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Chapter 140 - 56: Having exerted effort, one still endures a beating

Chapter 140: Chapter 56: Having exerted effort, one still endures a beating

If one could say that the first round was only about probing each other, after three rounds both Li Yu and Adelle had gauged each other’s strength quite thoroughly.

Next was the time for the bayonets to see blood, and during such a moment, whoever could surprise their opponent would tend to gain the upper hand.

Li Yu took the initiative to exert force, throwing out his trump card—comical Tom!

Tom wasn’t a patient per se; although his hair loss was indeed severe, he had never imagined there was a cure for his condition.

The main reason Li Yu chose him, besides the fact that among the medications he brought was finasteride, which could treat both benign prostatic hyperplasia and hair loss, was Tom’s identity as a member of the spectator crowd.

Although Li Yu did not know that the Silver Moon Church had dispatched thirteen top-notch physicians to deal with him all at once, he could guess that within six days, those behind the Female Priest would definitely investigate the group of patients gathered at Green Field.

Therefore, Li Yu decided to do the opposite and directly picked Tom, an ordinary passerby.

And now, his move was paying off.

When Adelle stood in front of the young mercenary, she obviously seemed a bit lost.

She softly asked Tom what was wrong with him, and he pointed to the top of his head, showing it to the Female Priest.

As a result, the Female Priest was immediately taken aback.

She instinctively looked towards Li Yu, her eyes as if saying, you can really make hair grow back?

Unfortunately, she could not see any expression on Li Yu’s face.

After some hesitation, Adelle ultimately chose to give up.

That was because she saw some of the Silver Moon Church’s priests skilled in medicine were also shaking their heads at her, clearly indicating they were out of ideas as well.

Thus, Adelle could only bow her head and whisper softly, "This condition... I cannot treat it."

Tom wasn’t too disappointed with such an answer; he just made an "oh" sound to indicate that he understood.

Even though he had just witnessed the miraculous face-off between Li Yu and Adelle, his heart was still very calm.

The reason was simple, no matter how powerful Pisya and the Double Rest Sect were, no matter how they could heal the sick and aid the injured, they probably wouldn’t bother with something trivial like his hair loss, so it was normal to not find a solution.

Tom had come with a just-try-it attitude in the first place.

Seeing that Adelle had given up, everyone’s gaze naturally refocused on Li Yu.

Ireya spoke up, "Prophet Merlin, according to the rules set before, now that Priest Adelle cannot treat the patient you selected, you will need to cure him yourself; if not, one patient must be deducted from your previously treated tally. How about it, can you do it?"

"I can," Li Yu said, "but to grow his hair back isn’t something that can be done overnight. I need some time."

"How much time do you need?"

"At least half a year before any results can be seen, I would say."

"Half a year, that long?" Miss Rabbit was taken aback by the comment, "Hm, but it seems there were indeed no time constraints set in the rules beforehand. So, we’ll see after half a year. You could first find an artist to make a portrait of him... so we can make a comparison later."

"No need for an artist," Li Yu interjected, "I have a way to produce a painting immediately, and I guarantee it will be lifelike."

"Really?" Ireya grew interested, "Oh, that’s right, you did make portraits for me and someone else before, but it seemed that they could only be viewed in your little metal box."

"This time I can leave the portrait on paper." After saying this, Li Yu found two guards and had them help move the iron chest in the room over.

Adelle instinctively felt something was amiss, but it was too late to stop it now.

Not only Miss Rabbit, even the onlookers around were clearly captivated by curiosity.

Not being able to see Tom’s hair grow out immediately, it was still nice to see how closely Li Yu’s promised lifelike portrait resembled the real thing.

Soon, the guard brought over the large iron trunk from Li Yu’s room, and Li Yu fiddled with it briefly before unlocking the small combination lock on top and taking out a Polaroid camera.

He positioned Tom, pressed the shutter, and before long, a photo was ejected from the top of the Polaroid.

Then, Li Yu also took a close-up of Tom’s head.

He showed both photos to Ireya, leading Miss Rabbit to exclaim repeatedly, "It’s so lifelike! No matter how many times I see this painting technique, it still feels magical!"

Li Yu then suggested, "Why not let the guard show it to everyone present as well?"

"Sure," replied Miss Rabbit quickly.

As long as it cost no money, the head of the Arias family was very forthcoming and immediately sent someone to give the nearby onlookers a treat with the pictures.

But when she turned back, she noticed her friend’s complexion had turned very poor.

Ireya paused, then asked with concern, "What’s wrong, are you too tired? After all, you’ve been competing for quite a while, why not take a break?"

"No need, I’m fine," the Female Priest managed a strained smile.

She had realized why she had felt a sense of foreboding earlier.

The Silver Moon Church had originally arranged this competition to strike at Li Yu and curb the recent influence of his Double Rest Sect preemptively, strangling this competitor in the cradle before it could fully develop.

But now, Li Yu was taking advantage of the Silver Moon Church gathering so many people in Green Field to flagrantly display the miracles of Saturday.

Recalling how Li Yu had agreed to her challenge without hesitation, almost eagerly, could it be that he had foreseen all that would unfold?

At this thought, the Female Priest shivered and looked at Li Yu with a hint of fear in her eyes.

The photo exhibition was a success; it caused quite a stir among the crowd as soon as it was displayed.

Everyone compared the Tom in the photos with the real person standing there; the shock was even more profound.

They had never seen a painting so lifelike in their lives, even more so because Li Yu had "painted" it in just a short moment without anyone seeing him lift a brush—truly astonishing!

Especially when combined with Li Yu’s previous displays of miraculous medicine, no one dared to underestimate the Double Rest Sect any longer, not even the followers of the Silver Moon Church, who could no longer treat the Foreign God known as Saturday as just a charlatan.

The thirteen Priests disguised as patients in the crowd, however, were now as pale as death.

Things had spiraled beyond their control. What was supposed to be exposure of a fraud had turned into myth-making; who could bear it, realizing that all their long preparations had inadvertently promoted the Double Rest Sect?

Having exerted themselves and even suffered blows, the Priests exchanged looks and all saw regret in their companions’ eyes.

Although Adele had performed well so far, earning the Church quite a bit of prestige, the problem was that the Church didn’t lack for that little bit of prestige in the Western Territory.

At that moment, the Priests reached a consensus: they couldn’t allow Li Yu to continue winning.

The lead Priest then signaled to Adele to start her counterattack!