Chapter 170 A long-awaited gathering, full of human touch while chatting and laughing!

A normal soul is called whole, and its counterpart is called empty when there is a hole in the body. Empty is a fallen soul.

This is a rather general statement.

And if we continue to divide it, in Soul Society, whole is the name of ordinary souls.

Because this special soul has another name, it is called "Death".

It's not surprising that the young head of the Kuchiki family, Byakuya Kuchiki, married a commoner.

Given the status of the Kuchiki family, it would be a bit strange for them to marry a noble and form an alliance with a noble.

As great nobles, and the chiefs of several great nobles, they no longer need to unite with other nobles to safeguard their own interests.

Back to the matter itself, what is really surprising is that the person that Byakuya Kuchiki married is the one who made the whole thing.

The civilian girl named "Fei Zhen" came into the eyes of many people in an unexpected way.

The entire Soul Society was talking about this matter.

Some conservative nobles believed that Byakuya Kuchiki's actions were tarnishing the honor of the nobility.

The Kuchiki family has always been a model of nobility. How could they allow someone without even any spiritual power to become the mistress of the family?
It would be fine if he married a commoner.

Many nobles would choose commoner women or men to marry into their nobility or become son-in-law of the nobility.

Because compared to fellow nobles, commoners are easier to control.

Can a person without any spiritual power really continue the excellent bloodline of the Kuchiki family?

This is something that cannot be tolerated.

Unlike the nobles who opposed it, the Shinigami of commoner origin in the Gotei 13, in addition to lamenting the incident itself, also praised the love story of Byakuya Kuchiki and Hisahi. At the same time, many people had a new understanding of the Kuchiki family, which used to be aloof and serious.

The union of aristocrats and commoners, with one of them being the head of a great noble family, is an amazing love story.

This matter itself is full of a bit of fantasy.

In comparison, no one cares about Feizhen as a whole.

Many Shinigami of commoner origin lived in Rukongai before coming to Seireitei, so they all have a few relatives and friends who care about them.

The Shifengyuan family.

It is a place that Xia Mu used to visit often but rarely visits now.

In the past, Xia Mu often went to many places for spiritual practice.

Such as the 4th Division's barracks, the 1st Division's barracks, the Shihouin family, and of course the most common one is the training ground below the Double Killing Hill. There is no way around it, the last place has been arranged by Urahara Kisuke for many years, and there are many barriers inside, which is extremely hidden and suitable for discussing many important things.

But now it's different.

Yoruichi, Urahara Kisuke, and Natsuki rarely get together at the foot of the Double Killing Hill anymore.

reason?

There is no reason.

I just suddenly didn't go there much.

If Natsuki wanted to find Urahara Kisuke, he could either go directly to the Technology Development Bureau or contact him through the Reiton Communicator.

As for today, the reason why he appeared at Shihouin's house was because today was Yoruichi's birthday.

"I thought you were going to have a big birthday party."

Looking at Yoruichi in front of him, Xia Mu said calmly, "As the head of Shifengyuan, you can use the excuse of holding a birthday party to invite many nobles to come, so as to consolidate the relationship network of Shifengyuan family."

There were not many people in the empty living room.

Apart from Ye Yi, there was only a young woman sitting upright beside them.

The other person has short black hair with bangs and a ring bell snake braid. She has a petite figure and delicate features. She is a real cold and beautiful beauty. The only flaw is that she is a little plain. It can only be said that most of the things in the world are not satisfactory. It is impossible to be perfect.

Of course Xia Mu knew the other person.

SoiFong, whose real name is Aya Hachisho, inherited the name of her grandmother SoiFong after she joined the Executioner Army in place of her brother who died in battle. In the original anime, she had many interactions with Urahara Kisuke, but because Urahara Kisuke was valued by Hikifune Kiryu because of Natsuki early on and joined the 12th Division, SoiFong had little contact with Urahara Kisuke. However, this did not affect Yoruichi's care for SoiFong in the Executioner Army. SoiFong became Yoruichi's loyal follower, and the two had a relationship as close as sisters.

Not many outsiders were invited to Yoruichi's birthday party this time, but Soi-Fong was brought along, which is enough to explain a lot of things.

When Soi Fong joined the Second Division, Natsuki was already the famous Kenpachi in Soul Society.

She also knew that Yoruichi had a close relationship with Kenpachi, but she rarely saw the two of them getting along.

At this moment, listening to the conversation between Kenpachi Natsuki and Lady Yoruichi, although Soi-Fong had been kneeling upright, she had been staring at the two people in front of her with curiosity in her eyes, and at the same time listening carefully, not daring to miss any words.

Having followed Master Yoruichi for many years, he often heard things related to Kenpachi Natsuki.

She had an irresistible desire to explore this Kenpachi.

