After a car accident, Zhang Heng’s lingering consciousness transmigrates to the Northern Song Dynasty, where he becomes Wen Shun, the lowest-ranking lackey on Liangshan. Longing to return to the modern world, he is plunged into a deadly plot amid Liangshan’s power struggles, using his keen eye and ingenuity to defuse one crisis after another.
When Lin Chong turns against Wang Lun, two leaders of Liangshan’s naval strongholds defect to Jizhou Prefecture, becoming a deadly blade hanging over Liangshan. With no choice but to enter Jizhou, Wen Shun studies people’s motives and sets a trap to sow discord. After a battle of wits, he eliminates the threat!
When Chao Tianwang sends Song Jiang a letter of thanks, it unexpectedly exposes an even greater power struggle lurking behind Yuncheng County. Forced by circumstances to get involved once more, Wen Shun fails to realize that he has become someone else’s weapon, and soon finds himself trapped in an even more desperate situation. Only by relying on his wits again can he break through and find a slim chance of survival.