ave　slain　the　traitor。　You　others　need　not　fear　if　you　only　surrender！〃

They　threw　aside　their　spears　and　gave　in。　As　soon　as　the　excitement　had　calmed；　Guan　Yu　took　the　head　to　show　Liu　Bei　and　told　him　the　story　of　the　plot。

〃But　what　will　Cao　Cao　think　of　this？〃　said　Liu　Bei。　〃And　he　may　e。〃

〃If　he　does；　we　can　meet　him；〃　said　Guan　Yu。

But　Liu　Bei　was　grieved　beyond　measure。　When　he　entered　the　city；　the　elders　of　the　people　knelt　in　the　road　to　wele　him。　When　he　reached　his　residence；　he　found　that　Zhang　Fei　had　already　exterminated　the　family　of　Che　Zhou。

Liu　Bei　said；　〃We　have　slain　one　of　Cao　Cao's　best　officers；　and　how　will　he　stand　that？〃

〃Never　mind！〃　cried　Chen　Deng。　〃I　have　a　plan。〃

Just　from　grave　danger　extricated；

A　looming　war　must　be　placated。

The　plan　proposed　by　Chen　Deng　will　be　disclosed　next。

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Romance　of　Three　Kingdoms　…　by　Luo　Guanzhong　…　Chapter　22

Chapter　22

Yuan　Shao　And　Cao　Cao　Both　Take　T