Ye Yi held a cup and said calmly: "Birthdays and the like happen once a year. There is no need to make a big deal about it. Just find a few familiar friends and have a few drinks, and that's considered a celebration."

"You are quite open-minded." Xia Mu praised Yoruichi and asked, "Where is Kisuke?"

Yoruichi replied, "Kisuke is busy with research, so he might come in a little later today."

"He is really busy. In contrast, I have been quite lax recently." Xia Mu sighed.

"Of course you can relax. Your 11th Division is full of talented people and experts. With so many capable people, even if you, as the captain, do nothing, the entire division can still run perfectly."

Ye Yi's beautiful eyes moved and she looked at Xia Mu with strange eyes.

I don’t know whether it is because Xia Mu has a unique vision or he is just lucky.

All in all, the 11th Division has been performing very well in recent times.

Ever since Urahara Kisuke followed Natsuki's advice and made his divine body transfer public, Shinigami have started to take more shortcuts in learning Bankai.

In the past, in order to learn Bankai, in addition to reaching the required spiritual power, it also took a long time to materialize the Zanpakutō into reality.

With the transformation of the divine body, the latter step can be directly omitted.

As long as the spiritual power meets the requirements, you can use the transformation of the divine body to forcibly learn Bankai.

Even though the risk is high, the risk is matched by the benefits.

Just one success can save you many years of hard training.

The first people to use the Divine Body Transformation were the vice-captains of each squad. Later on, the requirements were further relaxed. The requirements for spiritual power still existed, but the status was no longer limited to vice-captains. Any chief officer who met the requirements could use this thing.

Among these officers who met the requirements, the largest number came from the 11th Squadron.

Tosen Kaname, Komamura Sajin, Ichimaru Gin, Matsumoto Rangiku, and later there was Madarame Ikkaku, Ayase Gawa Yumichika... These people were only officials, but they all met the requirements for spiritual power. How terrifying is this?

You know, if you want to use the Divine Body Transformation, you need to meet the requirements of the fourth level of spiritual power.

With this level of spiritual power, he is considered elite even among deputy captains.

As a result, so many strong men appeared in one team at the same time, and not even the deputy captain could make it.

As the captain of the second squad, Yoruichi is in charge of secret maneuvers and knows one thing.

That is, among the Shinigami who met the requirements in the 11th Division, many of them successfully learned Bankai with the help of the Divine Body Transmigration.

But they didn't make it public.

After learning Bankai, he did not become arrogant. On the contrary, he was still willing to stay in the 11th Division as the chief officer.

Ye Yi was very curious about what kind of love potion Xia Mu gave these people to make them willingly work for him.

"I am indeed lucky to have these subordinates willing to support me as a captain."

The position of captain of the Gotei 13 is not set in stone.

During these years, the position of captain of the 10th Division also changed.

The head of the Shiba family was not known for his strength, and he just barely touched the threshold of captain.

After the Gotei 13 became more and more prosperous, he began to consider retiring.

He intended to hand over the 10th Division to the civilians instead of keeping it in the hands of the Shiba family.

Without a doubt, this was another major event, representing that the great nobles had loosened their control over the Gotei 13, further weakening the influence of the nobles on the common people.

Regarding the selection of the captain of the 10th squad.

Captain Yamamoto first considered those Shinigami who had mastered Bankai.

This group of "powerful" people in the 11th Division are naturally the first choice.

It is really inappropriate for so many Shinigami who have mastered Bankai to stay in one squad.

However, unexpectedly, all of them refused.

Even if the position of captain was placed in front of them, they refused to go to the Tenth Division.

Finally, when there was no "suitable" candidate to be found among the civilians, the position of captain of the 10th Division was taken over by Isshin Shiba, the younger brother of the head of the Shiba family and the head of the Shiba branch family.

In the end, the Shiba family failed to delegate power.

However, the head of the Shiba family still showed from other aspects that the Shiba family had no intention of controlling the 10th Division.

Because the heir of the Shiba family, Shiba Kaien, after graduating from the Maou Spiritual Academy with excellent grades in one year, just like Ichimaru Gin, did not join the Tenth Division, but instead entered the Thirteenth Division.

However, what happened later made people doubt Shiba Kaien's motives for joining the 13th Division.

Because after joining the 13th Division, he actually seduced the most beautiful girl in the division.

Natsuki and Yoruichi chatted a lot, mostly about reminiscing about the past and ordinary things, but when Soi-Fong heard these words, she felt that the atmosphere between the two was too harmonious, considering that one was the head of a noble family and the other was from a commoner family.

Both of them are captains of a squad, but they get along with each other like very close friends. There is no sense of alienation when they talk and laugh.

While Natsuki and Yoruichi were chatting, they inevitably talked about Kuchiki Byakuya marrying Hime.

