On the walls of Qinsidun City, the pale light at four in the afternoon slanted down, and the chill of the snowfield deepened by the moment.
As they walked along the road, the entire edge of the city wall was still covered in a thin layer of snow. This silver-white cloak, which had not melted for a long time, made the patterns in the stone bricks appear even brighter beneath the sunlight.
Lanchi's meeting with the various lords was nearly coming to an end.
Tomorrow, he would finish the final matters that only he, as the governor, could handle. Then he would leave Snowfield Province and head farther north, toward the distant Northern Border Province.
"Speaking of which, through Professor Meiqi's incident, I heard that an investigation team came from the imperial capital. You also further mistook him for me because of the information those visitors from the capital revealed to you. I'm a little curious about exactly what they told you."
Lanchi turned around and asked the several city-state lords.
The lords immediately looked somewhat embarrassed.
After the final investigation, it turned out that Professor Meiqi was actually a cadre of the Ghost Party. He had once taught at the Protos Royal Magic Academy, but after resigning, he had gone to live in Box Mountain Province. Taking advantage of the current situation, the information gap, and his formidable ability to incite others, he had found an opportunity and nearly infiltrated Snowfield Province's inner leadership.
If Professor Meiqi had truly joined forces with Viscount Born and taken control of Snowfield Province, the consequences would have been unimaginable. They likely would have paid an irreversible price before ever having the chance to uncover the truth.
It could be said that on this matter, no matter how their governor punished them for