The more they oppose, the more it shows that I am doing the right thing

"I have always been a devout Radiant Saint, and I absolutely will not let the Esoteric Sect witch’s plan succeed."

"We must protect the beautiful Heaven!"

"Brother Su, you are the virtuous person who can lead us! This position should be yours to take!"

Looking at the sincere eyes of the Esoteric Sect Followers one after another, An Su showed a smile that spoke of a teachable youngster.

He had successfully redirected the hatred and contradictions of the Esoteric Sect Followers towards his own competitor, letting the Imperial Princess attract the attention of the Esoteric Sect Followers. These folks now had no spare energy to engage in other affairs.

And it could even help him with his exam, truly a win-win situation.

Listenting to these self-proclaimed Esoteric Sect Followers, Elf let out a disdainful snort.

She looked around, everyone wore a face of piety and holiness, their expressions so determined as if they were ready to sacrifice themselves to the Radiance on the spot. Each one of them was morally indignant, criticizing Elf’s evil plan, and each declared their resolve not to let it succeed, resolutely not to let Cersei claim the first place.

Although she knew that these folks were all secretly Esoteric Sect Followers, they intentionally put on such an act for the unknowing An Su.

They would probably support Cersei in taking first place behind her back—although the so-called plan did not even exist.

Elf started to feel joyful, casting a smug glance at An Su, thinking that he was shooting himself in the foot.

An Su thought that by smearing Cersei, these saints would join him in stopping her, conveniently allowing him to take the first place.

But the youngster didn’t know at all that all these folks were Esoteric Sect Followers in disguise.

No matter how much these Esoteric Sect troublemakers disliked her, they surely wouldn’t join the saints in crafting a rebellion against her... Absolutely impossible.

Probably,

Perhaps,

Most likely impossible.

Elf shook her tail triumphantly, although the so-called plan did not exist, and through a stroke of luck, An Su didn’t gain any advantage. After all his painstakingly crafted manoeuvres, they all ended up as Cersei’s dowry.

Now he smiles so brightly, but there will come a time for tears!

Elf glanced at An Su and stuck out her pale pink cat tongue at him.

What she didn’t know was that these Esoteric Sect Followers were truly, sincerely supporting An Su, indeed wishing to start her downfall...

The secret conversation had reached this point, both parties had fully exchanged their opinions, and regarding how to overthrow the class enemy Elf, An Su had proposed a constructive plan—because Elf’s Divine-given Title was Chaotic Ladder, he referred to her as the class enemy.

As the meeting was coming to a close, Chaotic Elevator quietly spoke to An Su as they prepared to leave, keeping her voice very low, "Brother Su, about that matter at the border, how is it coming along... The Church Nation is urging us."

It referred to the matter of the Church Nation demanding that the three border families open their checkpoints to its armies. Although An Su had promised to resolve it soon, there was still no progress.

Apart from seizing Heaven, the Church Nation’s surprise attack on the Imperial Capital was also a major concern.

Without changing his expression, An Su glanced at Chaotic Elevator, "I will of course handle it."

With the leader speaking to this extent, Chaotic Elevator naturally wouldn’t say more; she just needed to do her own job well—that was to play to her strengths and cause trouble for the Imperial Princess! She must not let Elf’s scheme succeed!

The secret meeting concluded, and the sky grew increasingly dim, the Esoteric Sect Followers said goodbye to Brother Su and left the alley.

Then the rain that had been accumulating for half a day finally fell, tapping gently on the eaves of the alley’s houses, rebounding in a shallow layer of silvery-white rivulets. Soon, puddles began to form on the ground, reflecting the grey-white sky of Farol. As boots stepped in the puddles, the sky was rippled, and as more boots trod upon them, the sky appeared shattered.

The Esoteric Sect Followers, with chaotic and evil smiles, walked through the puddles. Having been tormented by Ladder Saintess Elf for so long, everyone was full of pent-up resentment. Now that Quasi-Saint An Su was backing them, it was time for their vengeance.

They had long prepared a basket full of evil plans in their bellies.

"How should we strike?"

"Blow it up, report her to the Order Church for being an undercover agent."

This was a self-destructive proposition.

"That won’t do, we have no evidence, and it could easily expose our undercover identities."

