Chapter 99: Marrying into Shifengyuan?
Shihouin Sora-chan has the usual dark skin of the Shihouin family.

He is not tall, and even looks a little short for a man, but he has a heroic spirit that many tall men do not have.

"Captain Xia Mu, we are old acquaintances, so there is no need to be too polite."

After seeing Xia Mu, Shihouin Sorachan said to Xia Mu.

Although they are indeed nobles, perhaps because of the character passed down from generation to generation, the people of the Shifengyuan family are extroverted by nature and never stick to the so-called rules. They always act according to their own will.

"Today is a family dinner. We should eat and drink as if we were at home."

Natsuki nodded.

Although Shihouin Sorachan said so.

But he is not someone who is ignorant of the times.

No matter what, these are Ye Yi's elders. How can he be disrespectful in front of them?
Therefore, Xia Mu still seemed a little restrained.

This look fell into the eyes of Shihouin Kusanagi, who immediately found it very interesting. In the Gotei 13, Kenpachi, who had always been considered an alternative, turned out to be a very humble and polite person in this generation. It was really interesting.

Under the chairmanship of Shihouin Sora-chan, the banquet proceeded peacefully.

Yoruichi was also unusually docile.

She sat not far from Xia Mu and looked like a lady from a noble family, well-educated and well-mannered.

The premise is that Xia Mu doesn't know her generous and masculine character.

The so-called banquet actually had nothing much to talk about.

It was just a simple family dinner.

Yoruichi sat quietly beside them, while Shihouin Sora-chan, as the host, chatted with Natsuki about family matters, focusing on some of Natsuki's past. When he learned that Natsuki grew up in a place like Hueco Mundo, he praised Natsuki again.

During the conversation between Xia Mu and Shifengyuan Kuchan, he gradually had some guesses about this family dinner.

Chatted for a while.

A middle-aged man arrived late.

When he faced Shihouin Sora-chan, he called him "Father", and when Yoruichi saw him, he also called him "Father".

There was no doubt that this was Yoruichi's father.

After coming here, the newcomer did not feel too restrained, after all, this was his home.

Then, he took over the conversation and asked Xia Mu, "Captain Xia Mu and Ye Yi have a good relationship?"

"It's okay, Yoruichi is a very good friend." Xia Mu nodded and responded frankly facing Yoruichi's father.

He knew some information about this person from Ye Yi.

Logically speaking, no matter what, the position of heir to the Shihouin family would not belong to Yoruichi, but should be inherited by her father first. However, her father's qualifications were not very good, and he was destined to have difficulty becoming a strong man.

Without sufficient strength, it would be difficult to lead the Shihouin family, the Second Division and the Criminal Army.

So, in the end, Yoruichi became the heir.

She is also the only female heir of the Shifengyuan family in so many generations.

Of course, there is a reason for this.

Because she is the only daughter.

Although there has never been a female heir before, due to special circumstances, Yoruichi is currently the only choice for the Shihouin family.

"I heard of Captain Natsuki from Yoruichi a long time ago, but today is the first time I've met Captain Natsuki. You're younger than I thought, and you don't match the rumored Kenpachi at all."

As Ye Yi's father, although his strength is not that good.

But the man was not discouraged by this. On the contrary, he faced the reality early and was extremely optimistic.

Xia Mu smiled a little embarrassedly.

Then, Ye Yi's father stated the main purpose of this banquet.

There are some things that are difficult for Shihoin Sora-chan, as the head of Shihoin and the captain of the second squad, to say, but it is most appropriate for Yoruichi's father, who was not appointed in the Gotei 13 and has a close relationship with Yoruichi, to say.

"Captain Natsuki, Yoruichi is my daughter. I know very well what kind of person she is. She is reckless and careless. When encountering things, she is always not used to thinking. This makes her often encounter many setbacks and obstacles. I learned from Yoruichi during our earlier trip to Hueco Mundo. If it weren't for your help, Captain Natsuki, she might have been in greater danger."

"At present, my father can still protect her from the wind and rain, but as my daughter, the heir of the next generation of the Shifengyuan family, she will have to stand on her own sooner or later. When that time comes, there will be no one to protect her from the wind and rain."

"So, as a father, I hope that when the time comes, Captain Natsuki will help Ichiban Yoruichi as much as possible if he is able."

"Don't worry, Ye Yi is my good friend. Even if you didn't say this, I would not stand idly by." Xia Mu gave assurance.

During this period, Ye Yi remained in a quiet state.

She first watched her grandfather talking to Xia Mu, and then watched her father talking to Xia Mu.

This banquet is a pure family banquet.

Soon, the banquet was half over.

