At half past eight, the car came down from the highway and slowly drove back to the city.

Julia only felt a dull pain in every inch of her body, and her clothes were soaked with cold sweat. She was so nervous, there were several near-accidents just now, and her heart was hanging in her throat.

The eighth elder brother looked like he was still unsatisfied, he drove the car slowly along the road in the city, and finally, stopped on a certain section of the road in Chunjinli, and then looked at her: "Next week, come out with me to play?" ”

"You go to die!"

Julia finally spit out these four words in desperation.

Eight Elder Brother laughed.

Then, he winked at Julia slyly: "Believe it or not, I naturally have a way to get you to promise me." ”

"It's just to grab innocent people and blackmail me, what else can you do?"

"Huh? You guessed it! ”

Julia was so angry that she vomited blood, and she didn't choose to say anything for a while: "Shameless! Archina! You deserve to go to jail! Yongzheng is not wrong at all! ”

Eighth Elder Brother's face changed in an instant!

As soon as the words came out, Julia immediately knew that something bad was wrong!

Eighth brother looked at her, the expression on his face was a little strange, I don't know whether he wanted to cry or laugh, his muscles were pulling in a strange direction.

"Then you can 'juxtapose wine and food' and feel that from now on you will be 'Haiyu clarified', right?"

Julia's voice stuck in her throat!

"Since you want to 'get rid of/evil/service/exhaustion', then you can do it now! Come and kill me! What are you waiting for! ”

Eighth brother even changed his voice!

Julia stood stiffly next to the car, not daring to move!

He gave her a cold look. Only then did the eighth elder brother turn around and enter the bar.

After staying for a few seconds, Julia came back to her senses and hurriedly followed the eighth elder brother.

It was a bar in Chunjinli, and there was only one sign with the word "silver" dancing and flashing.

It's still early, and it looks like the bar has just opened, and there aren't many people. When the bartender noticed someone coming in, he didn't look up, but only whispered "Welcome", and his voice was not enthusiastic at all.

Julia followed the eighth brother to the bar. She looked around. There were three or five idlers, and in the dark where the lanterns could not shine, there sat a silent big black man, who looked like a boxer. The bartender is a middle-aged man with a mustache. The inside of the bar. In the far corner. There was a man with albinism, looking down at the ledger.

Seeing them come over, the bartender recognized the eighth elder brother. His expression immediately changed, and he said politely, "Young Master Xun." ”

Then he turned his head and whispered to the albino, "Owner." ”

The albinist looked up at Eighth Elder Brother, his face was immediately full of smiles, he put down the ledger and walked over: "Young Master Xun, why are you interested in coming to me today?" ”

Eighth Elder Brother smiled and sat down on the high chair at the bar: "I suddenly felt thirsty, so I came over." ”

The bartender respectfully said, "Two, what to drink?" ”

"I want Long Island Iced Tea." Eighth Brother glanced at Julia, "Bring her a glass of Margaret." ”

Julia immediately said, "No, I want lemonade." ”

The eighth elder brother smiled and didn't force her anymore.

The albinist smiled again: "I haven't seen Young Master Xun for a long time, if you don't come, the Ninth Master will rarely see each other." Is he okay with the ninth master? ”

Eighth Elder Brother laughed: "It's very good, now that he's made a fortune, he's so busy that he can't even take care of me." ”

The albinist sensed that his tone was wrong, and did not say anything more, but smiled and asked the bartender to bring them the drink they wanted.

The eighth elder brother drank quickly, and it didn't take long for the cup of Long Island iced tea to bottom, and he pushed the glass forward: "Another drink." ”

Seeing him drink so fast, Julia was a little worried, and she whispered: "Eighth Master, this is a strong drink......"

"Why are you worried that I won't be able to drive the car back?" Eighth Elder Brother laughed, "Isn't there still you?" ”

Julia had no choice but to say, "The people here know the Ninth Master?" ”

Eighth Elder Brother nodded: "The boss is Honglong's subordinate." ”

"I see."

"You know the Red Dragon, too?"

Julia nodded: "I know the one over there, the one over here, and there is only one side." ”

"Hmm." Eighth Brother nodded, "You are in a group." You can huddle anywhere. ”

Julia could hear that his tone was not good, and she did not dare to answer.

"It's weird, isn't it? Each world has a different red dragon, a different Sjepan, a different Lu Zhonglin, and a different Yu Jin. ”

Hearing the last name, the muscles on Julia's face jumped.

"So I'm just wondering, will there be different Eighth Elder Brothers, existing in different universes." Speaking of this, the eighth elder brother thought for a while, "What will he look like?" What kind of life will you live? ”

"The eighth master is no longer what he used to be, and he is not living the life he used to be." Julia said nonchalantly.

