South Flow Soul Street.
The 78th District, Xuding District.
In a mountainous area dozens of miles away from 2200 street, dozens of souls were gathered here. Some looked fierce, some looked like hooligans.
Ito Makoto, who had asked for a jug of water from the Feng Ye family not long ago, was surrounded by dozens of people. One of them kicked him and directly kicked him to the ground.
The two souls carried a stone and placed it in front of Ito Makoto.
A man wearing glasses squinted his eyes and walked over with Ito Makoto's water bottle in his hand. He walked to the stone and sat down, crossing his legs.
He was the leader of the bandits between 2180 and 2200 street. His name was Sugo Nobuyuki. He looked at the water bottle in his hand and kicked Ito Makoto's shoulder.
"That's all you have?"
"Only … only this … I don't have anything else …"
Ito Makoto looked at Sugo Nobuyuki and trembled.
Sugo Nobuyuki snorted. "Where did you get this spirit water?"
"It's … it's …"
When Ito Makoto was hesitating whether he should say it or not, a person behind him kicked him in the waist and said, "Hurry up and tell the truth!"
"Hiss!"
Ito Makoto was kicked to the ground and screamed in pain. After rolling a few times, he said with sweat all over his forehead, "It's … it's someone who gave it to me as a charity …"
"Oh?"
Sugo Nobuyuki looked interested. He sat up straight and said. "There's someone so kind here? Interesting … Hey, where's the person who gave you the water? "
Ito Makoto saw the person next to him raise the shining long sword in his hand. He revealed a look of fear and said with a trembling voice, "In, in the east of 2200 street, in the corner of the house, they dug out a spiritual well …"
Hearing Ito Makoto's words, the eyes of Sugo Nobuyuki and the other bandits lit up. One of them directly grabbed Ito Makoto by his collar and lifted him up, saying: "That's right.
"Are you telling the truth?!"
"It's … true."
Ito Makoto trembled. He looked at Sugo Nobuyuki and said. "I, I've told you everything. Can you let me go?"
Sugo licked his lips and stood up. He glanced at Ito Makoto with disdain and said, "Scram!"
"Thank you."
Ito Makoto scrambled to his feet and walked outside in a few steps.
But almost as soon as he walked a dozen meters, the criminal closest to him grinned and suddenly swung the knife in his hand. There was a flash of white light.
"Chi!"
As blood gushed out, a head flew up into the air.
Ito Makoto's eyes widened in disbelief. He wanted to say something, but he couldn't. His head flew in the air a few times before it fell to the ground.
"Let's go."
Sugo Nobuyuki tossed the water bottle to his subordinate and walked forward with excitement in his eyes. "This time... we have a chance to make a fortune!"
…
2200 block.
In the living room of Maples' house, a stone table was placed in the middle. Mahjong tiles were neatly arranged on the table. Maples and Fei Zhen sat facing each other. On the left was Lilith. The three of them were playing mahjong.
The entertainment life of Soul Society was very rich. Playing mahjong and chess were basically the daily activities of many people. But this was based on the foundation that they didn't have to worry about survival. There were very few people who could play mahjong and chat comfortably in a place like District 78.
Fei Zhen reached out her small hand and picked up a mahjong tile. She looked at the discard pattern on the table and hesitated for a moment. Then she played the tile she picked up.
Lilith pushed down the mahjong tile in front of her expressionlessly.
"Sum, break, 1000 points."
"Ah … My green one and four dark ones …"
Fei Zhen opened her mouth and patted her forehead with one hand.
Maples closed the mahjong tile in front of him and looked at little Rukia in his arms. He chuckled, stood up and handed Rukia to Fei Zhen.
Fei Zhen stood up and took Rukia. "Mr. Maples, you're not playing anymore?"
"Well, the guests will be here soon."
Maples smiled and looked out of the window.
Fei Zhen was startled and showed some doubts. Just when she was about to ask, she suddenly heard a loud bang from the backyard. It sounded like the wall had collapsed.
This sound caused her expression to change. She immediately looked in the direction of the backyard. Through the window, she saw dozens of figures smashing the walls of the courtyard and rushing into the yard. Almost all of them were holding weapons such as sabers, swords, maces, and the like.
Shit!
"It's the bandits nearby!"
