Hua Tuo Heals Guan Yu's Arm
During the Battle of Fancheng, Guan Yu was injured in the arm by a crossbow bolt coated with poison. Just then, a famous physician named Hua Tuo came to Guan Yu's camp and offered to cure Guan's arm. Hua Tuo diagnosed that the poison had already seeped through the flesh into the bone and he needed to perform surgery on Guan Yu's arm. He also told Guan Yu that Guan must be blindfolded and his arm must be secured in place before the surgery was conducted, but Guan told Hua Tuo it was too troublesome and he could just perform the surgery on the spot. Hua Tuo cut open the flesh on Guan Yu's arm, exposing the bone, then scrapped off the venom on the bone and stitched up the wound. Guan Yu showed no sign of pain and continued playing weiqi with Ma Liang during the surgery. He thanked Hua Tuo for healing his arm and wanted to reward the physician but Hua declined.
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