Becoming An Outlaw
Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu decide to go to Liangshan Marsh for refuge after that. They meet Shi Qian along the way and he joins them. They pass by the Zhu Family Village and run into some trouble there. Shi Qian steals the innkeeper's hen and falls into a trap and is captured. Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu manage to flee and they seek help from Li Ying. Li Ying writes an apology letter to the Zhus on behalf of the trio and requests that they release Shi Qian. The Zhus refuse and insult Li Ying instead. Li Ying is furious and he confronts the Zhus in battle. He is wounded and rescued by Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu. Yang Xiong and Shi XIu make their long journey to Liangshan to seek help. The outlaws on Liangshan succeed in capturing the Zhu Family Village under the leadership of Song Jiang in three offensives. Shi Qian is rescued.
Yang Xiong becomes one of the leaders of the Liangshan infantry after the Grand Assembly. He follows the outlaws on their campaigns against the Liao invaders and rebel forces after they have been granted amnesty by the emperor. He makes great contributions to his nation during the campaigns and is lucky to survive the final Fang La campaign, which took the lives of many Liangshan heroes. However, he dies from a tumor on his back while on the way back to the capital.
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