Fei Zhen exclaimed. She expected bandits to come, but she didn't expect them to come so soon. It hasn't even been a week.
Lilith stood up silently and walked towards the backyard. Maples walked towards the backyard almost at the same time and stopped in front of her.
Lilith saw this and slowed down a little. She followed behind Maples and put down her raised hand gently.
…
About a kilometer away from Maples' courtyard.
At the top of a small hill, Unohana Retsu, who was wearing the captain's Haori, had arrived at some point in time. She was looking at the courtyard from afar, and clearly saw the scene of Sugo Nobuyuki and the dozens of bandits charging into the courtyard.
Vice-captain Yuuzhi was following behind Unohana Retsu. After seeing this scene, his eyes flashed with coldness. He didn't have any good feelings towards the bandits that were active in the border area of Drifting Soul Street. He also didn't think that there would be someone strong enough to satisfy Unohana Retsu.
Because Unohana Retsu was here, he didn't make a move immediately. Instead, he quietly stood behind Unohana Retsu and waited for her to make a move.
Almost at this time.
The back door of the house that led to the courtyard was opened. Feng Ye's figure walked out and arrived at the broken courtyard.
Seeing this, Unohua Lie gently placed her hand on the hilt of the Zanpakuto hanging on her waist. But in the next moment, she suddenly paused her movement.
A ripple flashed through her eyes as she whispered, "That's right.
"Interesting …"
In the distance.
When Feng Ye walked into the courtyard, he didn't immediately look at the bandits who had rushed into the courtyard. Instead, he looked in her direction and their gazes met from afar.
He definitely didn't look in her direction by accident. He really did notice her. And compared to the bandits that were close to him, he paid more attention to her.
Yuuzhi frowned and said: "He seems to have noticed us."
Although he and Unohana Retsu didn't try to hide, they didn't release their Spiritual Pressure either. The man who came out of the house didn't immediately look at the bandits nearby. Instead, he looked at them who were a kilometer away. This was very strange.
However, he wasn't too surprised. Because the border area of Drifting Soul Street was very chaotic. There were all kinds of bandits running amok, so there were bound to be some souls with strong Spiritual Pressure and strength.
Once these souls had Zanpakuto, they would be very strong. Some of the more outstanding ones were even close to the lowest ranking members of the Gotei 13.
In the courtyard.
The bandits that rushed into the courtyard didn't notice Unohana Retsu and vice-captain Yuuzhi who were a kilometer away. They didn't even notice Maples looking into the distance.
They first smashed the cover of the courtyard, revealing the spirit well. Then, they all revealed extremely excited expressions, their eyes filled with fervor.
Ling Well!
In the 78th district, even Ling Water was valuable, not to mention a Ling Well.
Many large bandit groups had Ling Wells. That way, they could grow to a scale of hundreds or thousands of people. But these bandits didn't have a Ling Well. They relied on robbing and robbing to survive. Once they had a Ling Well, it meant that they wouldn't have to live a life of not having enough food to eat anymore.
"Oh, it seems like you live here. You're quite lucky to be able to dig out a Ling Well. I'll buy this Ling Well and your house. Now, let's leave!"
Sugo Nobuyuki looked at the Ling Well with a satisfied expression. Then he turned to Maples and said to Maples while taking out the smallest coin from his pocket.
Hearing Sugo Nobuyuki's words.
Maples retracted his gaze and looked at the other bandits in the courtyard. He didn't intend to respond and just gently raised his right hand.
But just as he was about to wave his hand, an urgent voice came from his side.
"Mr. Maples!"
Fei Zhen walked into the courtyard with a short knife in her hand. Her two small hands gripped the handle of the knife tightly. Although she knew that she was very weak, she still mustered up her courage.
Feng Ye couldn't help laughing when he saw this. He knew that he was weak, but he still picked up the knife to help him fight against the bandits. Although it was meaningless, his courage was worthy of praise.
"What? You're not satisfied with my offer?"
Sugo Nobuyuki narrowed his eyes and revealed a dangerous look. He raised the knife in his hand and said, "Your lives in exchange for this Ling Well. This is a fair trade for you."
"It's indeed fair …"
Maples said calmly. He reached out and took the fruit knife from Fei Zhen's hand. He looked at Sugo Nobuyuki and the others and said, "But I refuse."
