Ch. 1011..1020

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He agreed to her unreasonable request and tolerated the fact that she robbed him mainly because she saved his life before. If anyone else did such things, he would have shown them no mercy.

“No way. I want it no!” Ruth said.

“Why you! Ruth Collins, I’m warning you. You better take the deal. If you continue to be this unreasonable, I will make sure that you never get your hands on the entire Mysterious Maiden Method no matter what you do!” He roared.

“But,” She hesitated when she saw the anger in his eyes.

She knew that Leon would have never put up with her if she did not save him and since he already agreed to give her the completed Mysterious Maiden Method in the future, there was no point for her to push Leon to the point where he lost his temper.

“Alright, then. It’s a deal. Don’t you dare go back on your words!” She said.

His expression eased. “Don’t worry. Since I’ve made you a promise, I intend on keeping it.”

“Okay. I’ll believe you! Dear Mister Wolf, I won’t keep you from resting, then! Good night and sweet dreams! “She beamed, before turning to leave.

“Sweet dreams? This feels more like a nightmare!” He massaged his temple with frustration.

Thankfully, he managed to send Ruth out and since they reached a consensus, Ruth should leave him alone

for a time.

In the following two days, Ruth stopped bothering Leon and even started taking care of Leon by changing his bandage and cooking for him, likely because she felt guilty for what she did.

Ever since Leon inherited the Mysterious Energy from his ancestor, he developed a superhuman recovery rate and soon recovered under the care of Iris and Ruth..

Everything returned to normal, except for Anson’s frequent visit to deliver bouquets and different gifts to Iris, only to be ignored by Iris.

In Gilbert’s perspective, he was content with how sincere Anson was and desperately wished Iris would leave Leon right away. However, Iris was in love with Leon and would not budge no matter what he said.

He wanted to change her mind, but there was nothing he could do.

One afternoon, since Leon fully recovered, Iris asked for his help to treat Albert.

Albert laid still on the bed inside his room while Leon sat by the bed to check on him..

Gilbert, Iris, Louisa and Ruth were all watching worriedly.

Iris, Gilbert and Louisa were all concerned about Albert’s condition and were all wondering if Leon could

cure him; while Ruth was merely there out of curiosity toward Leon’s skills.

After a while, Leon muttered, “How’s this possible?”

He reached out to touch Albert’s chest and Energy Sea Point, his expression darkening.

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“Leon, what is it? How’s my grandpa?” Seeing the look on his face, Iris’s heart sank.

“Iris, Elder Young is in a critical state. I think someone attacked him and damaged his central nerves connecting to his brain, which caused him to fall unconscious,” Leon explained.

When he first learnt that Albert fell sick, he assumed that Albert’s pre–existing illness resurfaced again. However, judging from the current condition, Albert was attacked.

“What?”

“T- That’s not possible!”

Both Gilbert and Iris were stunned.

They both thought that Albert’s pre–existing illness resurfaced again, like Leon did, and were shocked that Leon would say Albert was attacked instead.

“What do you think you are talking about? My father has been struggling with his health. You must have treated him in a way that left some kind of side effects back then, causing his pre–existing illness to resurface again! Yet now you are saying that he was attacked? What a joke!” Gilbert said angrily.

Albert was already in the Intermediate Overlord State before he fell sick and the Young Mansion was heavily guarded, so no one in the entire Springfield City could have attacked him from behind.

“Leon, could you be mistaken?” Iris felt that it was unlikely for Albert to be caught off–guard as well after listening to Gilbert.

“My diagnosis is right. I’m telling the truth! His illness hasn’t returned. He was attacked and not only did he suffer severe injuries in his chest area, the attacker even destroyed his Energy Sea Point,” Leon explained.

“What a load of lies! Leon, we’ve hired the Holy Doctor to treat Dad before and if Dad was really attacked, why wouldn’t the Holy Doctor know about it? I think that you’re lying through your teeth because it’s beyond your capability to treat Dad!” Gilbert sneered smugly as though he saw right through Leon.

