173: Hero! Chen De's promise!

Seeing this, the leader was instantly scared witless.

He turned his head again and saw a young man appear beside him.

They were very close, almost face to face.

After seeing the clothes on Chen De's body, he was about to make a move.

But Chen De had already grabbed him by the neck with one hand, performed soul-searching, and then threw him aside.

Then, Chen De turned to look at the group of handsome men and beautiful women who were being chased.

As Chen De expected, these people looked at Chen De as if they had seen a ghost.

They all showed an expression even more terrified than before.

Some people, who had managed to feign calmness in front of the previous group, could no longer remain calm now.

Without exception, they all knelt down, pleading with Chen De.

They didn't ask to live, only for Chen De to give them a quick end.

Chen De, of course, knew where their fear came from; it was naturally because of this Inner Sect Disciple's attire.

However, in their eyes, what Chen De wore was not that of an Inner Sect Disciple.

To make it seem more significant, in their eyes, Chen De's attire was that of a Core Disciple.

It seems that Qiu Xian Hall's status on this continent is indeed not low.

To make a group of people react with such intensity, whether it's for a good reputation or a bad one, is quite remarkable.

Unfortunately, they encountered Chen De, who had to turn any bad reputation into a good one.

For the sake of his moral image in everyone's hearts, Chen De immediately began to comfort them.

He gave them some healing items and some food he carried with him.

Chen De told them that he was sent from above.

Regarding what happened here, those people had actually deceived the higher-ups.

What the higher-ups wanted to build was a kind, beautiful, and righteous world.

But because of the selfish desires of those people, it had turned into this.

Now, it was because they had heard of the suffering and unfair treatment they endured here.

These human tragedies had enraged the higher-ups.

Chen De was immediately dispatched to investigate and change all of this.

Therefore, Chen De's purpose in coming here was to help them.

Didn't he just arrive and already eliminate those who were chasing them?

It was because these people were aiding evil and committing wrongdoing.

Such people, no matter how many die, would only benefit this world.

And now, Chen De was going to crush Li Canghai's evil deeds and restore a bright and just world for them.

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And so, Chen De spoke eloquently to the crowd, constantly describing the vision of the future.

Yes, Chen De had lied again, a benevolent lie!

After all, these people's eyes were filled with despair, and Chen De did this to help them gather courage.

However, Chen De's words, along with his friendly and gentle demeanor, made the crowd believe him somewhat.

Moreover, given his strength, even if he wanted to do something to them, they would be powerless.

So, Chen De took the opportunity to invite them to join him in punishing Li Canghai.

But as soon as he said this, the crowd fell silent.

Not quite believing Chen De's words was one aspect; years of oppression had made them fearful, which was another.

Seeing this, Chen De immediately encouraged them, saying, "Don't worry, I came this time specifically to deal with that Li Canghai.

The subordinates he had that I've eliminated are enough to show my determination.

Furthermore, if any of you don't want to go, you are free not to, and I will absolutely not stop you.

Bringing you along is only so you can personally witness your great revenge being exacted; there is no other purpose."

As soon as he said this, some people immediately chose to leave.

Chen De did not stop him, just let him leave from there.

The crowd saw that Chen De really let the person go and indeed did not make any moves.

They couldn't help but trust Chen De even more, which made some who had originally wanted to leave decide to stay.

But Chen De still gave them some time to make their decision carefully, without any hint of coercion.

After a while, only a few people chose to leave.

Because everyone among them, without exception, had a blood feud with Li Canghai.

Some had their clans or tribes wiped out, some were the sole survivors of their families, some lost children, some lost parents or siblings...

Such hatred, if there was no opportunity before, then so be it; of course, they would run as far as possible.

But now that there was an opportunity, they naturally wouldn't miss it.

They absolutely had to see how this Li Canghai would die.

Chen De immediately expressed his agreement with their thoughts.

Because Chen De's purpose in coming here was to help them better.

Seeing that everyone had made their decision, Chen De led them to Li Canghai's stronghold.

Chen De was also very happy to see that the people who were supposed to follow him had been filtered out.

Because this represented that Chen De always stood on the side of justice.

All of this was for justice!

So Chen De solemnly promised, "I promise everyone today that I will definitely eliminate Li Canghai and give everyone an explanation."

"Good!"

The beautiful women all said, "You are our hero!"

"Hero!"

"Hero!"

"Hero!"

And so, Chen De became immersed in himself amidst the shouts of "hero."

Amidst everyone's support, he advanced towards Li Canghai's location.

However, even in this situation, Chen De did not forget his good deeds.

He quietly released a little black liquid in the direction of the few people who had just left, chasing after them.

Chen De was worried that they might not reach their destination safely, so he specially arranged for this black liquid to accompany them on their journey.

It was also a way of showing acquaintance, to escort them once.

Along the way, Chen De led them and encountered many people who were out to capture others.

But seeing them following behind Chen De and Chen De's attire.

They dared not act rashly and even showed goodwill to Chen De.

Some beautiful women, seeing Chen De's easygoing nature and that he never put on airs, boldly started conversing with Chen De.

"Sir, why don't you eliminate these lackeys who aid evil that you see on the way?"

Chen De, being very kind, patiently answered the questioner, "Firstly, Heaven has the virtue of cherishing life; unless absolutely necessary, I am unwilling to take their lives.

Secondly, if I were to act on my own now, what if Li Canghai found out and escaped beforehand?

Then, we would find an empty space; we would be in the open, and they would be in the dark, and you all would be in danger."

Upon hearing this, everyone agreed that it made perfect sense.

Strike the snake at its seven inches, capture the king first to catch the thieves.

As long as Li Canghai was eliminated, wouldn't the remaining small fry be easily dealt with?

And so, everyone believed Chen De's explanation and continued to rush towards Li Canghai's location.