Work Prophet-Chapter 896 - 61: Welcome Back, Prophet Merlin

Li Yu still trusted Ireya, even when Cornelia appeared, Li Yu only felt the girl was being coerced by Cornelia and had no choice but to cooperate with her against him.

Li Yu even planned to go back and rescue Ireya after dealing with Ash and Selena.

But now, seeing the girl's demeanor, it didn't seem insincere, and at that moment Cornelia had already arrived again.

Li Yu looked at her, "Are all of tonight's arrangements yours? How did you deceive Ireya to make her trust you so much?"

Cornelia shook her head at his words, "No, it was your arrangement. What she believed in was not me, but you, it was always you from the start."

"Are you taking me for a fool?" Li Yu said coldly, "Did I arrange for you to attack me tonight?"

"If you had given me a bit more time in the tent just now, I would have explained everything to you," said Cornelia.

As she spoke, she walked toward Li Yu, "About five months ago, you defeated the Black Hand in the Golden Valley and captured my messenger, Ash."

"However, one night you secretly found Ash, untied the ropes from his hands, and helped him escape from the guards.

"Though it was a bit risky, he was shot with an arrow that almost took his life, but with the help of the rushing river, he managed to escape the pursuers and survive."

"I don't recall doing such a thing," Li Yu said warily, "And I don't see why I would do such a thing, Ash is your man, why would I help him?"

Cornelia's expression was gentle, "Because you wanted him to deliver a message to me, guiding me to the nearest... hmm, you seem to call that thing a radio station."

"It's quite miraculous, with the radio station we can hear each other's voices even though we're thousands of miles apart."

"I have never contacted you via radio," Li Yu stated firmly.

"In fact, you did, and you successfully convinced me to abandon my King, to leave him during his crucial battle with your queen, and come to you alone, even risking being in enemy territory."

"That sounds rather foolish, and you don't seem like a foolish person," Li Yu said.

"I'm not, but what you told me frightened me."

"What did I tell you?"

"I can't say," Cornelia glanced at Ireya, "I can't say in front of so many people, you warned me about this."

"Why do I have no memory of these things you're talking about?" Li Yu frowned.

"Because you asked me to hypnotize you," Cornelia said.

"I asked you to hypnotize me?" Li Yu's expression became a bit odd.

"I can read minds, it was the reason you found me, you needed someone to manipulate your memories.

"And I agreed to your request. I found you, and then you told me many things, many dark things... then you asked me to hypnotize you, because you needed to use this hypnosis to pass a certain test."

Li Yu's eyes flickered, "Is that really what I told you?"

"Yes, you told me that test was extremely important to you, you couldn't lie, and they were always monitoring you on the other side, they know all your methods like the back of their hand.

"But they didn't understand me, nor would they care about an indigenous Female Priest who only knew a little about faith manipulation. In their eyes, I was just like a monkey who had just learned to crack nuts with stones, those were your words."

Cornelia had walked up to Li Yu by now, she reached out a hand, but Li Yu stepped back half a step.

"You can manipulate minds, how can I be sure you're not manipulating mine right now?"

"Do you remember what I said the first time we met, that I can only see into your heart when you willingly open it to me.

"Without your consent, I cannot alter your memories."

"But what if you've also altered this memory of mine," Li Yu countered, "Your king just experienced a crushing defeat, you should also realize you have no other way out.

"Allister cannot defeat Ireya, even with your help, so you simply abandoned that poor guy, came here, wanting to manipulate our minds."

"You've imagined me being too powerful. If I were truly that capable, I would have directly found Solomon to manipulate his mind, why would I have to suffer with Allister in the Northern Territory," Cornelia said.

The Female Priest reached out her hand again, "Come, let me help you recover your memories, you'll remember everything, it was your plan all along."

Hearing this, Li Yu fell into silence.

Cornelia sighed after seeing his reaction, "I know you don't believe me, but surely you trust her."

The Female Priest pointed to Ireya who was standing nearby, gazing concernedly at the two of them.

Li Yu was silent for about another half-minute before finally saying, "Alright."

Upon hearing these words, Cornelia finally also breathed a sigh of relief, "Great, Saturday on the top."

Her palm finally rested on Li Yu's cheek, then she took out a sachet she carried with her and waved it under Li Yu's nose.

"Don't resist, follow my guidance, and I will soon return the true memories to you."

Li Yu felt his thoughts drift towards the sky with that peculiar fragrance earlier, drifting further and further away, and Cornelia's voice also moved further and further away from him.

Until he could barely hear it, he heard the sound of bells, then he heard the Female Priest say, "Alright."

When Li Yu opened his eyes again, his mind was filled with several new memories, those that belonged to him all along.

"Welcome back, Prophet Merlin."

Li Yu glanced at Cornelia in front of him, then looked at Selena, Ash, and Greta nearby, and the recently injured Thomas, fortunately, the latter did not seem too seriously hurt.

The Dwarf Armor on the Guard Captain saved his life, helping to deflect most of the damage from that one swipe and prevented him from being disemboweled by sharp bear claws.

Li Yu nodded toward them, "You've worked hard."

"I didn't know before that you could fight so well," Thomas said, standing up with the help of the Squire Knight.

"I haven't gone all out yet."

"Saturday bless," the Knight drew a six in front of his chest, causing his chest muscles to twitch in pain, making him grimace.

Li Yu then looked at Cornelia again and said seriously, "Yesterday, I saw a lot of things, and I have some questions to ask you."

The Female Priest nodded, "I will tell everything I know."