Though Pei Yan's mocking words were unpleasant, they also set the boundaries for this incident. No matter the final result, neither side would expand the conflict to involve unrelated people from the two planes. Once he finished speaking, both sides formally entered a state of war.
In this regard, the three major councils maintained the etiquette that an ancient plane should have and did not launch a surprise attack after falling out. The five envoys who came to negotiate withdrew to their own camp, giving the investigation hall plenty of time to prepare for the attack. On the other hand, the three plane envoys who came to observe the contest also wisely left their camps because their location happened to be the battlefield where the two armies were confronting each other, choosing to leave to avoid involvement, hiding their presence in the void and continuing to observe the development of the situation.
