"Hello..."
"I'm fine!"
"But..."
"Don't you think it's strange when you see me? I'm much older than those Bleachs now! However, I'm very sorry, let me rest for half a day!"
"Half a day!!!"
"That's right!"
"Wait a minute, I have something else I want to ask you!"
"Let's ask again when I recover!"
"But, Miss Ran'Tao..."
Listening to the constant noise in his ears, Shadow opened his eyes and turned around to see Ran'Tao, whose face was pale and weak, and his steps were shaky, and Ichigo Kurosaki and Uryu Ishida were chasing after him.
"Ichigo Kurosaki!" His brows furrowed slightly, and Shadow spoke in a deep voice. It seemed that because of hearing those words, his tone was still a little cold, but there was a touch of softness in his tone.
"Mr. Shadow, you're awake!" Ichigo Kurosaki grinned, but when he looked at Ran'Tao, he opened his mouth, obviously still wanting to ask something.
"If you have any questions, let's talk about it later!" Shadow looked at Ran'Tao and said, "Now, let her rest!"
"But..., well! Okay! I get it!"
Regarding Shadow's words, Ichigo Kurosaki hesitated for a moment, but still nodded. He couldn't help but trust Shadow, and what's more, he also saw Ran'Tao's weakness.
"I never thought you would still care about me!" Lying on the bed other than where Shadow was, Ran'Tao looked at Shadow and said weakly.
"I said, if you die, I won't be able to explain to Lady Yoruichi!" Shadow said, turning around.
"Yes... is that so?"
Ran'Tao's mouth curved involuntarily, but with a hint of helplessness, Lady Yoruichi, that Lady Yoruichi again, is she really that important!
In a daze, Ran'Tao could no longer hold on and fell asleep.
"It seems like he really fell asleep!"
"Really, I'm only halfway through what I said!" Ichigo Kurosaki said in distress, rubbing the back of his head.
"There is no way!" Uryu Ishida nodded, looked at Shadow, and asked; "Mr. Shadow, do you know what happened to Miss Ran'Tao!"
"It's okay, don't worry!" He glanced at Ran'Tao out of the corner of his eye. Shadow closed his eyes again and said, "I advise you to take a rest quietly!"
"Oh!"
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In the blink of an eye, when Shadow opened his eyes, Uryu Ishida had already woken up. Sitting aside, he didn't know what he was thinking about. Ran'Tao put the wild vegetables he picked into the pot and added water to boil them.
Ichigo Kurosaki seemed to be still asleep, with a look of gnashing teeth on his face that made everyone confused as to what was going on. However, immediately, Ichigo Kurosaki sat up with a scream, lowered his head, gasped for air, and kept muttering something in his mouth, "Micro... microwave eggs!"
"What have you been dreaming about!" Lirin asked Ichigo Kurosaki strangely.
"You sleep too much!" Uryu Ishida sighed.
"It seems you finally woke up!" Ran'Tao walked over from the side and said calmly, "Then, let's eat quickly!"
With that said, Ran'Tao squatted down, stirred in the pot, took out a large bowl, and brought it to Shadow. The cold expression on his face suddenly disappeared, turning into a smile that Shadow thought was extremely hateful.
"I can do it myself!"
Before Ran'Tao could speak, Shadow struggled to sit up and took the bowl from Ran'Tao's hand. After another day of rest, Shadow was able to do it. Something simple happened, but then again, if Shadow were to be threatened by Ran'Tao in front of Ichigo Kurosaki and Uryu Ishida, he would definitely have suicidal thoughts.
Ran'Tao also knows this very well. Strong people like Shadow will never reveal themselves in front of others easily, although they are not enemies.
After dinner, he listened to the conversation of several people, and suddenly felt sleepy. Even Shadow didn't know why he was becoming more and more sleepy, but he couldn't control himself. Thinking about it, maybe it was because of Purification Seal's power!
His head became heavier and heavier, but Shadow fell asleep unconsciously.
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The next day, when he woke up again, no one was there. He struggled to sit up. Shadow himself was also very surprised as to where his super resilience came from! However, this is always a good thing!
Footsteps sounded, and Ran'Tao walked in. Looking at Shadow who was in good spirits, he pursed his lips slightly.
"Where are they!" Looking up at Ran'Tao, Shadow said coldly.
"Already gone!" Ran'Tao replied calmly; "I heard that Bount had some unusual movements deep in Kusajishi Forest, and they have already rushed there!"
"Really!" Shadow nodded, sneered, and said, "Are they ready to take action?"
"Probably!" Ran'Tao answered with some hesitation.
"It's night now!"
"Yeah!"
"Tomorrow morning!" Shadow looked at the somewhat distracted Ran'Tao, his voice softened slightly, and said, "I'm leaving!"
"So fast!" Ran'Tao was surprised and said anxiously; "But, your body..."
"It doesn't matter anymore!" After a moment of silence, Shadow answered.
"But, now you..."
"It has nothing to do with you..."
Listening to the suddenly cold voice, Ran'Tao's heart skipped a beat, and then he realized that, unknowingly, he had forgotten Shadow's identity, but it really had nothing to do with me, didn't it! But why did I feel so uncomfortable!
Smiling self-deprecatingly, Ran'Tao turned around and walked out without saying a word.
"Poof!"
The moment Ran'Tao's figure just disappeared, a mouthful of blood suddenly spurted out from Shadow's mouth. The dazzling red color, paired with the strange red in Shadow's eyes, looked so ridiculous.
"Really, I almost couldn't hold it back!"
Shadow muttered to himself, a strange rune pattern flashed on the wrist placed on his chest, and a strong hot feeling suddenly rose from his heart, vaguely accompanied by a feeling of wanting to kill and destroy.
"Are you really going to be unable to suppress it? Poof! Ahem..."
Another mouthful of blood spurted out from his mouth. Shadow covered his heart and coughed painfully. Every movement of his body lying on the bed would cause a strong pain, and his vision was gradually blurring...
"Ran'Tao, you idiot, stupid woman, please don't come back at this time! I won't be able to control myself. Damn it, why do you have to come back at this time..."
"Ah!!!"