“I’m not lying! I’ve seen all the medicine Graham prescribed for Elder Young and they’re all medication meant to heal injuries. If I’m not mistaken, Graham probably came to a conclusion that Elder Young was indeed attacked, but I don’t know why he didn’t tell you about it,” Leon said.

Indeed, as the most experienced and skilled doctor in Springfield City, Graham made the correct diagnosis, though he did not have the ability to cure Albert and could not warn the others as he was being threatened by Harold.

“You’re great at making things up, aren’t you? If you can’t cure Dad, just say so. Why bother giving all these excuses? Do you take me for a child you can easily fool?” Gilbert already decided that Leon lied and did not believe him at all.

“Leon might not be lying!” Iris said, her expression darkening when she remembered something. “Dad, did you forget?“

 

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“Back when the Holy Doctor saw Grandpa, he reminded me repeatedly to get Leon to look at Grandpa again. I was confused as to what he meant at the time, but looking at it right now, he might have certain difficulties. that prevented him from telling us the truth!”

Iris recalled the hesitant look on Graham’s face when he treated Albert and the more she thought about it, the more she realized that there was more to the story.

“Iris, it’s bad enough that Leon is running his mouth, why are you agreeing along?” Gilbert gaped at Iris.

“I’m not just agreeing along! Dad, the truth is right before our eyes. Can you stop being so stubborn?” She said angrily, “I was about to listen to Graham’s advice and call Leon over, and you were the one who stopped me! If you didn’t stop me, Leon would’ve cured Grandpa a long time ago and the two of us wouldn’t suffer this much!”

Gilbert was rendered speechless, because he knew that Iris was right.

If Leon’s diagnosis was accurate, he was extremely foolish for stopping Iris to call Leon over. Not only did his action stop Albert from getting treated at the best timing, his decision affected himself and Iris as well.

If Albert was cured, they would not be forced out of the family by Daisy.

Gilbert’s thoughts took a sharp turn here and said, “Iris, you can’t blame me for this. Even Leon himself said that Dad is in a critical state and he kept beating around the bushes. How can he cure Dad? It’s not like he can cure Dad even if I agreed for you to call him over back then!” Gilbert argued, refusing to admit to his mistakes.

“I did say that Elder Young is in a critical state, but I never said anything about not being able to cure him,” Leon said confusedly, not understanding how Gilbert would say such a thing.

“What?!”

“Do you mean to say that you can cure him?”

Both Gilbert and Iris were stunned in disbelief.

Based on Leon’s description of Albert’s condition earlier, Albert suffered tremendous damages to his nerves and his Energy Sea Point, so they assumed that there was no way that Albert could be saved, yet Leon said. that he could treat Albert.

“Yeah. I can cure him. It’s just going to take a lot of work,” He nodded, but was interrupted by Iris before he could finish.

“Really? I’m so glad! Leon, I knew you could treat Grandpa. I know you won’t disappoint me!” Iris leaped into Leon’s arms excitedly.

“Iris, don’t get so excited just yet. I can cure Elder Young, but his nerves have been damaged for far too long. and I’ll need a wild Panax that has grown for three hundred years or above to mend his nerves. That’s not something that comes easily, so that part might be challenging,” Leons said hesitantly.

The Panax was the king of all herbs and could treat illnesses related to one’s nervous system.

Any herb that grew for over three hundred years was already rare and since Albert’s condition could only be

treated with Panax, the treatment would be challenging.

“Here I thought that you can actually cure Dad. So you were just bluffing all along!”

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“The Shears are the biggest supplier for raw medical ingredients, so who else would have the ability to find a wild Panax that has grown for three hundred years? You might as well say that you can’t treat him!” Gilbert

scoffed.

Most of the herbs and raw materials for medical purposes were managed by the Shears and while other families might be able to obtain some, any herb that grew for hundreds of years was hard to come back.

Since Gilbert was denounced from the Youngs and lost everything, he could not obtain such a thing.

“That’s right! The Shears might have it!” Iris’s eyes lit up, “Leon, why don’t you visit the Shears and see if Cynthia can help get a wild Panax that has grown for three hundred years?”