"Then let’s report her to the Order Church for urinating and defecating everywhere."

This was the advanced version of the self-destructive reporting style.

"I think we should focus on psychological warfare, make her so upset and distracted that she won’t have time to think about the examination."

"Go on..."

Watching the Radiant Saint slowly vanish from sight, Ansu was also ready to head home. The rain cascaded from the sky in sheets, blanketing the whole world in a layer of flowing mist, soaking his clothes as well. His white shirt clung to the young man’s skin. Elf, being a clever cat, dove straight into the collar of Ansu’s shirt, burying herself in the warm space there, only her little cat head poking out.

"I’m so clever." The self-satisfied Elf smugly thought.

It was still warm inside Ansu’s collar, and Elf let out a cozy yawn, happy that she wouldn’t get wet like Ansu, that big fool, and end up drenched like a drowned rat.

This ride even had its own rain shelter, not bad at all.

Ansu looked down at Elf, snugly curled up in his arms. She pointed with her tail towards the path ahead, then skillfully tied her slender tail into a knot, securing herself firmly. She meowed softly, signaling that she had fastened her "seat belt," and it was time for Ansu to hurry home.

This was rather embarrassing for the Saintess.

The next second, Ansu’s large hand casually plucked the comfortable Elf from his embrace, straightening out the cat’s body and placing it on top of his head. The warm cat safety helmet was now perfectly in place, with Elf’s silky fur blocking all the rainwater.

"I’m so clever." The self-satisfied Ansu smugly thought.

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"Meow! Meow!!"

The Elf on his head grumbled and cursed. She must have been blind to follow this little beast; she had never heard of anyone using a cat to shield themselves from the rain before.

With the cat ’helmet’ firmly on, Ansu faced the increasingly heavy downpour and slowly made his way out of the alley.

At the entrance of the alley, Miss Enya was already waiting with an umbrella for her young master. She was dressed in a dark Lolita-style long dress and stood in the water in her grey and white long boots, tiptoeing slightly as she looked into the depth of the lane.

Passersby were drawn by the curiosity of such a beautiful girl, wondering what kind of boy was worthy of her waiting.

And then, they saw Ansu with a cat on his head emerging from the alley.

"..."

The pedestrians thought they were hallucinating. What kind of fashion trend was this... They had never before seen anyone wear a cat, could it be that His Excellency Merlin had introduced a new fashion style?

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"You’re wet." Enya handed her umbrella to Ansu with a deadpan expression, "Are you trying to seduce me with a wet look?"

"Please don’t harass me, I’m a minor." Ansu had long become accustomed to Miss Enya’s habit of speaking her mind, "And why did you bring only one umbrella?"

"We’re poor at home, only have one umbrella," Miss Enya answered calmly and without a hint of embarrassment.

Ansu took the umbrella, shielding himself from the rain. But this left Enya exposed to the rain. Sighing lightly, Ansu scooted over to her side, making room and gesturing with his eyes for her to come under the umbrella.

Miss Enya then squeezed under the umbrella, leaning against Ansu’s body, and wrapping her arm around his.

"It’s so cramped." Elf sighed. She felt it was a stroke of misfortune to belong to this household. Inside the small umbrella, two people and a cat, especially that maid, felt like a soft and heavy weight pressing down on Elf, almost squashing her into a cat pancake.

Before, she was a safety cat—now a cat pancake. She felt this family had no love at all.

Once she had learned all the knowledge, she would make a quick escape.

And then she would reveal the truth in front of all the Followers, Ansu would be facing his doom.

It wasn’t far from the examination site to Ansu’s residence, and they arrived before long. Pushing the door open, Elf, who was nearly pressed into a pancake, shook off the rain from her fur and quickly jumped down from Ansu, pitter-pattering towards the study room. She urgently needed to study to help heal her wounded soul.

Ansu put away the umbrella, changed into a clean T-shirt, and softly instructed Enya, "Connect me to Father’s Magic Communication."

It was time to deal with the matters at the frontier after so many days of delay.

"But Count Karlo has ordered that he is very busy usually, and asked you not to bother him with serious matters."

Enya frowned,

"He won’t take the call unless it’s about asking for money."