A　certain　one　replied；　〃That　is　Guan　Yu's　adopted　son；　Guan　Ping。〃

Pang　De　cried；　〃I　have　an　edict　from　the　Prince　of　Wei　to　take　your　father's　head。　You　are　but　a　weakling；　and　I　will　spare　you。　But　call　your　father！〃

Guan　Ping　dashed　forward　flourishing　his　sword。　Pang　De　went　to　meet　him；　and　there　followed　thirty　odd　bouts　with　no　advantage　to　either。

Both　sides　then　drew　off　to　rest。　Soon　the　news　of　this　bat　reached　Guan　Yu；　and　he　was　not　pleased。　He　sent　Liao　Hua　to　assault　the　city　while　he　went　to　do　battle　with　Pang　De。　Guan　Ping　met　his　father　and　related　the　story　of　the　indecisive　fight。

So　Guan　Yu　rode　out　with　his　green…dragon　saber　ready；　and　he　shouted　to　Pang　De；　〃e　quickly　and　be　slain！〃

The　drums　reechoed　as　Pang　De　rode　out　and　replied；　〃The　edict　from　the　Prince　of　Wei　tells　me　to　take　your　head。　In　case　you　disbelieve　it；　here　is　the　coffin　ready　to　receive　it。　If　you　fear　death；　down　from　your　horse　and　surrender！〃

〃I　hold　you　for　a　simple　fool；〃　cried　Guan　Yu。　〃What　can　you　do？　It　is　a　pity　to　stain　my　blade　with　the　blood　of　such　a　rat。〃

Then　he　galloped　Red　Hare　out　toward　Pang　De；　flourishing　the　saber。　Pang　De　whirled　his　blade　and　came　to　meet　him；　and　they　two　fought　a　hundred　bouts。　And　as　they　fought；　the　lust　of　battle　seemed　to　grow　and　both　armies　were　lost　in　amazement。

But　the　army　of　Wei　began　to　fear　for　their　champion；　and　the　gongs　sounded　the　retirement。　At　the　same　time　Guan　Ping　began　to　think　of　his　father's　fatigue；　and　his　gongs　clanged　too。　So　that　both　armies　drew　off　at　the　same　time。

〃People　rumor　Guan　Yu　is　a　mighty　man　of　war。　Today　I　really　believe　that；〃　said　Pang　De；　when　he　had　got　back　among　his　own　line。

Then　his　chief；　Yu　Jin；　came　to　see