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

"What 'after much trouble and effort, finally finding her'," the number for Magic Communication is printed right on the card!

Aier, seeing the astonished expressions of the two men, thought to himself that these country bumpkins only knew how to fuss over nothing, simply envious of him.

The mortals of the Nether World, where had they seen such advanced and sophisticated business concepts and operations as 'sliding a little card through the door'? Pure as paper, Aier fell for it on the spot, considering the card a blessing from the gods, a miracle of the gods, a divine guide leading them to meet.

After a long silence, finally, Priest Paxi weakly broke the silence.

"You know... doing this kind of thing is illegal, right?"

Priest Paxi forced a smile, "I am a Priest of Order, you know?"

Hmph, the shackles of the law. Hmph, the gaze of the mundane.

These stubborn, old-fashioned feudal families are still bound by such backward thinking, still stuck in mundane conventions.

The old era is destined to be eliminated.

So disappointing.

Aier looked directly at Priest Paxi with a commanding gaze, his eyes ablaze with fiery passion, fervor rising within him, "I knew about this boring stuff a long time ago!"

"I've already said it, this is love, even if I know it's wrong, even if there's a sea of fire ahead, I will bravely go forth—this is exactly the path of [courage] in love that Miss Yangzi taught me!"

"Good!"

Everyone fell silent, only An Su applauded Aier's impassioned speech, clapping his hands and praising the defiance of Aier's unworldly courage.

Luojia pinched An Su's waist, "You're not allowed to learn from him."

Stop insulting love!

Priest Paxi roared inwardly, no matter how trendy or advanced society might be, this isn't love, it's illegal!

The courage in love he had envisioned was supposed to be about a noble young master and a common girl breaking societal taboos and bravely falling in love—very romantic.

Encouraging you to break taboos bravely, not to break the law bravely.

This is not courage,

No one around him understood him, and this instead ignited Aier's rebellious spirit, making him feel what he was doing was right.

From birth until now, for eighteen years, he had been bound by the ancient family rules; once a person has been repressed for too long, they become abnormal in the silence.

"And what's the deal with those brothers behind you?"

Priest Paxi pointed to the ten priests who followed Aier and out of habit reached into his pocket for paper and pen to begin taking notes.

First, 'silver chaos crime,' seven days.

"Hmph."

Aier scoffed, disappointed with the backward, feudal thoughts of the world, which were outdated and selfish, utterly lacking in noble glory.

"The sun does not belong to any one person alone, the sunlight shines equally on every one of us, whether noble or commoner, whether king or slave. That sacred light warms us all, so great and sublime, and who am I, to shamelessly monopolize the sun?"

Gathering a group for silver chaos, fourteen days.

Priest Paxi meticulously recorded on paper.

"Good." An Su wanted to continue clapping; he liked being brothers with someone as forthright as Aier. But before he could clap, he felt pain again, as Luojia fiercely pinched his waist.

"Since then, I've been talking to Miss Yangzi every day."

Aier continued to tell his story, fearing not the so-called law.

In his eyes, there was a third of unruliness, a third of desolation, and the remaining part nonchalance; it was hard to believe one's eyes could mix such vivid emotions.

"It was Miss Yangzi who taught me what is the courage of a noble, what is the glory of a noble."

Aier declared aloud,

"So-called shame, so-called nobility, so-called taboos, are like clothes added to oneself, hindrances keeping us from glory! The 'Bible' Chapter One records, it was because humans tasted the forbidden fruit that they felt shame, clothed themselves, and were exiled from Heaven!"

"And what I'm about to show you, is what is the [bravery] of love!"

Ael swiftly stripped off his luxurious tailcoat with a few flicks and then yanked off his gold-plated trousers, leaving himself in nothing but a bare pair of huge boxer shorts, which elicited waves of gasps from the surrounding market onlookers.

Miss Yangzi once said that she liked Ael just the way he was, open and honest.

This greatly encouraged Ael, making him feel he had done the right thing, and he even sent many nude photos to Yangzi.

Luojia had sensed something wrong the moment he started to pull at his coat, and she quickly closed her eyes and covered them, for fear that gazing at such an uncouth man would give her styes; nearby, Priest Paxi's face was covered in dark lines as he noted down in his little book.

Gathering a crowd, stirring chaos, plus indecent exposure, one month.

Ready to go.

Just so happens to not need to attend the promotion exam in a month's time.

Just turned eighteen and without Magic protection, Priest Paxi enjoyed sentencing this type of case.

Wanting to be promoted to district bishop was all about performance.

"So why did you come here?" Priest Paxi asked with curiosity. Discover more stories at empire

"Because Miss Yangzi arranged to meet us in the city at the Chaotic Frontier." Ael said earnestly.

"...So you haven't even met Yangzi yet?" Priest Paxi fell silent.

"No, not yet." he said honestly.

Paxi suddenly respected him immensely, wondering if this fellow had been stood up by a saint?

Then that makes sentencing difficult.

"I think compared to the Chaotic Frontier, our observation ward might be a bit safer." Priest Paxi still had a conscience and tried to persuade Ael to realize the error of his ways, "That's An Su up ahead."

Paxi now suspected some collusion between An Su and Yangzi, but he did not wish to confront An Su,

since An Su was a minor after all!

"Hmph." Ael laughed brightly, "For Miss Yangzi, I have enough courage to face it all!"

"Good."

An Su clapped his hands joyfully, admiring such straightforward and courageous men; the Chaotic Frontier was in dire need of such talents, so he intended to cultivate them well in the Hengshui second branch school.

Instantly, a [Judgment of the Holy Light] enveloped Ael's head, and the clergymen behind him followed suit, flooding the room with a dazzling holy radiance, like a sea of Buddhas. As each strand of hair fell away, one bright bald head after another shone reflectively, creating a glorious spectacle.

Enlightening so many saints at once.

An Su's understanding of [Judgment of the Holy Light] deepened.

"Thanks for your acceptance, Brother An Su." Ael was happily scratching his bald head, feeling like he looked incredibly cool now.

He got praises from Miss Yangzi even with his clothes off; now with his hair gone too, wouldn't his handsomeness be explosive?

Watching the two bond over what seemed like a missed mutual admiration, Priest Paxi felt his scalp tingle.

He suddenly came to a terrifying realization.

A new trend from the Chaotic Frontier was about to spread in the capital.

It was known that An Su had already recruited several of the Church's deacons into the Chaotic Frontier,

whether it was his nephew, the Druid Scholar, Yake from the Radiant Holy See, Suo Si from the Church of Chastity, or this member of the alchemic aristocracy, Ael, each a genius from the capital, representing to some extent the future of the Church.

But all had been roped into the Chaotic Frontier—a Frontier nonetheless!

Under the influence of the Frontier's concepts of 'perseverance' and 'courage', they each grew into formidable talents.

His nephew had become a loyal cuckold, the Druid Scholar shifted from a plant enthusiast to a foot fetishist, Yake and Suo Si embraced the spirit of 'persistence without thanks', and Ael broke taboos to become the most hardcore pervert.

This was cultural erosion.

Three fledgling Frontiers were already a handful, and now with so many new contenders arriving.

The thought that in the future, all Churches could be swayed by An Su's Frontier influences was terrifying!

Priest Paxi couldn't even begin to imagine such a future.