Only after Spirit Hall's ambushers had truly withdrawn did the scene of the entire world seem to be paused, freezing completely still.
All the noisy sounds of battle, the clangor of blades meeting at close quarters, and even the wind lingering around them suddenly vanished.
"After watching this farce, what do you two think?"
At that moment, Quan Yi's voice once again flowed into the minds of Quan Li and Dugu Bo.
After seeing this assault end in such a hasty fashion, the two looked at each other, unable to answer Quan Yi's question at once.
After a long silence, Quan Li was the first to reply. "Overall, this attack made a lot of thunder but very little rain.
"Even with such a large force dispatched, the whole attack looked like child's play.
"They fought for so long, but neither side suffered many casualties."
Quan Yi neither agreed nor disagreed.
At this moment, Dugu Bo spoke up and continued, "No. The reason this act looked like a joke was all because Big Brother served as a powerful deterrent.
"On top of that, Big Brother and Quan Yi's blood relation made them afraid to push too far and expose Spirit Hall's identity.
"And once this secret operation of theirs was exposed, "for Spirit Hall's reputation, they would be bound to wipe out everyone present.
"But if they did that, they would force out the Titled Douluo protecting Xue Qinghe.
"So they had no choice but to withdraw."
Dugu Bo himself had not followed the convoy as Xue Qinghe's guard. He had done it entirely to help Quan Yi, secretly following the convoy in a personal capacity.
The only ones who knew he was hidden within the convoy were Quan Yi, Huo Wu, Quan Li, and Yun Qiong.
Even Xue Qinghe himself