Though "Venomhand" did not directly divulge who that "Countess" behind him was,
yet the "Countess" who saw Annan as the "main dish" and harbored enmity towards Kafney was likely none other than that person alone.
Ingrid, the "Eternal Maiden."
She was the final competitor for the position of the Celestial Chariot, even when Annan had already obtained the complete Book of the Celestial Chariot.
Annan knew that this was not an act of folly.
In the prophetic "Odes to the Celestial Chariot," the main character, the "Madman," on his quest for the "Celestial Chariot" and in search of information about it, successively found the "Saint" and the "Sage," both of whom were qualified to ride in the Celestial Chariot.
The Saint, "born knowing the suffering of all beings," wept blind for the suffering that others had to bear. Since birth, he had never done anything to harm others; he helped others selflessly and was willing to give up everything without hesitation.
