter and would indeed be quite difficult for the patrol battalion.

"Yes, and then there was another civilian who survived the attack by four giant insects, but he lost his arms and legs and is still in the patrol camp."

"Oh? This commoner is lucky to have survived being attacked by four giant insects. What's his name?"

"His name is Tie Niu. This guy looks very strong, but for some reason, he seems a little unaccustomed to speaking."

"tractor?"

Yuan Lang stopped what he was doing.

"Yes, they are iron brothers."

Xue Yong, unaware of Yuan Lang's actions, continued speaking.

"Alright, I understand, Brother Xue Yong. Since he's seriously injured, please arrange for more people to guard him and make sure he's well taken care of."

Unlike Xue Yong, Yuan Lang knew about the conflict with Chao Gai back then, so he understood Li Kui.

Tie Niu, isn't that Li Kui's nickname?

Back then, in the battle of Chao Family Village, Li Kui had half his arm cut off by his good brother Mi Sheng. Now he has suddenly come to Liangshan. There must be something going on.

Even if a large insect bites off another leg, you cannot let your guard down.

After thinking about it, Yuan Lang decided to tell Ren Yuan about it.

Military Advisor's Office.

"Brother, are you busy?"

When Yuan Lang stepped into the strategist's office, he saw Ren Yuan reviewing documents.

"It's okay, I'm not busy."

Upon seeing Yuan Lang arrive, Ren Yuan immediately put down the documents.

"Guanzhong, Yuan Lang and I are going out for a bit."

Then Ren Yuan immediately pulled Yuan Lang away.

"Brother, you're not planning to slack off, are you?"

Yuan Lang looked at Ren Yuan, who had pulled him out, and said with a smile.

"No, nothing's wrong. I was just too tired inside, so I came out for a walk. By the way, what's up?"

Ren Yuan would certainly not admit that he came out to slack off.

"Brother, Li Kui has come to Liangshan, but he was attacked by a tiger on his way here and has now lost a leg."

"Li Kui? Tiger? Broken leg?"

Ren Yuan suddenly felt his mind was a bit confused. What was all this about?

Yuan Lang repeated what Xue Yong had just told him to Ren Yuan.

"I see."

Ren Yuan understood. This was the same plot from the original story where Li Kui took his mother to Liangshan, except this time his mother was gone, and he was the one attacked by the tiger.

"But even though that guy lost half an arm, he shouldn't be this weak, right? How come he lost a leg too?"

Ren Yuan didn't quite understand.

"It is said that he was too tired, so he fell asleep on the mountain. When he woke up, he had been attacked by a big insect."

"With such luck, what is he doing here at Liangshan now?"

"Brother, could they be here to kill you?"

Yuan Lang said, half-jokingly.

"Kill me? With him?"

Ren Yuan laughed. Even if Li Kui had all four limbs intact, he wouldn't care, let alone a cripple.

"By the way, go and check if there's a person named Li Da among the people from Yishui who came to seek refuge in the mountains, and he's with his mother?"

"Why did you suddenly want to find someone, brother?"

Yuan Lang was taken aback at first, then suddenly realized something.

"Brother, this Li Da, could he be Li Kui...?"

“He is Li Kui’s older brother and a very filial son. If people from Yishui come up the mountain, Li Da will definitely take his mother up the mountain with him.”

"Li Kui, well, although he has a lot of bad habits, he's still good to his mother, so I think he came here this time to see her."

"So go check it out, and if it's there, then let him reunite with his mother."

"Yes, brother."

Yuan Lang said that this was no problem.

"It's also kind of you to send someone over to Yiling. Those four big tigers still need to be dealt with, otherwise the people won't be able to go up the mountain anymore."

"Understood, I'll have the First Battalion prepare to cooperate with the patrol battalion."

Yuan Lang took on the job.

"Okay, remember, try to avoid injury, understand?"

"Don't worry, brother."

"Okay, let's go, come have a couple of drinks with me."

Just as Ren Yuan and Yuan Lang were about to go have a couple more drinks, a junior officer suddenly ran over and saluted them.

"Your Majesty! General Yuan!"

"Huh? What's wrong?"

Ren Yuan nodded, signaling the junior officer to speak.

"A group suddenly appeared not far down the mountain, carrying the banner of Qingfeng Mountain, saying they wanted to go up the mountain and were going to be the vanguard. Now we have stopped them."

"Qingfeng Mountain? Chao Gai?"

Yuan Lang was taken aback. Li Kui had just arrived at Liangshan, so how come the whole Qingfeng Mountain gang had come with him?

"Sigh... troublesome. Yuan Lang, call Yue Fei over, and then we'll go see them together."

"Brother, do you think Qingfeng Mountain might be where Li Kui..."

Although the possibility is small, Yuan Lang is still quite cautious.

"No way. First of all, Li Kui doesn't have that kind of brain."

"Secondly, Wu Yong wouldn't do anything unwise."

"So, they probably really are going to join the Northern Expedition..."