Zhang Fei heard there would be a fight and urged them to set out before he had even finished resting. With Gong Du leading the way, the group headed straight for Mu Mountain.
Mu Mountain was a small, unremarkable hill. Liu Bei could tell from a distance that it held few bandits. Once they reached its foot, Gong Du had his men call out a challenge.
Before long, a force of men and horses came surging down the mountain. At their head was a general in white robes and silver armor, carrying a long spear.
"General Guan, that's the female general," Gong Du reminded him.
"Second Brother, we agreed earlier that the female general was yours," Zhang Fei said with a grin.
Guan Yu looked utterly speechless, but still urged Red Hare forward.
Watching Guan Yu gallop away, Zhang Fei boasted, "My second brother took Yan Liang's head amid ten thousand troops. I reckon this woman will be unhorsed in a single exchange."
Guan Yu saw that the female general was quite beautiful and couldn't bring himself to strike her down. Holding his blade, he said coldly, "I, Guan Yu, do not kill women and children. You should surrender the mountain and submit at once. If you refuse, don't blame my Green Dragon Crescent Blade for showing no mercy."
At the mention of Guan Yu's name, the female general started. She gripped her spear tightly and cried out, "Don't try to win with your tongue. If you want to take my mountain, then let's settle it with our weapons."
My mountain? Guan Yu thought. So you're the bandit chieftain?
With that, the two warriors and their horses clashed fiercely. Guan Yu's Green Dragon Blade came down like Mount Tai collapsing, its force and momentum seemingly enough to tear apart the