If You Don't Court Death, You Won't Die

Rangiku, with a hint of anticipation on her face, said, "Yes, yes, we promise we won't tell anyone, teacher, please tell us."

"I had just returned from Hueco Mundo when Central 46 detained me. As for the specific reasons, you don't need to know. After that, the most unexpected and touching thing happened: Shaoling... she barged into Central 46 and tried to rescue me!"

"What!" Not only Rangiku exclaimed in surprise, but Unohana's saintly smile also froze on her face. However, Yachiru looked at Ye Yang calmly, because she had no idea what this meant.

Soi Fon lowered her head shyly. This decision was the boldest she had ever made in her life. At the time, even she didn't know why she had made such a daring move. But at the same time, she was secretly glad she had made the decision, because it was the one thing she would never regret.

Rangiku, however, couldn't wait to ask, "And then what happened? Aren't you all standing here perfectly fine now? How did the Central 46 let you come back?"

"Well... hehe, it's a secret!" Ye Yang smiled, watching Rangiku scratch her head anxiously, and continued, "Remember~ this matter must never be leaked, understand?"

Rangiku patted her chest confidently. "Don't worry, Teacher Ye Yang, don't you trust my character? But could you tell me how you got out?"

"Don't ask me about this. I won't tell you. Maybe you can ask someone else." Ye Yang's attitude was very clear: this was not something Rangiku could get involved in.

But Rangiku remained unconvinced. "Then who else knows?"

"Shaoling knows, as do those old men in Central 46," Ye Yang said matter-of-factly.

Rangiku immediately hung her head in dejection. If Ye Yang wouldn't say anything, how could Soi Fon possibly? As for Central 46? Rangiku didn't want to court death. Even a fool could see that Central 46 couldn't do anything to Ye Yang. If she went to ask, wouldn't that be suicide?

"However," Ye Yang changed the subject, "There's another person present, and he's also from the Thirteenth Division."

"Who is it?" A glint of light flashed in Rangiku's eyes. Even the head of the Kuchiki Clan, the head of the Four Great Noble Clans, had to compromise with their Women's Association. Who else could possibly stump them?

Ye Yang smiled and said, "Of course it's Captain-Commander Yamamoto." His tone was slightly mocking. "If you're so capable, go ask Captain-Commander Yamamoto. I won't stop you."

Rangiku. Was this a joke? She wouldn't dare ask Captain-Commander Yamamoto even if she had ten lives. She glared at Ye Yang angrily before lowering her head to drink her tea.

The group chatted for a while longer before Unohana stood up and said, "Thank you for your hospitality today, Captain Soi Fon and Lieutenant Ye Yang. It's getting late, so we won't disturb you any longer, President. Let's go."

Yachiru hummed in agreement. "Okay, Little Ye-Yе, Yeh-Yeh! Don't forget my konpeito~ Kenny is still waiting for me."

"Yes, yes!" Ye Yang replied.

Rangiku reminded them of her cherry blossom wine, then followed them away. Ye Yang let out a long sigh, "Phew~ I've really lost out this time, three jars of cherry blossom wine..."

Soi Fon rolled her eyes at him. "You don't need that little bit more."

Ye Yang stood up, walked over to Soi Fon, and sat down, saying, "Why didn't you tell me they were coming?" However, there was no blame in his tone; instead, there was a hint of amusement.

"Didn't you go out? When they came, I told them you were out, but they insisted on waiting here. I thought you wouldn't be back until tonight. So I told them to wait here, and who knew you'd run into them," Soi Fon said slowly, her tone slightly gloating.

Ye Yang leaned close to Soi Fon's ear and whispered, "So it's my fault?"

A gust of hot air blew past her ears, instantly turning Soi Fon's face bright red. Suddenly, Ye Yang bit Soi Fon's earlobe, causing her to tremble involuntarily. She stammered, "No... Brother Ye Yang, this is the captain's room."

Holding Soi Fon close, Ye Yang said mischievously, "Anyway, they've all left. It's just the two of us here, isn't it? The other team members won't come in at this time."

Ye Yang was right about that, because it was around this time when Shin'ō was getting out of school, and Ye Yang always came to the captain's office first every day at this time. Normally, this wouldn't be a problem, but one time, Ye Yang was engrossed in playing with Soi Fon when a teammate barged in saying there was an urgent mission. The result was predictable...

Later, an unwritten rule was established in the Second Division: no one was allowed to enter the captain's office during this time period. If there was a very urgent mission, permission had to be obtained by knocking on the door before entering.

Looking at that stunning face, Ye Yang could no longer suppress the flutter in his heart and kissed those slightly cool red lips. "Mmm..." Soi Fon wanted to say something, but Ye Yang silenced her with a kiss...

