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"No, three is enough. It's inconvenient to carry more."
Gu Shi shook his head, took a stone, held it in his palm and waved it a few times. After thinking for a while whether this stone could be used as a weapon, he threw the stone to Tianpeng.
"Okay, let's go home. Tianpeng, you have nothing to do on the way, so just think about what the small alchemy furnace should be designed like and how to process it specifically."
As he spoke, Gu Shi brushed off the dirt on his body, then patted the big rabbit on the head.
"Don't be so panicked. How can we leave you behind? You know that we might be attacked by the god of death. If you are not afraid of danger, come back with us."
The big rabbit hesitated for less than a second before ignoring the danger of death, showing a happy smile, and quickly caught up with Gu Shi, smiling and turning back to wave to Erlang.
"Master, hurry up! You are so slow and don't look like a martial artist at all!"
Erlang's eyebrows twitched twice, and he threw the stone in his hand out.
"Traitor, watch out for the hidden weapons!"
Tianpeng looked at the big rabbit that was hit and staggered, and immediately stood up to "stand up for the injustice."
"Erlang, you've finally been exposed. Which hero uses hidden weapons? Tell me, which of the eight side sects are you from? "
"In fact, there really are heroes who use hidden weapons. When we get back to the camp, I'll tell you the story of Xiao Li's Flying Dagger, the story of the world's number one hidden weapon expert."
"Great! I used to only hide underground to listen to stories, but this time I'm going to listen to the spirit medium openly!"
"Ashido, why are you grinning like an idiot? If you don't catch up, I'll leave you alone!"
Four Hollows were walking together noisily. If one only listened to their conversation, it would be hard to imagine that these were the brutal, cold-blooded, and dangerous Hollows that were repeatedly emphasized in the Bleach textbooks. Listening to their laughter, Asido's mouth corners unconsciously curled up.
"Just come!"
He raised his voice in response, then quickly walked into the group of Hollows, listening to their banter with a faint smile, and occasionally giving a few concise responses when a joke was made on him.
……
"You're doing really well, big guy. Not bad, not bad. It's great to be alive."
At the feet of the big Hollow, a small Hollow shaped like a wild boar was shaking constantly, as if in great pain. In his stomach, an unsheathed Zanpakutō was pointing straight at his brain. With just a little force, it could stir his brain into a ball from the inside.
"Follow me, I want to get back what belongs to me."
The cold female voice once again sounded from Xiaoxu's abdomen. The wild boar Xu trembled violently, not daring to resist at all. He hurriedly stepped forward to catch up with the big Xu in front.
"That's it!"
Suddenly, a loud shout was heard, and a short knife fell from the sky, instantly chopping off the wild boar's head. Then, it lightly rotated half a circle in the hand of its owner, and stabbed straight into the wild boar's belly along the broken neck.
A sharp sound of metal collision was heard, and the dagger was blocked by another knife. Then, the golden light shield expanded and directly broke the body of the wild boar from the inside out.
Saito Yami, who was wrapped in the protection of the golden binding, had an unhappy look on his face, and his eyes were full of murderous intent.
"Haa! As expected of the Shifengyuan family, which is in charge of stealth and maneuvers. After hanging out with those stinky rats hiding in the gutter for so long, have you also picked up the bad habits of rats? The heir of one of the four great noble families actually launched a sneak attack? This is too ridiculous!"
"Oh, you're pretty good at talking, but that's not surprising. 'No matter how incompetent you are, as long as you yell loudly enough, you can look powerful' is an old tradition of the Saito family. You're a famous 'genius', so it's natural that you learned the most important skill of the family so early on."
Shihouin Yoruichi gripped the short sword tightly, her sharp eyes fixed on Saito Yorumi, looking for possible weaknesses, and she was not at all inferior in her words.
Chapter 87 Am I dreaming?
The word "taunting" sounds unpleasant, but it is one of the compulsory courses for the criminal army. During group operations, one to three team members are responsible for making foul-mouthed taunts to attract the enemy's attention and attack the enemy's mind. Other team members take the opportunity to find flaws and attack. This is a tactic that every new member of the criminal army must learn when joining the team.
As the future commander-in-chief of the Criminal Army, Yoruichi Shihouin has received training in this area very early on. She can utter all kinds of sarcastic remarks at will, and her skill in poking people's wounds is perfect.
This is proof of Shihouin Yoruichi's excellent learning ability, and it is also one of the main reasons why she has an unharmonious relationship with her mother.
There is no other way. The current head of the Criminal Army Corps and the next head of the Criminal Army Corps get together, record any conversation between them, and do a little formatting to publish it as a book called "100 Theories on How to Angry Someone".
Just like now, although Shihouin Yoruichi underestimated how much importance Saito Yamizu attached to the family, and her sarcasm against the Saito family did not have any effect, the point that "you are not capable of shouting loudly" hit Saito Yamizu's sore spot exactly.
