When Pang Juan returned to Wei, he immediately sent someone with gold and white jade and a handwritten letter to the Ghost Valley to ask Sun Bin to come down. He wrote in the letter:


    Sun Bin my brother, thank you for your wonderful help in the battle of Fang Cheng. When we parted, I promised to recommend Sun to the King of Wei, but now I have fulfilled my promise, so I ask you to come down to the mountain and work together for a great cause. I am sending gold and jade with this letter, which is the bride price of the King of Wei, I hope you will accept it.


    Sun Bin told Guiguzi about Pang Juan''s invitation to come down to the mountain, and Guiguzi told Sun Bin to decide for himself. Sun Bin was eager to build up his career and said to Guiguzi, “I had an appointment with Pang Juan when they parted, and today Pang Juan has honored his appointment by presenting me to the King of Wei, and I dare not break the appointment.”


    Guiguzi was silent for a moment and said, “Go and pick a branch of mountain flowers, and I will tell a fortune for you.”


    Sun Bin promised, got up to go, then saw the vase on the case of the house containing a few branches of yellow chrysanthemums. Sun Bin walked forward, took out the chrysanthemums from the vase, and came to Guiguzi to present it, “Mr., use these chrysanthemums to tell a fortune for my disciple.”


    Guiguzi looked at the chrysanthemum in Sun Bin''s hand and said after a moment, “Good, use this chrysanthemum.”


    Sun Bin turned back and put the chrysanthemum back into the vase, then sat down beside Guiguzi.


    Guiguzi pointed to the chrysanthemum in the vase and said, “Although this flower has been destroyed, it is hardy by nature and will not be defeated by frost, thus, although you will suffer from maiming in the future, you will not suffer from any great difficulties or evils; this flower has been offered in the vase on the case, which signifies that you will be honored by the world; this flower has been put into the vase by someone twice, so I am afraid that you will not achieve success and fame right away; this flower has been put back in the vase at the end, so it looks like you will build a successful career in your hometown of The vase in which this flower was placed was made of gold and copper, and it is similar to the bell and tripod, so you will be powerful in the world and your name will be engraved on the bell and tripod in the future. Sun Bin, I will change the name for you, which will help you to be enterprising and successful.” He said he picked up a pen and added the word “moon” next to Sun Bin''s “Bin”, Sun Bin''s name changed to “Sun Bin”. Sun Bin” name changed to ‘Sun Bin’.


    Sun Bin said goodbye to Guiguzi and came to Wei to join Pang Juan. Pang Juan brought Sun Bin to meet King Hui of Wei. King Hui of Wei was overjoyed at Sun Bin''s arrival and said “I''ve been looking forward to Mr. Bin for a long time, like a long drought waiting for rain, today Mr. Bin has finally arrived, I''m really relieved.”


    Sun Bin bowed his head and said, “Sun Bin is nothing but a hillbilly, incompetent and unethical, it''s a shame to be treated so favorably by the King.”


    “Mr. Sun don''t have to be polite, Marshal Pang told me that Mr. Sun is uniquely endowed with Sun Wu Zi''s secret art of war and has the ability to win a hundred battles.”


    Sun Bin said frankly, “Your Majesty, although I have seen The Art of War from Mr.Guigu, I have not yet studied it carefully, thus I dare not say that I have the ability to win a hundred battles.”


    “Mr. Sun is too modest, if I have Mr. Sun''s assistance, no vassal in the world will be able to match me.” King Hui of Wei said to Pang Juan, who was sitting on the other side: “Marshal Pang, I would like to make Mr. Sun the vice marshal, so that you two brothers and master can be in charge of the army, how about it?”


    Pang Juan pondered for a moment and said, “I''ve studied with Sun Bin for many years, and we''ve been friends for eight years, Sun Bin is my elder brother, so how can I let my elder brother be the vice marshal? Your Majesty, in terms of sentiment, reason, and talent, you should let Sun Bin be the marshal and the micro-chen be the vice marshal.”


    Sun Bin strongly disagreed and said, “Marshal Pang recommended me to Your Majesty, if I take Marshal Pang''s place, the world will laugh at Sun Bin for being a brother in vain, this is one; two, I just arrived in Wei and have yet to build up any achievements and accomplishments, so it would be hard to convince the public if I were to become a marshal.”


