r；　and　then　Guan　Xing　carrying　a　great　saber。

〃Sun　Huan；　you　tiny　rascal；　your　time　has　e！〃　cried　Zhang　Bao　abusively。　〃How　dare　you　stand　against　the　forces　of　Heaven？〃

〃Your　father　is　a　headless　devil；〃　cried　Sun　Huan；　no　way　backward　in　reviling；　〃and　you　are　going　just　now　to　join　him。　Don't　you　see？〃

Then　Zhang　Bao　rode　at　Sun　Huan。　From　behind　his　chief；　Xie　Jing　dashed　out　to　meet　him。　They　fought　nearly　forty　bouts；　and　then　Xie　Jing　ran　away　with　Zhang　Bao　in　pursuit。

When　Li　Yi　saw　his　rade　overe；　he　whipped　up　his　steed　and　came　into　the　fray；　whirling　his　silvered　battle…ax。　Zhang　Bao　fought　twenty　bouts　with　him；　but　neither　got　the　better。

Then　in　the　army　of　Wu；　a　marching　general　named　Tan　Xiong；　seeing　that　his　two　rades　could　not　overe　Zhang　Bao；　shot　a　treacherous　arrow　from　the　ranks　and　wounded　Zhang　Bao's　steed。　Feeling　the　pang　of　the　wound；　the　horse　bolted　back　to　its　own　side；　but　fell　before　it　reached　it；　throwing　its　rider　sprawling　on　the　ground。　Seeing　this；　Li　Yi　turned　and　rode　toward　the　prostrate　leader　to　slay　him　with　his　battle…ax。　But　just　as　he　was　about　to　deliver　his　blow；　lo！　a　red　flash　came　between；　and　his　head　rolled　along　the　earth。

The　red　flash　was　Guan　Xing's　great　sword。　Seeing　the　horse　fall　and　Li　Yi　ing　up；　he　had　rushed　in　and　dealt　that　fatal　blow。　And　he　had　saved　Zhang　Bao　from　death。　Then　they　attacked　and　lay　on　so　that　Sun　Huan　suffered　a　great　defeat。　Then　each　side　beat　the　retreat　and　drew　off。

Next　day　Sun　Huan　came　out　to　offer　battle　again；　and　the　two　cousins　went　forth　together。　Guan　Xing；　from　horseback　by　the　main　standard；　challenged　his　enemy。　Sun　Huan　rode　out　fiercely；　and　they　two　fought　near　thirty　bouts。　But　Sun　Huan　was　not　strong　enough　and　d