Working Prophet.

Chapter 166 Ruth's Death
(Correction, Ilea didn't know that Ona was behind the election at this time, the previous chapter has been revised)

"Aren't you talking about that dragon again?" Ilea was stunned when she heard that. "But is there anything more terrifying than that dragon?"

The old man didn't answer her question immediately, but said again, "Do you know why I prefer Branca over you becoming the head of the Arias family?"

"What are you talking about? Didn't you vote for me?" the girl frowned.

"But I asked Torres to change his vote to Blanco." Ona said, "And your uncle Antonio, I also asked him to vote for Brother Ni. What, you still want to vote for Blanco?" Shall I advise you?"

"So you arranged all of this?" Ilea was shocked, "Then my stepmother sent assassins to hunt me down, did you also know that?"

The old man nodded first, then shook his head, "Your stepmother didn't want to take your life, she came to me after the election to discuss how to remedy it, she planned to let those mercenaries kidnap you for a while .

"Wait until Blanc takes control of Teacup Castle and becomes the new owner of Greenfield before releasing you, forcing you to 'voluntarily' announce that you will give up the position of the head of the Arias family."

"And you agreed to her despicable behavior?" Ilea couldn't believe it. "If I don't want to give in, you will kill me then, right?"

"No, you are my great-granddaughter. My bottom line is that there are no casualties in the Arias family. We will find someone to secretly send you out of Bratis Continent." Ona said.

"That's really kind!" The girl sneered.

"That's why I didn't want to choose you at that time." Ona sighed.

"Because I don't want to be your puppet?"

"Because you are too kind and upright. If you were the one who lost the election, no matter how sad you are, you would never do such a thing to your younger brother or stepmother."

"Oh... so the reason why I can't be the new head of the Arias family is that I'm too kind and upright? And you don't want to hand over the family to a kind and upright person?"

The girl's chest was heaving violently, she had to close her eyes, and it took her a while to slow down her heartbeat a little bit, then she opened her eyes again and said, "How ironic! Since when did kindness and integrity become so important? A pejorative term?"

"For ordinary people, kindness and integrity are of course good qualities, but for lords it may not be so." Ona said.

"Really, but my father, Russ, is a kind and upright lord. His subjects and subjects love him, and the Marquis of Cullen also appreciates him very much."

"And then he died."

"Death in an accident does not prove that kindness and integrity are harmful."

"How do you know it was an accident?" the old man asked back.

"As we all know, Sir Carloman is my father's good friend. Both of them drank too much that day. It was my father who proposed to discuss with Sir Carloman. Sir Carloman agreed, and then they came to the empty space outside the castle. on the ground.

"The posture was set, but the attendants of the Weir family mistakenly handed an open half-handed sword to Sir Carloman as a practice sword, which eventually led to the unfortunate accident.

"Besides my father and Sir Carloman, there were about a dozen guests present. They witnessed the whole thing. Unless they lied together, this is the truth of the matter. A reckless competition, a careless The careless servants together caused this tragedy that should have been avoided."

"If you can live to my age, you will know that even if you see it with your own eyes, it may not necessarily be the truth of the matter." Ona said.

"Then what is the truth of the matter?"

"I don't know." The old man said, "But I do know some things that other people don't know. For example, your father had a very personal meeting with Hels, the second son of the Marquis of Cullen, a few days before his death. Chatted for a long time.

"There was also a very fierce quarrel during the period, and your father left the meeting angrily in the end."

"Are you implying that the people in the Marquis's mansion have something to do with my father's death?"

"Sir Carloman is not only a good friend of your father, but also a close friend of Hells. In fact, the two of them spent much more time together than Sir Carloman and your father. Do you really think this is just a coincidence?"

The girl was stunned, and it took a while before she said excitedly, "Why didn't you say something so important in the morning?!"

"Because the things involved behind this are too dangerous."

"Dangerous? How dangerous can it be?"

"David, the eldest son of the Marquis of Cullen, has always been regarded by the outside world as the next successor of the Figuerola family. However, Hells, the second son of the Marquis, is obviously not a person willing to be lonely. He found your father, probably plotting to become the The thing about the new Lord of the West.

"And Hals doesn't just represent himself. He should also know that he is inferior to his brother in all aspects. If the two sides compete fairly, his chances of winning are not great, so he turned to a third-party force for help."

"A third-party force? Are there any forces in the Western Territory who dare to interfere in the internal affairs of the Figueirola family? Could it be those guys from the Emanuel family?" the girl wondered.

"No, it's someone from the capital."

"People from the capital, wait... are you talking about Prince Timothy's third son, Sir Leo? He is the only person who has been to the west of the capital recently." Ilea couldn't help but gasped. He took a breath, "The backing behind Hells turned out to be the royal family?

"But, the relationship between Liao Mingming and David is even better. They came to Greenfield to attend my dinner together, talking and laughing during the dinner."

"As I said, even if you see it with your own eyes, it may not necessarily be the truth." Ona said, "Especially those nobles from the capital, they are very good at disguising."

"It's a pity that I thought Sir Leo was a good man, and he spoke up for me in the Marquis's mansion, but he turned out to be related to my father's death!"

The more Ilea thought about it, the angrier she became, "No, I need to ask Sir Carloman for clarification!"

"He won't tell you the truth."

"Then I will lead troops to surround his Acorn Fortress and force him to tell the truth."

"This is why I have been reluctant to tell you these things before. Our army is not much stronger than the army of the Weir family. You can't take down Acorn Fort. Let's take a step back. Even if you can take it, what do you think? Will Pauls sit back and watch this happen?

"Not to mention that we still have to rely on the Figueirola family. We need them to send people to help us deal with the dragon in the swamp." The old man reminded.

(End of this chapter)