A cold light flashed in Sugo Nobuyuki's eyes. Without any hesitation, he slashed down with his sword. He had been in District 78 for many years and had killed dozens of people, if not hundreds, so he didn't have any pity in his heart.
As Sugo Nobuyuki attacked, the bandits closest to Maples also swung their weapons at Fei Zhen and the others. They wanted to cut Maples and Fei Zhen into pieces.
Fei Zhen's eyes were filled with fear as she subconsciously closed her eyes.
But.
At this moment, Maples calmly waved his right hand holding the knife. In an instant, a silver line was drawn in the air from left to right.
Sugo Nobuyuki and the bandits in front, as well as the other bandits behind, all stopped at the same time as if the pause button was pressed.
Crash!!!
There was no blood splattering.
All that could be seen was the bodies of the dozens of bandits in front of Feng Ye. They burst like bubbles, turning into countless pieces that flew into the distance. The entire courtyard was swept clean, as if the dust on the ground had been swept away.
"…"
Fei Zhen closed her eyes tightly, but she didn't feel the swords on her body. She couldn't help but open her eyes little by little, only to see that the entire courtyard had become empty.
He was stunned for a moment.
This is …
What happened?!
She couldn't help but look at Maples.
Even the slowest person would realize that Feng Ye was not an ordinary soul after witnessing Ichiro and the other two running away in fear and witnessing this strange scene.
Unohana and vice-captain Isashi could clearly see the scene of Maple Night swinging his fruit knife and turning dozens of bandits into ashes.
"He's really not ordinary."
A strange light flashed in Yushi's eyes.
He did not sense Feng Ye's Spiritual Pressure, but he knew that Feng Ye's Spiritual Pressure must have been very strong to be able to destroy dozens of bandits instead of splitting them in half!
"Captain …"
Yushi retracted his gaze and looked at Unohana. Just as he was about to say something, he noticed that Unohana had already disappeared to his left.
In a short moment, Unohana had already crossed a thousand meters and arrived near Maples's courtyard. She waved her hand and created a gust of wind that swept the soul fragments of Sugo Nobuyuki and the others into the sky.
Maples' expression didn't change at all when he saw this. He slowly put down the knife in his hand and said calmly:
"Nice to meet you, Captain Unohana."
When he was talking to Fei Zhen, he didn't mention Sugo Nobuyuki and the other bandits. Instead, he mentioned Unohana who was approaching.
In this world, only someone like Unohana, who was one of the top captains, had the qualifications to be called a guest.
Captain … Unohana?
Fei Zhen who was standing next to Maples was stunned for a moment.
She could recognize the Haori that Unohana was wearing. It should be the same type of clothing as the Grim Reaper's, but the color and style were different.
"You're an Otherworlder?"
Unohua Lie walked in front of Feng Ye and asked. Her voice was very gentle, like a warm spring breeze, like a gentle sister next door.
Just by looking at her appearance and hearing her voice, it was impossible to imagine that she was the first captain of the Eleventh Division. She was an unprecedented and ferocious existence in the history of Soul Society.
"You can say that."
Maples said calmly.
Otherworlder was the name the Grim Reaper gave to strange lifeforms. Unohana didn't sense Maples' Spiritual Pressure even at such a close distance, so she naturally defined Maples as an Otherworlder.
In fact, this definition wasn't wrong. Maples was indeed an Otherworlder, and he was the ancestor of Otherworlders. He was the one who created the Otherworlders.
"You seem to be very strong."
"So, can you let me exchange a few moves with you?"
Unohua Lie looked at Feng Ye and spoke in a soft voice.
She hadn't met the young Zaraki Kenpachi yet, so she hadn't met an expert that could satisfy her. She wasn't a gentle captain of the Medic Corps, but an existence with a deep thirst for battle. Battle was the meaning of her existence.
"Sure."
Maples nodded calmly.
Unohua looked at her vice-captain Yasushi and said: "Yasushi, go and get a suitable sword …"
Isashi glanced at Maples, then at Unohana. He nodded and was about to go get a sword, but Maples' voice interrupted him.
"No need to go through so much trouble."
Maples put the fruit knife in front of him and said gently: "I'll use this."
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