    Sun Bin and Pang Juan each insisted on their own opinion and pushed each other to give in, King Hui of Wei was so impressed with their behavior that he decided to worship Sun Bin as a guest secretary and gave him a mansion, saying that he would worship Sun Bin as a marshal after he builds up his merit and honor. Sun Bin had no choice but to kowtow and thank him.


    King Hui of Wei gave Sun Bin a spacious mansion and Pang Juan suggested Sun Bin to bring his relatives from Qi to share his wealth. Sun Bin sighed: “My dear brother, you and I have been in the same class for three years, you asked me about my family several times but I didn''t say anything. When we parted last time, My dear brother asked me again why I didn''t return to Qi, and I didn''t tell My dear brother ...... I was unwilling to let anyone pity me.”


    Pang Juan inquired with concern, “What difficulties does brother Sun have at home?”


    Sun Bin told him, “I lost my mother at the age of four and my father at the age of nine, and it was my uncle Sun Qiao who raised me. Uncle Sun Qiao raised me. My uncle was a Dafu of Duke Kang of Qi, who was deposed by Duke Tian, and his Dafus were either killed or expelled. My uncle was also expelled from the country, he took my cousins Sun Ping, Sun Zhuo, and me, and fled to the Zhou country, then because of the calamity, my uncle had to send me to a family outside the city to work as a servant, and he fled with his two cousins to his home country ......” Sun Bin tried his best to hold back his tears. “For many years, my relatives were nowhere to be found, I don''t know if they''re dead or alive ......”


    Sun Bin said here tears could not help but come out of his eyes. Pang Juan was also saddened by this and advised Sun Bin to start a family. Sun Bin said he had sworn that he would never start a family before his career was established. Pang Juan asked the beautiful young girl Zhong Li Qiu to take care of Sun Bin, saying it was the King''s will. Sun Bin couldn''t resist.


    Gongsun Yue, who returned from Zhao, heard that Pang Juan asked Zhong Liqiu to take care of Sun Bin and came to Pang Juan on the same day, saying that he wanted Zhong Liqiu and asked Pang Juan to replace her with another girl to take care of Sun Bin. Pang Juan had his own plans to let Zhong Liqiu take care of Sun Bin, he said to Gongsun Yue, “You should have said so earlier, I Pang Juan am a man of my word, I can''t take back what I said.”


    Zhong Li Qiu liked Sun Bin from the bottom of his heart after spending just a few short days with him. Sun Bin is knowledgeable, generous and courteous. She secretly made up her mind that she would marry no one but Sun Bin.


    Zhong Li Qiu took care of Sun Bin very much, leaving home early in the morning and returning late in the evening. Gongsun Yue came to see Sun Bin and met Sun Bin sent someone to send Zhong Liqiu home, they exchanged pleasantries and Gongsun Yue changed the topic and asked Sun Bin if he liked Zhong Liqiu very much.


    Sun Bin laughed: “What do you like or not like, she''s a maid that Pang Juan found.”


    “This girl, you can''t just touch her.”


    “Mr. Gongsun, look at what you''re saying, it''s not like I''m a womanizer.” Sun Bin was a little embarrassed.


    “Mr. Sun, I''m doing this for your own good, this girl isn''t an ordinary woman, she has a sister with a rare sword skill in the world and a surprisingly bad temper, whoever is rude to her sister, she''ll want whoever''s life ...... If you miss out on Mr.''s cause for the sake of a woman, it doesn''t seem to be worth it. ”


    “Thank you Mr. Gongsun for your kind words.” Sun Bin laughed frankly as he pointed to the bamboo slips on the table, “All I''m thinking about right now is how to make Wei even stronger and dominate the world. With women, I simply don''t have the energy to think about it.”


    A stone in Gongsun Yue''s heart then fell to the ground.


    One day, a Qi merchant who called himself Ding B came to see Sun Bin, saying that his family lived in Linzi, the capital of Qi, and made a living as a merchant, Sun Bin''s cousins Sun Ping and Sun Zhuo were friends with him, and when they heard that Sun Bin was studying in Guigu, they asked Ding B to bring a letter to Sun Bin, and when Ding B arrived at Guigu, he took a detour here after Mr.Guigu said that Sun Bin had already arrived in Wei. Said Ding B took out the letter and handed it to Sun Bin.


