ned　it　to　his　bridle。　Then　he　took　leave　of　his　aged　host；　saddled　his　enemy's　horse；　and　rode　away　toward　his　own　camp。

The　old　man　dragged　the　corpse　of　the　dead　mander　outside　and　burned　it。

Guan　Xing　had　not　gone　very　far　when　he　heard　the　neighing　of　horses　and　soon　met　a　troop　led　by　Ma　Zhong；　one　of　Pan　Zhang's　generals；　who　was　looking　for　his　chief。　Ma　Zhong　fell　into　a　great　rage　when　he　saw　the　head　of　Pan　Zhang　swinging　at　the　neck　of　Guan　Xing's　horse　and　beheld　the　famous　sword　in　his　hand。　Ma　Zhong　galloped　up　furiously；　and　Guan　Xing；　who　recognized　an　enemy　of　his　late　father；　rushed　to　meet　him。　Just　as　he　would　strike；　however；　Ma　Zhong's　three　hundred　troops　galloped　up　to　support　their　general；　and　Guan　Xing　was　surrounded。　He　was　in　dire　danger；　but　just　opportunely　came　up　a　troop　of　horse　led　by　his　cousin　Zhang　Bao。　At　this；　Ma　Zhong；　thinking　discretion　the　better　part；　drew　off　his　army　and　rode　away。

The　two　cousins　pursued　him。　Before　they　had　gone　far；　they　met　another　force　under　Mi　Fang　and　Fu　Shiren；　who　had　e　out　to　seek　Ma　Zhong。　The　two　bodies　of　soldiers　met　and　fought；　but　the　troops　of　Shu　were　too　few　for　victory　and　drew　off。　Thence　they　made　their　way　to　headquarters　in　Xiaoting；　where　they　told　their　adventures　and　presented　the　head　of　Pan　Zhang。　The　First　Ruler　was　very　pleased　and　rewarded　all　armed　forces。

Ma　Zhong　went　back　and　rejoined　Han　Dang　and　Zhou　Tai。　Then　they　collected　their　troops；　many　wounded；　and　stationed　them　in　various　points。

Ma　Zhong；　together　with　Mi　Fang　and　Fu　Shiren；　marched　to　the　river　bank　and　encamped。　The　night　they　arrived；　many　soldiers　were　groaning　with　the　pain　of　their　wounds。

Mi　Fang；　who　was　listening　unknown　to　them；　heard　one　of　them　say；　〃We　a