Ye Qingchen quickly adjusted his expression, displaying a look of slight confusion and bewilderment, as if he had no idea why the soldier would bring out this portrait.
Ye Qingchen deliberately squinted his eyes, pretending to carefully examine the person in the portrait, then shook his head, his tone carrying a hint of hesitation and ignorance, "Official, I truly haven't seen this person… We come from the countryside and mostly deal with crops, rarely entering the city, so we aren't very clear on things here."
He deliberately added a thick rural accent to his words, making himself sound more like an uneducated country bumpkin, completely unlike the heroic figure Ye Qingchen in the portrait.
Ye Qingchen's expression matched seamlessly, with slightly furrowed brows and a small downturn of the mouth, appearing completely ignorant of the situation in the city.
Xiao Xiao stood beside Ye Qingchen, seeing his performance, she immediately adjusted her own expression.
