Sickly lady in wheelchair, but God

Eldino has done a lot of great things in these seven years.

He successively carried out certain reforms on Vistapa's military system, tax system and the selection method of local officials.

He knew very well that he could not really get the support of those congressmen, so he kept bringing in other people to divide the power of those congressmen.

Compared with Bernal who directly carried out physical annihilation, his methods were much milder, and while dividing the power of the parliamentarians, he was also constantly expanding the pie of Vestapa, so in the short term the parliamentarians did not lose too much power and benefits.

But not much loss does not mean there is no loss.

Those members who entered the Grand Council through business and military merit were easier to deal with. Although they were somewhat dissatisfied, they did not dare to do anything out of line. It was not like they could not make money, so why would they oppose Eldino?

It is different for those members of parliament who entered the parliament based on their family background from the tribal period.

They have always prided themselves on their noble bloodline and have always looked down on "outsiders" like Eldino. Now Eldino is trying every means to place his own cronies in their hometown to weaken their influence. It would be a miracle if they could just sit there and do nothing.

This is clearly digging up their roots!

If they do nothing, the family will probably be completely destroyed in one or two generations.

Just imagine that scene: the descendants of those who once worked for their family are now bullying their descendants. It's really disgusting.

These councillors came together to try to get rid of Eldino.

But their organizational ability was so poor that after discussing for a long time they were unable to choose a leader who could command the support of the people. In the end they could only focus on Yusofah.

Yusofa is the king of Vistapa. Although he is just a puppet king, he has the blood of a heroic king flowing in his veins. After years of growth, he is no longer a child and can stand up and call on the people to fight against the traitor Eldino.

The members of parliament who were trying to rebel were determined to find a way to rescue Yusof from the palace.

Their plan was perfect, but something went wrong at the first step of execution.

They dug a tunnel leading to the palace, but the tunnel collapsed halfway through, and it collapsed in front of Eldino!

The scene was very embarrassing and the ending was very bloody.

Eldino arrested the people who dug the tunnel and tortured them to find out the mastermind behind it. Then he killed, imprisoned, and demoted them all in one go, all on the grounds that these parliamentarians had attempted to assassinate King Eusop.

Such drastic measures inevitably caused some turmoil, but because he had previously accused these congressmen of assassinating King Eusop and wanting to support the tyrant Polamene to return to power, there were not many people who actually stood up to avenge these congressmen.

Eldino easily suppressed the rebellion and gained another great merit for himself.

At this point, he felt that he was ready to usurp the throne of the Nefa family.

He is thirty-four years old this year. If he delays any longer, he might die. It is difficult for him to guarantee that if he dies, his son will be able to succeed to the throne as smoothly as he did in the past. It is better to end this drama of usurping the throne as soon as possible.

Eldino did not dare to usurp the throne rashly.

Although the authority of the Vistapa royal family has been lost for more than a decade, there is still a lot of loyal members of the Nefa family in Vistapa.

For example, the members of the Knights Templar and the descendants of the deposed King Meli are all die-hard supporters of the Nefa family.

Before, he and his father did not really usurp the throne, but only appointed themselves as Speaker. These people could still coexist peacefully with him because, although they were not good people, they were better than Polamene and other parliamentarians. At least they would not mess up Vestapa.

But if he really takes the final step to usurp the throne and breaks the fragile balance between the two sides, these people will definitely stand up and fight him to the death.

These people do not have much influence in the local area, but their individual strength is quite impressive, and they are quite good at assassinations.

Eldino didn't want to follow in his father's footsteps.

Therefore, he decided to take two steps.

The first step is to start a foreign war, continue to strengthen one's own prestige, and minimize the impact of usurping the throne.

He set his sights on the barbarians in the west. Neither the Heroic King nor Queen Ingrid had been able to conquer those barbarians. If he could win a few beautiful battles, it would be enough to soar his prestige.

The second step is to weaken the strength of the Knights through various means.