A hint of angry blush appeared on Saito Yomi's sickly pale face. The "healthy" blush made her look more like a living person.
"Oh, now she looks like a human being after all."
Gu Shi uttered a cold laugh.
The roar of Shifengyuan Yoruichi when he appeared was very powerful, and Gu Shi and others who were not far away naturally could not fail to hear it.
Although it was not a pleasant experience to see that annoying face again suddenly at such a close distance, Gu Shi had to admit that his mood suddenly became much better.
"Get ready for battle, and find a chance to kill that white guy!"
Without any hesitation, Gu Shi immediately made arrangements. If he killed Saito Yami, his mood would definitely become better.
"Oh my, this is difficult. Our mission is to bring the young lady back alive. Mr. Daxu, could you please not interfere?"
As soon as Gu Shi finished speaking, a voice so exaggerated that it sounded like a stage play sounded beside him.
Gu Shi's pupils suddenly contracted, and he looked in the direction where the voice came from. He saw a blond god of death who had stood on Tianpeng's shoulder at some point. Before he spoke, no one, including Tianpeng, had noticed his presence.
Tianpeng didn't even think twice and immediately released all his spiritual pressure, slapping his own shoulder hard with his sharp claws.
Tianpeng's fighting style has never changed, it has always been so violent. She really used all her strength in this claw. A sharp bone-breaking sound was heard under the palm, and Tianpeng's shoulder collapsed visibly.
"Wow, that's scary~"
The blond Grim Reaper had stood on the big rabbit's shoulder at some point, and patted his chest gently as if he was very scared, but his face still had that fake and exaggerated smile that made people's teeth itch.
"As expected of a Hollow, it's quite violent. But is it really okay to lose a combat capability before the battle even begins?"
While speaking words that seemed to be concerned, the blond Shinigami's hand had already fallen on the hilt of the Zanpakutō, obviously intending to take the opportunity to reap the already injured Hollow and gain a greater advantage in the next battle.
Tianpeng snorted coldly, not taking the injuries on her body seriously at all. She took out a pill from her black robe, threw it into her mouth, and bit it hard. Immediately, a surge of pure spiritual power poured into her body.
With sufficient spiritual energy replenished, Tianpeng's broken shoulder recovered in just a few blinks of an eye with a teeth-grinding sound of bones moving, and his aura even increased slightly.
The blond Shinigami's fake smile froze, and he let go of the hand holding his Zanpakutō, with an inexplicable look of enthusiasm in his eyes.
"This is really amazing. What did you eat? Who gave it to you? What is the principle behind it? How is it made?"
A series of slightly urgent questions popped out of the mouth of the blond Grim Reaper, the fake smile on his face disappeared, and real enthusiasm and curiosity crept onto his face.
At this time, Gu Shi finally recognized who the two Shinigami who suddenly appeared were, Shihouin Yoruichi and Urahara Kisuke, the two future captain-level Shinigami.
However, their appearance at this moment seems to be almost ten years younger than the mature lady and sloppy uncle in the main storyline of "Bleach", and they can only be called boys and girls.
[At this time, what is the strength of these two people? They should not be at the captain level, but vice-captain level... maybe they have already reached it? By the way, does the Shifengyuan family have any secret skills passed down from generation to generation? ]
[The most important thing is that Shihouin Yoruichi is already here. Where is the criminal army? Where is the secret maneuver? She is the heir of the Shihouin family. She came to such a dangerous place like Hueco Mundo. It is impossible that she didn't have guards following her secretly, right? ]
[How many guards are there? How strong are they? ]
"Pills. Tian Peng ate pills called Tian Peng Pills, which she made herself."
With his mind racing, Gu Shi quickly determined that he should not rashly provoke a conflict, so he stopped Erlang who was trying to attack, and while Tianpeng remained silent and indicated that he did not want to answer, he answered the question on behalf of Tianpeng.
"I have already answered your question, Death. As a matter of basic courtesy, shouldn't you introduce yourself?"
"Uh, sorry for the rudeness. My name is Urahara Kisuke. I haven't graduated yet, so I'm not a real Shinigami yet."
Urahara Kisuke used an exaggerated smile to cover up his surprise.
Although Urahara Kisuke had always acted as if he wanted to communicate with Gu Shi and the others, he did not expect the Hollow to respond to him at all. His endless chatter was just a habit. He was used to distracting his opponent's attention with all kinds of irrelevant nonsense during battle, and then looking for an opportunity to defeat the enemy with one blow.
But what Urahara Kisuke didn't expect was that these Hollows could actually communicate with each other. Not only could they answer his questions fluently, but they could even turn around and accuse him of being impolite?
