In this chapter, xia cheng and his brother, luo, discuss the sword monument, which they believe will allow them to win the love of xia's daughter, Lingcheng. They also discuss the fact that the sword is related to the ancient sword, which is believed to have come from the same ancestor as the ancient fang sword. Believing that he is destined to marry xia, Luo pretends to be a prince from a different country. He tells his brother that he has heard about the sword's connection to an ancient sword. He also tells him that if he succeeds in breaking the sword, he can marry Lingcheng and become her consort. Luo, however, is not interested in the idea of marrying Lingcheng, and he pretends that he does not belong to a particular dynasty. He explains that he lives in the mountains in seclusion all year round, and that his name is not associated with any specific dynasty. Worried that his brother will think he is an arrogant noob, he decides to break the sword in order to prove that he belongs to a different dynasty.