Chapter 8: Liu Xin Beats the Tiger

  Liu Xin was puzzled, and just then a tiger's roar came from the other side of the mountain stream.

  "Ah, tiger!" Ma Yun shrieked.

  Liu Xin looked again, and saw a white-browed tiger emerging from the mountain stream, rushing towards Liu Xin and Ma Yun like a gust of wind. Liu Xin was shocked, pushed Ma Yun with his left hand, and shouted: "You run quickly!" With his right hand, he made a swift motion, and a cold light flashed by, followed by the sound of the tiger's muffled roar. Only then did Liu Xin see that one of the tiger's eyes was blinded, its left eye bleeding profusely, struck by Liu Xin's flying dagger.

  Ma Yun turned around and pulled Liu Xin, saying loudly: "If we leave, let's go together."

  The fierce tiger suddenly got injured and became furious. With a loud roar, it jumped over the mountain stream that was more than ten meters wide.

  Liu Xin saw the situation and pushed Ma Yun away with all his might, saying loudly: "You quickly leave, otherwise no one can leave." In a state of urgency, this force was used quite heavily, and Ma Yun was actually pushed four or five meters away, falling to the ground. Liu Xin didn't care about much either, his body slightly lowered, and the tiger jumped onto his head. Liu Xin subconsciously swung out with both fists in succession, which is a characteristic of the splitting fist technique, with both fists striking continuously, able to throw over ten punches in one second.

  Liu Xin had just finished his dozen or so punches when the tiger leapt over his head and landed behind him. Liu Xin only felt a massive force coming at him, he didn't have time to react before his head "boomed" and his whole body flew out horizontally, crashing into something more than ten meters away.

  Ma Yun had just crawled up from the ground when she saw Liu Xin being swept away by the tiger's tail, falling far away and not getting up. Ma Yun was so anxious that she forgot about the danger and rushed over without caring, blocking Liu Xin and the tiger, shouting with a broken heart: "Husband, you can't die, get up quickly!"

  That fierce tiger took more than a dozen punches from Liu Xin, and also fell to the ground, struggling to get up. It seemed to be about to pounce on Ma Yun. Ma Yun didn't know where she got the courage from, but she walked towards the tiger, shouting loudly with a crying tone: "Husband, get up quickly, run away!"

  That tiger seemed to be frightened by Ma Yun's movement, and after swaying twice, it fell to the ground, with a faint trace of blood seeping from its tightly closed bloody mouth.

  Xu Huan, Zhang Gou'er and the soldiers were all stunned by this sudden change, and for a moment they couldn't come back to their senses. The horse that was driving the carriage had already collapsed to the ground. Ma Yun saw that the tiger had fallen to the ground, her legs had also gone soft, and she fell to the ground. She turned her head to look at Liu Xin who was still lying on the ground, wanting to stand up but unable to do so. She gritted her teeth and crawled towards Liu Xin. Ma Yun had crawled halfway when Liu Xin suddenly sat up. It wasn't until then that everyone else came back to their senses and rushed over in this direction. Seeing Liu Xin sit up, Ma Yun's heart finally put down, and all her energy seemed to be exhausted in an instant. Although they were only two or three meters apart, she couldn't crawl any further.

  Liu Xin was just swept by the tiger's tail, fortunately he reacted quickly, stretched out his arms to block it, and even so, he was thrown more than ten meters away, with a feeling of turmoil in his chest, lying for half a day before his breathing became smoother. When he struggled to get up, he found Ma Yun lying behind him, and was suddenly shocked, hastily running over, only to see her staring at him with wide eyes, tears streaming down her face.

  Liu Xin had just helped Ma Yun up when she threw herself into Liu Xin's arms and burst out crying loudly.

  "It's okay, it's okay."

  At this time, Xu Huan and Zhang Gou'er, along with the crowd of soldiers, also rushed over, looking at the two people tightly embracing each other, and couldn't help but applaud.

