BLEACH

The days slipped by quietly amidst this absurd and hilarious busyness.

One evening, inside the Shihoin Clan.

Yoruichi, dressed in an orange tracksuit, and Retsu Unohana, wearing only her undershirt, stared at each other in Xuanxin's room.

At this moment, an eerie atmosphere filled the room.

"Captain Yoruichi, if I remember correctly... according to our previous agreement, tonight should be my time, right?" Unohana said, smiling at Yoruichi.

Hearing Sister Hana's barbed words, Yoruichi curled her lip indifferently, then casually sat up cross-legged and said:

"Yes, yes, yes, it's yours, no one's going to take it from you. I came back early today because I have important business to attend to. Since you care so much, I'll just have Xuanxin compensate you for a few more days!"

"Oh, you said it yourself." Upon hearing this, a hint of triumphant joy welled up in Retsu Unohana's eyes.

Xuanxin, who had just reached the door, froze at the entrance after hearing the two men's lewd words. He was now caught between a rock and a hard place.

"Hey~ you're back! What are you standing there for? Come on in!"

But Yoruichi didn't care what Xuanxin was thinking at that moment. As soon as she saw Xuanxin, she ran over, grabbed his collar, and pulled Xuanxin into the room.

Then, Yoruichi stuck her head out and said to Soi Fon, who was also standing there in a daze, "Soi Fon! We need to talk about some important things tonight, so don't let anyone disturb us, understand?"

"Ah... yes, Lady Yoruichi," Soi Fon replied instinctively.

Seeing this, Yoruichi nodded in satisfaction, then closed the door and even blew out all the candles in the room.

It was only then that Soi Fon realized: [Wait! Lady Yoruichi! If I heard correctly... Captain Unohana is still inside! You three... are you really going to discuss something?!]

Soi Fon, whose thoughts had already strayed, began to imagine the rest of the story in her mind. Soon, Soi Fon blushed and awkwardly left Xuanxin's courtyard.

Meanwhile, inside the room...

Xuanxin, feeling his way in the dark, sensed the eerie atmosphere in the room. Slightly embarrassed, he scratched his cheek, about to say something to ease the tension, when Yoruichi suddenly became serious and said:

"Xuanxin, the matter you asked me to keep an eye on has been settled!"

Upon hearing this, Xuanxin's previous relaxed demeanor vanished, and his entire demeanor changed abruptly as he asked, "Really!"

"It's true, Kisuke Urahara found Isshin Shiba, who had gone missing, in the World of the Living these past few days. According to Isshin Shiba, he was injured by a Hollow with terrifying power, and that's why he couldn't return to Soul Society after losing his power."

"Moreover, that Hollow's fighting style and Reiatsu characteristics are extremely similar to those of a Shinigami! In the end, if it weren't for the help of a Quincy, he probably would have died at the hands of that Hollow."

Then, Yoruichi paused, casually picked up Xuanxin's water from the table, took a big gulp, and continued:

"Furthermore, we've also discovered that the Hollows in Karakura Town are appearing more frequently. Although Karakura Town has a high concentration of Reishi, these Hollows seem to have been modified by someone. And they seem to be searching for something."

Upon hearing this, Xuanxin thought for a moment, then raised his wrist and said, "You mean to say that Aizen actually wants to find this thing?"

Yoruichi nodded solemnly upon hearing this. It seemed that Xuanxin's illusion was very successful; Aizen still believed that the Hōgyoku had been brought to the World of the Living by Kisuke Urahara.

Watching Yoruichi and Xuanxin's encrypted exchange, Retsu Unohana, sitting to the side, was completely bewildered. However, despite Sister Hana confusion, she didn't ask any questions and simply listened silently.

Yoruichi looked at the bewildered Sister Hana, sighed, and told Retsu Unohana the whole truth about all these years.

After learning all this, even Sister Hana, who had witnessed all sorts of conspiracies, gasped in shock.

If it weren't for her trust in Xuanxin, she would never have believed Yoruichi's words, because she simply couldn't connect all of this with the famously kind-hearted Sōsuke Aizen.

"It was him! He hid himself so well; he's truly a terrifying man."

Yoruichi nodded in agreement, then looked at Xuanxin and said, "So, the second reason I came back today is to tell you that we need to be prepared. I have a feeling that Aizen will soon be unable to hide."

Xuanxin then nodded to indicate that he understood.

With this long-hidden secret revealed, the atmosphere in the room grew even more somber.

At that moment, Yoruichi suddenly stood up, stretched, and then her golden eyes darted back and forth between Xuanxin and Retsu Unohana.

Suddenly, Yoruichi smirked and said, "Alright, let's leave this at that. Now, let's get down to business."

