The city gates flanked the Three Qin; through wind and smoke, he gazed toward the Five Ferries.
A true friend may be found within the four seas; even at the ends of the earth, they feel like neighbors.
A true friend?
What was a true friend?
Some said that a terrifying opponent was often one's closest true friend, because only one's opponent understood one well enough. Was that not a true friend worthy of mutual respect?
Others said a true friend was like a lover one was in love with, yet distinct from a lover. Still, there was no denying that such a relationship was the most comfortable, pleasurable, and unforgettable.
Even a figure as notoriously fierce as the Black Wind Stronghold Master could not do without true friends. At this moment, he was on his way to find one.
Ying Nation.
Among the scattered and incomplete historical records of the Comprehensive Martial World, it was said that this Vassal State had not yet existed before the War of a Hundred Nations. At the time, the strongest nation was undoubtedly Qin. After Qin destroyed the six states, it sought to contend with the Sacred Dynasty and unite all Vassal States under heaven. Yet at the height of his power, Qin Shi Huang was defeated and grievously wounded in three moves by the Sacred Dynasty's Sacred Emperor. Qin then never recovered, while the Sacred Dynasty established its supremacy over the realm, set down its rules, and became the strongest nation above all Vassal States.
During that period, Qin Shi Huang's severe injuries left him near the end of his life. He invited alchemists from across the land to seek an immortality elixir, and an alchemist named Xu Fu answered the summons.
This man possessed extraordinary abilities. After studying fate and making