Chapter 4: The Hero Who Fought the Tiger

  When Guan Chen brothers saw the scene in front of them, they were thoroughly stunned: a strong man was fighting bare-handed with a huge black tiger, and the black tiger was much larger than an ordinary tiger, as big as a wild ox, but the strong man was still one head taller than the black tiger.

  "Brother, quickly help that strong man and subdue the black tiger, whatever you do, don't kill it."

  Guan Yu heard this and took up his iron rod to go forward and help. The man saw Guan Yu and his brother, and while fighting with the Black Tiger, he shouted: "You two, this black tiger was discovered by me first, I have been chasing it for three days! You can't intervene!"

  Guan Yu shouted loudly: "Black-faced man, I'm here to help you. As for the Black Tiger, we'll subdue it first and talk later."

  That dark-faced man glared at Guan Yu and said fiercely, "If you dare to have ideas about this Black Tiger, I'll make you pay."

  Guan Yu ignored the dark-faced man and took advantage of the moment when the dark-faced man was hugging the tiger's head to throw away the iron rod in his hand and firmly grasped the black tiger's two hind legs. A moment later, the black tiger collapsed to the ground, exhausted and paralyzed.

  Guan Chen smiled and walked forward at this time, saying: "This big brother, I don't know what you caught the black tiger for?"

  "Of course it's for sale, what else can you use it for?" The dark-faced man said unpleasantly.

  Guan Chen saw the black-faced man's appearance and didn't get angry, instead he smiled and said: "I'll give you ten gold to buy this black tiger from you, I wonder if brother is willing?"

  "This..."

  "That black-faced man hesitated for a moment before saying, 'Five pieces of gold will do! After all, if it weren't for your companion's help, I would have had to go to great lengths to take down this black tiger.'"

  Gu Xuan smiled and continued: "Big brother risked his life to capture this black tiger for money, so he must have encountered some difficulties. I don't know if big brother can tell me, maybe little brother can help you with something."

  That dark-faced man frowned and said, "Brother, you're so polite, I'm not ungrateful! My name is Dian Wei, a native of Chenliu. Since my wife gave birth to our child, she's been bedridden with illness. I catch tigers to sell for money just to pay for her medical treatment."

  "Brother, if you can help this brother out, then help him!" Guan Yu said emotionally.

  Guan Chen smiled and nodded at Guan Yu, then turned to Dian Wei and said: "Brother Dian, my name is Guan Chen, style name Yuntian. He is my elder brother, named Guan Yu, style name Yun-chang. To be honest with you, I used to follow the great doctor Hua to learn medicine. If it's convenient for you, I can go back with you to take a look at your wife's illness."

  Dian Wei was moved and said: "This... thank you, little brother. This black tiger will be given to you! I have nothing else."

  At this moment, Guan Zhen reached out to touch the black tiger's head, while inputting silk spiritual energy into its body. He smiled and said: "Brother Black Tiger, I know you've suffered a great injustice, but isn't this also an opportunity for you? You're so excellent, you should go out into the world and make a name for yourself. It's better than staying in these deep mountains and old forests. However, if you follow me out to make a name for ourselves, you must become my mount and obey my commands. You cannot randomly harm people. If you agree, then get up and follow me. If not, then stay here and don't move. We will leave on our own."

  Guan Chen finished speaking and stood up to leave. At the moment he stood up, the black tiger also stood up, shook off the dust on its body, turned around and let out a loud roar towards the depths of the mountain, then came to Guan Chen's side with a gentle demeanor.

  "Hei Hu's actions completely disrupted Dian Wei's understanding, he stared at Guan Chen with wide eyes and said: "This! Young brother, you're actually so fierce! Can tame the tiger! You're too amazing! Unbelievable! Too unbelievable!"

  Although Guan Yu was surprised, he had long been accustomed to his younger brother's strange abilities. After all, wasn't there a powerful wild ox by his side?

  Guan Chen didn't notice Dian Wei's astonishment, but instead took the saddle and cushion from the back of the wild ox and put them on Hei Hu's back. Then he mounted it and said happily: "Brother, Dian Big Brother, let's set off."