Ye Yi's father came and left in a hurry.

In the huge reception room.

Only Natsuki, Yoruichi, and Shihouin Sora-chan were left.

After a brief chat for a while.

Shihouin Sora-chan also spoke up. He said to Natsuki like Yoruichi's father before, "Captain Natsuki, I hope you can take good care of Yoruichi in the Gotei 13 from now on." "It won't be long before I retire from the position of captain. From now on, the Gotei 13 will be the era of young people like you."

This is the main purpose of this family dinner.

It can't be considered as entrusting an orphan to someone else.

But she did have the intention of asking him to take care of Ye Yi.

……

While Xia Mu was still attending the banquet in the reception room of Shifengyuan's house.

The backyard of the Shifengyuan family.

When Ye Yi's father, who had attended the banquet earlier, arrived here, a gentle and beautiful woman had been waiting for him here for a long time.

"How about it?"

After seeing her husband coming here, the woman asked a question to Ye Yi's father.

"He is indeed a very good young man." He thought of Xia Mu whom he had met before and gave some comments. "Even though he carries the extremely special title of Kenpachi among the captains of the Gotei 13, he does not appear arrogant. Instead, he is very humble and polite."

"However, precisely because he is Kenpachi, some things are not so easy to say in front of him."

Yoruichi's father sighed a little.

"He is too strong. Although our daughter is not weak either, if we rashly mention those words in front of him, he might just turn hostile and leave out of his pride as a strong man."

"What should we do then?" the woman asked hurriedly after hearing her husband's words.

"up to you!"

Ye Yi's father added, "Ye Yi and he have a close relationship. If the two are really destined to be together, they will be together sooner or later. And you also know that in our family, it is impossible for her to marry out."

"So, now we can only go with the flow. However, even if the other party really refuses to marry into the family, based on the relationship between him and Ye Yi, they should still be able to be friends. As parents, we should try not to interfere in their affairs, for fear that we won't even be able to be friends by then."

As one of the five great nobles, because of the status of a great noble, even the women in the family would never marry outside the family. It would be fine if the other party was also a great noble, but she was a commoner.

Therefore, when faced with a woman from a great noble family, the only option is to marry into the family.

Not to mention, Yoruichi is the heir to the Shihouin family and the next head of the family.

Logically speaking, as members of the great nobles, they should not value Xia Mu so much.

Xia Mu is just a commoner.

But these days are different.

The five great noble families have gradually declined over the long years.

The strong among the civilians have become an existence that they cannot ignore.

Even great nobles like them, at certain times, had to rely on the power of powerful civilians to consolidate their family's status.

Ye Yitian has outstanding talent and now has extraordinary strength.

When she inherits the position of head of the family, the Shifengin family will definitely not decline during her time, but the problem is that she is a woman, and it is difficult for a woman alone to keep the family going. So in order to pass on the name of the Shifengin family, the safest way is to find a suitable man and let him marry into the Shifengin family to continue the Shifengin family's bloodline.

At this time, noble men basically don't have to be considered.

Civilians are the most suitable candidates.

In order to ensure that the next generation can produce strong people, the strong ones among the civilians are the best.

After Yoruichi was designated as the heir of Shihouin, Yoruichi's father and mother began to think about this matter and wanted to find a suitable husband for Yoruichi. But their daughter, how should they put it? She was worthy of being a descendant of the Shihouin family. In all aspects, she behaved like a man, carefree and carefree. Normally, she didn't seem to have the slightest intention of awakening.

The younger generation of the Urahara family has always followed behind Yoruichi and has a good relationship with her.

But because the Urahara family was a small noble family dependent on the Shihouin family, they were excluded first.

Even if they are minor nobles, they are still nobles, and this is absolutely unacceptable.

Today, they let the minor noble marry into the Shifengyuan family. No one can predict, one day, the minor noble will take advantage of the opportunity to usurp the power of the major noble.

This kind of thing has happened in the Soul Society in the past.

It's nothing more than the petty nobles usurping the middle nobles.

Because there is precedent.

When nobles recruit sons-in-law, they basically do not consider nobles, but only commoners.

After all, the common people, without the support of their families, are easier to control and better integrated into their noble families.

"It seems that this is the only way." After hearing her husband's words, Ye Yi's mother sighed.

Yoruichi's father then said to his wife: "Although we can't help much with our daughter's marriage, we should still be able to help with the continuation of the Shifengyuan family."

Yoruichi's mother looked at her husband in confusion.

"Let's try harder and see if we can have another child."

"If it was a boy, we wouldn't have to force Yoruichi anymore."

Yoruichi's father said this.

Ye Yi's mother's face immediately turned red.

(End of this chapter)