"Deceiving Heaven to cross the sea? What a joke, there's no need for an official like me to stoop to such measures." Yang Tinghe scoffed and looked around at the civilian and military officials and voiced loudly, "I have been studying since young, later became a scholar, and then served as an official in the Imperial Academy. For decades, I have hardly ever left Tiandu on my own. How could someone have impersonated me?"
His speech was firm and righteous, reminding many officials of Yang Tinghe's years of public service, a record that was indeed beyond reproach.
Pei Xuanjing shook his head and said, "Impersonate? I never said anything about impersonation."
Upon hearing this, many people looked at Pei Xuanjing with unfriendly eyes.
Pei Xuanjing continued, "Why the need for a replacement? The Grand Scholar, Yang Tinghe, is the Blood Demon Sect Master, and the Blood Demon Sect Master is Grand Scholar Yang Tinghe. They are the same person. There's no question of replacement."
