When Zhang Yu saw that, aside from Court Executor Lin, who was overseeing the arrangements on the observation platform, Daoist Zhan Kong was also present, he went up and exchanged greetings with the two.
After the formalities were complete, Court Executor Lin said, "Guardian of Rectitude Zhang, our arrangements are more or less in place. We need only encircle and kill that evil god and the people from Upper Firmament Heaven. If Upper Firmament Heaven learns that they have been surrounded by us, they will certainly send people to rescue them.
"However, after looking into it, one of the three from Upper Firmament Heaven is unknown to us and seems to have attained the Way only recently. As for Cai Xun and Lian Qiang, the two of them have long been at odds with Lone Yang, Tian Hong, and the others.
"Yet Upper Firmament Heaven sent them here this time. Their intentions run deep, and they may well mean to use this chance to cut away dissidents. Thus, I judge that so long as Upper Firmament Heaven does not wish to wage all-out war with us, even if they send reinforcements, they will at most put on a show."
He paused, then said, "Originally, I intended to trouble Guardian of Rectitude Zhang with intercepting the reinforcements. But in light of this, that will not be necessary. I would instead ask Guardian of Rectitude Zhang to intercept and kill Lian Qiang and Cai Xun."
Zhang Yu was slightly surprised. "Since Court Executor Lin has already made preparations, and various fellow cultivators are going to encircle them, are they still unable to deal with those two?"
Court Executor Lin said, "Those two should be carrying a segment of an Azure Spirit Heavenly Branch. It can conceal their forms and let them escape.