[I was called rude by Daxu? Am I dreaming? ]
[When did the tyrannical Hollow become so intelligent? Shouldn't he be wagging his tongue, drooling, roaring "eat you, kill you" and trying to kill me without a care in the world? ]
Urahara Kisuke couldn't help but become more serious and observed these Hollows carefully. When his sight swept across one of the Hollows, his pupils couldn't help but shrink violently. Only then did he notice that there seemed to be an "impurity" that shouldn't exist mixed in this team of Hollows.
Before, the giant hollow's clenched claws blocked his view, but now that his palm was spread out, Urahara Kisuke discovered that a Shinigami who looked quite powerful was actually standing in the giant hollow's palm, looking at him with a complicated expression.
[Captured? No, he is in good condition and shows no signs of being imprisoned. ]
[If you say that, it’s betrayal!? ]
Chapter 88: Scheming
The moment the word "traitor" appeared in his mind, Urahara Kisuke's eyes suddenly became sharp, but at this moment, his useful brain finally analyzed what kind of emotions were contained in the traitor's complex expression.
Regret, sympathy, sympathy, guilt.
Urahara Kisuke could understand guilt and regret. Guilt represented that this god of death still had some consciousness as a god of death. Regret might be that his defection was discovered and he was about to be hunted down by the criminal army.
If sympathy had to be explained, Urahara Kisuke could also think of an explanation. Perhaps this Shinigami was not quick-witted enough and thought he would definitely die if he was besieged by four hollows, so he might have sympathized with himself as a dying man.
But what does it mean to sympathize with others when we are in the same boat?
Urahara Kisuke narrowed his eyes, took a deep breath, and the smile on his face became brighter, his eyes narrowed into slits, and he waved vigorously to Asido.
"Hey, this big brother of the Death God has also come to Hueco Mundo to play. Has he found any fun places?"
Urahara Kisuke was as frivolous as ever, while Asido was as serious as ever. He ignored Urahara Kisuke's inappropriate behavior and just shook his head with some regret.
"How ridiculous do the nobles have to be to give up? It's fine that they abandoned a mediocre death god like me, but you have such strength before you even graduated. You are undoubtedly a true genius. In the eyes of the nobles, are you a chess piece that can be discarded?
"Young man, listen to my advice and run away quickly. From the moment you get involved in the fight between the nobles, you can no longer return to Soul Society. Hide in the real world, find a place where no one knows you, and live quietly by yourself."
After saying a few words of persuasion, Asido hesitated for a moment, his hands unconsciously clenched into fists, and a trace of embarrassment appeared on his face, as if he was ashamed of what he was going to say next.
"...Young man, you are a true genius and will definitely become stronger in the future. I know you must have resentment in your heart, but if possible, please don't retaliate against the death gods stationed in this world. They know nothing."
This is Asido's character. He couldn't bear to see such a genius who should have been brilliant being destroyed early because of the struggle among the nobles, but he was also worried that the young man could not bear the grievance and in an extreme state, he would resent all the gods of death and take revenge on those innocent gods of death stationed in the world.
"Haha, you're kidding, Senior. You advised me to go to the human world, but why are you still staying in Hueco Mundo? It's not good to say one thing and do another."
Urahara Kisuke was so smart that after just a few words, he roughly understood what had happened to Ashido. The sharpness in his narrowed eyes diminished a little, and he quietly changed to a more intimate address and continued to ask questions, trying to find out whether this Shinigami really could not return to Soul Society due to persecution by the nobles, or simply defected for his own selfish desires.
According to the rules of Soul Society, defection is defection no matter what the reason, and anyone who tries to escape the control of the 13th Division and the 46th Chamber must die, but Urahara Kisuke has his own justice in his heart, and he will only stick to his justice.
If the defection was due to selfish desires, there is nothing to say, just report it to the Executioner Army. However, if this Shinigami really was involved in a fight among nobles and will surely die if he returns to Soul Society, then Urahara Kisuke will not only not report it to the Executioner Army, but will provide them with some help.
When it comes to scheming, Asido, who has only done what he was told for the past two hundred years, is no match for Urahara Kisuke. Even the fact that the three Shinigami who left, such as Ibuki, would most likely be imprisoned or killed by the nobles was analyzed by Gu Shi. When he heard Urahara Kisuke ask this, he just thought that the young genius was too arrogant and didn't want to believe what he said, and he was a little anxious for a moment.
"This is different! I, I have no reason to continue living, so I just settled down in the Great Hollow Forest and killed as many Hollows as possible. You are still young, and the safe places in the real world are more suitable for you!"
Urahara Kisuke's gaze immediately turned to Gu Shi and others.
Isn't it too straightforward for the God of Death to say he wants to kill Hollows in front of several big Hollows?
Although Urahara Kisuke is still a young man among the group of Shinigami, he is confident enough in his ability to judge people.
He could see that the Grim Reaper who advised him to escape was just a standard Grim Reaper who had no scheming and thought about nothing else but fighting and carrying out missions. Although what he said was a bit outrageous, it was indeed true.