Coveted After Becoming a Monster [Quick Transmigration] 99

Chapter 99

The price of being surrounded by butter cookies all night was heavy.

Li An didn’t sleep a wink. When she finally closed her eyes, she was plagued by dreams of being hung on a cross, constantly questioned and judged.

No matter how she argued, the acolytes opposite her would only repeat, “You kissed Her Excellency the Saintess, you kissed Her Excellency the Saintess, you deserve to die a thousand deaths.”

Li An’s stomach full of arguments couldn’t be spoken. She was judged over and over again in her dreams. As a result, when she woke up in a daze the next day, it was already afternoon.

It was said that the Saintess had specifically instructed others not to enter the room and disturb her, so that Li An could get a good sleep.

Li An had no choice but to get up in a hurry. After dealing with everything, she found out Anoska’s whereabouts and rushed over.

Amidst the hurried footsteps, a corner of her robe was lifted, brushing against the corner of the wall, shattering the light and shadow. A faint floral scent could be detected, causing Li An to turn her head.

This is…

Her wavering eyes fixed on an inconspicuous corner hidden by dense flower bushes.

She could vaguely see a few figures forming a circle, loudly scolding something.

Li An couldn’t be bothered to care. Just as she was about to leave, she heard a strange yet familiar name.

Elisa.

Li An was clearly stunned for a moment before she remembered that this person was Anoska’s student.

The footsteps that had been moving forward silently moved back, and she turned and walked in that direction.

As a spy, Li An didn’t really want to meddle in other people’s business. The more she hid herself and lowered her presence, the safer she would be.

But that was Anoska’s student…

“What are you doing?” A cold shout suddenly came from behind.

The few people in front were startled and quickly turned their heads, only to see a strange yet familiar person.

Strange, because they had never seen this person before.

Familiar, because the other party’s rare pink hair and blue eyes were the characteristics of the person at the center of the Holy See’s gossip these past few days.

Everyone called her Her Excellency the Saintess’s new favorite.

It was said that she was chosen by the Saintess during Olivia’s judgment and had directly replaced Olivia’s previous position. No, she was even more trusted, or rather, relied on by the Saintess than Olivia.

This might be normal elsewhere, but with the Saintess, it seemed particularly strange and bizarre.

In fact, the people in the Holy See had a very wavering attitude towards the Saintess.

She was absolutely just and treated everyone equally. This attitude made everyone feel at ease and trust her, but it also made them feel afraid.

After all, no one is perfect. Who can guarantee that they are completely innocent?

Therefore, Li An’s appearance was particularly special, and it was only natural that she became the center of the Holy See’s gossip.

Everyone wanted to see to what extent the Saintess would be special to Li An, and to what extent she could change.

The crowd exchanged glances. They immediately clasped their right fists to their chests, bowed their heads, and respectfully said, “Your Excellency Li An.”

Li An nodded slightly, but she was secretly surprised. Why were these people so humble towards her?

But Li An didn’t show it. She just looked at Elisa in the center of the crowd.

When she had seen her in the study before, she had thought that this person’s hair was withered and yellow, and her body was thin, looking pitifully malnourished. Now, it was even worse. Her complexion was pale, and under her messy robe were bruises from being beaten.

Li An’s gaze shifted slightly, and she saw a thin, sunken face.

She stood up unsteadily and said in a hoarse voice, “Your Excellency Li An.”

Li An nodded and said, “Her Excellency the Saintess has been waiting for you in the study for a long time.”

“I was delayed by something,” Elisa quickly replied.

Li An showed a hint of dissatisfaction and said in a slightly serious tone, “Don’t let Her Excellency the Saintess wait so long again in the future.”

As she spoke, her gaze intentionally or unintentionally swept over the surroundings, and those people all lowered their heads.

She didn’t take it upon herself to punish the others for Elisa.

One, because Elisa’s identity was special. She was both a crown prince and the Saintess’s student. Even if she was just an unfavored illegitimate daughter, her status was much nobler than that of an ordinary acolyte. In addition, with her student status, how could anyone dare to bully her?

The reason for this must be that someone had secretly instructed them. She didn’t understand the relationship between them and didn’t need to interfere.

Two, because of the previous reason, she had stopped them once, but she couldn’t stop them a second time. If the punishment was too severe, this group of people would retaliate against Elisa even more.

This small warning was just right, to let them know the severity of the matter and not dare to delay Elisa’s classes again.

Besides, she didn’t know what Elisa had experienced in the church before, but it must be what she should have experienced, which would shape her future. She didn’t want to change Elisa’s life trajectory.

Also, Elisa was the Saintess’s student. The Saintess should be the one to help, so that Elisa would be grateful to the Saintess and help her in the future.

Elisa on the other side didn’t know that Li An had considered so much, but she wasn’t stupid. She quickly figured out the reason for Li An’s actions and gave her a grateful look.

“Let’s go,” Li An didn’t say much. She led the person out of the crowd and walked straight to the study.

Elisa took a few steps and caught up with her, pulling her robe down at the same time.

Li An glanced out of the corner of her eye. Those people were also ruthless. They only dared to hit places that could be covered by the robe. Other places were clean, and one couldn’t see the severity at all.

Li An sighed. She was still soft-hearted and said in a low voice, “Come to my room tonight. I’ll get you some medicinal wine for bruises.”

Elisa quickly said, “Thank you.”

