The moment Daoist Zhong Jia and Daoist Yu Yue made this decision, they conveyed their thoughts to the others. In that brief instant, another person was slain by Zhang Yu's Fate Seal avatar.
Only they and Cui Ziyin and Lai Fengming remained on the field—exactly the four who had survived last time. Yet while they had managed to escape then, this time there was nowhere to flee.
After hearing the transmission from the two, Cui Ziyin and Lai Fengming voiced no objection, tacitly accepting it.
Clearly, if they refused, their fate would be to die beneath Zhang Yu's sword. Yet Zhong Jia and Yu Yue might still survive. If they all perished together, so be it—but why should they die while those two lived? Thus, they chose compromise as well.
Seeing that the other two shared their view, Zhong Jia and Yu Yue dared not delay further. In another moment, everyone on the field would be slaughtered by Zhang Yu.
They therefore transmitted to Zhengqing and Zhang Yu, "You two, please cease. We are willing to submit to your side."
To show their sincerity, they relinquished control of the treasures in their hands, adopting the appearance of leaving themselves entirely to Celestial Xia's disposal.
Hearing the transmission from the other side and seeing their actions, Zhang Yu did not hasten to strike again.
Celestial Xia had already taken control of the situation. He could slay these people whenever he wished. Thus, he gave instructions below, having Fang Jinglin and the others come forward with the Fate Seal avatar to first bring these people under control.
The four, Zhong Jia and the rest, indeed made no further calculations. They honestly gave up resisting and allowed all manner of suppressive talismans to be applied to them.
Yet none of these were measures