Upon hearing this, Xuanxin frowned. He truly couldn't understand what could be more serious than Aizen's situation.

Seeing Xuanxin's tense expression, Yoruichi forced a smile and said, "Now that Unohana has become our accomplice, how about we go for a hot spring to celebrate Unohana joining us?"

"Hot springs?" Upon hearing this, Sister Hana tilted her head curiously.

"Spa."

Yoruichi then gave the two no chance to refuse, and with a wave of her hand, the three of them arrived at Yoruichi and Xuanxin's secret base.

Ten minutes later, when Xuanxin arrived at the hot spring with fruit and sake at Yoruichi's request...

In the misty steam, two graceful figures, one in black and one in white, had let down their guard and were soaking in the hot spring without any resistance.

This exceptionally 'beautiful' scenery gave Xuanxin a tremendous visual impact.

Seeing Xuanxin standing there dumbfounded on the shore, Yoruichi pulled Unohana to her feet and beckoned to Xuanxin with her finger, saying, "What are you all standing there for? Bring over the fruit and wine!"

Meanwhile, Sister Hana, standing to the side, let out a sly chuckle.

As for what exactly happened between the three in the hot spring that night, no one knows. All that is known is that at the captains' meeting the following day, the Gotei 13 had once again lost two of its pillars...

Many years later, a young Shinigami with short black hair from the Thirteenth Division arrived at Xuanxin's door, and then the man respectfully asked:

"Lord Xuanxin, I am going to the World of the Living today. Is there anything you wish to bring back?"

Upon hearing this, Xuanxin put down his brush, smiled, and said, "No need, Rukia. Just be careful in the World of the Living."

"Yes! Lord Xuanxin!"

After a brief stay with the Second Division, Rukia left and headed towards the Second Division Senkaimon.

Chapter 81 BLEACH

After Rukia left the Second Division and officially went to the World of the Living, Xuanxin continued to handle the daily official documents within the division.

Whether Aizen has discovered that Xuanxin is investigating him or not, in recent years, Soul Society has become unusually peaceful, even strangely so.

Although, according to the messages Yoruichi has been sending back intermittently, those Hollows bearing traces of artificial modification have never stopped searching for something, they simply haven't found it yet.

However, for some reason, Yoruichi hasn't returned to Soul Society for three or four months recently. Xuanxin, however, has tried to contact Yoruichi through the communication Kidō on his pendant.

However, perhaps because they are separated by two realms, the signal between them is very poor, and sometimes it is impossible to hear what the other side is saying.

However, Xuanxin could tell from Yoruichi's tone that although Yoruichi wasn't in a good mood, she was generally safe.

However, just when Xuanxin thought that life might continue peacefully, something happened, and Byakuya Kuchiki of the Sixth Division personally led his lieutenant away from Soul Society to the World of the Living.

This unusual behavior alerted Xuanxin to something amiss, and just as Xuanxin was about to send Soi Fon to investigate, Byakuya returned to Soul Society with Rukia and Renji.

However, when Xuanxin saw Rukia again, Rukia had already been imprisoned in the towering Senzaikyū.

At this moment Rukia was dressed in a white prison uniform, her hands and feet were tightly chained, and she sat on the cold ground with a gloomy expression.

Rukia is now accused of two crimes: illegally transferring Shinigami powers to ordinary humans and attempting to remain in the human world to escape punishment from the Central 46.

Normally, such matters would be handled directly by the Central 46 or the Shinigami's division. However, Rukia's identity is special, as she is not only a Shinigami of the Thirteenth Division, but also the younger sister of the head of the Kuchiki Clan.

Therefore, the nobles did not want to get involved in this trouble, since it was obviously inappropriate to offend the Kuchiki Clan over a small matter.

However, the authority of the Central 46 had to be maintained, so the investigation and interrogation of Rukia was handed over to the Second Division, which included the Shihoin Clan, and this was exactly the result Byakuya had hoped for.

Byakuya knew Xuanxin's character very well. Although Xuanxin acted justly and ruthlessly, beneath this justice lay a slight tendency to favor his own.

This can be seen from Yoruichi's judgment. If it weren't for Xuanxin's "reasonable argument" that night, when he kidnapped a group of Hollowfication captains and suspect Kisuke Urahara, the matter wouldn't have been simply classified as a missing person.

However, Byakuya did not expect Xuanxin to make an exception for Rukia, because as Xuanxin advocated, no matter if you are a noble or not, you must be punished if you make a mistake.

Therefore, he handed Rukia over to Xuanxin, because he believed that Xuanxin would give Rukia a fair trial.

However, Byakuya's little scheme did not escape the notice of Xuanxin, who had grown into a seasoned old fox. On the very first day that Xuanxin Rukia's care, Xuanxin ordered the chains on Rukia to be removed.

