The backdrop can also be propped up.

Hu Xiaohai and Hailaidi, inside Haikar's body, stand side by side beneath the goddess statue.

The bishop stood on the platform, muttering incessantly.

Then the bishop closed his eyes and continued chanting a long passage of scripture. Afterward, the bishop opened his eyes and opened a hidden compartment at the foot of the goddess statue, inside which was a box.

The bishop took out the box, but instead of going to Heikal and Heledi, he went to the "Borist man" and asked him to put his hand inside.

"Your flash of inspiration saved us from dire straits. I believe the God of Light touched your head in heaven and bestowed this inspiration upon you. Therefore, let those who have just received the favor of the Goddess of Light judge who is right and who is wrong," the bishop explained.

Looking at the dusty box in front of him, Lu Renkui roughly guessed what the bishop was going to do.

Borest's power is too extraordinary. If someone who has not been blessed by the gods can have such strong magical abilities, it may cause people to doubt the power of the gods. Therefore, it is said that Borest's magic circle is an inspiration given by the gods.

Then, let Borest choose who is right and who is wrong between Heikal and Heledi. This way, no matter whether the result is not beneficial to either Heikal or Heledi, either Heikal or Heledi will have some goodwill towards Borest. In other words, Borest is sharing some of the firepower from either of the two young masters with the church.

"What exactly should I do?" Lu Renkui asked.

“Put your hand in, and there are two balls inside the box,” the bishop said.

“If what Heledi says is true, you will draw the white ball; if what Heikal says is true, you will draw the red ball,” the bishop continued.

Isn't this all just a matter of luck? How reckless! It's really just a matter of luck! Lu Renkui complained, then put his hand into the box and felt around; there were indeed two slippery balls.

Lu Renkui suddenly remembered that among the pile of sparkling treasures the crows had collected was a crystal ball that was about the same size and felt similar to theirs.

Lu Renkui suddenly wondered what would happen if he chose option C, which was other than options A and B.

Lu Renkui recalled where the jewel was placed, then silently recited the location of the jewel and used a small, inconspicuous teleportation array inside the box.

Having confirmed that the blue crystal ball the crows had retrieved had been transferred into his hands, Lu Renkui pulled his hand out of the box and opened his palm in front of everyone.

A blue, transparent, smooth crystal ball appeared before everyone.

From the moment the blue color appeared in Borist's palm, the bishop's mind went blank—he really hadn't expected that the box they had brought to bluff him would actually contain something else.

"What does this mean?" someone asked. "The ball is neither red nor white. So, who is right and who is wrong, Heledi or Heikal?"

“Hmm…only the bishop can hear the specific divine words, let’s ask the bishop,” someone suggested.

As soon as he finished speaking, the bishop looked up and saw that everyone was looking at him.

The bishop immediately felt a prickling sensation on his back—the church had not received any divine pronouncements since it received the list of forbidden books published by the God of Light 300 years ago.

The bishop had specifically examined the box before bringing it over; it only contained the red sphere and the white sphere. The blue spherical jewel in front of him, which looked quite precious, was nowhere to be found.

The bishop gritted his teeth nervously: How should I explain this?

“This blue ball…” the bishop racked his brains and came up with a reason, “maybe the gods were unwilling to make a choice, so as not to let the brothers become complete enemies.”

"So you two should reconcile, for the sake of the goddess," the bishop said, forcing Heledi and "Haikal" to shake hands and reconcile.

Hu Xiaohai was very disappointed with the result, but there was nothing more he could say.

After the church was repaired, the goddess's birthday banquet continued.

The birthday party lasted until evening.

After seeing all the guests off, Evangeline took out the gift that Borest had given her when no one was around.

The box was opened, and inside lay a small, lifelike wooden carving depicting Evangeline in prayer.

Evangeline stroked the small wooden carving that looked about eight-tenths like herself, feeling a little hot in the head.

Evangeline reached behind the wooden carving and pulled out a slip of paper.

The note read: Happy birthday to my best friend.

When Evangeline saw the note, she felt a sensation she had never experienced before.

It felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured over my heart, but soon the flames reignited in the same spot.

"What is Frederick doing right now?" Evangeline wondered, lying in bed. "Is he resting in bed, or reading storybooks to his two sisters?"

