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Chapter 51 An Su What did you just say?

"What on earth is she talking about?"

The third-floor examination room.

Staring at the magic screen in the center of the mahogany round table, all the Priests fell silent.

The atmosphere became somewhat awkward for a moment.

Priest Paxi, a kindhearted man, decided to say something to break the rather awkward silence. He coughed,

"We all understand Priestess Ai Xueli. She is an upright and proud lady who wouldn't make groundless accusations."

Damn, he had been smoothing things over for the candidates from the border before, but now it was his turn to do the same for the examiners from the capital.

"That is indeed the case."

A Priest from the Alchemical Church chimed in, "Though what Priestess Ai Xueli said... is too shocking and scandalous, she is, after all, a quasi-saint of the Radiant Holy See, which is understandable."

Many Priests nodded tacitly, although lacking evidence, it sounded very plausible.

Indeed it did.

But the Priests of the Radiant Holy See were not pleased. Why should there necessarily be a problem with our quasi-saint?

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At least, An Su was still acting quite normal, for now.

What if it was a false accusation?

…though the performance of the previous two before signing authorization did seem quite personified.

"The judgment of the Scales of Order is determined by the God of Order, beyond anyone's influence. An Su has already signed the authorization, which is protected by the deity. According to the Order's rules, Ai Xueli should sign the authorization too."

Another Priest of the Order Church spoke gravely, "If she does not sign, it will be seen as An Su passing directly."

"There is also room for discussion here, let's first hear what Priestess Ai Xueli has to say,"

Priest Paxi replied, "According to our newly drafted rules, 'no act shall go against common morality'. But if An Su's plan is too vulgar, the Scales of Order will still pause the examination—at least, it will announce a re-examination."

Though sex is sacred and lawful, unbridled sexuality also contravenes the precepts of the Church's doctrine of chastity.

There is a measure to it.

While not illegal, it is enough to restart the examination and to reformulate the rules.

"Agreed." The vast majority of Priests expressed no objections.

The Priests of the Radiant Holy See started to sweat coldly.

Staring at An Su on the screen with his evasive eyes, they were already contemplating how to quickly disassociate themselves from him.

The first two were already such perverts; this An Su must be an even bigger deal!

The Radiant Holy See could not afford to lose face today!

In the great hall.

The dim sunlight gleamed on the not-yet-dried water stains, casting An Su's slightly pale face in a bright light.

He stepped back unconsciously, biting his lip lightly, his pupils slightly evasive as if daunted to meet Ai Xueli's piercing gaze. Yet he could only feign calm, struggling to maintain a composed and indifferent expression, like a fearful little deer—

At least that's how An Su was acting.

It seemed, he wouldn't even have to take the stage today... he thought to himself.

An Su was going to directly eliminate the examiner.

Seeing An Su's evasive demeanor, Ai Xueli's excitement grew. She experienced a vindictive thrill and became even more assertive.

She stood firm and exposed An Su's conspiracy; in the battle of wits, she had the upper hand.

"So... if I came up with such a dirty and despicable magic combination," An Su took a slow breath, "what then would be the purpose of the final spell, 'Arrow Shot'?"

Ai Xueli had just received magic sound transmission from Paxi,

She was now certain that An Su's plans were exceedingly wicked and depraved, a blasphemous act so vile that merely speaking of it could impregnate someone!

Arrow Shot was for what...

A smile formed on Ai Xueli's lips; having witnessed Lister's 'Water Gathering' urine bullet attack, 'Arrow Shot' was naturally not hard to infer.

She was, after all, a genius capable of deduction and extrapolation.

These words, once spoken, are terrifying.

"Of course, it's from that place."

Priestess Ai Xueli stared at An Su with intense eyes, whispering softly, "It's time for a shootout — clearly, this is a duel that tests composure and restraint."

What a shootout!

Priest Paxi on the third floor nearly choked on his own saliva. What on earth, a shootout using that thing from there?

He simply couldn't believe what he had heard.

That kid, An Su, actually concocted such an evil and blasphemous plan.

Very well.

An Su was very satisfied. He hadn't expected that this examiner, Priestess Ai Xueli, would have such a talent, a diamond in the rough, so quickly catching on to their frontier-style line of thinking.

"How, how could there be such a filthy thought..."

Yet his face still showed worry and fear, which in the eyes of Ai Xueli, must be the panic of a plan falling apart.

He continued to deny it.

Still pretending to be innocent even now.

But the more he denied it, the more it proved her own correctness.

These country people from the frontier would finally pay for their arrogance.

How thrilling and satisfying.

Sensing the gaze of the Scales of Order,

Priestess Ai Xueli's smile became even more pronounced, her cheeks flushed with excitement like the rose-colored twilight, her eyes blazing as she watched An Su, as if watching prey that was as good as nailed.

"You..." An Su's pupils dodged, his shoulders trembling slightly, "do you have any evidence?"

Hmph.

Under the scrutiny of the Scales of Order, and the watchful eyes of several priests, Ai Xueli decided to strike the final blow.

"I ask you, where is your magic wand?" She stared into An Su's pupils. "Can you bring out that so-called custom-made miniature wand of yours and show me?"

When An Su heard Ai Xueli's words, he turned aside as if he could not bear to look at her, his shoulders trembling slightly.

We will win.

Seeing An Su like this, she felt certain of her victory.

"You can't bring it out, can you? Because you've hidden it in that place... when you were in the washroom, you had already secretly put it on, and that's the premise of your entire plan."

Enjoying An Su's expression, Ai Xueli became increasingly delighted.

But the next second, her smile froze.

An Su calmly took out a wand from the inside of his garment. It didn't look very big indeed, but its shape was normal, with sage-green branches and pale green leaves.

And, it was very clean.

Neat and odorless, without any trace.

"Do you need this?" An Su displayed a calm smile. "It's been in my pocket all along."

Ai Xueli was stunned.

How could this be... How could it be.

If you had it in your pocket, then why didn't you say anything when I asked you earlier!

"Maybe... maybe you brought two."

She tried to maintain her composure. "This is just a cover."

"You can only bring one magic wand," he calmly stated. "According to the rules, only one is allowed. Otherwise, I couldn't have signed the authorization."

"Now, please tell me." An Su tilted his head, his expression innocent. "Where did you say I put this wand?"

Ai Xueli was sweating profusely.