Slandered

It was already afternoon when Ye Tōshirō's family. A bright smile appeared on his lips. The main purpose of his visit today had been achieved: to let Tōshirō know that he would become a Shinigami sooner or later. Moreover, Ye Yang had helped him establish a good image in his mind. All that was needed was for Tōshirō to be unable to suppress the Spiritual Pressure within him.

When Ye Yang proposes taking on a disciple, things should be much easier. Moreover, the booklet Ye Yang left for Tōshirō contains more than just methods for controlling Spiritual Pressure. As long as Tōshirō practices according to the methods described, it will lay a solid foundation for him.

To be honest, Ye Yang felt a little guilty about scheming against Tōshirō, but then he thought about it and realized it was for his own good. How could such a talented person be wasted?

Ye Yang naturally headed to the Second Division. In the past, he had to go to the Central Academy of Soi Fon Shin'ō. Now that he finally had a break, he naturally wanted to spend time with Soi Fon.

Upon arriving at the Second Division's barracks, Ye Yang's right eye twitched inexplicably, but he didn't pay any attention to it and directly opened the door to the captain's room.

Ye Yang was immediately stunned by what he saw inside. Soi Fon was sitting in the captain's seat, and to her left sat a pink-haired child, who turned out to be Yachiru upon closer inspection. But that wasn't the most shocking thing; sitting below her was Rangiku! Wherever she was, nothing good could ever happen!

Ye Yang was confident he could handle all these people, but what was up with the woman sitting to Soi Fon's right? She was drinking tea and chatting with Soi Fon when she saw Ye Yang open the door and said, "Lieutenant Ye Yang, you're here?"

"Captain Unohana? You're here too?" Ye Yang said in surprise. Although Ye Yang's cunning was at a master level, he knew he was still lacking when facing someone like Retsu Unohana, who was at an even higher level. The fact that she was here meant that his chances of survival were slim!

Unohana flashed her signature saintly smile, "What's wrong? Seireien in Shizurei lately. I was bored in the Fourth Division, so I came here to sit for a while. Lieutenant Ye Yang doesn't seem to welcome me."

Ye Yang quickly replied, "No, that's not true. I'm naturally happy to welcome Captain Unohana. I was just surprised. Captain Unohana can come to our Second Division more often when she has time, and our two divisions are quite close to each other."

"I'll definitely come and bother you when I have time," Unohana replied.

At that moment, Yachiru ran over from her seat and threw herself at Ye Yang, looking at him expectantly with teary eyes. Ye Yang smiled and took out a few candies from his pocket, handing them to her. "Little kids shouldn't eat candy all the time..."

Yachiru happily got off Ye Yang after receiving the candy, returned to her seat, and said while unwrapping the candy, "Yachiru isn't a child, so she has to eat it."

At this moment Rangiku spoke up, "Teacher Ye Yang, where did you go today? Why are you only coming back now? We've been waiting for you for almost a whole day!" Her tone carried a hint of complaint, but also a touch of satisfaction, as if she were saying to Ye Yang: Hehe, finally caught you! Let's see where you can run now...

Ye Yang took a deep breath. He had waited for him for a whole day. Ye Yang looked at Rangiku, a hint of resentment in his eyes. What grudge did he hold? Did he have to wait until he guessed before he would give up?

"You went on a mission? You think you're as free as me? Did you hand over the Tenth Division to Uncle Isshin again? I knew you sneaked out." Ye Yang questioned first.

Rangiku gave an awkward smile and didn't answer. Instead, she asked, "Teacher Ye Yang, does the request you made of me still stand?"

"What are the requirements?" Ye Yang asked knowingly.

"Of course, it's because you promised me you'd be willing to do a Q&A session with the Women's Association. We were planning to do a follow-up interview with you today, but you weren't here this morning. Were you deliberately avoiding us?" Rangiku said with a smile.

"How could that be? I really did go out today because of a mission. You can ask Shaoling if you don't believe me, right?" Ye Yang smiled at Soi Fon.

Soi Fon nodded, indicating that it was indeed the case. Soi Fon wouldn't lie, Rangiku knew that too. Perhaps it really was just bad timing, Rangiku thought to herself.

What she didn't know was that Soi Fon was usually reluctant to lie, except when facing Ye Yang. She wouldn't lie because it made her feel uncomfortable. However, she had no qualms about helping Ye Yang. Soi Fon had already considered Ye Yang the most important person in her life. Rangiku, on the other hand, hadn't expected that women in love couldn't be judged by conventional standards.

Only Retsu Unohana's gaze towards Ye Yang held a hint of amusement. Ye Yang wasn't surprised; it was too difficult to fool her. However, Unohana didn't intend to point it out.

Rangiku complained, "This means we can't do any follow-up interviews anymore, Teacher Ye Yang. How are you going to compensate us? Our Women's Association President Yachiru, came in person. You can't let us leave empty-handed, can you?"

"This..."

"How about this, let's postpone this until tomorrow. Teacher Ye Yang, please don't go on any more missions. We went to great lengths to find the time to do this," Rangiku suggested.