"Mr. Xiumu Yinling, I'm afraid you're going to have a headache again." Ye Yi had a malicious smile on his face.

"Indeed." Xia Mu knew a lot about the Kuchiki family.

It was no secret that the Kuchiki family had fallen into a difficult situation many years ago. For the sake of the Kuchiki family's honor, Kuchiki Ginrei arranged for Kuchiki Hibiki to marry into the Kuchiki family.

Unwilling to let Kuchiki Hibiki be secretly harmed by the Tsunayashiro family, Kuchiki Ginrei had to reluctantly cut off his arm and execute the guilty Kuchiki Hibiki. After that, misfortune continued to befall the Kuchiki family.

Kuchiki Ginrei's son, the vice-captain of the 6th Division, Kuchiki Sojun, also died in the battle.

Even though the casualty rate among Shinigami has decreased due to the popularity of Kidō weapons, it does not mean that there are no casualties at all.

So Kuchiki Sojun still died in the battle.

After his death in battle, the Kuchiki family relied on Kuchiki Ginrei alone to struggle for a long time. Fortunately, his grandson Kuchiki Byakuya grew up and was very talented, so he took over the position of head of the family.

After retiring, Kuchiki Ginrei's greatest wish was for Kuchiki Byakuya to marry and have children, and continue the Kuchiki family.

But now, Byakuya Kuchiki has married a whole woman, and even if she really has a child, it is not certain that the child will have strong qualifications.

And Natsuki knew even more that in the original work, Byakuya Kuchiki had no children.

This is also related to Feizhen's early death.

Thinking of this, Xia Mu said to Yoruichi again: "Yuruchi, are you interested in making the Kuchiki family owe you a favor?"

"What favor?" Ye Yi looked at Xia Mu curiously.

"No matter what outsiders say, it is a fact that Byakuya Kuchiki married a Zhen as his wife. As far as I know, Zhen can't live in the Soul Society for too long. They simply can't adapt to the high concentration of spirit particles in the Soul Society."

"I'm afraid that within a few years, the health of the wife of the Kuchiki family will be in trouble."

"If you can help Byakuya Kuchiki solve this problem, the Kuchiki family will definitely owe you a huge favor."

In the original work, Hime died of illness a few years after marrying Byakuya Kuchiki.

He was living well in Rukongai before, so why did he get sick after coming to Seireitei?

After becoming the God of Death and learning in detail the difference between the God of Death and the whole.

Xia Mu knew the reason.

The existence of spirit particles is extremely important to the gods of death. Because the gods of death have spiritual power, the more concentrated the spirit particles are, the stronger they are. Correspondingly, for the whole body without spiritual power, a high concentration of spirit particles is like being in a furnace. Their fragile bodies are always under strong pressure and cannot bear it. If things go on like this, their souls will collapse.

Rukongai is okay, the concentration of spirit particles is not particularly high.

But that is not the case with Seireitei.

The concentration of spiritual particles here is extremely high. Although there are civilians living among them, in fact, all the civilians living among them possess a trace of spiritual power. Most of them are descendants of the god of death. Although the spiritual power is not enough to support them to become the god of death, it can allow them to survive here.

"Xia Mu, you really think far ahead." Ye Yi was stunned and couldn't help but say.

"However, even I cannot change the environment in the Soul Society and make Zheng adapt to it. You want me to help the Kuchiki family, but you think too highly of me."

"Since we can't change the environment, let's adapt ourselves to the surrounding environment."

"Do you agree?"

"Kisuke!"

Xia Mu turned his head and looked towards the door.

A figure emerged, it was Urahara Kisuke who arrived late.

As soon as Urahara Kisuke arrived here, he heard some conversations between Yoruichi and Natsuki. Although he didn't know what they were talking about, Natsuki mentioned him, so he nodded, "Yes."

Xia Mu continued, "In the final analysis, the reason why they cannot survive in the Soul Society is because their fragile bodies cannot withstand the high concentration of spirit particles in the Soul Society. Moreover, they are constantly with the powerful spirit gods, and they will inadvertently suffer from the oppression brought by the spirit pressure."

"We just need to create a special device to reduce the pressure of the spirit particles on their bodies."

"Kisuke can do this kind of thing easily."

Natsuki has great trust in Urahara Kisuke.

Urahara Kisuke came over and sat next to Yoruichi and Natsuki, then he knew what the two were talking about and immediately said that these were not a problem.

It was a birthday party. Except for the presence of the silent and serious Soi Feng, everything else was no different from any other gathering of the three-person team.

At the Shihouin family, Natsuki and Urahara Kisuke toasted Yoruichi with a lot of drinks.

He even felt that he was not having enough fun, so he pulled Soi-Fong over to have a few drinks with him.

After the clinking of glasses and the mess of cups and plates.

