Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Xu Ning was imprisoned in the imperial prison.

Then Gao Qiu told the official that Xu Ning had committed murder at the White Tiger Hall.

Then the emperor was furious, and Gao Qiu took the opportunity to propose that although Xu Ning was guilty of a capital crime, he was willing to exchange his family's treasured armor for his life.

Then, considering Xu Ning's consistent diligence and meritorious service, the emperor allowed Xu Ning to atone for his sins.

Then, Xu Ning's sentence changed from death penalty to exile in Haizhou.

All of this was accomplished in just half a day, leaving Xu Ning's family no time to react.

Xu Ning's wife was originally happy to wait for Xu Ning to come home from work, but instead she received the news that he had been exiled to Haizhou and that his gold-rimmed goose-feather armor had been confiscated.

Xu Ning's wife was a smart woman, and she immediately realized that the tattoos and other things were fake. The real purpose was their family's ancestral armor!

She didn't make a scene; instead, she proactively handed over the precious armor and gave the officials silver, hoping to save Xu Ning's life.

In this case involving Xu Ning, anyone could see that there was something wrong with it, but unfortunately, it was a case personally decided by Grand Commandant Gao, and no one dared to overturn it. They could only try to give Xu Ning some compensation elsewhere.

For example, when putting shackles on him, instead of the original seven-pound shackles and leg chains, we only put on a three-pound shackle and remove the leg chains.

They were originally supposed to hit 20 batters before starting their journey, but now they're only hitting 5.

This is to give Xu Ning some convenience.

However, Gao Qiu knew that he was not being respectable this time, so in order to resolve the issue, he once again sent his trusted generals to escort Xu Ning.

Yes, those are the two who escorted Lin Chong back then.

Dong Chao, Xue Ba.

"You were the ones who escorted my brother Lin Chong back then, weren't you? And now you're the ones escorting me?"

When Xu Ning met the two of them, he was quite moved.

"Teacher Xu, I'm so sorry."

Although Dong Chao and Xue Ba did not complete their mission after escorting Lin Chong last time, they still received a reward from Grand Commandant Gao.

After all, they had given Lin Chong quite a hard time, and if Lu Zhishen hadn't suddenly interfered, their mission would have been accomplished.

Therefore, Gao Qiu still trusted them.

So this time, it was the two of them who escorted Xu Ning.

Will I be able to get to Haizhou safely?

Xu Ning asked directly. He already knew that Gao Qiu had taken the Goose Feather Gold Armor from his home, and now he wanted to know whether Gao Qiu wanted to eliminate him completely or let him go.

“Teacher Xu, we are just following orders, please don’t make things difficult for us.”

Dong Chao and Xue Ba also looked troubled. Ever since they escorted Lin Chong last time, they really didn't want to mess with these kinds of江湖人 (jianghu people).

Unfortunately, Grand Commandant Gao gave too much.

It's hard not to be tempted!

"Understood. Then you two, hurry up and don't make me suffer too much."

Xu Ning understood. He didn't ask for anything else; he just wanted to die a quick and painless death.

"Teacher, don't worry, everything will be fine on the main road. When we get close to Haizhou, we'll give you a quick death."

Xue Ba said that, to be honest, he had been feeling uneasy and traumatized ever since Lin Chong's mission.

They were afraid that one day another big monk would run out of the forest.

The three of them set off quickly, traveling and stopping along the way, and a week passed in the blink of an eye. Dong Chao and Xue Ba treated Xu Ning with great respect, unlike how they treated Lin Chong, by not scalding Xu Ning's feet or anything like that.

After all, Xu Ning was a handsome man, and his family had indeed given enough money. Dong Chao and Xue Ba had agreed to leave Xu Ning with a complete body.

But what no one expected was that on the very day Xu Ning had his accident, a carrier pigeon took flight in the capital and headed towards Liangshan.

Meanwhile, Liangshan had already learned of Xu Ning's situation.

A forest path leading to Haizhou.

"I said, how many days has it been? Has Teacher Xu still not come? Could she have gotten lost?"

Mi Sheng, the commander of the Third Infantry Battalion, has repeatedly abandoned his battalion since he went up the mountain, wandering off to do his own work.

"No, the scouts said it's this road."

Lin Chong had now officially taken over the responsibility of leading the Liangshan Imperial Guard, and he was in charge of leading a cavalry unit to protect Ren Yuan's safety.

"I heard it's those two damn bailiffs who got you into trouble last time, brother?"

The speaker is Lu Zhishen, who is currently the leader of the fifth battalion of the Liangshan infantry.

In fact, Lu Zhishen was skilled in both horsemanship and footwork, but Liangshan currently had too few horses, so Master Lu took the initiative to take on the position of infantry leader.

Looking at it now, Liangshan's current infantry lineup is truly star-studded, with Yuan Lang, Sun An, Mi Sheng, Bian Xiang, and Lu Zhishen. The depth of their infantry lineup is terrifying.

Of course, Bian Xiang's appointment here is temporary; he will eventually be transferred to the Imperial Guard by Ren Yuan.

According to Ren Yuan's plan, he needed to maintain the "Five Tiger Generals" lineup of the four forces: the Imperial Guard, the Cavalry, the Infantry, and the Navy.

Currently, only the infantry has a surplus of personnel; other areas are short of manpower.

"Gao Qiu is a real bastard. Teacher Xu did nothing wrong, so why does he have to bear a murder charge?"

Mi Sheng had never met Gao Qiu. He thought that even if these high-ranking officials were corrupt and had bad character, they shouldn't be that bad.

Unexpectedly, Gao Qiu first harmed Lin Chong, then Xu Ning, forcing Liangshan to intervene and rescue him.

"coming!"

Lin Chong remained focused. Although he was in good spirits, the flames of revenge in his heart would make him particularly attentive whenever the topic of Grand Commandant Gao came up.

"finally come?"

Ren Yuan, who was pretending to be asleep, also opened his eyes.

Good heavens, to rescue Xu Ning, Ren Yuan himself, plus Lin Chong, Lu Zhishen, and Mi Sheng, four masters—this lineup is so impressive that even Lu Junyi or Du Xue couldn't handle it!

Three people were walking along the forest path leading to Haizhou.

One of them, walking in the middle and wearing shackles, was the prisoner, Xu Ning. The other two, holding fire and water sticks, were Dong Chao and Xue Ba.

"Teacher Xu, what do you think of this place?"

Dong Chao suddenly asked.

"So, is this my fate?"

Xu Ning chuckled self-deprecatingly, "You two have really taken good care of me along the way, so I won't make things difficult for you. Let's stop here, otherwise, if we go any further, we'll reach Haizhou."

After saying that, he found a big tree and sat down cross-legged.

"Come on, use your strength to press the tip of the water-fire stick hard, so I can walk without pain."

After listening, Dong Chao and Xue Ba nodded. They looked around to make sure there was nothing unusual before raising their water and fire sticks to prepare to make their move.

But just as they raised their fire-and-water sticks, they heard a loud shout from the forest!

"You two damned bailiffs! I'll take your lives!"

Then, a water-polished Zen staff that the two of them were very familiar with flew out of the woods! It embedded itself deeply into a large tree!

Upon seeing the monk's staff, Dong Chao and Xue Ba were utterly devastated. They exchanged a glance, and in each other's eyes, they saw the same message:

"Damn, what bad luck! It's that guy again??"