Soul Society has already received the news, and Yamamoto is waiting at the door, fearing that these guys will bring back a bunch of Hollows!
Soon, hurried footsteps echoed from the other side of the gate. Based on the footprints, it appears that there were only two individuals present.
Yamamoto frowned. Was there a loss of personnel? This was inevitable. After all, exploring Hueco Mundo was a very dangerous job.
The first person to rush out of the gate was Chojiro. As soon as he returned to Soul Society, he yelled, "Go call a doctor! Captain-General, go call a doctor! Something's happened to Brother Yamabuki!"
Yamamoto raised his eyebrows, and then Yuan-Feng rushed out of the gate carrying Yamabuki on his back.
"Calm down, what happened?" Yamamoto went up to check on Yamabuki's injuries. He ordered Yuan-Feng to lay Yamabuki flat on the ground. He pressed lightly with his hand and was horrified to find that Yamabuki's muscles had lost their elasticity and a deep pit was pressed into them.
"Call Tenjiro Kirinji over here immediately!" Yamamoto shouted.
Shihōin Chika, who had the fastest shunpo, immediately ran to call for help.
Yamamoto's face was gloomy. Given Yamabuki's strength, he shouldn't have sustained such an injury!
Soon, Tenjiro Kirinji came over, and without saying a word, he squatted on the ground and began to check Yamabuki's body.
After a moment, Tenjiro Kirinji's face looked very ugly. He turned around and asked Chojiro, "What kind of enemy did you encounter in Hueco Mundo? This kind of injury... I have never seen it before! The internal organs are failing rapidly, and a large area of cells has lost its activity. If it were a few minutes later, I'm afraid there would be no hope! Quick, send him to my clinic; maybe there is still a chance."
No one dared to delay and hurriedly sent Yamabuki to the clinic of Tenjiro Kirinji.
Yamamoto's face was gloomy: "Chōjirō , come with me."
Chojiro followed Yamamoto into the office.
"What kind of enemy did you encounter in Hueco Mundo? With Yamabuki's strength, it shouldn't have turned out like this!" Yamamoto asked solemnly.
"It's Baraggan, the king of Hueco Mundo." Chōjirō 's eyes flickered.
"The King of Hueco Mundo? Is his ability special?"
"No... Two or three minutes before we came back, Brother Yamabuki was still chasing the King of Hueco Mundo! But he was almost dying as soon as he entered the Crossing Gate. I suspect..." Chōjirō suddenly remembered what Yamabuki had told him, that no matter what happened, he must not tell anyone what he saw.
"Tell me!" Yamamoto slammed the table. "What you are hiding could be the cause of Yamabuki's serious injury."
Chōjirō had no choice but to tell everything he saw.
When Yamamoto heard that Yamabuki could control spirit particles and release hollow flashes, there was no change on his face.
Chojiro stared at Captain Yamamoto's expression carefully, fearing that he might say something wrong.
"In other words, in order to fight against the King of Hueco Mundo, Yamabuki entered a strange state. Although he did not sustain any injuries during the battle, his body quickly collapsed afterward. Right?" Yamamoto he asked in a deep voice.
Yamabuki was the first subordinate he recruited and also the founder of one of the Gotei 13. Yamamoto had never asked about Yamabuki's identity, but now it seems that this kid is hiding a lot of secrets.
"Chōjirō , you can't tell anyone about this. Only heaven and earth know it; you know it, I know it, and plus Yuan-Feng outside, if there is a fourth person who knows..." Yamamoto's eyes were fierce.
"I will never tell anyone!" Chōjirō, he said hurriedly.
"You go out first and let Yuan-Feng in." Yamamoto said in a deep voice.
Chōjirō quietly withdrew.
Yamamoto knew about Quincy. According to Chōjirō 's description, the power to control spirit particles was most likely a Quincy ability. Why would such an ability appear in a Shinigami? Furthermore, Yamabuki had already attained the Shikai and was a true Shinigami.
However, Yamamoto did not doubt Yamabuki. It can be said that without Yamabuki , the Gotei 13 would never have reached this point.
No matter who this kid is, as long as he doesn't do anything to endanger the Gotei 13, Yamamoto will never allow anyone in Soul Society to harm Yamabuki.
At this time, Yuan-Feng came in.
As soon as he entered the room, Yuan-Feng felt the captain's unconcealed murderous aura. The terrifying pressure came like a landslide or tsunami, and even breathing was a luxury for Yuan-Feng.
"Captain...Captain..."
Yuan-Feng is different from Chōjirō. Chōjirō has a very clean background. He was picked up from Rukongai by Yamabuki. He has only a younger sister to depend on. Yamamoto also knows this child's temperament well and can trust him completely.
But this Yuan-Feng is different.
He was born an assassin and often came into contact with various nobles. He had a complex network of relationships. Although he joined the Gotei 13, Yamamoto still didn't trust him.
It is obvious that Yamabuki is hiding some secrets, and none of the nobles in Soul Society are good people. Should individuals with hidden agendas exploit them, the outcomes will be unpredictable!
Between Yamabuki and Yuan-Feng, Yamamoto chose Yamabuki without any hesitation.
Yuan-Feng lowered his head and half-knelt on the ground, his back soaked with cold sweat. He was a very smart man, so how could he not have imagined that the captain wanted to kill people to silence them? The chief of staff must have some unknown secret, and he happened to see this fatal secret!
No matter what I say now, it's useless. Life and death all depend on the captain's decision!
"Yuan-Feng. Since Yamabuki chose to protect you in such a desperate situation, it seems that he trusts you very much. I don't believe you, but I believe in Yamabuki's judgment. If you dare to reveal even a word of what happened today, you know what the consequences will be." Although Yamamoto's Zanpakuto was as hot as 16 million degrees Celsius, every word at this moment was like the cold ice of the Netherworld, making people tremble all over.
"Don't worry, Captain! I will never betray the Chief of Staff! Otherwise, I will be cut into pieces." Yuan-Feng felt as if he had been pardoned. He knew that he had passed this hurdle.
If he really betrayed Yamabuki, not to mention the captain-general, even his own master, Shihōin Chika, would never let him go and would definitely clean up the mess in advance and distance himself from him.
If he didn't calm down the captain's anger ...
Perhaps only four of the five great nobles would remain.
"Okay, you can leave now," Yamamoto said.
Yuan-Feng stood up respectfully and left the captain's office.
Yamamoto took a deep breath. It seemed that Soul Society was destined to be in turmoil. He hoped the nobles lurking in the dark wouldn't do anything strange now. Otherwise… otherwise he would have no choice but to go on a killing spree!
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