When Huang Xin is taking Song Jiang and Hua Rong back to Qingzhou, the bandits of Mount Qingfeng, led by Yan Shun, waylay the escort party, rescue the two prisoners and kill Liu Gao. The bandits later defeat an army sent from Qingzhou led by Qin Ming and seize Mrs Liu after breaking into Qingfeng Fort. Wang Ying again intends to keep Mrs Liu for himself. But he is prevented by Song, who believes she would ruin Wang. Yan Shun, in agreement with Song, decisively draws a sabre and kills the woman. He nearly has an armed fight with Wang, who is placated only after Song promised to find him a pretty and virtuous wife. As Qingzhou is likely to send a larger force to exterminate them, Song suggests that the group decamp to join Liangshan Marsh. Yan is thus absorbed into the larger band.