The seven men masquerading as date merchants were in fact "Towering King" Chao Gai, "Smart Operator" Wu Yong, "Dragon-among-men" Gong-Sun sheng, "Redbeard" Liu Tang, "Big Bad" Ruan Xiao'er, "Short-lived Second Son" Ruan Xiaowu, and "Demon-catcher" Ruan Xiaoqi.
原來這七人乃是托塔天王晁蓋、智多星吳用，人雲龍公孫勝，赤髮鬼劉唐、立地太歲阮小二、短命二郎阮小五、活閻羅阮小七。