Before Leon could say anything, Gilbert blurted out, “Iris, have you gone mad? Everyone in Springfield City knows that the Shears have turned their backs on Leon! You are sending him to his death if you send him to the Shears!” Gilbert gaped at Iris.

After what happened between Leon and the Shears, it was foresecable that Leon would be beaten and thrown. out to the streets if he dared to go to them, and there was not a doubt in Gilbert’s mind that Leon could never obtain the Panax from the Shears.

“Don’t be so sure just yet! Maybe Leon can do it!” Iris beamed.

She felt glad that she got Leon and Cynthia to make peace ahead of time. It was merely an act of kindness when she gave the two a chance, and it came back around to help save her grandfather.

Iris could not help but feel like everything happened for a reason.

“No way! Unless there’s a miracle, Leon would never get anything from the Shears!” Gilbert sneered.

“Is that so? Dad, let’s wait and see, then. I think Leon will get it!” Iris shot Leon a knowing look. “Am I right, Leon?”

“Um, I guess I’ll try,” He smiled sheepishly, not knowing if he would succeed.

After all, a wild Panax that has grown for three hundred years was rare and though the Shears might have. other herbs such as fleece flower roots that grew for that long, they might not have Panaxes.

“Keep dreaming! I look forward to seeing what you’re capable of!” Gilbert scoffed as he knew that it was unrealistic to think that Leon could obtain any help from the Shears.

Meanwhile, inside the president office in Cynthion Group, Cynthia sat in front of her desk and had her head buried in the papers before her.

“Damn you,

Leon! You haven’t even come to see me since you left the last time! Do you even care about me at all?” Frustrated, all the papers in front of her seemed to turn into Leon’s face that very moment.

She doodled on the paper, before tearing them off and tossing them onto the ground.

Since she was focused on the task in hand, she did not notice a figure slipping through the door to stand

behind her.

“Cynthia, are you drawing me?”

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“The eyes and the nose look way out of proportion, though. You’re kind of bad at drawings,” Leon said.

“Mind your own busi-” Cynthia was about to retort when she recognized Leon’s voice. “Leon? It’s you! Am I dreaming?”

Stunned, she jumped to her feet and gaped at Leon.

“Of course, not.” Leon smiled.

“It’s really you! Yay!” Overjoyed, she leaped Into Leon’s arms.

She just thought about Leon and he appeared right before her eyes the next instant, so she was excited beyond words.

“I-” He opened his mouth to speak awkwardly.

Though Iris gave him permission to be with Cynthia, Iris would always remain to be the woman he loved. most, so he was still having a hard time adjusting to Cynthia’s acts of intimacy.

However, he was only a man and after spending such a long time with Cynthia, the help and love she offered him melted his defenses away and he could not deny the fact that he did have feelings for Cynthia.

After a pause, he opened his arms and wrapped them around Cynthia quietly.

After some time, Cynthia finally calmed down and pulled away from Leon’s arms, before starting to complain. “Leon, why haven’t you come to see me these past few days? Did you forget about me?”

“No, I wanted to see you, but I was injured and was bedridden, so I couldn’t,” He explained.

He meant every word he said.

Back when he settled his past conflicts with Cynthia, they were forced to part abruptly because of Brad’s interference. He wanted to slip back into the Shear Mansion to see Cynthia, but fell for Harold’s trap and was injured before he could do so.

In the end, he had to postpone his visit to Cynthia.

“What? You were injured? Where? Is it bad?” She gasped and grabbed Leon’s arm for a closer inspection.

“I’m fine. I’ve fully recovered,” He tapped her on the hand and said.

“Okay,” seeing how Leon appeared healthy, she settled down and questioned angrily, “Leon, who injured you? Was it Harold Lowe or the Fields?”

She knew that Harold and the Fields were determined to eliminate Leon, so she knew instinctively that they were involved.

“It was Harold Lowe! I was too careless and fell right into his trap,” Leon sighed, before proceeding to explain.

