Although Chen Tang's scheming was known, Yeyuan Mountain was still relentlessly bitten by the golden zombie, its hatred firmly locked on him. The old man had no choice—if he wanted to get away, he had to find a scapegoat to take his place.
Otherwise, if the two elders from the Pi Clan withdrew after their battle, he'd be doomed. The golden zombie would chase him to the ends of the earth...
As for the two elders from the Pi Clan, they too were aware of Chen Tang's plans, but, like him, had no better options.
The golden zombie had already been lured to the Pi Clan Headquarters. Even with the combined strength of all four individuals, they still couldn't suppress it. Faced with this situation, if they didn't act fast, the Pi Clan alone would suffer in the end—likely resulting in the entire headquarters being destroyed by the rampaging zombie.
Of course, the main reason was that he simply didn't care.