    Sun Bin opened the letter. The letter reads:


    Sun Bin my brother, it''s been many years since we left Zhoudu. Your uncle is seriously ill and has passed away. Your uncle is seriously ill and has passed away. The two of us, brothers, have been wandering around in a foreign land and have suffered a lot. I am glad that the King of Qi is kind and generous enough to forgive us and bring us back to our hometown. I have heard that my brother is studying under Mr.Guigu, a famous teacher produces great students, my brother will become a great man in the future. I''m asking Mr. Ding Yi to send a letter to my brother to hope for an early return to our hometown so that our brothers can be reunited.


    After reading the letter, Sun Bin was already in tears. Ding Yi said at the side: “Sun Ping and Sun Zhuo''s two elder brothers repeatedly told me to advise you to return home early and reunite our brothers.”


    Sun Bin let out a long sigh, “I''m now the King of Wei''s guest secretary, deeply loved by the King of Wei, and have yet to build a success for the King of Wei, so it''s not good to leave immediately.”


    Ding B said, “Brotherly love is deep, if you can''t return to your hometown, your two elder brothers will be eager to see you, if you go back for a few days to meet with your two elder brothers, I can also give an explanation to your two elder brothers.”


    Sun Bin thought about it and said to Ding B: “You stay at my residence first, I''ll find Marshal Pang to discuss it and give you a reply.”


    Sun Bin told Pang Juan about his cousin''s return to Qi and Pang Juan pretended to be surprised. Sun Bin asked Pang Juan to take leave from the King of Wei on his behalf to go back to his hometown to visit his family and sweep the graves. Pang Juan pretended to be in a difficult situation and said, “It''s human nature to miss returning home after a long time, but the King has just appointed Brother Sun as his guest minister and you''re taking a leave of absence to go back to your country, what will the King think?”


    “I will only go back for a few days to catch up with my two elder brothers who have been separated for many years, and I will be back soon.”


    “I can understand brother Sun''s feelings, but the Great King may not think so, he will think that you betrayed Wei and went away without returning.”


    “The Great King has shown me so much love, I, Sun Bin, am by no means ungrateful, how could I betray Wei? My dear brother, the Great King trusts you, can you explain this to the Great King?”


    Pang Juan thought for a moment and said, “I can explain it to the Great King, but I can''t be hasty, it''s best to wait until the Great King is happy. Brother Sun, allow me a few days, okay?”


    Sun Bin agreed.


    Ding Yi waited for a few days and couldn''t help but get a little anxious. Sun Bin told him to go first, saying that when the King of Wei grants his permission, he will immediately return to his country to reunite with his two elder brothers. Ding Yi said he can''t explain to his brothers if he leaves like this. Sun Bin wrote back a letter explaining the reason and asked him to bring it to his two elder brothers.


    After leaving Sun Bin''s house, Ding Yi gave Sun Bin''s letter to Pang Juan, it turned out that Ding Yi was instructed by Pang Juan to do what he did. Pang Juan imitated Sun Bin''s handwriting and added these two sentences in the letter: “Although I have been appointed by the King of Wei as a guest secretary today, my heart is filled with longing for my homeland and I will try to go back soon. If the King of Qi does not abandon me, I will do my best to assist him.”


    Pang Juan handed the letter to King Hui of Wei and said, “Your Majesty, my humble servant''s soldiers captured a Qi spy and found on him a letter written by Sun Bin to his brother in Qi with the intention of rebelling against Wei and returning to Qi, although my humble servant is a fellow student and friend of Sun Bin, I don''t dare to hide it from the King, so please have a look at it.”


    The King of Wei read the letter seriously and asked Pang Juan: “I have promised Sun Bin that I would make him a marshal after building up his success, why would he still turn his back on me?”


    “Who can forget and disregard the state of his parents? Even if Your Majesty made him a marshal, he won''t do his best for Your Majesty. Back in the day, Sun Bin''s great grandfather Sun Wu Zi was very well utilized by Wu and the King of Wu made him famous, but he eventually turned his back on the King of Wu and returned to Qi.”


    “Then why did you recommend Sun Bin to me?”


    “Sun Bin is well versed in Sun Tzu''s Art of War, if the Great King doesn''t use him, he will be used by Qi, and once Sun Bin is started by Qi, he will threaten the Great King''s hegemony. The humble servant suggests that the Great King should execute him, otherwise he will definitely be a formidable enemy of Wei in the future.”


