Tang Dynasty: Taking the Empress Dowager to a brothel, Father Emperor, what a coincidence!

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A sudden gust of wind arose in the forest without warning.

The fallen leaves on the ground were swept into the air.

"Protect the master."

Cheng Chumo roared.

Before the words were finished, a large, white-browed tiger with piercing eyes, as big as an adult water buffalo, sprang out from the bushes ahead.

The beast completely ignored the guards around him who were armed with knives, and instead stared intently at the warhorse beneath Li Chengqian.

With a sudden burst of energy, its massive body soared into the air and lunged towards Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian's mind went blank.

He had never encountered such a situation in both of his lifetimes combined.

Even when accompanying Li Shimin on hunting trips, it was done under the cover of a large army, with the hunting grounds cleared in advance.

Anyone would be stunned to suddenly face a ferocious tiger.

Fortunately, Li Chengqian's reaction time is still very fast.

He immediately pushed off the stirrups with both feet, and flew backward.

His warhorse, however, was not so lucky.

The warhorse's neck was bitten off by the tiger.

Scalding hot horse blood shot into the sky, spraying several feet high.

"You beast, how dare you!"

Two guards from the Hundred Cavalry Guards roared and charged forward with their swords drawn.

The beast didn't even glance at it, but simply swept it with its tail.

Then the tiger's claws slapped at the two of them.

The two guards' chests caved in, and they flew backward, spitting out blood mist.

It fell silent after landing.

"Get back, all of you!"

Cheng Chumo shoved aside the guards blocking his way and roared.

His arms were bulging with veins. He took out his lance from his horse, and with his waist and horse in perfect harmony, he prepared to deliver a deadly strike to the tiger.

This single thrust of the spear embodied all his strength.

However, the tiger was cunning beyond belief. Incredibly, its massive body twisted in mid-air, precisely avoiding the fatal spear tip, and one of its claws slammed hard onto the spear shaft.

An overwhelming force surged through the shaft of the spear.

Cheng Chumo felt a sweet taste in his throat, let out a muffled groan, and felt as if his arms were about to break, his tiger's mouth splitting open on the spot.

He was so shaken by the force that he stumbled back seven or eight steps before finally collapsing to the ground.

It’s over.

These two words came to mind for all the survivors.

After the tiger landed, one of its front paws contemptuously pressed down on the dead horse's head, while its pair of fierce, vertical pupils locked onto Li Chengqian, who was struggling to get up from the ground.

Its hind leg muscles tensed again, poised to pounce.

Just as the beast was about to take off again at the last second.

A loud shout suddenly came from deep within the dense canopy of trees overhead.

"You beast, prepare to die!"

A burly figure descended from the sky.

The man's hands were empty, he held no weapons, and he relied entirely on the terrifying force of his fall.

He swung his right arm in a wide arc, his muscles bulging, and slammed his clenched fist down hard on the tiger's head in mid-air.

Click!

Time stood still at this moment.

The man-eating tiger, weighing several hundred pounds, didn't even utter a whimper before its massive body was slammed to the ground by the punch mid-air.

The burly man sat atop the tiger and delivered two more punches, each landing squarely on the tiger's head.

Black blood gushed from the tiger's seven orifices, its limbs twitched violently a few times, and then it remained still.

The man stood up from the tiger and clapped his hands in disgust.

In the woods, everyone watched this scene in shock.

Is this guy even human?

He killed a tiger with his bare hands?

"Master, are you alright?"

Xiao Shunzi then ran to Li Chengqian's side and asked in a low voice.

"It's alright."

Li Chengqian pushed Xiao Shunzi aside, straightened his disheveled clothes, and then walked towards the burly man.

This man was dressed in a coarse cloth outfit covered in patches, with tattered straw sandals on his feet. He was probably over eight feet tall, with broad shoulders and a thick back, and his bare arms were bulging with muscles.

His square, honest face exuded the simplicity of a country bumpkin.

Li Chengqian stepped forward and solemnly bowed with his hands clasped in greeting:

"Thank you so much for saving us, brave warrior! If it weren't for you, we would all be dead today."

Seeing that Li Chengqian, though dressed plainly, possessed an air of nobility in his every move, the man hurriedly and somewhat awkwardly returned the greeting with clasped hands:

"Young master, you're too kind. I was just resting in a tree when I saw this beast about to hurt someone, so I took care of it."

Just casually... and sent them away?

Cheng Chumo's lips twitched violently as he listened.

How can you swat a 600-pound, white-browed worm in your mouth like you're swatting a fly?

Although Li Chengqian was also shocked, he remained calm and smiled:

"Warrior, what skill you possess! I will certainly repay this life-saving grace. May I ask your honorable name and where you reside?"

The man scratched the back of his head with an honest expression and said:

"No need for such a generous reward. My surname is Xue, my given name is Li, and my courtesy name is Rengui. I am just a farmer from Longmen County, which is nearby."

Xue Rengui?

These three words completely stunned Li Chengqian.

This is not the peerless warrior who pacified the Tianshan Mountains with three arrows and took the head of a general from among ten thousand troops.

It has been said that if Qin Qiong were still alive, this person might be one of the few who could withstand a few moves from him.

Li Chengqian couldn't help but burst into laughter, looking up at the sky.

This is truly a case of finding something you've been searching for without even looking for it, only to have it come to you effortlessly.