One of the Twelve Kingdoms

In the middle of the night, Joshya suddenly received a call from Alexander, but before he could get up, the phone ran out of battery and turned off automatically.Joshua cursed secretly and hurriedly turned on the light to charge, and went back immediately.

The phone was connected immediately, and Alexander's voice came over: "Josh, I thought you were asleep."

"No, not yet." Joshua sat up and cleared his throat, trying to sound more energetic.

"Sorry, I couldn't answer the phone before, Jonathan is with me now." The other side couldn't help laughing: "Are you home?"

"Yes." Joshua replied dryly, some words swirled in his throat, but they changed into something else as soon as he exited: "Did things go well?"

The other end seemed to be talking to someone else, and it was quiet for two seconds before answering him: "We are still here in the laboratory, we have to hang up soon."

Joshua scratched his hair depressingly: "See you tomorrow then."

"Good night." Alexander kissed the phone, then took a deep breath, and Jonathan continued walking through the ruins.

"Good night." Joshua hung up the phone, looking at the lake-like light and shadow of the moon on the ground, a little dazed.

"Lord."

"Hmm!" Joshua choked on his own saliva from the sudden utterance of Yan Qi, who coughed a few times and said, "Why are you talking all of a sudden!"

"That Mr. Alexander, do you hope that he will follow you from now on?" Cheng Qi also sat up and leaned against the head of the bed like him, with an expression as unpredictable as a cloud. Regarding the matter of taking them all to Cuihuang Palace, his face turned cold, and he said decisively: "Leave my business alone."

Yan Qi was dumbfounded by the lesson, but looked at the Lord's angry face with a look of nostalgia, but said flatly: "I just want to comfort you, although the Lord is separated from that person, there will be other people in the future. Lover, I think this matter will make the Lord happy."

"..." Joshua was a little confused about his logic for a while, and it took several seconds before he said speechlessly: "...You really don't understand what love is all about." And he has no idea about the future. Knowing that, it feels like being inexplicably caught by Gong Qi, how could he be happy.

"My duty is to serve the Lord. I don't need to understand that kind of thing. Assisting you and letting you manage the country without any worries is what I should think about."

"I see." Joshua seemed to have been poured cold water.He has long understood Xiang Qi's attitude, as well as this kind of intentional or unintentional reminder and discipline, but no matter how many times he listens to it, he still feels uncomfortable.The sweet short time in his memory was like a dream, making him wonder if it ever existed. The emotional Gong Qi and the young and bold self, whether it was pain or joy, never showed anything on the face of Gong Qi. past traces.

Sometimes I really don't understand whether Qilin is kind or cold-blooded. He thought that the relationship between the two should develop by leaps and bounds after they have substantial development, but later found out that it was all his own enthusiasm, and Qilin was just barely coping. After several active attempts to no avail, their love inexplicably came to an end.

Joshua, whose self-esteem was hurt, lay back on the bed and closed his eyes, thinking viciously, go to his 塙 Taisuke, go to his 塙王.

He didn't want much, just hoped that when he went back, people would occasionally mention him to others: Hey, I used to know a boy named Joshia, he was really good.

He was thinking wildly, Yan Qi turned off the desk lamp, the light in front of his eyes disappeared, and after a while, he quieted down, neither of them felt sleepy in the darkness.

"Song Qi."

"Ah."

"What will I look like ten years from now?" Joshua looked at the ceiling in the dark, feeling the other party's gaze on him.

But Xiangqi's words were very ruthless: "It's no different from now."

"Damn it." Joshua muttered in a low voice, he turned his body to face Gong Qi, and looked straight into the golden eyes of the other party, as if trying to see his mind clearly, the long eyelashes were like twinkling stars: "Am I that bad in your eyes?"

Yan Qi was stunned, and then there was a serious smile in his tone: "What I just said was a compliment, you have done a good job."

Joshua sighed: "I know that according to the current situation, it is best to completely isolate the two worlds. I understand the truth, but I don't want the two worlds to end together, nor do I want to never come back here to see I don’t see anyone I know.” In the past, he could pretend that he was working abroad, and he could go home immediately if he wanted to, but now he dare not think of other possibilities except to convince his parents.

"I don't even want to die myself." He will be locked in another time and space forever, and when he misses London, he can only find it in increasingly strange and vague memories.He woke up suddenly, did he want his parents and brother to be punished like this?

Just as Joshua's heart was shaken a little, he suddenly heard something outside.He bumped into Xiongqi, listened carefully, then got up and said, "It was from my parents' room." Xiongqi's expression froze, and he followed immediately.

