Disclaimer: I do not own Hero: 108.

AN: And another story...thought about this when briefly went over 'Outlaws of the Marsh' in Chinese class. Once I found out about the characters and their interaction in the TV series, I was screaming in my head 'Why the heck didn't they get together?!'. You'll probably understand later. It probably won't take you long to find out who is with who based on my other stories. Enjoy!

Prologue:

Hu Sanniang walked down the corridor, her stance proud as she entered the meeting hall. She took her place beside her husband, though she was inwardly shivering at being in such close proximity with him. He wasn't a very good husband, after all.

He wrapped a hand around her waist, and although she didn't protest, she pulled away slightly.

She caught Lin Chong's eye from across the hall. He was looking slightly concerned, though it was masked with his usual mask of seriousness. She smiled, nodding at him. He returned the nod as he turned to Song Jiang, who was beginning to talk about a village on the north of Lin'an.

Apparently, the village was full of rich resources and was near enough to Liangshan Mountain that they could provide for the Outlaws. After all, with all the battles they faced on a daily basis, resources were starting to running short for the Outlaws.

There was one problem: the village was loyal to the Emperor. Since a direct assault would gain the attention of the Capital, Song Jiang was hoping to make peace with the village and encourage it to join Liangshan's cause.

Soon enough, both Wu Yong and Song Jiang looked around, their eyes eyes sharp. Wu Yong first picked out Hu Sanniang, stating that her skill and family name - Zhu - would gain them the access needed to enter the village and plead their cause. However, only Lin Chong spoke the old-Chinese dialect used in the village, and would therefore go with Hu Sanniang to the village.

Wang Ying's grip tightened on her waist, and she knew that he was right to do so. Song Jiang didn't often send one or two members of Liangshan on their own to persuade a village. Usually, nothing short of a whole army was enough to encourage a village to join them.

Also, Lin Chong was a reasonably handsome man, though it was known by all that he had joined Liangshan when Gao Qiu and his son started pursuing his wife, who eventually hung herself.

Hu Sanniang sighed. She didn't know why she was feeling so conflicted, but looked back up as Song Jiang concluded the meeting. Wu Yong was quick to order Lin Chong and Hu Sanniang to stay behind to discuss tactics.

Wang Ying looked at her sharply, and, with a warning squeeze to her hip, then left with the other Outlaws.

Lin Chung and Hu Sanniang quickly reached an agreement of leaving at dawn to easily slip past any imperial guards happening to pass by, and personally, for Hu Sanniang - to leave her lecherous husband quickly and early.

The next morning, at dawn, both Outlaws left for the village, not saying a word to each other about the day before.

More than a week later, only one returned.