When Rukia saw that the presiding judge was Xuanxin, she immediately told him everything about how she had passed on the power of the Xuanxin to an ordinary person and everything she had encountered in the World of the Living. However, there was a detail in this testimony that caught Xuanxin's attention.

According to Rukia's confession, after Rukia lost her spiritual powers, she was able to survive thanks to the help of a blond-haired general store owner.

Upon hearing this, Xuanxin raised an eyebrow. In the World of the Living, in Karakura Town, with blond hair, and even able to heal the wounds of a Shinigami, it was obvious that the person who helped Rukia was Kisuke Urahara.

This is precisely what aroused Xuanxin's suspicion, since according to the Fourth Division's report, Rukia's Hakusui and Saketsu were undamaged.

However, under these circumstances, Rukia's Reiatsu did not improve at all in the World of the Living. Instead, it only began to Reiatsu after she returned to Soul Society, which made Xuanxin suspicious.

After a moment's thought, Xuanxin secretly used his Reiatsu to sense the fluctuations in Rukia's Reiatsu.

Sure enough, Xuanxin detected a wave in Rukia's soul that was very similar to the Hōgyoku. Then, Xuanxin's gaze subconsciously swept over his wrist, and he knew that the Hōgyoku in his hand was the real one.

But if the Hōgyoku truly in his hands, then what is inside Rukia? And what exactly is Kisuke Urahara's purpose in doing this? These questions left him bewildered.

[It seems the only way to find out the truth is to ask Kisuke Urahara directly.]

With that thought in mind, Xuanxin ended his interrogation, then comforted Rukia, and had Soi Fon bring Rukia some food and bedding before leaving the Senzaikyū with a statement signed by Rukia.

The next day, Xuanxin handed over his revised testimony, which he had worked on overnight, to the Central 46.

This time, the Central 46, unlike its previous timid and submissive nature, suddenly became exceptionally assertive and completed the final trial with astonishing speed.

Ultimately, the Central 46 announced that Rukia had transferred her power to living people and even attempted to remain in the World of the Living. As a warning to others, she would be Sōkyoku Execution in 35 days.

Seeing how quickly the Central 46 moved, Xuanxin once again smelled a familiar scent. This efficiency was exactly the same as when they tried Kisuke Urahara and Yoruichi then.

Moreover, this sentence is a bit too harsh, since these two crimes alone are not enough to warrant the Sōkyoku Execution for Rukia.

Xuanxin immediately thought to himself: [It seems Aizen will ultimately have to make his move after all.]

Thinking this, Xuanxin slammed the judgment on the table, then turned to Soi Fon and instructed, "Soi Fon, notify the trusted Executive Militia in the squad to secretly enter a state of combat readiness. I have a feeling a storm is brewing."

"Yes, Lord Xuanxin!"

Soi Fon, though somewhat puzzled by Xuanxin's arrangement, relayed the order without hesitation.

Watching Soi Fon's departing figure, Xuanxin walked to the window, looked at the gray sky, and said, "Looks like it's about to begin."

A few days later, just as Xuanxin was handling the team's official business, his subordinates suddenly stopped moving.

Xuanxin then looked up into the distance and saw a Reishi fluctuation he had never seen before in Seireitei coming from afar, and he also sensed a familiar aura within this fluctuation.

Thinking of this, Xuanxin picked up the feather robe and walked towards the direction of the White Road Gate.

Before they even arrived at the location, Xuanxin saw from afar that the Sekkiseki originally used for defense had fallen from the sky, completely sealing off any possibility of entering Seireitei from other places.

Seeing this, Xuanxin quickened his pace and rushed forward, just in time to see Jidanbō's arms bulging with veins, gritting his teeth as he forcefully lifted the incredibly heavy stone door bit by bit.

Seeing this, Xuanxin frowned, thinking to himself that no matter what the reason, letting an unknown enemy in was enough to warrant military punishment.

However, just as Xuanxin was about to step forward to inquire about the situation, a figure dressed in a white haori appeared first.

Seeing Jidanbō's actions, Gin Ichimaru also felt the urge to question him, and immediately placed his hand on the dagger at his waist. At this moment Jidanbō Gin Ichimaru already intimidated by Gin Ichimaru, standing there dumbfounded, holding the door open, not knowing what to do.

"Shoot him, God..."

Before Gin Ichimaru could finish his release speech, a hand was already pressing down on his own.

Seeing this, Gin Ichimaru raised his head to look at the person behind him. Upon seeing that it was Xuanxin, Gin Ichimaru lowered his attack stance and respectfully looked at Xuanxin, saying...