After listening to Hao Qi's four reasons—none of which actually explained why he gave up on killing one of the dragons—several people present fell into deep thought once they considered them as a whole. Lan Linger was the first to react. Thinking as she spoke, she said, "Brother Hao Qi, I think I understand why you did that. Were you trying to create a misconception for those six dragons?"
"Yes, to create a misconception," Hao Qi nodded and admitted.
A few people suddenly wore looks of sudden realization, but more of them still did not understand. They looked at Hao Qi with strange expressions, and Lan Linger explained on his behalf: "Our situation right now is truly desperate. The death toll has been counted: from that single battle alone, nearly ten thousand people died—over nine thousand six hundred, including four Inner Qi Realm martial artists. And that's only because four of the Peak Storm-rank dragons pursuing us left midway. Had that not happened, there's a chance we would have been completely wiped out across all four defense lines."
Chapter 329