C1181 Deity!
Zhouyang ultimately spared the three yellow-haired brothers.
There was no particular reason for his leniency. Zhouyang had reached such an elevated status that he simply couldn't be bothered to squabble with the likes of them.
What was there to squabble over, anyway?
They were just a group of people too weak to be of any consequence. True, they were of ill character and a blight on society