weled　belt　and　laid　them　out　before　his　host。

〃What　is　this？　What　does　it　mean？〃　said　Lu　Bu。

〃Send　away　the　attendants；〃　requested　Li　Su。　And　he　went　on；　〃Dong　Zhuo　has　long　respected　your　bravery　and　sent　these　by　my　hand。　Red　Hare　was　also　from　him。〃

〃But；　if　he　loves　me　like　this；　what　can　I　do　in　return？〃

Li　Su　said；　〃If　a　stupid　fellow　like　me　can　be　a　general　in　the　Imperial　Tiger　Army；　it　is　impossible　to　say　what　honors　await　you。〃

〃I　am　sorry　I　can　offer　him　no　service　worth　mentioning。〃

Li　Su　said；　〃There　is　one　service　you　can　do；　and　an　extremely　easy　one　to　perform；　but　you　would　not　render　that。〃

Lu　Bu　pondered　long　in　silence；　then　he　said；　〃I　might　slay　Ding　Yuan　and　bring　over　his　soldiers　to　Dong　Zhuo's　side。　What　think　you　of　that？〃

〃If　you　would　do　that；　there　could　be　no　greater　service。　But　such　a　thing　must　be　done　quickly。〃

And　Lu　Bu　promised　his　friend　that　he　would　do