"... How did you know?" Jiaoqiu, slightly surprised. "Hmph, my cunning isn't deep enough."
"This is amazing! Is this the Xianzhou Medicine?!"
"How despicable, [my] doctor!"
Xing and March 7th spoke at the same time, but their evaluations differed.
"Don't compare this guy to us," Lingsha cautioned.
Jiaoqiu still smiled. "You call it 'despicable,' but I call it 'efficient.'"
"Um... Jiaoqiu and Sister Priest, isn't this a bit inappropriate? Shouldn't we be more open and honest... or maybe we shouldn't do this?"
"Huh? You don't agree? But it's too late now, Moze has already taken care of it."
"Were you looking down at your phone just now while arranging for Moze...? Are all the Yaoqing people this efficient?!"
March 7th exclaimed, "This is Yaoqing speed!"
"Oh dear, it's time for the final battle! Hurry up and fight Mr. Scott to the death! I have other matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now."
Jiaoqiu quickly left the scene.
"He ran away! Oh no, what do we do...?"
"Sigh~ What's done is done, Miss March 7th, we have no choice but to proceed."
"Don't worry, we'll do everything we can to save Scott. Hopefully he'll be alright."
Immediately afterwards, Lingsha and Bailu also left.
"Hey... wait, pastor, aren't you going to say anything to us?"
Seeing Saileni standing there, Star and March 7th both turned to look at her.
"Reverend Qili is indeed a healer... Of course, I would never resort to such underhanded tactics as Mr. Jiaoqiu."
"Um... then why were you whispering to him just now?"
"Of course, it's about exploring the mysteries of medicine."
Saileni said without batting an eye, which made March 7th and Xing even more certain that the idea of giving laxatives was definitely hers!
The fact that they were given laxatives... made perfect sense the moment they heard it was done by the [ Church of Eternity ].
Meanwhile, Aurum Alley
To be among the first to enjoy the latest gossip, Silver Wolf and Ye Yan moved here yesterday.
"Isn't this a bit too early?!"
Silver Wolf's lips twitched; this idea was even suggested by Ye Yan.
"It seems like one of the shadow guards just appeared and gave Scott some crucial item. It's a bit suspicious... Should we follow him and check it out?"
"What ever."
Ye Yan sipped his milk tea. To allow his Church's pastor and Xing and the others to get along well, he thoughtfully vacated the milk tea shop.
However, there's a reason why the entire Church leadership was mobilized except for Saileni... even Botenis was brought along.
It's important to know that before the appearance of that nameless Acting Priest, the most likely candidate to become the next Church priestess was Saileni.
But the girl possessed the same excellent [ Eternity ] virtues as Ye Yan, so she chose to leave the opportunity to those who were prepared.
Of course, this is definitely not what is meant by isolation... You could say that Saileni isolated them, after all, a girl who could come up with the idea of giving her own colleague laxatives to cause trouble, even if you asked [ Elation ] Aha to come over, it wouldn't make a difference.
Ye Yan was quite looking forward to her facing off against Scott, but it seemed... the girl wasn't very interested.
Sigh, there's nothing I can do but let Hoolay experience the unique hospitality of the [ Church of Eternity ].
Shortly afterward, Scott and March 7th arrived almost simultaneously, the atmosphere tense and ready to erupt at any moment.
"Ah, it's the much-anticipated pre-match trash-talking session."
Silver Wolf blowing Lil' Twist Bubble Gum – this classic dialogue is definitely worth listening to.
"Look, isn't this our heroine, March 7th?"
Seeing March 7th arrive, Scott was filled with barely suppressed excitement. The time had finally come for him to avenge himself and make a name for himself in one battle!
"Hmph, I'm not hiding or lying down. You've issued the challenge, so I'll come and accept it."
March 7th held [ Slippery Slime ] and [ Hacker-Modified Milk Tea ] in his hands, ready to drink them at any moment.
"... But I just have a question, why did you have to choose Aurum Alley? There are quite a lot of tourists here, it wouldn't be good if someone got accidentally injured."
"Why is it called Aurum Alley? You know best yourself!"
Scott was furious, yet he asked the question he already knew the answer to! He had suffered unimaginable setbacks in his career here, setbacks he would never forget.
"Isn't this the place where he imitates barking like a dog?"
"I can't deny that I'll never forget what happened that day. I deliberately came to Aurum Alley because I wanted to bring back all those folks who mocked me back then."
They'll be surprised. "Oh?! That Scott from before is back again? What's he up to this time?"
"They will see Scott, who was publicly humiliated back then, return to Aurum Alley and redeem himself."
Scott gritted his teeth, he couldn't wait any longer. "I have to make sure the people of this village understand clearly, the one behaving like a little beast here today isn't me, it's you—!"
"Too narrow-minded. And did you choose the wrong target for revenge?"
"No, my revenge is for the entire Aurum Alley!"
"... But what does your revenge in Aurum Alley have to do with bullying the Sleepless Earl, who is just a young proprietress?" March 7th didn't understand.
Mentioning " The Sleepless Earl " reminded Scott of his verbal sparring with Qingque a couple of days ago, a defeat he suffered decisively.
" Shut Up—!" He put his hands on his hips and said righteously, "I have my own principles. I don't want to be trapped in the shadow of Aurum Alley for the rest of my life! Do you think I'm some kind of beggar from the company?"
"I've endured this for so long, waiting for this opportunity! I want to prove myself, not to show off how great I am, but to tell everyone in Aurum Alley that what I've lost, I will definitely take back!"
"Let me tell you, a brave man just secretly approached me and encouraged me to bravely overcome the March 7th and avenge the people of Aurum Alley."
"Not only that, he also gave me and my brothers a big pot of medicinal soup, so that after we drank it, we would be full of energy to deal with you."
March 7th froze, having originally intended to advise Scott to win back his dignity honorably.
"Haha~ That really is... a chivalrous and warm-hearted warrior..."
"Have you finished drinking?" Xing was more concerned about this.
"Of course I finished it all. That medicinal soup was absolutely delicious! I never expected to find such a comforting soup in Luofu, a place known for its cold-hearted people. It was truly unexpected."
Scott looked up and sighed, but not forgetting his business, he snapped his fingers, and the company's mechs instantly surrounded Star and March 7th.
"I've investigated. You're just a newbie who's only been learning swordsmanship for five days. You think you can defeat my invincible mecha? You're dreaming!"
"Alright, enough talk. Brothers, let's go! Let the medicinal soup carefully prepared by the people give us even more strength! We absolutely cannot lose!"