Eighth Elder Brother glanced at her and laughed: "But I can be sure that no matter how many universes there are, how many Eighth Elder Brothers, none of them are willing to be your boyfriend's lackeys." ”

Julia held the glass of lemonade hard, and after a while, she said in a dumb voice: "The eighth master is exaggerating, he has never been a kneel lackey." ”

The eighth elder brother snorted: "Then you should really go back three hundred years and look at those Qingke slaves raised in my fourth brother's mansion, do you think that the sticky rod really only deals with insects?" ”

"But we're not going back, are we?" Julia argued, "And Ah Zhen didn't want to go back at all, he told me a long time ago......"

"Really?" The eighth elder brother laughed, "Give it to the emperor, doesn't he want to go back?" ”

Julia endured it for a while, and then said: "What has been changed, how can it be the eighth master alone?" ”

When Eighth Elder Brother heard her say this, he nodded thoughtfully: "That's right." He's getting happier and I think he's smiling and talking more than he used to, isn't he? It's really good, my fourth brother was born a lucky one, he was favored by Huang Ama in the Qing Dynasty, and here, he has a single-minded girlfriend and a boss who values him. And the brothers who will never leave ......"

"The hardships he has endured, the eighth master has never seen."

Eighth Elder Brother smiled: "What hardships has he suffered?" Have you ever been insulted in front of all the ministers? Was he despised by his biological father and his biological mother? Did he have any of these experiences? ”

Julia looked at him in surprise!

Seeing her expression, Eighth Elder Brother sighed: "I forgot, you don't understand this." ”

Upon hearing this, Julia hurriedly defended: "No, I, I've been reading history books recently!" ”

Eighth Elder Brother sneered: "Really? Five thousand years of children's version? ”

Julia sullenly said, "I'm not that bad! Although the popular work to see surely...... But at least, the eighth master's mother is distressed by the eighth master. Ah Zhen's mother didn't like him, only his brother. ”

Eighth Elder Brother glanced at her from the corner of his eye: "Well, I really know a lot." ”

Julia thought to herself, tonight was a difficult time. Anyway. can't quarrel with Eighth Elder Brother, otherwise it will stimulate him, and Xuan Jingyao will be even more unable to get out.

You have to calm the mood.

So she said again: "Eighth master, fourteenth master...... What kind of person is he? ”

"You ask Old Fourteen?" He smiled: "You add up the old ten and the old thirteen." Then divide by two. That's him. ”

Julia almost burst out laughing. Last time, Yinzhen said that the prince was nine elder brothers plus ten elder brothers divided by two, and this time the eighth elder brother said so again...... Isn't this a family arithmetic problem?

Strange, why does Brother Ten always be the denominator?

"Old Fourteen is smart, stupid, and belly. Got it? Eighth Elder Brother glanced at her, "He is not a shrewd child, everyone says that Thirteenth Elder Brother is hot-blooded and upright, but Thirteen's crooked mind, how can Old Fourteen compare?" ”

Julia was silent, and after a while, she asked again, "So, what is the big brother like?" ”

"One-third of the ten, one-third of the fourth, plus one-third of the ninth: stupid, selfish, vicious."

"What about the third elder brother?"

"The fifth and ninth add up and divide by two."

"Where's the fifth elder brother!"

"He and Lao Jiu are Oreo, they look like twins, and they come out of a mold, but Lao Jiu is the black half, and he is the white half."

Julia couldn't help but laugh, "You guys, these numbers are really interesting. ”

After she finished speaking, she suddenly regretted it a little, what she said just now was too disrespectful.

But the eighth elder brother didn't care, he also smiled: "It's a pity, 8 has never been a good number." ”

"How could it be! Doesn't it mean getting rich? ”

"Isn't it good to have money?" Eighth Elder Brother looked at her with a smile, "What does it mean to know that 88 is abroad?" ”

Julia was stunned!

“HeilHitler。” Eighth Elder Brother shrugged, "You see, 8 is the number that brings death. ”

Julia frowned.

The eighth elder brother tilted his head, looked at her, and suddenly said, "Don't keep your face strained, you look much better when you smile." ”

Julia stopped laughing, coughed, and sat up straight.

Eighth Elder Brother shook his head and sighed: "So three from four virtues, why don't you go to the Qing Dynasty?" ”

Julia was silent for a long time before she said, "It seems that the eighth master hates women with three obedience and four virtues. ”

Eighth Elder Brother smiled: "I've seen too many women with three obedience and four virtues, and they didn't end well - killing women, these four words are enough." ”

It's a sad topic, Julia thought, is he talking about his wife?

As the night progressed deeper and the bar became more crowded, the bartender began to play records, Eason Chan's old songs were selected, the volume was not high, mixed with the sound of chatting and laughter, the sound of glasses, the creaking of ice cubes, and the doctor's dull and deep voice, which was not very distinct, with a hint of tiredness.