“Damn him! Not only is he bullying someone much younger than him, he’s been doing this multiple times now. It’s so far out of line! No way! I’m going to speak to Grandpa and get him to seek revenge for you!” Cynthia stood furiously and was about to dart outside, when Leon stopped her with a bitter smile.

“It’s fine. Cynthia, I know that you’re just trying to help, but I’m still on the Shears‘ bad side and if you go to Elder Shear, not only will it not help, it might worsen the situation.”

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"But," Cynthia stilled.

She knew that what Leon said made sense. Though Iris agreed to Leon seeing her, the love triangle between them was far too odd to be accepted by the Shears.

She only made peace with Leon in secret and he was still considered an enemy to other Shears.

If she alerted Benedict about what happened, it would not benefit Leon or her in anyway.

"Don't worry, Cynthia. This is between me and Harold. I'll settle it! I actually came here for something else apart from seeing you!" Leon deadpanned.

"What is it?" She asked.

"I need a wild Panax that has grown for over three hundred years to treat Elder Young," Leon proceeded to explain the situation, not noticing that the way Cynthia's expression darkened by the moment.

"Leon, so you came looking for a Panax?" Cynthia asked darkly.

"Yeah, do you have it?" Leon asked with anticipation.

"I do. I have a wild Panax that's grown for three hundred and twenty years!" Cynthia said coldly.

Since the second sales drive organized by Cynthion Group, the Shears began gathering ingredients, including a wild Panax that's grown for three hundred and twenty years, two fleece flower roots that grew for an equal amount of time along with other herbs that grew for over a hundred years.

The Shears planned on handing the ingredients to Leon to begin the production of the third batch of Energy Nurturing Pills, but since Leon called off the engagement with Cynthia, the ingredients ended up in the Shears' warehouse.

"That's great news! Cynthia, can I have it?" Leon was overjoyed.

He was worried that the Shears might not have something so rare, but was surprised that they had just what he needed.

"No way!" Cynthia said.

"What? Why not?" Leon froze in disbelief, not expecting Cynthia to refuse to hand him the Panax.

"What do you think? I thought tyou came all the way to see me, when you actually came asking for a Panax for Iris's grandfather. Seeing me was never the main purpose of your visit! I've been thinking of you for the past few days, but you only thought of me when you need to do something for Iris. You're so mean," Cynthia said gloomily.

"But," He was stunned for a moment, but soon snapped out of it. "Cynthia, I already told you that I was injured and couldn't come to see you. I would have come today even if it's not to ask for the Panax. Seeing you has always been the main purpose of my visit."

"Hmph! Who knows if you are telling the truth!" She pouted, but the anger on her face faded slightly.

"I can swear that I'm telling the truth if you don't believe me," Leon said confidently and was about to do so, when Cynthia interrupted him.

"I don't need you to do that. Fine. I'll believe you!"

Worried that he would say something ridiculous, she immediately covered his mouth

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Leon grabbed her hand and said shamelessly, “Cynthia, if you believe me now, can you give me the Panax?"

"No way! I said no!" He snorted and pulled her hand away from his grip.

"Why not?" His jaw dropped. He thought that he managed to appease her anger, but women were simply far to read and he underestimated how angry she was.

"I'm upset that all you think of is Iris! Is there a problem?!" Cynthia said wilfully.

"But," Leon widened his eyes, “Cynthia, why would you do this to yourself? You know better than anyone that I love Iris and if possible, I would much rather be your friend forever," Leon sighed and said.

He felt conflicted in the face of Cynthia's love toward him.

Though Iris gave Cynthia a chance and he did have feelings for Cynthia, he already had Iris and could not possibly make Cynthia happy.

Leon was not a selfish man and if he could not give her his promise, he should let go of her as soon as possible so that she would not waste her youth waiting on him.

He was willing to see Cynthia as his best friend, but deep down, he wished that Cynthia could eradicate the romantic feelings she had for him and find her own true love.

He did not want Cynthia to spend the rest of her life waiting for him to reciprocate her feelings.

"No way! Leon, I know that you're in love with Iris, but she;s already given me a chance to win you over. I won't ever give up!” Cynthia said with determination.