  Dian Wei shook his head and did not speak again, but instead took the lead. Guan Yu and Dian Wei were both strong and robust young men, and they both declined Guan Suo's kindness, refusing to ride on the wild oxen. Guan Suo had no choice but to let the wild oxen follow behind Hei Hu.

  On the way back to Chen Liu, catching wild game was left to Dian Wei, Guan Yu was in charge of roasting, and Guan Xing only had to eat. These days he has been sighing in his heart: Having a good brother is happiness!

  More than ten days later, the three of them arrived at Chen Liu's home, and Guan Chen's exhausted spiritual energy was also restored. When Guan Chen saw a woman with a pale face, weak all over, slightly trembling all over, and wrinkled skin, he thought she was Dian Wei's mother, not his wife.

  Guan Chen gave a serious and pretentious look as he finished taking the pulse of Dian Shi, then took out over ten kinds of small medicinal herbs and had Dian Wei decoct them into a soup. After that, he had Dian Wei personally feed the medicine to his wife, while Guan Chen himself massaged several external acupoints on Dian Shi's body, including the Taiyang point, and at the same time, subtly transmitted some of his own spiritual energy into Dian Shi's body.

  The spiritual energy cultivated by Guan Chen is indeed a divine-level spiritual energy, with all five elements present and possessing the five major divine effects. The divine medical skills possessed by Guan Chen, who has reached the fifth stage of Qi cultivation, can be said to have the miraculous effect of bringing people back from the dead, which is far beyond what any ordinary divine doctor can achieve!

  Guan Chen was afraid that Dian Shi's body was too weak to withstand excessive spiritual power, so he first input a small amount and decided to observe for the time being.

  That god-level doctor's treatment ability was absolutely effective, after Guan Chen finished treating him, Dian Shi immediately felt a warmth spreading throughout his body, and he no longer felt weak. He got up to thank Guan Chen, but discovered that the dirt on his face had fallen off, so he apologized and went to take a bath.

  Dian Wei saw his wife's illness recover at a glance, and he pulled his three-year-old son Dian Man to kneel down to Guan Yu with gratitude: "Benefactor, thank you for saving my family."

  "Thank you for curing my mother's illness!" Dian Man said, then kowtowed to Guan Chen.

  Guan Chen hastily pulled up Xiao Dianman and helped up Dian Wei, saying: "Brother Dian, look at the state of this world, even a good man like you can't make a living for your family, let alone those poor common people. Brother Dian, are you willing to follow me out to make a name for ourselves?"

  Dian Wei heard this and looked at his own son, hesitating for a moment before saying: "I don't know what you plan to do, sir. To be honest with you, I don't want to rebel. Apart from rebelling, I'll do whatever you ask me to."

  "Who says I want to rebel? Brother Dian must have some understanding of the Taiping Sect! I dare say that when the Yellow Turbans rise up, it will be a day of great chaos in the world. At that time, heroes from all over the world will emerge, and the people will not be able to live in peace. Where can we find a place to settle down? You and I brothers only need to follow the trend and do our best to protect one side of the country, providing a safe haven for the people."

  Dian Wei heard this and directly knelt down to Guan Yu, saying: "My lord is above, please accept Dian Wei's bow! From now on, Dian Wei is willing to be my lord's vanguard, what my lord orders is what Dian Wei points to."

  Guan Yu heard this and excitedly went forward to help up Zhang Fei, and the three of them burst out laughing together.

  Half an hour later, Dian Shi walked in after finishing her bath. Guan Chen looked at Dian Shi in front of him, where was there any sign of illness? Her whole body was radiant and elegant, with a complexion as white as snow, although her clothes were tattered, but she was still charming. Guan Chen quickly stood up and said: "Greetings, sister-in-law! I didn't expect you to be so beautiful!"

  Dian Wei was choked with emotion as he looked at his wife, and then they hugged each other tightly. Yu pulled Guan Zhen, hugging Dian Man together and walked out.