Now that Chen Fan has his Zanpakuto, he no longer needs to painstakingly inject spiritual pressure into it. Chen Fan's Zanpakuto is somewhat special; it can absorb Reishi from the air on its own. Although the absorption speed is slow, it is much better than constantly absorbing Chen Fan's own spiritual pressure. At least Chen Fan won't be drained dry.
As Chen Fan walked, he discovered a rather troubling thing: he was lost. Although he was wandering aimlessly, he did have a destination in mind: he wanted to go to the 'Technical Development Bureau'.
The Technical Development Bureau specializes in researching souls and Garganta. His soul clearly doesn't belong to the world of Shinigami. Going to the Technical Development Bureau would likely allow them to determine the origin of Chen Fan's soul. He's not the kind of powerful figure who travels between worlds; his longing for a home is still quite strong.
Now that he's lost and hasn't encountered any Shinigami yet, there's only one other way. Of course, it's not about shouting for help or anything like that. Chen Fan spotted the tallest building, lightly touched the ground with his toes, and his figure vanished instantly—it was the Shinigami's Shunpo. Then, he suddenly reappeared on the roof of that building.
The massive building in the center of Seireitei was quite obvious, but Chen Fan had no intention of going there. He placed his hand on his forehead and looked into the distance, finally spotting two Shinigami patrolling together. Lucky him! He was about to go over and ask for directions...
"Whoosh...! Whoosh...!"... One after another, dark figures appeared around Chen Fan in an instant;
"You bastard! Why are you on the roof of our Shionin Family? Are you provoking Shionin Family, you scoundrel!" a voice suddenly rang out;
Chen Fan turned around and was surprised to find so many people behind him. He realized he had been searching aimlessly; he should have just looked back.
"Ah... um! I'm so sorry, I got lost just now. I saw this building was quite tall, so I came here. Do you know how to get to the 'Technical Development Bureau'?" Chen Fan said with a smile, scratching his head.
Seeing that Chen Fan showed no remorse whatsoever, these people became even more furious and actually asked them for directions;
"Hehe... this person is really interesting!" said a girl dressed in aristocratic attire; it was none other than Shihōin Yoruichi.
"What's so funny? He's clearly an rude jerk! How dare he speak so arrogantly in front of Shihōin Yoruichi!" said a girl dressed in black. This girl was Soifon, who later became the captain of the 2nd Division's Stealth Force.
Below them was a group of people dressed in black. They all quickly knelt down on one knee and said, "We are so sorry! Shihōin Yoruichi! We will execute him immediately to prevent him from tarnishing the honor of the Shionin Family!"
"Listen! You bastard! A mere Shinigami dares to refuse to kneel before nobles! You will pay for your actions!"
"Whoosh...!"
"Whoosh...!"
Chen Fan was quickly surrounded by these people, three layers deep.
Chen Fan only now remembered that this damned Soul Society seemed to have a bunch of messy rules and some aristocratic parasites, which were really annoying. He helplessly spread his hands and said, "Can't we resolve this peacefully? A gentleman uses words, not fists. Why not just throw away all that aristocratic dignity and integrity!"
"Hehehe...!" Shihōin Yoruichi laughed again upon hearing Chen Fan's words;
"Bastards!" A group of people rushed towards Chen Fan with knives, seemingly determined to chop Chen Fan into pieces.
All the knives landed where Chen Fan had just been standing, but Chen Fan's figure had vanished from the spot. The group was slightly startled.
"Up there...!" someone shouted, looking up.
But no sooner had he shouted than Chen Fan landed beside someone. Before the person could react, Chen Fan unconscious with his knife. Chen Fan's knife was still sheathed, so none of them were injured. Chen Fan swiftly dodged the attacks from the onrushing men, taking down several men one by one with his knife. This astonished the people below. Who was this guy? He had actually defeated the warriors they had painstakingly trained.
"Who the hell are you, you bastard?" Seeing how easily Chen Fan had defeated them, they couldn't help but take him seriously. They had initially thought he was just a Little One Shinigami because Chen Fan didn't have the insignia of Seat Officer on his arm, but now anyone who still thought that was a fool.
"Name: Chen Fan! Age in Soul Society: 4 years. He entered the Shino Academy four years ago and applied for early graduation a month ago. During the graduation exam, he defeated Captain Jushiro Ukitake the 13th Division with his sword technique, and then joined the 13th Division," Yoruichi said.
After hearing Shihōin Yoruichi's words, these people realized Chen Fan's background; he was the celebrity who had recently been making headlines.
Chapter Nine: First Encounter with Yoruichi
Upon hearing someone reveal his entire past in such detail, Chen Fan couldn't help but look down. He hadn't looked closely before, but now that he did, he realized that he hadn't recognized the noble attire earlier. Wasn't this Shihōin Yoruichi?
Adding to the fact that these people had been talking about the Shionin Family and such, Chen Fan couldn't help but slap his forehead. So that's how it is. He was really unlucky. It turned out he had ended up in someone's old mansion. To put it nicely, it was Stealth Force; to put it bluntly, it was just an assassin training course.
"Um! Sorry! Wrong way, hahaha! Goodbye!" Chen Fan said, then instantly activated his Shunpo and ran away. Getting caught would be too troublesome; those bastards up there were too annoying, and Chen Fan hadn't yet reached the point of being invincible and dominating the world.