Qi Shan smiled bitterly.
"Just as Yan Cheng said, I have no direct evidence that he harmed anyone, but I also have no evidence proving I didn't harm Yuan Liang."
Especially since he was currently impersonating the real "Qi Shan."
Compared to "Yan Cheng plotted to kill Qi Shan and Tan Qu," "Tan Qu plotted to kill Qi Shan, stole his identity, and framed his classmate Yan Cheng" was far more convincing.
Shen Tang asked in confusion, "You didn't explain?"
Qi Shan instead asked her, "Who do you think would listen to my explanation? That the real me isn't Qi Shan, but Tan Qu! Tan Qu was merely the son of a straw sandal maker, born into poverty and low status. Everyone thought that alone gave him reason to murder his closest friend and take over his life!"
Even though the "Qi Shan" of that time had also been in a difficult position, he still had the foundation and good name passed down from his ancestors, setting him apart from ordinary people.
In the eyes of the world, these two could never have been friends as equals, much less regarded each other as brothers. And there was no way the noble one would leave his only chance at survival to the lowborn son of a straw sandal maker.
They even suspected that the straw sandal maker's son must have used some despicable means to bewitch the real "Qi Shan" and get where he was today, completely erasing all of Qi Bu Shan's hard study through the intervening years and the hardships of his academic journey...
Shen Tang: "..."
What kind of bizarre logic was that?
Qi Shan gave another mocking laugh. "Yan Cheng performed well in the first examination, while I was trapped in a secret realm and might as