Chen Jichuan spoke, his face revealing a look of shame.
This explanation, though fabricated with considerable effort, was false, but his expression was genuine.
He truly felt immense guilt toward Pei Ze.
Xu Tianfang could see that Chen Jichuan was sincere and shook his head, saying, "Filial piety is, of course, essential. But even if you couldn't return for a long time, you should have at least sent a message back."
"Disciple did have someone deliver letters back, but I don't know why Master and Senior Brother Pei didn't receive them."
Chen Jichuan said with frustration.
The distance between Shamen Island and White Jade Island spanned tens of thousands of miles, fraught with danger. Encounters with storms midway, resulting in lost letters, were entirely plausible.
No evidence remained to confirm this.
Xu Tianfang, too, couldn't definitively assert that Chen Jichuan hadn't sent letters back.
Putting it another way.