The parents' room was just opposite. As soon as Joshua opened the door, he saw his mother sitting on the ground and crying bitterly. His father was tying a bandage on her wrist. When he heard the movement, he turned to look at them and said, "It's okay, you go back to sleep."

"Oh my god." Joshua looked at the blood on it for a long time before he recovered his voice, and immediately wanted to call a car: "Mom, I'll take you to the hospital."

"If I don't go to the hospital, they will send me to a sanitarium." Mom struggled to stop him, weakly disgusted: "I don't want to go to that smelly place, it will suffocate to death."

"..." Joshua stopped and confirmed, "Okay, are you sure you'll be fine if you don't go to the hospital, and you won't suddenly cut your own wrist?" The latter nodded with difficulty.So he and his father moved mother back to the bed.

"Give me the medicine, it's in the drawer of the dresser." Dad said, and Joshya responded, seeing that Yan Qi wanted to come over to help, and said in a low voice, "Go back to your room first."

Yan Qi nodded, took a look at Joshya before leaving, and then closed the door behind him.

Joshua lowered his head and bit his lip. He opened the drawer and asked, "Why is Mom acting like this all of a sudden?" The next second, he was startled by a drawer full of medicines and gasped for an instant.

"Take the brown and white bottle."

Joshua handed the medicine bottle and water to his father, who began to describe what happened just now: "We were just discussing whether to stay here or go with you, and we had a disagreement while chatting. Your mother hates you , wanted to live with you, and then she started crying."

Joshua was even more puzzled: "Why? Why did mother commit suicide because of this?"

Dad sighed, and Joshah felt his heart pounding in his throat.

"You have to know, Josh, mom loves you very much. She missed you every day when you were away, and I did the same, so I didn't notice the difference at first. Mom was diagnosed with depression one day. We When we were told to go to the police station to claim Jonathan’s body—of course Jonathan was fine in the end, but we were all terrified. Then Anissa disappeared, and Jonathan disappeared for half a year. We suddenly lost everything..." Dad rubbed the corners of his eyes, as if he was choked, and then patted Josh on the shoulder: "Now this family is finally complete again, and we want to stay here. Josh, go to Qiaoguo, that's your life , not ours, don't confine your life to this house."

Joshua lowered his head and did not speak for a long time.My mother was already asleep under the effects of the medicine, panting uncomfortably in her dream, and the contradictions and pains stated by my father were clearly seen through the face that had not changed for ten years and seemed to have changed.He knew he could no longer force his mother to choose, it would kill her soul.

Jonathan didn't go home until the third day. During that period, there were several monster accidents. The citizens tried to stay indoors as much as possible, and the outdoor neighborhood became extremely deserted.

"Sorry, I'm late." Alexander's shadow crossed the ground, and Joshua was hugged warmly, and the other party complained above his head: "There are a lot of things escaping from the ground, and the big guy is too busy." Round and round."

Alexander's face was tired, but his eyes were energetic. He even shaved his beard and sprayed perfume before getting out of the car, and changed out of his police uniform.

Jonathan's car was a nightmare.

Joshua rested his chin on his shoulder, thinking wildly, kissed the other's neck, and it took a while for the two to part.

"Brother, have you caught Benica?"

"Benica committed suicide." Jonathan was also very tired. He hadn't eaten food yet, but he didn't have any appetite: "I also saw Anisa."

His voice sank, and when he saw the shuttle and the suitcase in the living room, he changed the subject and asked, "Are you planning to leave?"

Joshua was stunned for a moment, then continued: "Yeah, I plan to meet with you and go back, and the matter here is almost settled." Thinking of the separation, Joshua couldn't help feeling sour, and said: "Brother , I can’t go home anymore, help me take care of my parents.”

"You're not coming back? Didn't you promise me to meet at least once a month?" Alexander, with a cheated expression, ordered angrily when he saw the other party's dodging eyes: "Look at me, Joshya."

"Presumptuous." Gong Qi shouted.

"Xianqi, step back." Joshya ordered, looking up at Alexander's eyes: "I'm sorry."

Alexander didn't respond, his eyes wandered between Yanqi and Joshya, and finally said softly: "You chose him."

"I don't have a choice, maybe I once did." Joshya's eyes flickered.

"Then this is our farewell?" Alexander asked, so straightforward that he didn't leave any room for each other to think about it.

At that moment, Joshua almost heard the other party's heartbroken voice, but what can he do, invite the other party to abandon everything and join Qiaoguo as a nationality?He no longer has the confidence to bear more guilt.

Jason activated the instrument, and the soft blue light curtain suddenly became dazzling and hideous.

The time of separation was approaching, and Joshya had no reason to linger, and all they could do was say goodbye.

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