"Let's not do it this way. Everyone's busy, and it wouldn't be good to take up another day of everyone's time. How about we just let it go?" Ye Yang didn't want them to keep thinking about it, and it would be best to just let it go from here on out.

Rangiku's eyes darted around. "That won't do, Teacher Ye Yang, you can't go back on your word!" Rangiku looked at Ye Yang with a glint of shrewdness in her eyes.

It seems I'll have to go all out today. Ye Yang calmly said to Rangiku, "A jar of ten-year-old cherry blossom wine."

"Ten altars!"

"Hiss~ You really dare to ask for that much. Three jars, that's my bottom line, I can't ask for more." Ye Yang suppressed the pain in his heart. That was a whole three jars. Although Ye Yang could go to the Kuchiki Clan to mooch a few jars, even a ten-year supply wasn't much.

Rangiku chuckled, "Deal! Guild Master, I think we don't need to come tomorrow."

Yachiru wasn't stupid either, and said, "But I don't have anything to do tomorrow, so I think we should still go."

Ye Yang said to Yachiru with a blank expression, "Three boxes of konpeito, I'll send them to you tomorrow."

"Oh, I suddenly remembered that I'm going to watch Kenny fight tomorrow," Yachiru said thoughtfully.

Unohana smiled without saying a word, quietly watching Ye Yang bribe her guild leader. She seemed to have no intention of making things difficult for Ye Yang, and picked up her tea to drink it herself.

Yachiru turned to Unohana and asked, "Chairperson, I think we should just let this matter drop."

"Hmm... since everyone is busy tomorrow, let's not come tomorrow, so as not to waste everyone's time." Ye Yang was just secretly relieved when he heard Unohana change the subject. "However... Lieutenant Ye Yang just returned from a mission today, right?"

Instinctively, Ye Yang sensed something ominous, but he still nodded. "Yes."

Unohana smiled and said, "Then why not seize the day? Surely Lieutenant Ye Yang is free now. So, President Kusajishi, since we don't have time for a follow-up interview, how about we settle for Lieutenant Ye Yang conducting the Q&A?"

Yachiru looked enlightened. It was definitely the right decision to bring the chairman along; otherwise, she and Rangiku would have been sent back today. The old fox is indeed shrewd.

Rangiku secretly chuckled to herself. This time, she not only managed to extort some wine from Ye Yang, but she also made him suffer a loss he couldn't swallow. After all, she and Yachiru had agreed from the beginning that they wouldn't come tomorrow, but Unohana had suggested starting the Q&A session now. Although this wouldn't allow her to learn about Ye Yang's every move throughout the day, she could still obtain a lot of information.

With the Women's Association adding fuel to the fire, it's guaranteed to be headline news tomorrow! Rangiku could only secretly admire Unohana; her method was brilliant!

Ye Yang's face flushed red and then green in an instant, quite a sight! He glanced at the smiling Retsu Unohana Ye Yang forced an awkward smile, "Captain Unohana, you've really gone to great lengths."

"Not at all, not at all, what does Lieutenant Ye Yang think?" Unohana still had that calm and composed smile. Ye Yang sighed inwardly, thinking that what is meant to be will be.

"Then let's do as Captain Unohana says. But let me make this clear first, there are some questions I won't answer. Of course, I'm referring to a very few things," Ye Yang said, since some secrets couldn't be revealed.

Rangiku immediately took out a piece of paper and read aloud what was on it, "First, name, gender, and age."

Ye Yang said helplessly, "Don't you know these things?"

"Please answer my question directly. I hope Teacher Ye Yang can cooperate," Rangiku said seriously, though she couldn't hide the smile on her lips.

Ye Yang had no choice but to honestly reply, "Ye Yang Shihoin, male. I don't remember my exact age, but I'm probably over a hundred years old."

"One hundred years old? I didn't know Teacher Ye Yang was that old," Rangiku murmured. But then she thought about it and realized that Ye Yang had been in Hueco Mundo for fifty years, so he must be over one hundred years old now.

Rangiku turned to Soi Fon and asked, "Captain Soi Fon, how old are you this year?"

"Huh?" Soi Fon was surprised that Rangiku would ask her that, and subconsciously replied, "Around eighty years old, I guess."

"Oh?" Rangiku chuckled. "So, Teacher Ye Yang is about twenty years older than Captain Soi Fon? Wouldn't that be considered an old cow eating young grass? Teacher Ye Yang, so that's your type..."

Ye Yang was drinking tea when Rangiku out his drink. If this got out, wouldn't Ye Yang's reputation be ruined? Ye Yang quickly said, "Rangiku, you can eat anything, but you can't say anything!"

"Teacher Ye Yang, when was the first time you met Captain Soi Fon?" Rangiku didn't dwell on that question any further, but instead asked another one.

Ye Yang carefully recalled, remembering how adorable Soi Fon was back then. "It was probably more than sixty years ago. Right, it was the day Yoruichi took over as the head of the Shihoin Clan. We met for the first time at Yoruichi's inauguration ceremony."