    You might be reading a stolen copy. Visit Royal Road for the authentic version.King Hui of Wei pondered for a moment and said, “Sun Bin came here in response to my call, now the crime of rebelling against Wei is not yet obvious, if he is hastily executed, who in the world''s aspiring sages will still come to join me?”


    Pang Juan said “Back then, Gong Shu Xiangguo recommended Wei Yang to the King, the King failed to use him, Gong Shu Xiangguo asked the King to kill Wei Yang, but the King was merciful and let Wei Yang go, Wei Yang went to assist the King of Qin and made Qin rich and strong, threatening the King all the time, do you want Sun Bin to be the second Wei Yang?”


    King Hui of Wei still hesitated and said, “Sun Bin''s talent is rare, it''s too bad to kill him ...... You are friends from the same school, you should explain the advantages and disadvantages to him and persuade him to stay and build a career for me, I will never treat him badly.”


    Pang Juan met Sun Bin and said that he had explained repeatedly and the king finally did not agree. Sun Bin was very anxious and paced back and forth saying, “What can I do, my two cousins received my letter and must be looking forward to a brotherly reunion day and night, but I can''t go back.” After thinking about it, Sun Bin decided to explain to the King of Wei in person.


    Sun Bin went to see King Hui of Wei and asked for leave to go back to Qi. King Hui of Wei didn''t move and asked Sun Bin: “You want to go back to Qi so badly?”


    Sun Bin answered frankly: “Yes.”


    King Hui of Wei asked again, “What if I don''t agree?”


    Sun Bin said, “My two cousins are my only relatives, I''ve been separated from them for many years, all I ask is to see them once, the king shouldn''t disagree ......”


    The King of Wei suddenly changed his face and said sternly: “Sun Bin, I treated you well, why did you betray me?”


    Sun Bin was shocked and asked in disbelief, “The words of the Great King, I don''t understand.”


    The King of Wei said indignantly, “If you want to go back to Qi, you''re betraying me!”


    Sun Bin knew that the King of Wei misunderstood and wanted to explain, King Hui of Wei couldn''t help but order the palace guards to kill Sun Bin.


    Sun Bin was dragged outside the palace by the palace guards and tied to a pillar. The executioner was about to execute when Pang Juan hurriedly arrived and stopped the executioner and asked Sun Bin what crime he committed. Pang Juan comforted Sun Bin and said Pang Juan comforted Sun Bin and said, “The King must have misunderstood, don''t panic, I''ll see the King right away and defend you.”


    Pang Juan bowed to King Hui of Wei and said, “Great King, although Sun Bin has betrayed, his crime is not to death.”


    “Executing Sun Bin was your idea for me.”


    “I said yes, but if the Great King really wants to kill Sun Bin, I really can''t bear to do it, after all, I was in the same class with Sun Bin for three years.”


    “Sun Bin has a rebellious heart, not killing him will leave a future problem.”


    “Your Majesty, not killing Sun Bin will also leave no future problems and, moreover, will save the world from criticism.”


    “What do you want to do with Sun Bin?”


    “The Great King can exempt Sun Bin from the death penalty and inflict Bin punishment on him by removing his kneecaps, making him an invalid and unable to return to Qi for the rest of his life. In this way, the Great King can save himself from the world''s comments and leave no future problems, wouldn''t it be the best of both worlds?”


    King Hui of Wei thought Pang Juan had a point and ordered Sun Bin to be exempted from the death penalty and be sentenced to Bin''s punishment.


    Following King Hui''s order, the executioner removed Sun Bin''s knee and he fainted. Pang Juan had his servants carry Sun Bin to his home and personally took care of him. When Sun Bin woke up, he saw Pang Juan sitting beside him and couldn''t help but cry.


    Pang Juan sighed and said, “Brother Sun, it''s all my fault, I shouldn''t have asked you to take a leave of absence from the Great King. Little brother is sorry brother.” Pang Juan said, also shedding tears.


    “My dear brother, you can''t be blamed for this.” Sun Bin stopped crying, sat up with the severe pain and said to Pang Juan, “If you want to blame it, you can only blame myself, I shouldn''t have been so eager to return to my hometown.”


    Pang Juan wiped a handful of tears and said, “This matter should be blamed on my little brother, if my little brother stops you and doesn''t let brother Sun ask the Great King for leave to return to his country, brother Sun won''t ...... but my little brother didn''t ...... my little brother is sorry for brother Sun! ......”