The Knights Templar were originally founded to combat necromancers, and it was not until the Shadow of Darkness that they took on the responsibility of protecting the royal family.

Eldino planned to send the diehards in the Knights Templar to fight to the death with the necromancers and witches. No matter which side died, it would be good news for him.

"It's probably because of the influence of the Hero King and Queen Ingrid. Otherwise, I wouldn't have to spend so much time and effort on this."

Eldino sighed.

He took action immediately.

When he sent out the diehards of the Knights Templar and secretly sent people to the barbarian tribes to create an excuse for war, Alsophila happened to be on the ship to Vistapa with her seven disciples.

"Master, are we going to meet the Speaker of Vistapa this time?"

On the small wooden boat, the youngest disciple Dani couldn't help but widen her eyes, and the other disciples also looked sideways.

They only knew that their master was from Vistapa, but they never knew that their master actually knew the most powerful person in the Kingdom of Vistapa.

Alsophila nodded. At this point, there was no need for her to keep it secret any longer. She wrote on the writing board she carried with her.

[Shiludi is your senior sister, but in a sense, the speaker Eldino Lucan Xueta is my first disciple, but I have not taught him swordsmanship systematically, so he can only be regarded as my nominal disciple, unlike you.]

"Wow, I always thought that you were very special, but I didn't expect that you were even more special than I thought!" Dany's eyes were full of stars and admiration. "The Speaker of Westapa is your disciple, which means he is our senior brother. So won't we be treated as honored guests when we go to Westapa?"

This is true.

Alsophila continued to nod.

Although she didn't like big scenes, she hadn't been back for seven years. If Eldino knew she was back, he would definitely hold a grand welcome party.

Dany became even more excited.

What is it like to be received by the ruler of a country?

Xiludi rubbed her head and told her like a senior sister not to get carried away, lest it ruin the relationship between the master and Eldino.

Dany glared at Shiludi angrily.

"I won't cause any trouble to Master. I'm not a child anymore. I understand everything you said."

He also said that he is not a child.

Xiludi shook her head and said nothing more.

Dany is the youngest sister, not only because she joined the sect the latest, but also because she is the youngest among all the disciples.

She was originally the daughter of a businessman. On her way to do business with her father, she was attacked by unknown people. In order to protect her, her father died tragically.

Just when she was about to be defiled, the master arrived in time, rescued her, and helped her catch the real culprit behind the attack on her. It turned out that those people were sent by a rival of her father.

The real business war is to physically eliminate your competitors!

Anyway, after getting her revenge, Dany became her master's apprentice.

Dany is not very old, only 12 years old. Although she has a great talent in swordsmanship, she is casual by nature, likes to be lazy, play pranks, and wear beautiful clothes.

The master was usually very kind to her and tried his best to meet her needs.

However, as the eldest sister, Xiludi felt that she still couldn't spoil Dany like this. When educating a child, one can't just spoil him blindly. She still needs to be strict when necessary.

She reported this to her master many times. Her master listened but not completely, which made her quite distressed.

The master is good in every way except that he is too nice to his disciples and doesn't put on any airs at all, which is not necessarily a good thing.

The ferry crossed the Wana River. After getting off the boat, Alsophila did not delay at all. He took a few disciples and arrived at the city of Vestapa in just five days.

On the way, several disciples were in high spirits.

Shiludi was able to remain calm at first, but as she saw more and more Vestapa people, and as she saw more and more Vestapa cities, she, like the other disciples, could no longer remain calm.

In the past few years, she has traveled to many places with Alsophila and heard about the prosperity of Vistapa from many people.

But it was not until she came to Vistapa in person and saw everything in Vistapa with her own eyes that she realized that the prosperity here was beyond her imagination.

Is this what people call the Kingdom of God on earth? How wonderful it would be if Treia could become like this one day.

She felt more and more that she had made the right decision by choosing Alsophila spinulosa as her teacher.

Even if she didn't learn those advanced sword techniques, she gained a lot just by traveling around the world with her master and seeing the vastness of the world.