After walking a few more steps, Elisa hesitated for a moment and then said, “Those people were instructed by my royal brothers and sisters. They are very dissatisfied that I have become Her Excellency the Saintess’s student.”

Li An nodded, indicating that she had heard.

She didn’t say anything more. With the sound of footsteps, the two of them arrived at the study.

Anoska looked up at the sound, first at Li An, and then smiled, “Did you sleep well?”

Li An subconsciously looked at her eyes. After confirming that there was no redness or swelling, she nodded unnaturally.

“Come and sit.”

“I had someone prepare cookies for you. The book you were reading yesterday is also here.”

It was unknown who was the master and who was the servant. Anoska had arranged everything.

Watching Li An walk in, Anoska then turned to look at Elisa.

The other person was a little flustered and quickly said, “Teacher, I…”

Before she could finish, she was interrupted. Anoska immediately said, “Today’s lesson has been placed on your desk.”

The hastily made-up explanation was swallowed back. Elisa said “alright” and quickly walked over.

For a moment, it was silent. Only the sound of pages turning could be heard in the study.

Anoska was reading in front, showing no signs of abnormality, as if she had completely forgotten her shameless appearance from yesterday.

Li An patiently read the book. Although the few pages about succubi had been torn out, there was still other content. The demon race was deeply involved with her, so she wanted to learn as much as she could.

Another page was turned, and Li An crunched on the cookie in her cheek.

Elisa sat not far away, wincing from time to time as she pulled on her wounds. Afraid of disturbing Anoska, she could only take small, quiet breaths.

Li An was half full. Her eyes swept over, and she got up, carrying the plate over to Elisa’s desk. She placed the half-eaten plate of cookies on it and turned to go back.

Elisa opened her mouth, wanting to say thank you but held it back.

It was Anoska who looked up, glanced at Li An, and then her gaze lingered on Elisa, and then at the plate of cookies.

She clicked her tongue lightly but didn’t say much, lowering her head to continue reading.

Time passed, and in a daze, it was evening.

Li An didn’t have to sleep by the bed tonight. After finishing everything, she locked the door, and her clothes fell to the floor. The floor-to-ceiling mirror reflected the moonlight from outside. Li An stood in front of the mirror.

The triangular ears that had been hidden for a long time appeared, along with the swaying tail behind her, both reflected on the special mirror surface.

She had been avoiding it before, not even letting them appear when she was bathing. It wasn’t until last night’s book that Li An became a little curious and wanted to figure out the special parts of her body that were not human.

“So strange,” the girl muttered, poking her own ear.

She was still not used to it. Li An looked at the dark, fluffy triangular ear. It was a bit like a cat’s ear, about two knuckles long, covered in a layer of fine, soft fur. When Li An raised her hand, she felt a soft touch.

So itchy.

Li An quickly retracted her hand, and the ear in the mirror also folded back, shrinking as if it had been bullied.

But the strangest thing was the tail. It was still covered in a layer of light fluff, about the thickness of a finger. The tip of the tail was heart-shaped, but it wasn’t big, and it looked a little cute.

Seeing Li An looking at it, it obediently burrowed into Li An’s palm, fawning on her like a pet.

So weird.

Li An still felt awkward and didn’t dare to look closely. The next second, there was a knock on the door.

—Knock, knock, knock.

Li An immediately thought of Elisa, whom she had met in the afternoon. She quickly put on her clothes and hurried out.

The person was not in a hurry. After knocking a few times, they waited patiently until the sound of footsteps approached.

The door was suddenly opened, and the flustered person was buttoning her clothes as she said, “I’m sorry, I made you wait…”

“Your Excellency the Saintess?!”

After seeing who it was, Li An’s pupils suddenly shrank. In her surprise, her messy, upturned pink hair swayed back and forth, like a fluffy foxtail.

Anoska stood at the door, her gaze sweeping from top to bottom, finally landing on the half of Li An’s slender collarbone that was exposed to the air. Perhaps because she was in too much of a hurry, she had buttoned one of her buttons wrong, and the two sides were one high and one low, revealing one of her shoulders.

Anoska narrowed her eyes and hugged the pillow in her arms tightly, saying in a muffled voice, “Is An’an waiting for someone else?”

“Did I come at a bad time?”

Seeing her like this, Li An was reminded of Anoska’s aggrieved and crying appearance from last night. Her back immediately tensed, and she quickly said, “No, no.”

“It’s Her Excellency the Saintess’s student, Elisa.”

“I ran into Elisa on my way to the study today. She had fallen, so I told her to come find me tonight so I could give her some medicine.”

“Is that so?” Anoska nodded thoughtfully and said, “No wonder An’an and Elisa came to the study together today.”

Li An quickly nodded. Before she could breathe a sigh of relief, she heard Anoska’s tone change, and she said aggrievedly, “I thought something special had happened between An’an and my student when I wasn’t looking, and that your relationship had surpassed ours.”

What kind of talk is that?

Li An quickly denied it and said, “How could that be? What is Your Excellency thinking?”

Her gaze swept up and down, and she immediately said, “Why are you dressed like this?”

She was in her pajamas, holding a pillow, and not even wearing shoes.

“Where is the attendant who served you today?”

“Did they bully you?”

In her anxiety, Li An blurted out something unrealistic.

Anoska lowered her head slightly, her lower face buried in the pillow, and replied in a muffled voice, “No, they didn’t bully me.”

“But An’an bullied me.”

Li An was stunned. Before she could ask, Anoska said, “Without An’an, I can’t sleep.”