uted　out　a　warning。

〃The　bandit　is　going　to　shoot！〃

Guan　Yu　saw　it；　but　the　bowstring　twanged；　and　the　arrow　came　flying。　He　was　not　nimble　enough　to　avoid　it；　and　it　wounded　his　left　arm。　Guan　Ping　at　once　went　to　his　father's　assistance　and　led　him　away　to　the　camp。　Pang　De　wished　to　follow　up　this　advantage　and　came　back　whirling　his　sword；　but；　ere　he　could　strike；　the　gongs　of　his　own　side　rang　out。　He　thought　there　was　something　amiss　in　the　rear　and　stopped。

The　signal　for　retreat　had　been　sounded　by　Yu　Jin　out　of　jealousy；　for　he　had　seen　that　Guan　Yu　had　been　wounded；　and　he　grudged　his　colleague　the　glory　which　would　eclipse　his　own。　Pang　De　obeyed；　but　when　he　got　back；　he　wanted　to　know　why　retreat　had　been　sounded　on　the　very　verge　of　a　great　success。

〃Why　did　the　gongs　clang？〃　asked　Pang　De。

〃Because　of　our　Prince's　warning。　Though　Guan　Yu　was　wounded；　I　feared　some　trick　on　his　part。　He　is　very　cunning。〃

〃I　should　have　killed　him　if　you　had　not　done　that；〃　said　Pang　De。

〃Haste　makes　slow　going。　You　can　postpone　your　fight　with　him；〃　said　Yu　Jin。

Pang　De；　though　ignorant　of　the　real　reason　why　he　was　made　to　miss　success　at　the　critical　moment；　was　still　very　vexed。

Guan　Yu　went　back　to　camp；　and　the　arrow…head　was　puled　out　of　the　wound。　Happily　it　had　not　penetrated　very　deeply；　and　the　usual　remedies　against　injuries　by　metal　were　applied。

Guan　Yu　was　very　bitter　against　his　enemy　and　declared；　〃I　swear　I　will　have　my　revenge　for　this　arrow。〃

〃Never　mind　anything　but　recovering　now；〃　said　his　officers。　〃Rest　and　get　well；　then　you　may　fight　again。

Before　long；　Pang　De　renewed　his　challenge；　and　Guan　Yu　was　for　going　out　to　fight；　however；　he　yielded　to　the　entreaties　of