水滸後傳

The narrative follows the scattered survivors of a rebel band after imperial amnesty and subsequent campaigns, showing how corrupt officials and court intrigue lead many to death, exile, or obscurity. It alternates broad commentary on political decay with close episodes of personal struggle, tracing a group of thirty-two who disperse across the land. One strand depicts a former outlaw who, pressed by persecution, kills a corrupt magistrate, flees with his elderly mother, and endures pursuit, loss, and chance encounters. Recurring concerns are loyalty and comradeship, betrayal and official rot, and the precarious fate of those once hailed as heroes.