The three young men discuss the meaning of "affection," which they think contains "dao intent" . Senior Brother Long says that the word is a "simple ordinary word" , and that he would rather "destroy it quickly" than let it linger on. He thinks that if he were to pursue the art of calligraphy, he would achieve something "special." However, he feels that he is competing with the other three for the same skill, so he decides to destroy the word. He wonders if there is "something mysterious" in the word, and worries that the young man is already immersed in "the sword intent" of the word