At this point, another person mentioned a swordsman who had made a pact with two friends to wander the Martial World and uphold justice, only to abandon his comrades during a raid by bandits, resulting in one friend's death.
Now, whenever this person gets drunk, he mutters that his departed friends have achieved high status, far beyond their past, so he no longer sees them, little does he know how many times his rusted sword, which he once called the sword of chivalry, has been drawn from its sheath.
Later, another drinker brought up a peculiar incident involving a young master surnamed Li of a scholarly family, wealthy and infatuated with a dancing girl. He spent a fortune to win a smile from the beauty, but unfortunately prostitutes are heartless, and actors are without loyalty; the girl was taken by a high-ranking official and immediately threw herself into his embrace, giving no thought to her past love.