Both Iris and Cynthia were waiting for the other one to cave and back away and the one who persevered won.

Naturally, if neither of them was willing to give up, they would continue to fight over Leon.

Since Iris agreed to it and Cynthia also accepted the current situation, Leon's opinion did not matter to them since they reached a consensus.

"But you," He was rendered speechless.

He repeatedly told Cynthia that it was Iris he loved and he rejected Cynthia countless times so that she would not waste her time with him, but Cynthia refused to give up no matter what and there was nothing he could do.

"Forget it! Whatever," He muttered with resignation.

"Damn you, Leon. My mood was kind of improving just now and now I'm more upset than ever because of you! Forget about the Panax. Go running back to your Iris. I don't want to see you!" Cynthia said angrily.

"Don't say that!" Leon was startled when he remembered that he was here for the Panax, not to reject Cynthia.

Cynthia was always soft-hearted and he knew that she merely vented her frustration and all it took was for him to cheer her up.

 

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"Cynthia, I remember that I never got to finish my massage for you. I owe you a massage. Are you tired now? Do you feel like having a massage?" He smiled endearingly as he switched to a different tactic.

"You still remember? I guess you're not that horrible after all!" Cynthia scoffed and beamed at him.

It was not that Leon fawned over her that made her happy, but the fact that he remembered the details of the time they spent together. Though it was only a massage, she was over the moon that he cared enough to remember.

"Of course! Cynthia, why don't you lay down? I'll give you a massage!" Leon said enthusiastically, knowing that he used the correct tactic and that it would only take him some time to cheer Cynthia up.

Cynthia sat on her leather chair and lifted her legs wrapped in black stockings and placed them on Leon's lap to enjoy his massage.

Back when Leon massaged her, they were merely friends so he held back; however, since they were more than friends after everything that happened, he no longer needed to watch where he touched.

Sometime later, Cynthia felt as though all the exhaustion in her body left and the last bit of anger and frustration within faded as well.

"Alright. Seeing how much effort you are putting in. I'll get you the Panax!" Cynthia withdrew her legs and said.

"Really? That's great!" Overjoyed, the burden on Leon's shoulders finally dropped.

"Don't be too excited just yet! I can give you the Panax, but you have to promise that you'll come by to see me all the time!" Cynthia pouted.

"Yeah. Of course," He nodded.

It was not an unreasonable request and even though Cynthia was merely his friend, he would not refuse such a request.

"Alright!" She beamed.

Cynthia knew that the chances of her winning against Iris or succeeding in replacing Iris were slim, but she did not care. She was a daring woman and loved Leon with all her heart, so she was content as long as she could be by his side forever.

Nothing else would matter.

Cynthia headed back to the Shears' warehouse and handed the Panax to Leon.

Meanwhile, inside Albert's room in the Dragonbay Villas.

Gilbert slowly began to grow impatient since Leon was gone for far too long.

"Why hasn't Leon come back? Is he just stalling outside because he can't get the Panax?" Gilbert said.

"No!" Iris shook her head. Since she knew that Leon and Cynthia made up, she was confident that Leon would succeed.

"Why not? It's been over three hours. He should be back by now if he has it! I think he might have crossed the Shears and is laying on the streets by now, heavily beaten!" Gilbert sneered.

"But," Iris's heart sank at the thought and began to worry.

She was not worried for Leon's safety. Knowing how much Cynthia cared for Leon, Cynthia would definitely protect Leon from the Shears.

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Her concern was that the Shears might not have the wild Panax Leon looked for and Leon looked for it elsewhere.

"You'll regret it for not listening to your father! I told you that Leon doesn't have what it takes to get the Panax from the Shears! After what he did to them, asking the Shears for help is just as good as asking to be killed! I told you not to do it, but you just won't listen. Look what happens!" Gilbert snorted smugly. He already warned Leon not to go to the Shears, so if Leon died, he would have no one but himself to blame.

"Who said that I can't get the Panax?" Leon strode into the room calmly.

"Leon! You're fine!" Gilbert was shocked to see Leon return safely.

