The next day, the three men discuss the situation. They have recruited three men, including honglietao, to fight in the wind-and-cloud arena. Mr. Meng, the city lord, says that he has defeated hongtao by his sword intent, and that he did not use any skills learned from his master. The wind-breaker, Mr. Zhangzhong, thinks that the disciple of haoyang, who is not a rigid sword-pedant, should be a strong pedant. The three men decide to compete in a trade route competition at noon the next day.