Liu Pei said, “Since, O Senior, you are so kind I venture to suggest that your son should be adopted by my brother, who has no son of his own. What think you of that?” Kuan Ting was perfectly willing, so he called his younger son and bade him make a son’s obeisance to Kuan Yü and to style Yüan-tê, “Uncle.” Then it was time to get on their way lest they should be pursued and with them went Kuan Pʻing in the train of his “father.” The lad’s real father escorted them a short distance and then left. They took the road to Sleeping Bull Hill. Before they had gone very far they met Chou Tsʻang with a small party. He was wounded. He was introduced to Yüan-tê who asked him how it was. He replied, “Before I reached the Hill a certain warrior, all alone, had fought with my friend Pʻei and killed him. Then many of our men surrendered to him and he occupied our old camp. When I reached it I tried to allure the soldiers back to my side but only succeeded with a few. The others were too afraid. I got angry and engaged the interloper, who however worsted me time after time and wounded me thrice.” “Who is the warrior? what does he look like?” asked Yüan-tê. “All I know he is a doughty fighter, I do not know his name.” Thereafter they advanced toward the hill with Kuan Yü in front and Yüan-tê in rear. When they drew near Chou Tsʻang began to abuse his enemy, who soon appeared, mailed and armed, coming down the hills. Suddenly Yüan-tê rode out waving his whip and shouting, “You, O Comer, are surely Tzŭ-lung?” The rider, for it was Chao Tzŭ-lung, (Chao Yün), instantly slipped out of the saddle and bowed by the roadside. The brothers dismounted to talk with him and ask how he came to be there. “When I left you I had no idea that Kungsun Tsan was a man who would listen to no reason. The result was disaster and he perished in the flames. Yüan Shao invited me to him several times, but I thought too little of him to go. Then I wanted to go to Hsüchou to you, but you had lost that place and Yün-chʻang had gone over to Tsʻao Tsʻao and you had joined Yüan Shao. Several times I thought of coming to you but I feared Yüan Shao. So I drifted from one place to another with nowhere to rest till I happened to come this way and Pʻei Yüan-shao tried to steal my horse. So I slew him and took possession of his camp. I heard I-tê was in Kuchʻêng but thought it might be only a rumour. And so the days have passed till this happy meeting.” Yüan-tê told him all that had happened to him since they parted and so did Kuan Yü. Said Liu Pʻei, “The first time I saw you I felt drawn to you and did not want to part from you. I am very happy to meet you again.” “In all my wanderings, trying to find a lord worth serving, I have seen no one like you. Now I have reached your side that is enough for all my life. I care not what may happen to me.”