Inside Borist's body, Lu Renkui is being chased and cursed by the Crow King.

Olivia and Carola, meanwhile, were helping the crows crack nuts while holding kittens.

"You brat! How come you always teleport my things without my permission! First it was my favorite Night Stone, and then my second favorite Deep Blue Crystal Ball!"

"I just wanted to tease them, look, I got it back for you, didn't I?" Lu Renkui didn't shy away from the situation, facing the Crow King's scolding head-on.

The Crow King snatched the sapphire from "Borist" with a single claw and angrily put the blue crystal back into its nest.

"Oh, by the way, how did you guys do after you left the church? I think your tail feathers were burned," Lu Renkui asked.

"Luckily, there's a stream right next to the church, so we rushed in and each took a bath." The Crow King cawed. "You didn't tell us that someone would suddenly be thinking of taking everyone down with them and start breathing fire everywhere!"

"Ah, I didn't expect that either." Lu Renkui looked away guiltily—though she couldn't explain why she felt guilty.

Perhaps the Crow King was too angry.

"So you didn't mention this unexpected event, so you need to compensate us for our losses," the Crow King said, flapping his wings.

“Go! Make us a pot of delicious vegetable soup, and then crack open all the nuts the children have gathered,” said the Crow King, spreading one wing and pointing at “Borist.”

"Okay, okay, okay." Lu Renkui smiled helplessly and went to cook for all the familiars in the room.

Halfway through, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Lu Renkui and the familiars exchanged glances. The former immediately threw out his wand, creating a huge teleportation array that teleported all the latter away.

Lu Renkui turned off the heat of the simmering vegetable soup, put the lid on to prevent the smell from escaping, and even added a magic spell to conceal the smell.

Lu Renkui then grabbed the little black cat, scattered some jerky under the bed, and then set up an unbreakable protective shield for the kitten.

After confirming that there were no flaws, Lu Renkui opened the door.

Before opening the door, Lu Renkui considered two possibilities.

It's possible that Borest's grandfather noticed Borest's unusual behavior today and sent the butler to call Borest over.

Or perhaps Borest's cousins, who don't get along, came to interrogate him about the secret to increasing magic power so quickly.

Upon opening the door, Lu Renkui discovered that neither of his two hypotheses were reliable.

Because in front of him was Annebella, Borest's cousin.

"Cousin, is there something you need?" Lu Renkui asked, mimicking Borist's tone.

"Borist, I have something to say to you. Would you mind if I came in?" Annebella changed out of the formal dress she wore that morning and into a white silk dress that accentuated her figure.

“Hmm, no need, we can just finish talking at the door. Cousin, what's the matter?” Lu Renkui immediately rejected Annie Bella's suggestion and told Annie Bella to speak quickly.

"Ah, but it's a bit cold outside." Annie Bella's cheeks were slightly flushed—this was something she had deliberately done to make herself look more beautiful, charming, and pitiful.

"Then change your clothes before we talk," Lu Renkui said, slamming the door shut.

The door to "Borist" closed so suddenly that Annie Bella was stunned. After she came to her senses, the veins on her hands bulged, but she managed to hold back and didn't throw a punch at the door.

That guy has no sense of romance at all! Annebella, having been turned away, stormed off to her room in a huff.

Anne Bella had intended to try coming to Borist's room at night, hoping that something would happen between them.

Even if nothing happens, Annebella felt she could still cultivate a relationship with Borest.

I never expected this kid to be so blind! Annebella looked at herself in the mirror and admired herself repeatedly. The more she admired herself, the angrier she became. She felt that this kid Borist had absolutely no sense of aesthetics.

"What does this kid mean by turning away someone as good-looking as me?" Annie Bella paced back and forth in the room, from the door to the window, from the corner of the window to the head of the bed.

Seeing Annie Bella like this, Snow Spirit Rabbit had already hidden far away in a corner to avoid getting hit by Annie Bella's hail.

But soon Annebella saw something that eased her worries.

She saw two dark figures, one large and one small, which looked like her cousin Elizabeth and Bruce.

Anne Bella stood outside the window with great interest, wanting to see how things would unfold next.

Elizabeth had a crush on her cousin Bruce from a very young age.

Years ago, when she faced her parents' disappointed eyes again, it was Bruce who encouraged her that she could do it.

That's when he fell for Bruce.