    “My dear brother do not blame yourself, this matter is not to blame My dear brother, or blame me ...... blame I did not expect the king of Wei to be so narrow minded ...... However, also thanks to My dear brother, if it is not My dear brother, I would have long been killed in the nine springs by now! ”


    Pang Juan said sadly: “Although I saved the life of brother Sun, but did not save the legs of brother Sun, a soldier''s legs can not stand, how to conquer the sands and build a career?”


    There was a silence in the room.


    Sun Bin was extremely hurt and couldn''t hold it in any longer, Sun Bin suddenly pounded his leg vigorously and shouted at the top of his lungs, “King of Wei, give me back my leg! Give me back my leg!”


    Pang Juan grabbed Sun Bin''s hands tightly and advised, “Brother Sun, don''t be like this, don''t be like this ...... you''ll die of pain.”


    Sun Bin once again burst into tears and muttered, “What''s the use of living in the world for a soldier who can''t conquer the sands and build a career? It''s better to die!” With that, he forcefully broke away from Pang Juan''s hands and vigorously pounded his legs.


    Pang Juan hurriedly grabbed Sun Bin''s hands again and comforted, “Brother Sun, I''ll find a way to cure your leg and let you stand up.”


    Sun Bin struggled and gasped, “My leg can''t be cured! It won''t be cured until I die!”


    “It can be cured, I guarantee you with my life that your leg will be cured. Little brother will hire the best physician for you and will definitely let you stand up again.”


    Sun Bin was touched for a moment and after a moment said, “My dear brother, I know you''re comforting me, but it''s useless, no one who has received Bin punishment can stand up again ......”


    “I can make you stand up again, I have a friend who was also punished with Bin punishment by the Great King, I''m the one who found him a physician to make him stand up again.”


    “Is this true?” Sun Bin was half convinced.


    “A thousand times true, if my little brother has half a lie, let me die under a mess of arrows.”


    Sun Bin complained, “My dear brother, why did you make such a heavy oath again?”


    Pang Juan held Sun Bin''s hands and said sincerely, “Not swearing a heavy oath is not enough to make brother Sun believe that I will be able to cure your leg.”


    Sun Bin was very touched.


    Pang Juan ordered Zhong Li Qiu to take good care of Sun Bin without any negligence. Gongsun Yue was very unhappy about this and complained to Pang Juan, “Marshal, why did you let Zhong Li Qiu take care of Sun Bin again?”


    “I did it to make Sun Bin spit out the Art of War in his stomach.”


    “Give me a month, I''ll help Marshal find a more attractive woman.”


    “One month won''t do, the night is long.”


    “Then fifteen days. If fifteen days doesn''t work, ten days.”


    Pang Juan could see Gongsun Yue''s thoughts and said, “Gongsun Yue, I know you''re afraid that Zhong Li Qiu likes Sun Bin, but it''s already too late, she''s already in love with Sun Bin or else I wouldn''t have specially asked her to take care of Sun Bin.”


    Gongs Yueun reads a bit anxious: “Marshal, you promised me last time to let Zhong Li Qiu marry me, but now ......”


    Pang Juan smiled slightly, “As long as Sun Bin spits out The Art of War, I won''t let him live in the world anymore. By then, Zhong Liqiu will still be your Gongsun Yue.”


    Zhong Li Qiu took care of Sun Bin in every way, boiling medicine, rubbing his legs, serving meals, getting up at night, taking care of Sun Bin was everything in her life. Sun Bin looked at Zhong Li Qiu who was busy for himself, he was grateful from the bottom of his heart but also very upset. One day, he took advantage of Zhong Liqiu''s absence and wanted to try to get down on the ground by himself, but he couldn''t help that his legs didn''t listen to him and he fell on the ground. After Zhong Liqiu complained about Sun Bin in pain, he never left easily again, day and night.


    Under Zhong Liqiu''s careful care, Sun Bin''s legs got better day by day. Pang Juan was so happy to hear about this that he asked Zhong Liqiu to bring a few volumes to Sun Bin to relieve his boredom. Pang Juan sent him a few volumes of books to relieve his boredom. Pang Juan''s books recorded his military records of the four directions he fought in Wei, Sun Bin looked at them with a lot of emotions and said “Pang Juan knows me.”