There are many truths that cannot be truly understood by listening to others’ explanations; you can only understand them by experiencing them personally.

Eldino received the news shortly after Alsophila arrived in the city of Vistapa.

Eldino was having dinner at the time. He didn't even have time to wipe his mouth before he hurried out to see Alsophila.

"Lady Jian Ji, you are finally back!"

The person who ran out with Eldino almost thought he had recognized the wrong person when he saw Eldino's slightly red eyes.

Nowadays, in the eyes of most people, Eldino is a terrible political machine, and they almost forget that this "machine" also has its moments of true feelings.

Eldino took a few quick steps to Alsophila's side, and like a junior serving an elder, he gently grabbed one of Alsophila's hands.

"Lady Jian Ji, please slow down, don't fall."

Ah, this...

Dany and other disciples were also stunned.

Is this really the Speaker Eldino who has all the power in Vistapa? Isn't the master's status in Vistapa too high?

Alsophila gave Eldino a displeased look.

If you don’t know me, you would think I need to use crutches to walk!

But this really cannot be blamed on Eldino. To those who know her but not completely, she is already a 70-year-old old lady. How can she walk without support?

Alsophila spinulosa did not refuse.

She picked up her pen and wrote on the writing board, introducing Xiludi and the others to Eldino.

Eldino expressed his goodwill with a smile. That day, he canceled all meetings and held a grand dinner to welcome Alsophila's return.

After the dinner, he found Alsophila spinulosa.

"Master Jian Ji, after you come back this time, you won't go out again, right?"

Alsophila spinulosa shook his head.

【I plan to go to the West again. 】

Eldino was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help asking: "Lady Sword Princess, you have been walking outside for seven years, and you have seen everything. Now you are old, why don't you stay in Vistapa and enjoy your life? You have been walking outside all the time, and I am afraid..."

He considered it for a moment and decided to speak his mind.

In fact, his idea was very simple. He was afraid that Alsophila would die on the road, and then he would not even have the chance to hold a funeral for Alsophila.

Sword Princess has devoted most of her life to the Snow Tower tribe and deserves the respect of all Snow Tower people both during her lifetime and after her death.

It's not that Alsophila can't understand Eldino's feelings.

But the more this happened, the more she wanted to leave.

Because if she stayed in Vistapa, Eldino would find out that she would never die. She had to travel outside, and she had to "die" on the way, so as not to expose the secret of her immortality.

She remained silent.

But such silence made Eldino feel like his heart was pierced.

Lady Sword Princess was even unwilling to give him a chance to say goodbye. Was it because he had never been recognized by Lady Sword Princess? It seemed so. In Lady Sword Princess's eyes, only his father and grandfather could be considered to be close to her.

If it weren't for his father's request, Lady Jianji would never have accepted him as her disciple.

See, as soon as her father passed away, Lady Sword Princess didn’t want to stay in Vistapa anymore and even took in seven disciples outside.

Eldino stood up and said, "I understand. I will prepare your luggage for the trip. In a while, Vestapa may have to go to war with those barbarians in the west. If you go there, you must be careful."

Alsophila heard obvious alienation in Eldino's words, like the kind of alienation that a child who is not valued by his parents feels towards his parents.

Of course she understood what caused the change.

Age, death...

This is a topic that no one can avoid when walking in the world, and she is no exception.

【Eldino.】

After sighing, Alsophila moved around to the front of Eldino and stopped him.

"Does Lady Jianji have any other instructions?"

Alsophila picked up the pen and wrote on the writing board: [I didn't want to say it at first, but these things have to be faced eventually. Even if I don't say it now, others will know it in the future.]

"?"

Eldino was a little confused.

Alsophila put the writing board and pen aside, then she took off the pair of gloves she had worn for a long time, revealing her slender fingers as smooth as jade hidden under the gloves.

Then she raised her hands and untied the ropes that tied the wolf mask behind her head.