The city wall of Chinston City caught the pale light of four o'clock in the afternoon, deepening the chill of the snowy plains.
Trudging along the path, the entire edge of the city wall was still covered with a thin layer of white snow. This long-lived silvery coat brightened the patterns of the stone bricks in the daylight.
The meeting between Lanci and a group of lords was almost over.
By making final arrangements tomorrow on matters only he, as governor, could accomplish, he would leave the Xue Yuan Province and head for the more distant North Border Province.
"Speaking of which, I did hear about the investigation team that arrived from the imperial capital with regards to Professor Mei Qi's case," Lanci said, turning to the city-state lords with a question. "I'm a bit curious about what they said specifically to you which led you to misidentify me."
The expressions on the lords' faces suddenly became awkward.