  Xu Huang said: "I didn't expect Lord Liu's skills to be so impressive, this giant insect was actually killed by you with your bare hands."

  Zhang Doger also said: "Lord Liu is really amazing and powerful."

  Liu Xin also pulled Ma Yun to stand up, took a deep breath and said to the crowd: "It was really close just now. At the critical moment, I didn't know where I got such great strength. I thought I would never see you again."

  Across the mountain stream, a loud roar suddenly came: "Where did this wild man come from? He hurt my big bug!" The roar was louder than a tiger's howl, causing the valley to echo repeatedly.

  The crowd followed the sound and saw a tall, burly man with a yellow face, over nine feet tall, with a fierce expression, bare-chested, holding a pair of large wooden clubs, striding across the mountain stream.

  Liu Xin saw the situation and didn't know what this person was up to, so he pulled Ma Yun behind him and asked the man: "May I ask your esteemed surname and name? Is this big insect yours?"

  Here is the translation:

  As people saw Liu Xin and his men were numerous and powerful, all holding waist knives, but he was not afraid at all. He said loudly: "I am Chenliu Dianwei. Today, I caught a rabbit in the mountain, but unexpectedly it was eaten by this beast. I chased this beast for two mountains, until we reached the top of this mountain stream, and you killed it. Now, quickly return it to me."

  Xu Huan burst out laughing: "This is really funny. This tiger was killed by Lord Liu with his bare hands, since it's not yours to begin with, why should I return it to you?"

  Dian Wei was also shocked by these words and asked: "Which one is Liu Gong, who can kill a beast with his bare hands? I don't believe it."

  Liu Xin stepped forward and said, "I am Liu Xin, the new governor of Hejian. I was on my way to take office and stopped to rest at this mountain stream when I encountered this fierce tiger attacking people. In the urgency of the moment, I killed it with a flying knife and punched it several times. As for how it actually died, I'm not entirely clear. Could it be that Dian Zhuangzi had wounded it first?"

  Dian Wei said with a scowl: "This beast saw me and ran, faster than a rabbit. I chased it for half a day but couldn't catch up, how could I have hurt it? On the other hand, you look like a weak scholar, yet you managed to hurt this beast. It seems you also have some skills. Why don't we compare our abilities?"

  Xu Huang flew into a rage and shouted: "You yellow-faced rogue, how dare you be so presumptuous! Do you think we're afraid of you?"

  Liu Xin hastily stopped him and said to Dian Wei: "Dian, this fierce tiger only wants to eat me when it sees me, but when it sees you, it wants to run away. It's naturally because you're more powerful than me."

  Dian Wei heard this and rubbed his head awkwardly, saying: "I suppose that beast just doesn't like the way I look."

  Liu Xinxin thought to herself that she couldn't tell, and this Di Wei was quite humorous. She continued, "Even tigers would find people ugly, unless this is a mother tiger?"

  Everyone burst into laughter, and Dian Wei didn't take offense either. He grinned and joined in the laughter. A soldier who was being nosy turned the dead tiger over, and saw that between its two hind legs, it had a very long and thick thing. The soldier shouted loudly: "This is clearly a male old tiger! Why did you say it's ugly?"

  Liu Xin knew that, not to mention Zhang Gouer's usual arrogance, Xu Huan relied on his martial arts skills. Even these imperial guards were all looking down on everything. Afraid of offending Dian Wei, he hurriedly said: "Dian Zhuangshi, meeting each other is fate, since we met today, why don't everyone work together to skin this tiger and have a hearty meal in the wild?"

  Dian Wei was delighted to hear Liu Xin's invitation to eat tiger meat together, and exclaimed: "Good, good, good! Let me take action, but I didn't bring a knife with me, who can lend me one?"

  The soldiers were also afraid of him, and no one was willing to lend me a waist knife for him to use. Liu Xin pulled out a cow ear sharp knife from his waist, which was taken from the Golden Mouse's hand, and it was just right for peeling tiger skin. He handed it over to Dian Wei. Dian Wei took the sharp knife, without saying a word, stretched out one hand, and lightly lifted the fierce tiger to the edge of the ravine, then began to disembowel it.

