李南星
The protagonists and their allies learn that Safuding has contacted five tribal chiefs in Qinghai and obtained their support to attack the rebels in Xichang. Jin Zhuliu volunteers to travel to Xichang to warn the rebels and stop the Qinghai tribes from assisting Safuding. He eventually succeeds in his missions with the help of his friends and returns to Xichang in triumph. The novel ends on a happy note: Jin Zhuliu marries Shi Hongying while Li Nanxing marries Gongsun Yan, with blessings from the "jianghu".