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

"Young Master, you wouldn't want the Order Church to find out about you peeking at forbidden books, would you?"

An Su closed the book; this was the second underling female he had encountered today.

"I have other matters to attend to, I'm leaving now," An Su said.

"Why?" Enya asked, puzzled.

"There's less than ten minutes left until the appointed time," An Su explained.

"What if you can't hold out for ten minutes?" Miss Enya said in her incomprehensible underling tongue, showcasing her high level of sarcastic skill, "Maybe you might just make it in time."

An Su completely ignored Miss Enya's deliberate provocation. Underage protection magic was on his side. He tossed the book made of human skin aside, "I'm leaving now, I'll read the second book when I return."

He had no expectations for the contents of the second book.

"I'll accompany you," Enya declared naturally, seeming determined to follow through with her aim for the day.

"You can't disguise yourself, you'll be discovered..." Before An Su could finish his words, he realized Enya had vanished from his perception.

"Where are you?" An Su asked.

"I'm in your shadow," ripples appeared in An Su's shadow.

His own soul had already become quite powerful, and his perception was nearing the level of a saint. Enya's ability to slip past An Su's perception meant that her rank had improved once again.

Back when she was at the border, Enya was already at the fourth-order peak. Now that she had been in the imperial capital for half a year, it was only natural for Enya to step into the fifth tier, a saint.

She was now only seventeen years old. Seventeen and at the fifth tier, in terms of talent, she could stand shoulder to shoulder with that Chaotic Saintess, even surpassing her.

An Su knew that Miss Enya's background and lineage were not simple, but unfortunately, the original story did not elaborate, and she left the stage early, ending up as an abandoned case.

"If you won't be discovered, then come with me," An Su chose to take Enya with him.

After all, Merlin was unreliable. In an emergency, it was better to rely on his own maid.

The delay caused by the Youth Cultivation Manual might make him late his time.

An Su found the challenge thrilling; he reveled in the adrenaline of racing against time, the sense of crisis in a life-or-death dash. If he could arrive just at the right moment, not a second more or less, it would be the ultimate climax of excitement, and his every pore would relax as though ascending to heaven.

This was a good habit developed in his previous life.

Reporting at the last second, that's the soul of a college student!

Taking with him the spirit of the Chaos Escalator, he walked out the door, headed down Seven Gods Street, and caught an express Alchemical Carriage, telling the coachman, 'Crow Alley, less than ten minutes left, I'll miss the Magic Conductor Train.'

The coachman, a weathered middle-aged man, also felt his passion ignited upon hearing An Su's words.

"Leave it to me," the coachman reassured An Su with a reliable face, giving him a sense of security.

Having driven carriages in Farol for so many years, the coachman loved coming across these highly challenging fares, which gave him a great sense of achievement.

Even though there was no Magic Conductor Train in Crow Alley.

At that moment, he whipped the reins, setting the magic output to maximum. The high-rank alchemic steeds snorted hot steam from their nostrils and mouths as their hooves thundered, whipping up a fierce wind as they galloped straight toward the Lower City District.

Just out of the city gate, the coachman stopped.

"Let's hitch a ride on the draft horse carriage," the coachman said to An Su in a thrifty tone, making him feel insecure again.

There were less than five minutes left until the arranged time.

The newcomer wrapped in a black robe, with pale green long hair and features so delicately beautiful it was hard to tell if they were male or female, climbed aboard and immediately said, "Driver, faster, please. Crow Alley, I've got only five minutes left, I'm going to meet my girlfriend!"

An Su looked closely at this person; it was Chaos Escalator, and the excuse he made up was even more preposterous than An Su's.

There were no dates in Crow Alley, only one-night stands; the alley was full of red-light districts.

Seeing An Su, the Chaos Elevator did not forget the brotherhood forged between them and warmly patted An Su on the shoulder, "Ah, it's my brother Stairs!"

Seeing the Elevator, An Su felt a sense of security again; after all, he wasn't the only one who was about to be late.

The carriage continued to speed on.

Those late to the party greeted each other with an extraordinary warmth.

Chaos Elevator sat next to An Su, joyfully holding his hand but suddenly felt a sharp pain as if punched by a shadow on the shoulder.

He found it odd but decided to put his hand on An Su's shoulder again and was slapped away by something.

This shadow was strange; it seemed to block anyone from getting close to An Su, regardless of gender.

Chaos Elevator treated this as a drunken hallucination and ignored it, muting the coachman's hearing before proudly boasting to An Su about his great achievements,

"Sorry, brother Stairs, but I beat you to it this time! An Su, this person, will be taken down by yours truly!"

The shadow punched Chaos Elevator again.

Elevator was annoyed this time; he didn't provoke it, so why the punch...

Seeing Chaos Elevator so sure of himself, An Su became curious about his plan to deal with himself and asked, "May I know what plan Elevator has come up with?"

"Humph, to be frank, I have carefully analyzed this little guy An Su."

Enjoying the look of admiration from An Su, Chaos Elevator felt the thrill of showing off, "He was born into a noble family, a young noble master, and has just turned fifteen. At this naive age, he's at the perfect time to become interested in new knowledge."

Chaos Elevator was sure his analysis was correct; after all, when he was fifteen, all he thought about was saucy stuff.