As the scenario continued playing out, Di Tou watched with a bit of amusement, and also a bit of uncertainty. Should he step in? The cultivator had indeed hurt the mortal, but all things considered, Di Tou didn't think anything had been unreasonable so far. Yes, it was a small fire spell, but it also hadn't been used offensively, but rather as a coat of 'armor' on his own person, only burning when the thug went out to grab him. Di Tou didn't think it was fair for cultivators to bully mortals, but he wasn't some purist who couldn't see the forest for the trees.
In this case, the cultivator's use of fire was no different from a man with a sword lashing out to defend himself. If there was anything to critique, it was the fact that the cultivator was 'playing games' with the mortals, and goading them into continuing to attack him, but all things considered, Di Tou felt like it was a fairly reasonable response.
