In this scene, we learn that the three men are in the middle of a battle, and that one of them is using a spear as a weapon. The other two are using the pith sword, which is a type of sword that is lighter and easier to use than the shuriken. The two men are fighting, and one of the men is using the spear, while the other uses the sword. When the other man asks where the woman is, the man replies that he never expected her to stand up for him. He then tells the story of how he used the sword to "exhaust his qi" , which means that he is exhausted physically. The man then tells us that he was bribed to use the sword