Cao Cao gives Guan Yu a dragon steed, and Guan Yu bows and accepts it. He says he will ride this horse later on some day to find Liu Bei. Then Cao Cao realises that Guan Yu has set his mind on leaving. Guan Yu says he would not leave until he has achieved some merit to requite Cao Cao’s kindness. Liu Bei, who is in Jizhou, convinces Yuan Shao to send troops to attack Cao Cao.
曹操贈龍駒馬給關羽，關羽跪而受之，說騎此馬日後一天即可見到劉備，曹操知關羽去意已定。關羽說一定要立功報答過曹操才走。劉備在冀州勸袁紹出兵打曹。