Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

"Are you Yang Xiong? From Henan, and a military officer in Jizhou?"

Following Yue Fei and Yang Zaixing's fingers, Shi Qian saw a gloomy man.

Well, to be honest, this guy is pretty good-looking, so how did he get so smitten by a widow?

Are there no young girls left in Jizhou?

Or is it that you... just like widows?

"it's me."

Yang Xiong looked at Shi Qian, and although there was doubt in his eyes, he still answered very concisely.

"Come with me, my brother wants to see you."

Shi Qian looked at Yang Xiong and didn't say anything more.

He can't give advice, but his brother can!

"Your Highness? Your Highness wants to see me?"

Yang Xiong was somewhat taken aback, and he spoke a little more.

"Not bad, everyone knows that your brother has become king. Let's go."

Shi Qian greeted Yue Fei and Yang Zaixing, then gestured for Yang Xiong to follow him.

"I wonder if your Excellency is..."

Yang Xiong followed Shi Qian somewhat bewildered, and after taking a couple of steps, he remembered to ask Shi Qian's name.

"There are fleas on the drum, and times have changed."

Shi Qian responded.

"The commander of Liangshan's Heavenly Curtain? I'm truly impressed!"

Yang Xiong had heard of the great name of Liangshan's Tianmu Army, and when he heard that the person in front of him was actually Shi Qian, the commander of Tianmu, Yang Xiong was genuinely impressed.

"Thank you for your kind words. Let's go, don't keep your brother waiting."

The two left the training camp, leaving Yue Fei and Yang Zaixing to wait for the others.

"Pengju, you see, even someone as taciturn as Yang Xiong would say so much after hearing Brother Shi Qian's name. I'm truly envious!"

Yang Zaixing nudged Yue Fei with his elbow. To be honest, although the two of them were highly regarded within Liangshan, compared to the elder brothers in the stronghold who already had a reputation in the martial arts world, the two of them were just nobodies.

"I see it. This is personal fame and prestige. Zai Xing, from now on, we must take this as motivation and continue to work hard! We must never be complacent!"

Yue Fei was also greatly shocked. He had thought that Yang Xiong was just a man of few words by nature, which was why he acted that way. He never expected that it was because his reputation was not good enough!

I can't get complacent just because I can train soldiers now. Compared with my brothers who have already made a name for themselves in the martial arts world, I still have a lot to improve!

"Yeah, don't worry, we'll definitely surpass our older brothers in the future! Let's work hard together!"

"it is good!"

Yang Zaixing looked in the direction Shi Qian and Yang Xiong had left, then stretched out a fist at Yue Fei. Yue Fei, also staring in that direction, stretched out a fist at Yang Zaixing as well.

"Oh!"

The two men's fists collided, and the future Grand Marshal of Dayi and the Divine Might General made a promise together at that moment!

They must surpass their older brothers in the future!

"Huchihuchi..."

Shortly after they bumped fists, Chao Gai, Liu Tang, and Lei Heng also appeared. They had actually been closely following Yue Fei and his group in the first half of the race, but they fell behind in the last half because they couldn't keep up with the pace.

"Huff, wait, brother, where's Yang Xiong? Where is he?"

When the three arrived, Liu Tang and Lei Heng discovered that Yang Xiong, who had been running ahead, was nowhere to be found.

That shouldn't be the case; I didn't see him on the way here.

"Um, Instructor Yue, where are Brother Yang Xiong?"

Chao Gai asked Yue Fei.

"He was called away by Chief Shi Qian. Do you need to see him?"

Yue Fei snapped out of his daze and looked at Chao Gai and the other two. Hmm, not bad. Although their individual abilities are not as good as Yang Xiong's, the three of them can support each other, which is a big plus.

"No, it's this Yang Xiong brother. He seems to be a government official, and we're worried..."

