e　shown　himself　then　and　there；　but　he　thought　that　would　look　strange。　So　he　waited　till　daylight；　when　he　sought　out　his　host。

〃Who　was　it　came　last　night？〃　said　Liu　Bei。

〃A　friend　of　mine；〃　was　the　reply。

Liu　Bei　begged　for　an　introduction。　Water　Mirror　said；　〃He　wants　to　find　an　enlightened　master；　and　so　he　has　gone　elsewhere。〃

When　Liu　Bei　asked　his　name；　his　host　only　replied；　〃Good；　good！〃

And　when　Liu　Bei　asked　who　they　were　who　went　by　the　names　of　Sleeping　Dragon　and　Young　Phoenix；　he　only　elicited　the　same　reply。

Liu　Bei　then；　bowing　low　before　his　host；　begged　him　to　leave　the　hills　and　help　him　to　bring　about　the　restoration　of　the　ruling　house　to　its　prerogatives。

But　Water　Mirror　replied；　〃People　of　the　hills　and　woods　are　unequal　to　such　a　task。　However；　there　must　be　many　far　abler　than　I　who　will　help　you　if　you　seek　them。〃

While　they　were　talking；　they　heard　outside　the　farm　the　shouts　of　troops　and　neighing　of　horses；　and　a　servant　came　in　to　say　that　a　general　with　a　large　pany　of　soldiers　had　arrived。　Liu　Bei　went　out　hastily　to　see　who　these　were　and　found　Zhao　Yun。　He　was　much　relieved；　and　Zhao　Yun　dismounted　and　entered　the　house。

〃Last　night；　on　my　return　to　Xinye；〃　said　Zhao　Yun；　〃I　could　not　find　you；　my　lord；　so　I　followed　at　once　and　traced　you　here。　I　pray　you　return　quickly；　as　I　fear　an　attack　on　the　city。〃

So　Liu　Bei　took　leave　of　his　host；　and　the　whole　pany　returned　to　Xinye。　Before　they　had　gone　far　another　army　appeared；　and；　when　they　had　e　nearer；　they　saw　Guan　Yu　and　Zhang　Fei。　They　met　with　great　joy；　and　Liu　Bei　told　them　of　the　wonderful　leap　his　horse　had　made　over　the　torrent。　All　expressed　surprise　and　pleasure。

As　soon　as　they　reached　the　city；