The protagonist awakens in the body of Chai Jin from Water Margin. He knows the original Chai Jin had the legacy of a former imperial house and an iron-titled certificate, but was poor at judging people and planning ahead. In the end, his family was destroyed in Gaotang Prefecture, and he met a miserable fate behind bars.
Determined to defy fate, Chai Jin reforms his estate, secretly cultivates land and stockpiles grain, quietly takes in refugees, saves Lin Chong ahead of time, welcomes Lu Zhishen out of a sense of brotherhood, and gradually gathers a host of heroes.
With the corruption of the court and chaos across the land now inevitable, Chai Jin commands a secure base, an unrivaled team, and immense reserves. The once-frustrated “Whirlwind” has become the founding lord of Liangshan. He lies low by the marsh, waiting for the winds to shift before claiming the realm.
