Arrival at Chen City (A humble plea for your monthly tickets)

A royal-city-class city... Chen City.

The Great Qin Empire had originally designated the Chen City region as a county-level territory called Chen County. In fact, it had been the site of the Chen State during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States eras, and Chen City had been its capital.

After the Chen Sheng and Wu Guang Uprising, their power had expanded wildly. Once they proclaimed themselves kings, they established their capital in Chen County and expanded Chen City, soon raising it to royal-city class.

Now, across this boundless royal-city-class city, figures crowded the hundred-zhang walls that towered into the clouds. Banners stood in forests, and cold gleams dotted the walls like stars in the night sky, leaving not a single blind spot.

Generally speaking, royal-city-class cities were so immense that fully defending their walls was almost impossible. The number of troops required was simply terrifying.

Yet Chen City had done it!

Countless soldiers covered the walls. One could only imagine the staggering number of troops gathered inside Chen City!

That day.

The gates of the heavily guarded Chen City stood wide open. Soldiers poured from the southern gate like a tide, their formations stretching more than ten li into the distance.

Even more sensationally, Hidden King Chen Sheng, Acting King Wu Guang, and renowned generals Wu Chen, Zhou Shi, Shao Ping, Han Guang, Wei Jiu, and others had all gathered at the southern gate and gone more than ten li out to welcome their guests.

For a time, Chen City seethed with excitement and speculation.

Having all the leaders of the Zhang Chu Faction appear together was already an exceptionally grand reception, yet they had even gone more than ten li out to meet their guests.

What sort of formidable figure could deserve such treatment?!

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