vine；　where　Meng　Huo　weled　her　both　gladly　and　angrily。

Then　they　told　Meng　Huo　of　the　ing　of　the　King　of　the　Bana　Ravine；　and　he　went　out　to　meet　Mu　Lu。　Mu　Lu　rode　up　on　his　white　elephant；　dressed　in　silks；　and　with　many　gold　and　pearl　ornaments。　He　wore　a　double　sword　at　his　belt；　and　he　was　followed　by　the　motley　pack　of　fighting　animals　that　he　fed；　gamboling　and　dancing　about　him。

Meng　Huo　made　him　a　low　obeisance　and　then　poured　out　his　tale　of　woes。　Mu　Lu　promised　to　avenge　his　wrongs　and　was　led　off　to　a　banquet　which　had　been　prepared。

Next　day　the　deliverer　went　out　to　battle；　with　his　pack　of　wild　creatures　in　his　train。　Zhao　Yun　and　his　colleague　Wei　Yan　quickly　made　their　array　of　footmen　and　then　took　their　station　in　front　side　by　side　and　studied　their　opponents。　The　Mang　banners　and　weapons　were　all　extraordinary。　Most　of　the　warriors　wore　no　armor　and　none　wore　any　clothing。　Their　faces　were　sunburned。　They　carried　four　sharp　pointed　knives　in　their　belts。　Signals　were　not　given　by　drum　or　trumpet；　but　by　a　gong。

King　Mu　Lu　had　two　swords　in　his　belt　and　carried　a　hand　bell。　He　urged　his　white　elephant　forward　and　emerged　from　between　his　flags。

〃We　have　spent　all　our　life　in　the　battlefields；　but　we　have　never　seen　the　like　of　this　before；〃　said　Zhao　Yun。

As　they　talked　to　one　another；　they　noticed　that　the　opposing　leader　was　mumbling　something　that　might　be　a　spell　or　a　curse；　and　from　time　to　time　he　rang　his　bell。　Then　suddenly　the　wind　got　up；　stones　began　to　roll　and　sand　to　fly；　and　there　was　a　sound　as　of　a　heavy　shower　of　rain。　Next　a　horn　rang　out；　and　thereupon　the　tigers　and　the　leopards；　and　the　wolves　and　the　serpents；　and　all　the　other　wild　beasts　came　down　on　the　wind　snapping　and　clawing。　How