At first, he resisted a little, but soon he began to respond clumsily. Soi Fon's light kisses were slightly cool, but behind that coolness lay a burning fire, a fire that Ye Yang couldn't resist.

Just as the two were lost in their own world, a voice suddenly came from the doorway, "Teacher Ye Yang, I... Ah! I'm sorry, I was wrong!" A golden figure flashed by.

Ye Yang and Soi Fon were both startled. Their lips parted reluctantly. Soi Fon's face was still red. She quickly straightened her clothes and gave Ye Yang a slightly reproachful look, as if to say, "We were seen, weren't we?"

She glanced at Soi Fon with a hint of embarrassment, then slowly said, "Rangiku Matsumoto! Shaoling, wait a moment, I'll go and bring her back!"

"Maybe we shouldn't..." Soi Fon said softly.

"How can that be? If she writes nonsense in the Women's Association's weekly magazine, things will get really serious!" Ye Yang said, then chased after her, leaving only a blur in his wake.

Rangiku was fleeing on the road, suddenly felt a chill run down her spine and into her heart. Then she felt her body lighten, and gusts of cold wind swept across her face. A large hand grabbed her clothes from the back and moved her rapidly toward the Second Division.

Rangiku's heart sank. She could tell with her own eyes that the person holding her must be Ye Yang. She stopped resisting, knowing that resistance would only backfire.

With Ye Yang's speed, he returned to the Second Division in a few breaths. With a wave of his hand, he threw Rangiku onto the floor of the captain's office. Fortunately, Rangiku was quite agile and didn't land on her butt. She flipped over and landed on her feet.

She complained, "Teacher Ye Yang, couldn't you be a little gentler? Although it was my fault for interrupting your good time..."

Soi Fon immediately lowered her head shyly, not daring to look at her, but Ye Yang didn't care about that and asked, "Since you know you're wrong, why did you still run away? Don't you know that fleeing from justice is an even more serious crime?"

Rangiku protested, "Ignorance is no excuse, is it? This was absolutely unintentional. After all, who would have thought that you, Teacher Ye Yang, would be in the captain's office..."

"Hmm?" Ye Yang's voice silenced Rangiku. "An unintentional mistake? Then tell me, why did you come back?"

"Teacher Ye Yang, you know, I'm quite curious, so I came back wanting you to tell me privately what exactly happened in Central 46, that's why..." Rangiku stopped speaking, not daring to say anything more, in case Ye Yang angry and embarrassed, she would be doomed.

Actually, Ye Yang wasn't afraid of others seeing this, but it was unforgivable that Rangiku had suddenly barged in and disturbed them! Moreover, Soi Fon shy; after being caught by her teammates last time, she didn't let Ye Yang touch her for a whole week. If Rangiku saw it this time and wrote something about it in the Women's Association Weekly, that would be terrible.

Thinking of this, Ye Yang said to Rangiku, "Rangiku, you are a smart person. You should know what you should know and what you shouldn't know, right?" He then smiled brightly.

"Of course, don't worry, Teacher Ye Yang, I didn't see anything just now. I went straight back to the Tenth Division after leaving you!" Rangiku said cautiously.

"Hmm..." Ye Yang nodded. "Very good. If you perform well, then the three jars of cherry blossom wine are still yours. However, if I hear anything from others, you should know the consequences."

Rangiku, sweating profusely, said, "I guarantee there won't be any problem, but Teacher Ye Yang, I have another question for you."

What's the problem?

What exactly happened in Central 46?

Ye Yang was speechless and scolded, "Just how persistent are you? If you were this persistent in your work, Uncle Isshin wouldn't have such a headache."

"Hehe, Teacher Ye Yang, can't you satisfy my tiny bit of curiosity?" Rangiku was still unwilling to give up.

Ye Yang thought for a moment and said, "How about this, when you become the captain, or learn Bankai, I'll tell you the answer to the question, okay?"

"Is it a deal?"

It's a deal!

Rangiku said, "Just wait, I'll definitely learn Bankai!"

Ye Yang laughed and said, "Okay, I'll be waiting."

Rangiku walked to the door to leave, but stopped and asked, "Teacher Ye Yang, how far have things progressed between you and Captain Soi Fon? If I hadn't come, would you have..."

Ye Yang was immediately enraged and made a move to capture Rangiku, which frightened Rangiku so much that she quickly fled in Shunpo, afraid of wasting even a second.

After Rangiku left, Ye Yang smiled, and Soi Fon also laughed and said, "It seems your students are still quite afraid of you. Your teaching methods are still as terrifying as ever."

"Is that so? The fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold, and the sharpest sword is forged through tempering. Aren't they all doing well now? At least it's better than dying due to lack of ability." Ye Yang quite proud of this; none of the students he had trained were extraordinary.

"Yes..." Soi Fon agreed with Ye Yang's idea...()