"Don't worry, Tianmu is keeping an eye on things. No matter what he did before he came up the mountain, even if he is a descendant of the Song Dynasty, if he sincerely wants to come up the mountain and his goal is the same as ours, then we can accept him."

Yue Fei said very seriously.

"understood."

Chao Gai nodded, indicating that he understood, and then withdrew to rest with Liu Tang and Lei Heng while waiting for the others.

Since Liang Shan already knew what was going on, he didn't need to worry about it.

……

"Brother, Brother Yang Xiong has arrived."

Shi Qian led Yang Xiong through the door to Ren Yuan's office.

Ren Yuan was still approving documents, and Xu Ning was still keeping him company.

When Xu Ning saw Yang Xiong, he looked him up and down and nodded.

Yes, he is indeed a good person, but his whole demeanor is too gloomy.

"This humble citizen, Yang Xiong, greets Your Highness! Greetings to this General!"

To Ren Yuan's surprise, Yang Xiong referred to himself as a commoner and called himself a prince.

"How did you come to be a commoner? Although the prison guards of the two courts in Jizhou are not high-ranking officials, it is still a position."

Ren Yuan teased Yang Xiong.

"Don't call me 'Your Highness' yet. This is Liangshan, not a royal palace. It's more comfortable to act like a江湖 (jianghu, the martial arts world) person."

"Your Highness, Your Highness is unaware of the fact that I am no longer the prison warden of the two courts."

After hearing Ren Yuan's words, Yang Xiong gave a self-deprecating laugh.

"Brother Yang Xiong, what happened?"

Although I already guessed the reason, I'll let Yang Xiong tell me himself.

"Pfft!"

No sooner had Ren Yuan finished speaking than he saw Yang Xiong suddenly kneel down before him!

This kneeling left everyone somewhat bewildered.

"Brother Yang Xiong, what are you doing? Stand up, don't kneel."

Shi Qian quickly went up to help him.

But Yang Xiong refused to be helped up. This tall man kowtowed, tears streaming down his face, and said:

"Your Highness! I have committed murder and now I have nowhere else to turn but Liangshan for refuge!"

"I know that Liangshan is not a place where filth and evil are tolerated, but I don't want my pure body to be buried with that adulterous couple!"

"Therefore, Your Highness, this humble subject wishes to participate in this Northern Expedition! To atone for my crimes and perform meritorious service!"

After speaking, Yang Xiong knelt down again and kowtowed to Ren Yuan. This man must have been extremely aggrieved, because he kowtowed very forcefully!

"Brother Yang Xiong, get up first. Tell me slowly what happened."

Ren Yuan gestured for Xu Ning to go up as well and help Yang Xiong up first.

He could understand Yang Xiong's feelings. Discovering that his wife was having an affair was something that would be hard for any grown man to handle, let alone the fact that the person his wife was having an affair with was a monk!

This makes it even more upsetting!

“Your Highness, I was on duty one day, but I had to go home halfway through. I happened to find that adulterous couple having sex in the house. At the time, I thought I was seeing things, or that she was being forced. So the next day, I pretended to be on duty again, but actually I was lying in ambush in the back alley. But then, I discovered that that shameless woman actually welcomed that bald thief into her house!”

"I hate her so much! I married her despite all the rumors and gave her everything she could! Why did she do this to me?!"

"So, I hid in the back alley, and when the thief came out, I followed him, knocked him unconscious, tied him up in the back hill, and then lured that vile woman up there as well, tied them both up together, and killed them both."

“I committed such a heinous crime, so naturally the authorities should arrest me. But I don’t understand why, when I was working diligently and honestly, the authorities didn’t arrest that adulterous couple beforehand? Why did they have to make me stained with blood before arresting me?”

"Your Highness, Yang Xiong has nowhere to go in the Song Dynasty now. I am afraid that my criminal status will tarnish Liangshan. I only beg Your Highness to allow me to participate in the Northern Expedition!"

"Yang Xiong should die, but not for a pair of adulterous lovers!"