In the seventh year of Xuanhe, Song Jiang and Li Kui drank poison and died in Chuzhou. Wu Yong and Hua Rong hanged themselves in Liaoerwa. The fire of Juyi in Liangshan seemed to have burned out, leaving only embers on the ground. However, the surviving heroes either fled into Buddhism, retired to their fields, or traveled far away from home, but they could not escape the fetters of the past. In order to eradicate the roots, the imperial court sent ruthless officials to track down the remaining gang members in Liangshan;
In the morning bells and evening drums of Liuhe Temple, Wu Song still often dreamed of the fierce tigers in Jingyanggang and the sword light splattering with blood in the Yuanyang Tower; Yan Qing and Li Shishi hid in the water town of Jiangnan, but due to an accident, their whereabouts were exposed and they were chased by Gao Qi's gang. Ruan Xiaoqi returned to Shijie Village to fish, but saw officials impose a fishing tax, and his brothers' old troops were repeatedly bullied; Li Jun practiced navy in Taihu Lake and secretly contacted his old troops, hoping to find a pure land away from the disputes of the Song Dynasty. When the court's butcher knife was pointed at Ruan Xiaoqi, when the secret message from Fang La's remnants was delivered to Wu Song, and when Yan Qing had to draw his sword to protect Master Li, the scattered "embers" were ignited again. Either for protection, revenge, or for the common people, they find a completely different path between the rivers and lakes and the court, interpreting another destination of the Liangshan spirit.
