Guan Yu and the others reach the borders of Gucheng, where Sun Qian inquires about directions. On the background of what some farmers tell him, he is able to conclude that the anonymous county officer of the city is Zhang Fei, and that Zhang Fei after hearing that Liu Bei is dead, has become insane. Guan Yu has to wait for the carriage driver to repair the carriage. Sun Qian goes first into the city, where he finds out that Zhang Fei has not lost his sanity after all. Sun Qian then informs Zhang Fei that Liu Bei is not dead.
關羽等人行至古城境內，孫乾問路，據鄉下人所述，斷定古城縣令無名氏即是張飛，但他聽說劉備已死，急瘋了。關羽要等車夫修車，孫乾先進城探望，張未瘋，孫告張劉備未死。