That was why they trusted Great Qin so deeply—trusted that Great Qin would not lay a hand on them, trusted that Great Qin truly wished to be friends with them.
Before the grand ambition of imperial hegemony, there had scarcely been anything good from ancient times to the present. Zhao Fu also admitted that this was somewhat wrong, but Great Qin had to destroy them.
"City Lord! Bad news! A massive enemy force is attacking our city!" This urgent report sent the hearts of those city lords still clinging to hope plunging into the abyss.
Bright Eminence City was the first city Great Qin attacked. Its City Lord, Fang Yun, had the best relationship with Great Qin. Yet upon receiving the news, he hurried to the city walls and saw a sea of black outside. At least twenty city lords stood suspended in the air, radiating powerful auras.
Fang Yun's face was filled with bitterness. One wrong step led to wrong steps all the way down. If they had joined the regions in all four directions and attacked Great Qin together back then, things would not have ended like this.
Unfortunately, there were no ifs. When the strongest eastern faction had been destroyed, their ending had already been decided. In truth, they had still possessed a sliver of a chance to win then, but they had given Great Qin another two months to develop. Great Qin's strength had grown far too quickly; they were now completely no match for it.
"Brother Fang Yun! For the sake of our past friendship, I do not wish to kill a single person either. As long as you submit to me, you will remain the City Lord. You also understand that you have already lost!"
Looking at the grim-faced Fang Yun, Zhao Fu tried