"Junior Brother Luo, watch your words... I've interacted with Junior Brother Bai several times. I know his character well. He is by no means a coward."
Pei Dongyong stood up. As a veteran Mid-Stage Foundation Establishment Elder, his words carried some weight.
"Perhaps he ran into some trouble on the way here. A delay of a day or two is perfectly normal."
Pei Dongyong knew very well that Luoo Qiuzhen hadn't just brought this up casually; he had long been prepared to make trouble.
The Elders who chimed in to support the attack were either motivated by jealousy or were part of the Talisman Hall's faction.
Bai Zichen had risen too quickly. He was young, had a good disposition, and his future was limitless.
There would always be people with ulterior motives who wanted to see him stumble.
Furthermore, his relatively close ties with the Law Enforcement Hall's faction had also made the other side wary.
