Legend has it that during the Song Dynasty, the ancient evil dragon Chi You reappeared, wreaking havoc upon the mortal world. With no one else to turn to, the common people sought the help of a Taoist master to perform a ritual, beseeching Lord Guan to manifest. In the night sky, a divine light appeared as the majestic Guan Yu, wielding his Green Dragon Crescent Blade and riding on horseback, descended to challenge Chi You. After hundreds of rounds of fierce battle across heaven and earth, Guan Yu finally slew Chi You in righteous fury, saving all living beings. Such widespread folk tales forged the myth of Guan Yu as the "Sangharama Bodhisattva, Emperor Guan the Sage, Martial Saint, and God of Wealth." However, the legendary life of Guan Yu, whose awe-inspiring feats of "loyalty, righteousness, benevolence, and courage" shook the land of China, should begin from his hometown—Xiezhou in Yuncheng, Shanxi... On a rainy night, the tall warrior Guan Yu—with his long beard, red face, and phoenix eyes—single-handedly punished the local tyrant Lü Xiong to rid the people of a scourge, then fled far from home. Along the way, he met the like-minded Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, and the three swore brotherhood in the Peach Garden, vowing to restore the Han dynasty in a time of chaos and achieve great deeds. From then on, amid the turbulent landscape of rising warlords, through legendary feats such as "Slaying Hua Xiong with Wine Still Warm," "Passing Five Checkpoints and Slaying Six Generals," "Drowning the Seven Armies," and "Going Solo to the Meeting," the story of Guan Yu—the greatest hero in Chinese history—is reborn in all its mythical glory...