〃Will　you　have　some　of　the　medicated　wine　brought　from　your　own　residence？〃　said　Sun　Jun。

〃Yes；　I　could　drink　that；〃　replied　he。

So　a　servant　was　sent　for　a　supply　that　he　might　drink　with　the　other　guests。

After　several　courses；　the　Ruler　of　Wu　made　an　excuse　and　left　the　banquet　hall。　Sun　Jun　went　to　the　foot　of　the　hall　and　changed　his　garments　of　ceremony　for　more　homely　garb；　but　underneath　these　he　put　on　armor。

Then　suddenly　he　raised　his　keen　sword　and　ran　up　the　hall；　shouting；　〃The　Emperor　has　issued　an　edict　to　slay　a　rebel！〃

Zhuge　Ke；　startled　so　that　he　dropped　his　cup；　laid　his　hand　upon　his　sword。　But　he　was　too　late；　his　head　rolled　to　the　floor。　His　friend　Zhang　Yue　drew　his　sword　and　rushed　at　the　assassin；　but　Sun　Jun　evaded　the　full　force　of　the　blow　and　was　only　wounded　in　the　left　finger。　Sun　Jun　slashed　back　at　Zhang　Yue　and　wounded　him　in　the　right　arm。　Then　the　braves　dashed　in　and　finished　Zhang　Yue。

The　braves　were　then　sent　to　arrest　Zhuge　Ke's　family；　while　the　bodies　of　Zhuge　Ke　and　Zhang　Yue　were　hastily　rolled　in　matting；　thrown　into　a　cart；　taken　to　the　outside　of　the　south　gate；　and　tossed　into　a　rubbish　pit。

While　Zhuge　Ke　was　absent　in　the　palace；　his　wife　sat　in　the　women's　quarters　at　home　feeling　strangely　unquiet。

Presently　a　maid　came　in　and；　when　she　drew　near；　his　wife　said；　〃Why　does　your　clothing　smell　of　blood？〃

To　her　horror　the　maid　suddenly　transformed　into　a　weird　creature　with　rolling　eyes　and　gritting　teeth；　that　went　dancing　about　the　room　and　leaping　till　it　touched　the　roof…beams；　shrieking　all　the　time；　〃I　am　Zhuge　Ke；　and　I　have　been　slain　by　that　bastard　Sun　Jun！〃

By　this　time　the　whole　family　were　frightened　and　began　wailing。　And　a　few　mi