One of the Twelve Kingdoms

"King Gong, it's time to go." Yanqi said, "After you return to the correct time, I will take Gongqi back together."

"Yeah." Joshua nodded, then looked at his parents and pretended to smile relaxedly, but his voice trembled uncontrollably: "Are you really going to stop thinking about it?"

"Oh... Josh..." McGrady hugged her son tightly, and both mother and son looked like they were about to cry.Joshua took a deep breath, and the thoughts in his head settled at the bottom of the lake like a tangle of algae after a sleepless night of tossing and turning.

Joshya looked up hard, trying to get the fluid back from his lower eyelid.Tears will undoubtedly make the parting more unmanageable, and Joshua warned himself to avoid this, so he had to shorten the time of saying goodbye desperately.

He took a step back, took his eyes away from his family with difficulty, and signaled to Baihu and Jason that it was time, but Baihu did not move.

"My lord." He bowed respectfully to Joshua and asked, "Please allow me to stay and protect the lord's family."

Joshua was caught off guard by his words, but Jonathan spoke before him: "We don't need protection."

"I've already thought about it." Baihu's tone was firm, he turned a deaf ear to Jonathan's words, and only waited for Joshya's reply.

What happened between them, and it's up for debate.

Joshua sensed the delicate atmosphere between them, then looked at his brother and decided it was better not to participate, and replied cautiously: "If you insist—" He drew a long tone, and then heard the white tiger like a pine tree After taking a breath, he smiled slightly, glanced at Jonathan as if he had won a duel, and bowed, "Thank you, Lord."

"It should be all right now." Joshua's palms were sweaty, and he began to find it difficult to even speak.

"Kathy hasn't come yet, let's wait for her." Maddie reminded him: "She is your best friend, you should see her."

Joshua readily agreed.If you ask a condemned prisoner how he felt before he went to the gallows, he will definitely not be able to answer whether the extra waiting time is suffering or luck.He was in the same mood at the moment.

It seemed like a long time, but in fact only 3 minutes passed, and Joshya decided not to wait any longer.

Jason had already taught Jonathan how to use the device, and the two of them stood in the teleportation range, watching the others and smiling.

"Go and build your kingdom, Josh." The light curtain cut off their vision in an instant, and the figures surrounded by it became hazy.Joshua heard his father say this to him, he took a deep breath, and a second before he closed his eyes, he found someone rushing over, he saw a magnified hand about to pass through the blue light, and someone in the distance was calling him loudly name.

Casey?

Joshua suddenly took a step with joy in his heart, but suddenly saw clearly the hand that was blocked from the light. It had distinct joints and was somewhat rough as a man's hand.He raised his head and met Alexander's eyes for a moment.

The hurried footsteps are getting closer and closer, time seems to be still, and it seems to be passing quickly.The blue light suddenly skyrocketed, and Joshua stared at those eyes, as if grasping the last trace of connection with this world.The teleportation has already started, his body starts to disintegrate rapidly from the ends of his limbs, disappears, moves to another space, and finally, until the whole person becomes invisible.

"I don't want to go."

Alexander saw his trembling lips, heard the words that the other party couldn't help but say until things couldn't be changed.

Did he really just leave forever...?

"Josh..." Casey, who had finally arrived, stared blankly at the empty ground, losing his words for a moment.

"It's our turn, Yu Taifu." Yanqi turned to Jonathan and said, "Please."

"Wait, Viserys," McGrady called to stop Qi, "we have something to ask of you."

Time and space transfer is not a pleasant thing, at least it is much worse than using Wu Gang to encircle the snake.

As soon as Jason landed, he ran to the side of the road and vomited in a mess. Joshya was lying on the grass, eyes filled with colorful flares, the darkness was dispelled by a white light, and the smell of grass, trees and mud ran into his nose.Joshua opened his eyes, and found that the sky had turned into a piece of pink blue and pink green, and then realized that it was because the flowers and leaves blocked his view, and even the palace among the mountains and clouds was smudged softly and warmly.

It is now spring in this country.

Jason seemed to be still rinsing his mouth, so Joshua simply adjusted his posture with his arms on his pillow to make himself lie more comfortably, overlooking the looming palace on the top of the mountain.Intellectually, he is extremely clear about the fact that he has returned to Qiao Country, but emotionally, he still seems to be dull, unable to adjust for a while.

"Who's there!" A group of soldiers spotted them, and the leader pointed their weapons at them and shouted, "Stand up!...My lord?"

Joshua's eyes dimmed, and his vision was covered by a familiar upside-down face.He took a deep breath, jumped up and slapped away the mud covered in his hands, and said lightly, "Ao Dou, long time no see."

"Your boy disappeared for almost three months, and the ministers are going crazy."

"Really?" The soldier let out the accompanying beast, and Joshua turned over and sat on the rein, saying, "Please take Jason back." Then the beast neighed and galloped towards the Cuihuang Palace. go.

