Lan Ran was just about to answer when those two survivors started yelling, "Senior, you must not respond!" and "This monster's technique can kill instantly!"
After suffering the deaths of their companions, everyone knew that no matter what, responding to Split Mouth Woman's questions meant certain death; they said survival depended on not answering.
With this thought in mind, you decided not to answer.
Seeing this, Knot chuckled inwardly, "You fell for it!" This was exactly why he'd left those two survivors alive! In reality, not answering would actually result in extra damage from the technique; it was a deliberate ploy to mislead you.
Turns out, your strength had indeed made him wary; Split Mouth Woman was his trump card. Now that the card had been revealed, it had to achieve something, hence the crafty trap set by this cunning master.
Being a master above first level, he could also be called a level zero, so he was a cunning zero! You were caught in a zero sandwich!
Damn!