He thought that Leon would at least be severely injured by the Shears and did not expect him to be completely fine.

"Leon, you're finally back! What took you so long?" Iris hurried over excitedly.

"Well," He muttered sheepishly.

It took him hours to massage Cynthia and cheer her up, but since it was not something he could say out loud, he did not know how to respond.

"Why are you even asking, Iris? He doesn't have the Panax and was probably too ashamed to come back right away!" Gilbert smirked when he saw the awkward expression on Leon's face.

"It’s fine if you don't have it, Leon. I can figure something else out," Iris said in disappointment as she thought that Leon failed as well.

After all, a wild Panax that grew for over three hundred years was extremely rare and it was normal that the Shears did not possess it.

"Why said that I didn't get it? I'm literally holding it right now." He showed them the box in his hand.

"What?!"

"You got the Panax? Seriously?!"

Both Gilbert and Iris gaped, noticing a box in Leon's hand.

"Of course!" He opened the box and showed them the wild Panax that was fifty centimetres in length.

"You actually got it from the Shears? H- How is that possible?!" Gilbert's jaw dropped.

After what happened between Leon and the Shears, he thought that Leon was insane to seek their help. To his bewilderment, not only did Leon return unscathed, he successfully obtained the Panax from the Shears.

It was so far-fetched that he could not comprehend how Leon managed to do so.

That's great!" Iris was overjoyed and the disappointment in her eyes faded.

She was concerned that the Shears might not have the Panax, but they were lucky enough and Leon returned with the Panax they needed.

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"Iris, I'm going to make this into medicine. Once I'm done, I'll start treating Elder Young," Leon said.

"Sure. I'll go with you!" Iris said, before leaving the room with Leon.

Gilbert was left in the room as he stood alone blankly.

Inside the kitchen, Leon cut one fifth of the Panax and boiled it in water to make the medicine for Young.

Once the medicine was prepared, Iris and Leon returned to Albert's room to find Louisa and Ruth inside as well, as they wanted to see if Leon was truly capable of curing Albert.

"Leon, I'll entrust you with my grandpa," Iris said hopefully.

"Yeah. I'll try my best!" Leon nodded, before walking over to the bed with the medicine.

"Hang on!" Gilbert stood in Leon’s way with a dark expression. "Leon, are you sure that you can cure my father?"

"Well," Leon hesitated.

"What's wrong? Are you not sure, Leon?" Iris's heart sank when she saw his hesitation.

Though Leon managed to revive her the time before, the blade never actually wounded her heart and the chances for him to save her was much higher; however, Albert's injury was severe and they waited far too long to treat him. Since it was way past the critical time to treat him, there was no telling if Leon could save Albert.

"Leon, I'm warning you! If you aren't sure, don't attempt to treat my father! He's unconscious now, but at least he is not dying. If you cause his condition to worsen, I'll make you pay for it!" Gilbert warned coldly.

"Don't worry, Uncle Gilbert! I'm confident that I can cure Elder Young.

However, there's something that I need to inform you ahead of time. Elder Young has suffered great damages in both his nerves and also his Energy Sea Point. I can mend his nerves and get him to wake up, but he has lost all his power from the damage to his Energy Sea Point, and there's nothing I can do about it!” Leon said.

"Don't try to scare me! It's enough if you can wake him! If you're not as skilled as you claim and kill him by accident, I'll have your head!" Gilbert said.

He still could not believe that Albert was attacked. As a martial artist in the Intermediate Overlord State, no one in Springfield City could have snuck up on Albert, not to mention destroying his Energy Sea Point. Hence, his only concern was that Leon would kill Albert by accident while treating him.

"Dad, what on earth is the matter with you? We're the one begging Leon to treat Grandpa. It's not like he's the one asking for a favor here! Can you at least show some respect?!" Iris roared in frustration.

She knew that Gilbert was prejudiced against Leon and never liked him.

Leon would have never put up with such disrespect if it was not for Iris, but his tolerance was only repaid by Gilbert's contempt and Iris's patience ran out.