It has nothing to do with greed. After villagers learned about Li Chen's earth-shattering abilities, they harbored a glimmer of hope in their hearts.
They hoped that Li Chen could stay in Kalin Village.
If that were to happen, Kalin Village would truly have no more worries.
With such a powerful protector, what would Kalin Village still need to worry about?
However, they also knew that this was not realistic, so they only held on to a glimmer of hope in their hearts.
But they never thought that, at first, they were the ones who chased Li Chen away.
Although Li Chen never intended on staying originally. Even if he could stay, he would never again choose to do so.
These people, except for Cherie, never considered him someone worthy of trust from the beginning.
Even though such trust is intangible, when they abandoned Li Chen, Li Chen also abandoned them in his heart.
He set up a formation for Kalin Village only for Cherie's sake.