This chapter's epigraph comes from a famous poem by the English poet Lord Byron, who wrote, "I am not a poet, but a beggar. I am a beggar who has been beaten by a man who is a disciple of mine." The poem is a reference to Long John Silver, a famous disciple of the Ming dynasty, who was beaten down by a disciple named Ming-Long. The poem describes Silver's humiliation at the hands of Long, who is considered to be a "humiliating loser" by his fellow disciples. Long's father and grandfather are powerful members of the ruling Ming family, and they will likely blame Long for the beating. Long is considered a "top master" among the disciples, and his father is the general of the clan. Long will be blamed, and the Ming family will blame Long. Long promises to