Natsuki and Urahara Kisuke left the Shihouin household again.

Soi-Fong also left temporarily.

Only Ye Yi remained in the living room, watching the scene after the banquet.

A middle-aged woman came over and stood beside her.

"Mother."

Ye Yi called out to the woman.

"After so many years, are you unwilling to mention that incident to the other party?"

The woman asked Yoruichi.

Ye Yi was stunned for a moment, a complicated look flashed in his eyes, then he restrained it and said softly: "Once the Shifengyuan family needed me to recruit a husband, but at that time, he was already Kenpachi, and I really couldn't ask him. After all, he was such a proud person, he would definitely not agree to marry into the Shifengyuan family."

"And now, mother, haven't you and father given me a younger brother?"

"The Shifengyuan family already has a successor, so there's no need for me to do such things anymore."

"So, are you just going to drag it on like this?" The woman was not convinced by Ye Yi's words, but continued to ask Ye Yi back.

"You should know that Shiba Kaiyan and Kuchiki Byakuya, who are younger than you, both have wives."

Ye Yi was silent. Over the years, her parents had urged her to get married countless times.

She did not make up an excuse as she did before. Facing her mother's words, she just said calmly: "Let's take it one step at a time..."

……

In the end, Byakuya Kuchiki owed the Shihouin family a favor.

Although the device to isolate spirit particles was created by Urahara Kisuke, it was Yoruichi who gave it to the Kuchiki family.

Byakuya Kuchiki was also a little confused about why Yoruichi suddenly helped him.

But he actually knew about his wife's situation.

It's no secret that he can't live in Seireitei.

He once thought about living in Rukongai with his wife. Among the five great nobles, the Shiba family moved to Rukongai early on.

However, marrying a whole woman was already the limit of my grandfather's tolerance for him.

For his grandfather, who has always valued the honor of the Kuchiki family, he would never allow him to move to Rukongai to live.

Hisahi is also very considerate. Even though it is difficult for her to adapt to life in Soul Society, she has always stayed by his side. Kuchiki Byakuya can only watch helplessly as his wife's health deteriorates day by day. Since he cannot save his wife, he can only find ways to make it up to her and fulfill her wishes.

He learned from his wife Feizhen that she once had a younger sister.

It was just because she couldn't survive in Rukongai, so she had to abandon her sister and flee alone.

After life got better, what Feizhen always wanted to do was to find the whereabouts of his sister.

Now, Byakuya Kuchiki helps Hime to do this.

It is conceivable that when Yoruichi helped Byakuya Kuchiki save Hime and prevented Hime's health from deteriorating further, Byakuya Kuchiki was very grateful to Yoruichi. Even some resentment that he had because Yoruichi often sneaked into the Kuchiki family and played pranks on him when he was a child, completely disappeared.

Of course, even though Feizhen's health improved, he did not give up helping Feizhen find the whereabouts of his sister.

This search lasted for several years.

It was not until this year that he heard a piece of news from Captain Natsuki of the 11th Division, that is, among the new students enrolled in the Maou Spiritual Academy, he saw a girl who looked very similar to his wife Hime.

Kuchiki Byakuya immediately paid attention and later learned the other party's name.

"Rukia!"

The meaning of this name represents light, and it was the name that Feizhen originally gave it.

When Byakuya Kuchiki found the other person and saw that she looked extremely similar to Hime, he immediately knew that this was Hime's sister.

So, after marrying a commoner as his wife, the head of the Kuchiki family did something that violated the aristocratic code and adopted a commoner into the Kuchiki family.

Rukia is just an ordinary freshman in Maou, so of course she can't resist.

In this way, she was given Kuchiki's last name, Kuchiki Rukia, and appeared in Natsuki's ears in this way.

Because Rukia was adopted by the Kuchiki family, her childhood friend Abarai Renji and Kira Izuru, whom she met on the way to Mao to register, gradually drifted away from her.

……

In the virtual world.

After years of experimentation, Aizen finally mastered the technique of Arrancar.

The Arrancar replaced the former third-level Hollows and became the mainstream of the Hueco Mundo.

Even the most ordinary Hollow, as long as he breaks the mask and becomes an Arrancar, will possess strength comparable to that of a great Hollow.

And he is already a great hollow being, and after breaking the mask, he will become even stronger.

He has already studied the power of the void to its fullest extent.

In this situation, it is inevitable that he will come up with new ideas.

Now, if we conduct the experiment of making the god of death become virtual again, can it be successful?

The transformation of the God of Death into the Hollow has been completed. He is very curious about what the transformation of the God of Death looks like.

However, he did not think of sneaking back to Soul Society to attack the God of Death.

The gods of death do not exist only in Soul Society. In fact, they also exist in the human world.

(End of this chapter)