However, Li Gu bribes the guards escorting Lu Junyi to Shamen Island (沙門島; present-day Changdao County, Shandong) to murder him along the way.
Just when Cai Fu is about to swing his sabre to chop off Lu's head at a public execution ground, the brothers are gladly stunned by Shi Xiu of Liangshan, who storms towards them in a lone attempt to save the squire.
Grand Secretary Liang Shijie, the governor of Daming, decides to keep them alive as bargaining chips should Liangshan mount an attack.
He participates in the campaigns against the Liao invaders and rebel forces in Song territory following amnesty from Emperor Huizong for Liangshan.
He is conferred the title "Martial Gentleman of Grace" (武奕郎) and appointed to a position in Daming, where Guan Sheng also holds a post.