A city in the southeastern provinces...
Zhou Fu'an bid farewell to his family, slung his pack over his back, and stepped onto the street. He saw other clansmen emerging from their homes just as he had.
Warriors flowed together like droplets merging into a river, gradually gathering into a massive force.
Today, Patriarch Jing was mustering troops and dispatching the clan's elite northward to aid Northern Profound Zhou.
Northern Profound Zhou and Southeastern Zhou were two blossoms born from the same branch, their flesh and blood intertwined. The heads of the two clans were half-brothers born of the same father.
Since the Wu people had ravaged the six northern provinces and oppressed the Human Race, Southeastern Zhou had stepped forward without hesitation, extending a righteous hand in aid. Every so often, they gathered vast numbers of people and sent them north. Zhou Fu'an's Father was an Attendant of the Zhou Clan Western Sect. Having earned merit, he had been granted the Zhou surname and become a member of the Zhou Family. From Zhou Fu'an's generation onward, they too were Zhou Family members.
Though still young, he had already reached Strong Martial Mountain Triple Heaven and was one of the promising elite seeds of his generation.
Clan Head Zhou Ding had been raised at North Zhen North Ge's side since childhood. Their bond surpassed that of father and son. The female Wu Saint King had killed Duke Niu of North Zhen North Ge, and Zhou Ding bore an irreconcilable, sky-shattering hatred toward her.
Furthermore, Northern Profound Zhou's clan head, Zhou Xin, was his younger brother. Sending aid was naturally a duty he could not refuse.
Over the years, countless clansmen had been sent north. Even though many never returned, the flow had never ceased.
This was no small burden for Southeastern