In the sixth year of Xuanhe, after Song Jiang accepted the imperial amnesty and helped pacify Fang La, his achievements made the court wary of him. The treacherous Cai Jing, Gao Qiu, Tong Guan, and their ilk poisoned him with imperial wine. As his soul departed, a wisp of his heroic spirit remained, and he returned to the day he had inscribed a rebellious poem at Xunyang Tower. At that time, Liangshan’s Chao Gai was still alive, they had not yet accepted the amnesty, all 108 heroes had gathered at Liangshan Marsh, Fang La was raising his forces, and the Jin cavalry was already watching the northern frontier.
The memories of his previous life were etched into his bones: dying after accepting the amnesty, watching his sworn brothers perish, and seeing the Central Plains fall. Song Jiang vowed to defy fate and change his destiny. In this life, he would never return to the imperial court. He would gather heroes from across the land and use Liangshan’s strength to protect the people of China, crush treacherous officials, repel foreign enemies, and save his country from ruin.