"Little devil in a bad mood?" Audou scratched his head and said to himself, then slapped Jason staggeringly, laughed and said: "Long time no see, let's have a drink together later."

Jason whimpered suddenly: "Please forgive me..."

Everything in the Hall of Renzhong was as usual, Joshua jumped off the ground, and several maids trotted out with joyful faces, and when they saw his expression, they retreated slightly to the two sides to salute and make way for him.

"Where's Taisuke?"

"I just saw Taifu going in the direction of Lu Mu."

Knowing his whereabouts, King Gong immediately turned around and left without looking back, leaving the maids to look at each other, and then heaved a sigh of relief.

In any case, as long as King Gong is back, it will be fine.

Lumu grew in the depths of Cuihuang Palace, and Joshah had performed sacrificial ceremonies there, so he clearly remembered its location.In the distance, he could already see the white and gnarled branches of the road tree. The sunlight leaked from the patio and surrounded the person in front of the tree who was wearing a plain silver robe and long light golden hair. He quietly raised his head and looked at the tree branches The young fetus froze for a moment when it heard footsteps, then turned around.

"My lord——" Before Xi Qi's smile reached his lips, he felt a hot punch on his face. He was beaten to the side, and the corners of his mouth quickly became red and swollen.

"..." Yan Qi frowned slightly, and slowly straightened his body to look at the other party.

Joshua stared at him fiercely, his eyes filled with a strong and fragile emotion, then he grabbed his collar with both hands and raised his fist high, and he leaned back reflexively, but he didn't intend to hide.

Before the punch was struck, a hoarse cry rang in his ears, the sound was not loud, but it was like a thunder rolling across his chest.The next second he was pulled closer, and Joshua buried his face in his chest, his violent breathing turned into howling choked sobs.

Yan Qi wanted to look at his face, to confirm if the other party was okay, but was pressed even tighter by the other party, and his chest was hot and humid.

"Lord..."

"Don't talk, don't do anything." Joshua's voice was choked like broken glass, but the commanding tone was unquestionable.

Xiongqi had no choice but to stand still, looking down at the golden head in his arms worriedly, hesitated for a moment and turned to look at the snow-white road logs in the atrium. The towering branches grew upwards as if they wanted to catch the sun. Fruit dotted in between.And one of the slightly lower branches is particularly eye-catching, with a night-like dark blue ribbon tied on it.

Yan Qi stared fixedly at the streamer, and took a long time to look away.

The coming year should be a good year.

The mysterious disappearance and sudden appearance of the new king of the Qiao Kingdom was gradually replaced by other topics, and became an outdated topic of conversation among the people of the Twelve Kingdoms after dinner.

However, from that day on, Joshya seemed to be finally determined to be a good king, and everything in Qiao Kingdom began to go on the right track.

"Master, there have been frequent floods in Xunzhou in recent months, but the construction of the dams has been delayed due to insufficient budget. The floods have caused damage to many farmlands and houses, causing many casualties and nowhere to resettle for the people. Please, the Lord, make a clear decision."

"Xunzhou?" Joshua sat on the throne, and Yan Qi stood beside him as usual.The speaker was Suirenli Xianyin, who was in charge of water conservancy. Although he looked younger than Joshya, he was an official from the time of King Cuo.He knelt there with a respectful attitude, his stern eyes, which were different from his childish face, stared straight at King Gong sharply, without any fear at all.

"Didn't the disaster relief funds be allocated to Xunzhou in the past two months, have they been used up so quickly?" Joshua asked.

"My lord, water control is not as simple as you think." Li Xianyin's heavy tone was preaching: "For this loss, the funds raised are just a drop in the bucket, army dispatch, material transportation, and house repairs , food and herbs, the second rainy season, border defense, and what the people will eat next meal, each item is not a small amount.”

What Li Xianyin said was not so much a statement, but more like an accusation similar to questioning.Joshua stared at him and took a deep breath almost inaudibly, the air was filled with the smell of rivalry.

"People from Lisui, I don't give you a salary to listen to your complaints, but to ask you to solve the problem. What is the highest water level in Xunshui over the years, how should the dams and rivers be treated, how many acres of farmland and fruit forests have been destroyed, and how many people have been killed or injured? How to arrange it properly, you can't see it at all in your remonstrance."

Joshya left the throne, put on his robe and ringed it.Everyone in the court hall fell silent, and Gong Qi beside him couldn't help looking at him.He looked at the dozens of officials kneeling in front of the steps and frowned, and his tone softened: "It is true that funds are needed for the construction of water conservancy and the reconstruction of houses, but now that the national treasury is tight, it is very difficult to spend the extra money. After you go back today First write a detailed report and submit it, and discuss the rest tomorrow, let’s end the meeting.”

All the officials dispersed one after another after saluting, Li Xianyin looked at King Gong and Gong Qi from a distance, snorted coldly, and said in a low voice: "How can such an incompetent person deserve to sit on the throne."

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