143: Chen De’s new father?

Chen De, whose parents died when he was young.

He came here, and after much difficulty, he recognized a foster father, but it turned out to be someone with ulterior motives.

Yet, Chen De still forgave him and even avenged his death.

Later, Chen De became Feng Zhe's son, and Feng Zhe treated Chen De well.

He was indeed good; Chen De had nothing to say about that.

But his mistake was being too cruel to the people of Tianfeng City.

If Chen De hadn't accidentally gone out and witnessed the horrific scene, a living hell on earth.

Chen De himself wouldn't have believed that Feng Zhe, who had always doted on him, would do such a thing.

He looked so refined; truly, one cannot judge a book by its cover, nor measure talent by appearance!

With his cruel personality.

He truly didn't know how many wrongdoings he had committed in Tianfeng City over the years!

How many innocent people were implicated and harmed by him.

In the end, Chen De's conscience could not bear the condemnation of his own morality.

Who made Chen De the embodiment of great love, a saint, and the pinnacle of morality?

After much thought and repeated hesitation, in extreme pain, Chen De chose to uphold justice by sacrificing his kin.

No one knew how much Chen De struggled internally when he made that decision.

And no one knew how much pain Chen De felt after upholding justice by sacrificing his kin.

But he couldn't show it, because millions of residents of Tianfeng City were still watching.

Chen De could only force a smile.

Chen De would not resent anyone; he only resented himself.

Why didn't he discover all this sooner?

If he had discovered all this sooner!

Perhaps Feng Zhe wouldn't have had to die, and the residents of Tianfeng City wouldn't have suffered so much devastation.

But it was still good.

Chen De ultimately saw his good deed through to the end, taking them all to the most ideal place.

Even now, Chen De can clearly recall.

The smiles of hope, excitement, and new life that radiated on their faces as they stepped through the gates leading out of Tianfeng City.

Seeing these smiles, even though Chen De's heart was in immense pain.

He couldn't help but secretly think.

It was worth it!

However, Feng Zhe's death became an eternal pain in Chen De's heart.

Chen De was a person who knew how to repay kindness and would never do anything unrighteous.

Feng Zhe was so good to him, even if he wasn't Chen De's biological father in reality.

But over such a long time, his meticulous care would have melted even ice.

Whenever he thought of this, Chen De would be too choked with sobs to speak.

But now Chen De found that there seemed to be another opportunity for him to fulfill his filial duty before him.

Perhaps, even the heavens were moved by Chen De's filial piety.

Unwilling to see Chen De continue to be so sad, sorrowful, and downcast.

It specifically guided Chen De here, giving Chen De a chance to resolve and make up for his regrets.

To allow Chen De to truly and properly fulfill his filial duty once.

How could Chen De not know of such a painstakingly arranged plan by the heavens?

So be it!

Since that's the case!

He, Chen De, will accept it!

Suddenly, Chen De turned his head to look at Lei Ming.

...

Lei Ming stretched his muscles and bones and tidied his clothes.

From this moment on, he was Lei Ming.

The Thunder Howling Sky Dragon King was his father.

Given this, how should the matters here be handled?

The Thunder Howling Sky Dragon Clan's storage area had been robbed, so an explanation was definitely needed.

Chen De thought for a moment, and an idea already formed in his mind.

Anyway, he was already tainted, so a little more taint wouldn't hurt!

Thus, Chen De exited the treasury.

He went to a place relatively far from there, waiting for something.

Suddenly, with a loud bang, the treasury's location exploded.

Such a big commotion naturally alarmed many beings of the Thunder Howling Sky Dragon Clan.

"Something happened to the treasury!"

Someone, unknown, suddenly roared loudly.

Hearing this sound, Chen De paused briefly.

Then he immediately summoned the demon hands and led them towards the treasury.

"Who is it?"

"Who dares to lay hands on our clan's treasury?"

Chen De's voice arrived before he did.

"I saw it, it seems to be the Dragon Emperor's envoy, Yuan Chuan!"

When Chen De arrived, many Thunder Howling Sky Dragon Clan members had already gathered at the treasury's location.

Some of them, seeing Chen De's inquiry, informed him of the situation.

Among the newcomers, many were core figures of the clan.

Such as the Thunder Howling Sky Dragon Clan's Grand Elder Thunder Jin, Third Elder Lei Fang, Fifth Elder...

These were all Mystic Emperor Realm existences within the Thunder Howling Sky Dragon Clan.

Especially Grand Elder Thunder Jin, a Mystic Beast at the peak of the Mystic Emperor Realm.

In the entire Thunder Howling Sky Dragon Clan, apart from the Thunder Howling Sky Dragon King Lei Kan, he was the most powerful.

Originally, the leader who failed to inform the Thunder Howling Sky Dragon King could have gone to notify Thunder Jin.

However, Lei Ming knew in his heart what was going on.

He felt that it was just an act anyway, so there was no need to bring the Grand Elder into it.

He would go himself, and it would be fine when Thunder Kan returned.

The main point was to give an explanation to outsiders, not to actually cause any real trouble.

Seeing Chen De arrive, the demons all made way for him.

Walking up to Thunder Jin, he said, "Greetings, Grandfather!"

Thunder Jin, hearing this, looked at Chen De kindly, "Ming'er, you're here!"

Chen De nodded, "Yes, hearing such a loud commotion, I definitely had to come and see."

Then, Chen De looked at the ruins before him.

Following up, he continued to ask, "By the way, Grandfather, what exactly happened here?

I just heard someone say it seemed to be done by that Dragon Emperor's envoy, Yuan Chuan?"

Thunder Jin, upon hearing this, nodded with a solemn expression, "That's right, it was him!"

Chen De, however, looked surprised, "How is this possible?

As the Dragon Emperor's envoy, how could he do such a thing?

Could you all have been mistaken?"

Thunder Jin shook his head slightly, "There's no mistake, it was him, Yuan Chuan!"

Chen De, disbelieving, opened his mouth wide, "How could this be?

Then the things in our treasury must be..."

Thunder Jin looked at Chen De's expression, but could only offer a helpless bitter smile,

"The things in the treasury are not important; even if they're all gone, it doesn't matter.

The most crucial thing is the meaning behind this."

"The meaning behind this?"

Chen De repeated, puzzled.

Seeing that his grandson might be realizing something, Thunder Jin continued, "As the Dragon Emperor's envoy, daring to lay hands on the Dragon King's treasury, even the Dragon Emperor would never spare him!"

Thunder Jin stated emphatically, though his tone still held some worry,

"What I'm most worried about is that this matter isn't that simple.

If he was instructed by the Dragon Emperor, then it would be bad for us.

If he acted out of greed, then everything would make sense.

For example, the item the Dragon Emperor sent was not the ancient Dragon Beard Ginseng at all, but something else that he embezzled.

However, this possibility is too low.

Because if he dared to do that, the Dragon Emperor would absolutely not tolerate him.

Moreover, this matter absolutely cannot be hidden; the Dragon King personally going to meet the Dragon Emperor would reveal everything.

At that time, the entire Dragon Clan would not tolerate him; he would become a public enemy of the Dragon Clan.

So, what would be the point of him doing all this?"

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