    Zhong Li Qiu saw how happy Sun Bin was and a smile appeared on his face as well, saying, “Sir, Marshal Pang said that these military books will not only help you relieve your boredom, but will also help you in applying Sun Tzu''s Art of War. If you sir have experience in conquering again, you will be invincible under the sun.”


    Sun Bin heard this and said with emotion, “Pang Juan is truly a great man, Mr.Guigu has misjudged him ......” He asked Zhong Li Qiu to quickly invite Pang Juan here, he had something important to say to him.


    Pang Juan came to Sun Bin''s place, sat beside him and asked what important thing Sun Bin was looking for him. Sun Bin took Pang Juan''s hand and said, “My dear brother, I''m sorry.”


    Pang Juan was stunned, “Sun Bin, where do you start, did I do something wrong?”


    Sun Bin shook his head back and forth, “I won''t hide it from My dear brother, I wasn''t going to pass on The Art of War to anyone, including you My dear brother ......”


    Pang Juan pretended to be generous and said, “I know, my younger brother knew that Sun Bin had told me earlier that it was Mr.Guigu''s intention, and that my younger brother had no extravagant hopes for The Art of War.”


    “I''ve changed my mind now,” Sun Bin said seriously, ”I''m going to pass on The Art of War to My dear brother.”


    Pang Juan shook his head back and forth, “No, you''re going against your master''s orders, heaven will punish you!”


    Sun Bin said frankly: “Heaven won''t punish me because The Art of War doesn''t belong to me or Mr.Guigu, as a soldier, neither of us has a reason to let The Art of War come to me, it''s our responsibility to let this rare book of war be passed on.”


    Pang Juan thought Sun Bin had a point but said he still couldn''t accept it, saying “Mr.Guigu is too shrewd and knows divination, you can''t hide it from him, he''ll definitely blame you when he finds out. Little brother has always put love and justice first, if for a art of war to let brother Sun aggrieved, little brother would rather life-long regret. Brother Sun, listen to my little brother, it''s better to follow Mr.''s instructions.”


    Sun Bin was moved by Pang Juan''s words and asked, “My dear brother, let me ask you, can one use The Art of War well without being a brilliant soldier?”


    “Cannot.”


    “In the world today, which other soldier can surpass you and me?”


    “None that I''ve heard of.” Pang Juan shook his head.


    Sun Bin stroked his leg and said, “I asked the physician who showed me my leg, and the physician told me that even if I can walk, I can''t drive a car to conquer ......”


    Pang Juan quickly said, “If this physician is not skillful, my little brother will find you another ......”


    Sun Bin waved his hand, “That physician said that there is no better physician in the world than him, and I asked Miss Zhong Liqiu to ask others, and they all said the same thing.”


    “Don''t believe them, they''re not telling the truth.”


    “Tell me the truth, is the physician who showed me my leg the best physician in the world?”


    Pang Juan answered affirmatively, “No.”


    Sun Bin asked again, “Do you dare to swear to heaven?”


    Pang Juan was silent for a moment and said, “Ok, I''ll tell the truth, he is indeed the best physician and was hired by me with a lot of money ......”


    Sun Bin sadly said to Pang Juan, “Since I can no longer drive in battle, what''s the point of keeping Sun Tzu''s Art of War empty?” His tears were turning in his eyes, but he tried his best to hold them back and said with a straight face, “Therefore, I can only pass on the Art of War to you, My dear brother ...... and only you, a warrior of the same caliber as me, will not dishonor the Art of War.” Sun Bin emotionally held Pang Juan''s hand, “My dear brother, you say, if I tell this to Mr.Guigu, what other reason would he have to not let me pass the Art of War to you?”


    Pang Juan''s heart snickered with joy, the Sun Tzu Art of War he had longed for was about to arrive. He pressed down his excitement and with tears in his eyes, he got up and knelt down in front of Sun Bin, swearing, “Brother Sun, I will never degrade your expectations, and I will definitely make The Art of War of Sun Tzu powerful in the world!”


    After saying that, Pang Juan bowed and saluted Sun Bin.


    Note: “Smile and hide the dagger” is the tenth of the Thirty-six Stratagems, which means that the surface is friendly, but there is a hidden killing opportunity. Pang Juan is trying to get “The Art of War” by hiding a knife in a smile and framing Sun Bin. To know how Sun Bin got out of the danger, please read the next installment: “Feign Madness but Keep Your Balance”.