However, she never had the courage to confess her feelings to Bruce because there were far too many girls around him who were better than her.

But her cousin Anne Bella encouraged her to take that step, and Anne Bella even shared her own story to encourage her.

Elizabeth was still hesitant about when to tell Bruce her feelings.

But after the attack by the dark sorcerers today, Elizabeth noticed Bruce's many injuries. She suddenly realized that if she hadn't spoken up sooner, Bruce might not have been able to hear her.

Since you never know which will come first, tomorrow or an accident, Elizabeth decides to confess her feelings to Bruce.

Bruce was still asleep when he was woken up by the sound of knocking on the window. He went to the window and saw a rose bush holding a letter.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Elizabeth's familiar.

Bruce took the letter from the rose fairy's hand, opened it, and saw that it was written by Elizabeth. The gist of it was that she wanted Bruce to come to the back of the castle now, as she had something to say to him.

Bruce thought of his cousin, but he didn't have much of an impression of her, except that she was quite pretty.

Out of curiosity, Bruce went to the appointment.

After Annie Bella's footsteps faded away, Lu Renkui dispelled all the magic cast on the room, summoned his familiar back, and began cooking vegetable soup.

After finishing the vegetable soup, Lu Renkui went to the window to get some fresh air and asked the system WQBYRZM Boruister in his mind.

The system WQBYRZM replied that Borest had already woken up.

So Lu Renkui returned control of her body to Boruist and began to speculate with the system WQBYRZM about when they would be able to leave.

Because Boruist's transformation has reached 99.9%, only the last 0.1% is needed.

As soon as Borest returned to his body, he saw his familiars standing by the cauldron, feasting, while his two sisters were cracking nuts for them.

Borist knew that Lu Renkui had taken good care of the familiars. After thanking him in the consciousness space, Borist stood by the window to get some fresh air.

Then Borest saw a small figure in a black cloak walk to the spot in front of his window. Borest looked closely and realized it was his cousin Elizabeth, whom he had barely spoken more than a few words to.

What is she doing here? Borest wondered.

Because this cousin was the youngest among them, besides Olivia and Carola, Borest would always subconsciously pay attention to Elizabeth whenever he saw her.

Boris watched as Elizabeth paced back and forth in a small area, and then he saw another person arrive.

Borist recognized Bruce from his frivolous gait and the blue crystal butterfly perched on his shoulder.

Bruce, unusually, didn't dress extravagantly; he simply put on a plain-colored garment before coming down to meet Elizabeth.

“Alright, now tell me what you want to see me about, my dear little cousin?” Bruce smiled—he was already good-looking, and among his brothers, he was also the more mature type, a style completely different from the others, which made Elizabeth fall for him at first sight.

“Cousin, I…I want to tell you…” Elizabeth took back her rose fairy, held it in her hands, and said with a flushed face, “I…I’ve liked you for a long time…”

Bruce raised an eyebrow with interest upon hearing this—he had dated many girlfriends, but none of them were like Elizabeth.

"You like me? Really? What do you like about me?" Bruce asked with a smile.

“Um…I like…I like so many things about you…” Elizabeth stammered, “I like everything about you.”

But the person she loved only smiled and didn't say anything.

“So…so…” Elizabeth was already having second thoughts, “You can…you can…”

"Of course it's okay, my investigation girl likes you too." Bruce said, lifting Elizabeth's hand.

Borest, puzzled as to why Elizabeth was outside the castle in the middle of the night and worried about her safety, sent ravens to keep an eye on her. He overheard the conversation: ...

Borist heard the voices of the system WQBYRZM and Lu Renkui in his mind.

Lu Renkui learned the whole story through Borist's eyes and ears, and frowned, saying, "Although people get married quite young these days, the problem is that Elizabeth clearly still looks like a child! How could Bruce do this to her?"

"Yeah, what a beast. He even did that to his own cousin." System WQBYRZM took out some popcorn and ate it.

"Where did you pull that out from?"

"Hey, you can't say that to me. I was eating popcorn."

Borui shook his head, temporarily blocking out the voices of Lu Renkui and the system WQBYRZM.

He sent down another raven so that he could learn more about Bruce and Elizabeth's situation.

After being forced to listen to Bruce's long string of sweet talk, Borest astutely discerned Bruce's true intentions.