The eighth elder brother poured the second cup of Long Island iced tea into his mouth, and then pushed the cup to the bartender: "Another cup." ”

Julia stopped him: "Eighth Master, this is the third cup!" ”

"Afraid of what? Afraid I won't be able to pay for the drink? Eighth Brother looked at her with a smile, "Are you still afraid that I will go crazy and tease you with alcohol?" ”

Julia endured it before saying, "If you drink it like this again, the eighth master will really become Ye Xun - you know how he died, right." ”

Eighth Elder Brother was stunned, and he nodded: "Yes." Drunk, drove into the Yangtze River. It's not a bold way to die. ”

“……”

"You know, when I can't sleep at night, I often look up his photos and videos from the past." Eighth Elder Brother suddenly said, "I want to know what kind of person he is, and why he ended up killing himself." ”

Julia stared at him.

"At first, I couldn't figure it out, but then I gradually understood that Ye Xun was living too empty. He has everything, but he can't own himself. No matter how he rebelled, he couldn't shake off the brand laid by his family. When the eighth elder brother said this, he smiled slightly, "It's the same as me." ”

Julia sighed softly.

The bar song stopped from a cheerful "Thank Younon", stuck for a moment, and began to sing the next one-

"I'm glad I'm so tired every night, and I don't crave a hug anymore. He told me that night......"

"Eighth Master, give up being Ye Xun, okay?" Julia finally said, "Come out of the Ye family and live with us." They don't recognize you, we admit it. ”

Eighth Elder Brother looked at her with his eyes open, but said with a smile: "You mean that you want me to live with a person who deprived me of my surname, killed my wife, and finally poisoned me?" ”

"But he didn't!" Julia shouted, "Now the ninth and tenth masters don't think so anymore!" Why is the eighth master still clinging to history! ”

Eighth Elder Brother nodded: "Well, you see, even the Eighth Master Party no longer exists, and even the most loyal Eighth Master Party has now become the Fourth Master Party." ”

When he said this, he raised the third cup of Long Island Iced Tea and said with a smile: "Congratulations!" When the float is white! ”

Then, he took a big sip of the wine.

"Why is the eighth master smiling all the time?" Julia asked suddenly.

The eighth elder brother was stunned: "What? ”

"Why does the eighth master keep smiling?" Julia stared at him, "Angry, sad, or desperate...... You've been smiling, why? ”

"Why?" Eighth Brother's smile became blurred, "I don't know either." Perhaps, I don't have another expression. ”

Julia suddenly remembered that a long time ago, Yinzhen had said the same thing.

"Besides, what's wrong with smiling?" Eighth Brother continued to smile, "Just like the Joker, forever smiling, the whole world is his enemy, but the righteous Batman can't defeat him, right?" ”

Happy banquet group dance, and in the end it happens to be singular, and the singular number tells me so. I was afraid of being left out and forgotten, but in the end I went for nothing, and the joke he said that night made me very uneasy......

"Did I tell you about the Beatitudes?" Eighth Brother suddenly asked.

Julia shook her head.

"Hmm. She is beautiful, much prettier than you, and she loves me too, although the way she loves someone is not submissive and considerate, but rather commanding. At this point, he looked up at Julia, then shook his head, "The fourth child has always had such bad taste. ”

Julia was not angry, she could see that the eighth brother was drunk.

"I miss her so much that I can't sleep at night. The house said that she was spicy and bold, but no one had ever seen her hide and cry secretly...... But I've seen it. ”

Julia suddenly felt a pang of sadness.

"Ye Xun's mother kept urging me to get married, saying, you should say the conditions! You tell us, what kind of girl you want, we will find it for you, even if she is the daughter of the gods, we can find it for you. When the eighth elder brother said this, suddenly, he laughed, "I was annoyed by her questioning, I really want to say, I want my Zhen'er, I want her, aren't you supernatural?" Go and get her for me!" Go and find me the Eight Blessings of the Kangxi Dynasty! ”

Julia was speechless for a long time.

The music in the bar is still singing: if you want to stay through the night, take a walk in the middle of the night and wash up all night. I remember that night he told me that, and then I saw his eyes, and then I couldn't talk about my comfort......

"Now, she may still be somewhere, crying secretly alone." The eighth elder brother leaned on the bar, he stared blankly at the crowd in the bar, "But I can't walk over, hug her, and say to her, Zhen'er, don't cry, I'm here." ”

Julia was silent, and she swallowed a mouthful of lukewarm lemonade.

The sour and bitter liquid suddenly spread across her chest. Just like this bitter life.

And the singing in the bar continues—

…… He goes home alone when he is drunk, and he is afraid of the cold and alone. He dances and dances alone. He said I didn't dare laugh. Don't say I think you know why I hugged you and cried that night.

(BGM in this chapter: Eason Chan "He's Alone") (To be continued.) )