Tiandu. The Cui Family Estate.
"Is this the man?" Cui Xichen pointed at Yan Xiangma, who was kneeling on the ground, and asked.
Several Great Wu officials stepped forward and surrounded the kneeling man in black, carefully examining him. One bearded official spoke up. "His appearance does bear some resemblance, and his age matches as well."
"That man claimed to be Yan Xiangma of Xifeng. He was the one who killed our Great Wu Crown Prince, Wu Lie."
"He was truly ruthless. Not only did he kill our Crown Prince Wu Lie, he also killed several thousand of our Great Wu border troops. His crimes are monstrous—utterly outrageous!"
General Wu Yi set down the teacup in his hand and carefully examined Yan Xiangma kneeling before him. Then he asked, "You are Yan Xiangma?"
"That is correct." Yan Xiangma raised his head to look at Wu Yi and answered solemnly.
"Have you ever been to Jinzhou of Great Wu?"
"I have not."
"You truly have never been there?"
A smile surfaced at the corner of Yan Xiangma's lips. "I would certainly like to see the scenery of Jinzhou, but recently I have been serving in Tiandu and have not taken a single step outside the city. Many people can testify to this. General Wu only needs to make a few inquiries to know the truth. I, Yan Xiangma, am no impostor."
"You find this amusing?" Wu Yi noticed the smile at the corner of Yan Xiangma's lips and spoke coldly.
"General, please calm your anger. That was not what I meant." Yan Xiangma hurriedly explained. "I was mocking myself. I serve as the Supervision Chief Historian of the Xifeng Empire. The empire is currently facing troubled times, so I have been in Tiandu all along, fulfilling my duties as Supervision Chief