As some guests grew dissatisfied with Captain Luo Yan's lateness, which had delayed the wedding, a voice rang out.
"Shut up!"
At once, countless gazes fell upon a small, frail old man.
The former principal of Hundred Battles Academy, Pan Renfeng.
Seeing that it was him, Liang Jian, who had been about to stand, smiled and sat back down.
Pan Renfeng glared at the guests who had been criticizing Captain Luo Yan and said,
"Luo Yan is a student our Academy taught. How he conducts himself—I know far better than you!"
"He absolutely isn't the sort of ungrateful person who forgets his roots!"
"Besides, he's a Dragon Rider. Do you know what that means? It means that while you're holding forth, he might be risking his life on some battlefield!"
"You don't know him at all. You don't understand what kind of person he is, yet there you are, discussing him as if you know everything."
"That's right, he has no relatives in Guangling, but that doesn't mean you can smear him however you please!"
"This old man will be the first to object!"
Xiao Shi also stepped forward and declared, "Captain Luo Yan graduated from our Academy. To us, every student is a child of the Academy."
"Without conclusive evidence, Hundred Battles Academy will never allow anyone to smear our students!"
Hearing Pan Renfeng fly into a rage, Di Zheng hurried out from backstage. Liang Jian briefly recounted what had happened.
After listening, Di Zheng nodded, indicating that he would handle the matter.
He then stepped forward and looked around at the many guests in the auditorium.
"I know some people here don't understand this child, Luo Yan, and have therefore misunderstood him."
"But like Principal Pan, I believe Luo Yan was delayed by something."
"I was the one