  Liu Xin saw that everyone was watching Dian Wei peel off the tiger skin, so he pulled Ma Yun to one side and scolded: "I didn't push you away, why did you come back again? How dangerous!"

  Ma Yun thought of the scene just now, her nose sour, and she buried her face in his chest, sobbing: "Just now I saw you being swept down by the tiger's tail, I thought you were done for. If you died, I wouldn't live either, no matter what, it would be better to die from falling off the mountain that day, these more than a month with you has been happy enough."

  Liu Xin said softly, "Don't talk nonsense. Since heaven has brought us here, how can it let us die easily? We still have many happy days to live in the future." Although Liu Xin was comforting Ma Yun, she herself still had lingering fears in her heart. It was really a narrow escape just now. This time going to Hejian, not even a helper was found, and it's unknown whether there will be danger or not. They say that Dian Wei is the number one bodyguard of the Three Kingdoms. If only he could be persuaded to follow himself to Hejian, that would be great.

  Ma Yun listened to him talk about happy days, and burst into laughter: "Nonsense, who wants to spend the rest of their life with you?" Although she said so, she clung tightly to Liu Xin's arms, fantasizing in her heart about having a child in the future, and the warm scene of a family of three.

  At this time, a loud shout came from Shangongna: "What great strength! The five internal organs of this beast have all been shattered."

  Liu Xin and Ma Yun's thoughts were interrupted by the loud shout, and they suddenly remembered that there was still a large crowd around them. However, since they came from modern times, they didn't feel embarrassed at all. The two of them looked over together, only to see that the group of soldiers had already dispersed and were busy with their own tasks, some chopping firewood, others fetching water, and some building stoves and cooking pots. Liu Xin pulled Ma Yun over, and they saw a chaotic scene by the mountain stream. The fierce tiger had been torn into eight pieces by Dian Wei, its skin completely stripped off, and its internal organs scattered all around. Liu Xin felt a bit queasy at this sight, but Ma Yun, who had studied in police school for two years and interned at a police station during her holidays, didn't feel any discomfort.

  Dian Wei heard the footsteps behind him, turned his head and saw Liu Xin, and couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Great job, sir! You've shattered that beast's internal organs. If I were to fight you bare-handed, I wouldn't stand a chance."

  Liu Xin looked at Dian Wei, who was covered in blood and looked like a fierce devil, and indeed had the makings of a good bodyguard. He said: "Dian Wei, I see that you have great skills, but they are being wasted here in the mountains. It's a pity. I'd like to invite you to go with me to Hejian, what do you say?"

  Dian Wei said, "I don't have a good impression of you officials. Last year I avenged my friend and killed the magistrate of Fuchun County, Li Yong, and escaped into these deep mountains. Now I am a fugitive, do you dare to take me in?"

  Ma Yun is not a "flower vase", she heard what Liu Xin said, and understood his intention. She also knew the great name of Dian Wei, so she interjected: "Dian Zhuang Shi, my father often mentions you, saying that you are a heroic and righteous person with a strong sense of justice. Unfortunately, we had no chance to meet before, but unexpectedly we met here today. My father values character over status, so don't be overly suspicious."

  Dian Wei listened to Ma Yun's flattery and exclaimed in surprise: "So the general has heard of me, this is quite unexpected for me."

  Liu Xin, seeing his tone relax, secretly delighted, said: "Zhuan Zhang Shi, at that time you killed Li Yong, and hundreds of people were chasing after him, but not one dared to approach your side. Such bravery and wisdom, who wouldn't praise! This time Liu Mou goes to Hejian to take office, if he can get the help of a strong soldier like you, he will surely achieve something."

  Dian Wei hesitated for a moment before saying: "If you want to go ahead of me, sir, there is one condition."

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