Zhang Yu heard those words, and the aura stirring around him paused slightly. The sword light, too, held fast without striking. His stated reason for coming to Origin Capital's mountain gate this time was Daoist Zhan Kong, so he had to preserve this man's dignity.
If he acted without regard for anything else, he could certainly do so, but it would run contrary to Daoist Zhan Kong's wishes. That would amount to taking the initiative to break their agreement, and who knew what further complications it might bring.
If it instead allowed Ren Yinping to seize authority over the Origin Capital Mysterious Diagram, that would be even more improper.
Though Daoist Zhan Kong had been imprisoned within the formation restrictions, what truly bound him was likely only himself. Thus, he had been watching the battle all along, prepared to find a way to help Court Executor Wei and Zhang Yu escape should anything go awry.
Yet he had not expected the situation to change so abruptly. Ren Yinping's Void Abode was shattered in one stroke, and the divine aura he had anchored there vanished entirely. If his worldly body were then slain, he would truly die. But Ren Yinping was, after all, his junior brother, and he could not bear to see him cut down at the mountain gate. He immediately spoke up to smooth matters over.
He urged Ren Yinping, "Junior Brother Ren, now that things have come to this, why do you not quickly bow your head and admit your guilt? Fortunately, there have been no casualties this time. If you acknowledge your error, I can still plead for you before the Court Executors of Celestial Xia."
Ren Yinping withdrew his gaze from the heavens.
He knew that once his Void Abode was broken, he had lost. It