Chao Gai, the chief of the
outlaw band at
Liangshan Marsh, has been killed in battle by Shi Wengong. His followers, led by interim chief
Song Jiang, vow to avenge him. They seek to recruit
Lu Junyi, a formidable fighter who was also trained by the same master as Shi Wengong, to join them and help them in their quest. Besides, if they manage to get Lu Junyi on board, they will also win over his steward
Yan Qing, a multi-talented martial artist.
Wu Yong, accompanied by
Li Kui, infiltrate the
Daming Prefecture in disguise as a fortune teller and his assistant, and visit Lu Junyi's residence. Wu Yong pretends to advise Lu Junyi to leave home to avert disaster, but Yan Qing recognises Li Kui and provokes him into a fight, exposing the duo's identities. Although Wu Yong and Li Kui are detained in Lu Junyi's residence, Wu Yong manages to use reverse psychology to convince Lu Junyi to free them. Unknown to everyone, Lu Junyi's other steward Li Gu, who has a secret affair with Lu Junyi's wife, has betrayed his master and reported the outlaws' presence to the authorities. When soldiers show up to arrest the outlaws, Lu Junyi orders Yan Qing to escort Wu Yong and Li Kui to safety, while he stays behind and gets captured. The authorities, having been bribed by Li Gu, sentence Lu Junyi to death for being in league with the outlaws. On his way to Liangshan Marsh to seek help, Yan Qing encounters
Shi Xiu and
Yang Xiong. While Yang Xiong takes Yan Qing back to the outlaw stronghold, Shi Xiu goes to Daming Prefecture and storms the execution ground alone in an attempt to save Lu Junyi. However, they are overwhelmed by the soldiers and captured. Meanwhile, Yan Qing and the outlaws work out a plan to infiltrate Daming Prefecture and save Lu Junyi and Shi Xiu just as they are about to be executed. After his rescue, Lu Junyi returns home and kills Li Gu, while Yan Qing kills Lu's disloyal wife. Just as the outlaws are heading back to their stronghold, they run into Shi Wengong and his men, and a battle breaks out. Shi Wengong's forces are routed so he challenges the outlaws to fight him and his five apprentices in one-on-one duels. While Lu Junyi takes on Shi Wengong, Liangshan's
Lin Chong, Li Kui,
Hu Sanniang,
Wu Song and Shi Xiu fight the five apprentices and defeat them. Shi Wengong, gravely wounded, ultimately takes his own life and declares Lu Junyi the new chief of the outlaws. The film ends with the outlaws returning to their stronghold. == Cast ==