King of Qi, Did You Think a Thousand Years of Marriage Ties Would Let You Stay Unscathed?

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News that Qin State had destroyed the Zhou Royal House spread in every direction. All that remained of the Zhou house now was Luo State, which possessed King Yu's Nine Tripods.

The curtain would finally fall on the thousand-year-old Zhou State.

The blue sky looked freshly washed, without a cloud for ten thousand miles.

Holding sabers, spears, swords, and halberds, the Qin Army slowly entered Luoyi, a city renowned throughout the world of All Xia for a thousand years.

The smoke of war was cleared away, the scarlet blood washed clean, and the bodies hauled away and burned.

Atop Luoyi's walls, Bai Qi stood with his hands behind his back, the wind whipping and his robes fluttering ceaselessly.

Although the Son of Heaven of Zhou had resisted with extraordinary ferocity, the final outcome would not change.

Qin State's decision to attack Zhou had naturally not been an impulsive act of revenge.

First, Luoyi was the largest city on the vital route of Qin State's eastward advance.

The lands of Han and Wei west of Luoyi had already been fully annexed.

Whether Qin State next wished to attack Han or Wei, Luoyi's presence posed an enormous threat to its supply lines.

Second, with King Yu's Nine Tripods moved to Zhao City in Luo State, the Zhou Royal House scarcely possessed anything the feudal rulers coveted anymore.

Attacking the feeble Zhou Royal House would provoke less alarm than the Qin Army marching out of Hangu Pass again.

The more mature Bai Qi had now reached the pinnacle of his abilities.

He was waiting for news from Zhao State. Once Zhao State dispatched troops, Qin State would respond, then strike Han and attack Chu, weakening all three states of Han, Wei, and Chu.

What was the key to victory in Qin State's