half soul

The Xuye Palace is bathed in the cold moonlight, majestic and quiet.

Two figures appeared from the opened black cavity, and stepped onto the white sand outside the thick white wall of Xuye Palace.The leader was tall and tall, with his hands in his pockets, walking at his own pace. It was Ulquiorra.The person following him, with snow-haired brows and emerald eyes staring at the majestic and huge building in front of him, looked sober and silent, who else could it be if it wasn't Hitsugaya Toshiro.

Even though he guessed that the place he was going to be in would be the virtual circle, such a lifeless world still made him feel a little bit taken aback.I don't know if it's an illusion or what, but Hitsugaya always feels that Ulquiola is walking very slowly, and he hasn't reached the white wall after walking for a long time.He still had a lot of questions and wanted to find answers quickly, but no matter how he opened his mouth, the person walking in front always said nothing.

It seems that he is unwilling to give himself the answer directly, but he will always know.So the boy didn't ask any more questions, and quietly followed behind Ulquiorra, approaching the huge white palace little by little.

stop.The two finally stood in front of the heavy gate.The door opened and closed again, and the heavy sound echoed in the empty Xuye Palace. The snow-haired boy never looked back.

There is no one behind him who makes him turn back, and there is no way for him to turn back.

A young boy with gray hair was waiting behind the gate, and he respectfully greeted Ulquiola on one knee.The young man spoke with a clear voice, neither humble nor overbearing.

"According to Miss Movitt, please hand over the guest to me, and I will take him to meet someone."

Ulquiorra's dark green pupils stared at the kneeling boy, and after a while, he nodded mechanically, then ignored the person he had brought, and left without hesitation.

Hitsugaya watched in a little astonishment as the person who brought him walked away indifferently.But after thinking about it, maybe this is his task, to bring himself to Xuye Palace.

That's all, if you do it, it's enough.Is that so?

Hitsugaya frowned. "Hey, what I want to ask..."

His words were interrupted quite simply by the man who was walking away, without even pausing for a moment.Ulquiola's voice was without a trace of emotion, and it came from afar, but it had a decisive and profound taste.

He said.you will see.

The interior of Xuye Palace has a completely different "sky" from the outside. Now that I raise my head, I can see half of the clear sky and the other half of heavy lead-gray clouds, stretching into the distance, pressing straight to the corner of a certain hall .Depression, heaviness, darkness, despair, such as the end of the world, are some people's paranoid and scattered preferences.With great joy they decked the nightmarish clouds over their palaces.Ulquiola remembered that when Aizen took control of this place, that man never let the "sky" here become gloomy, at least on the surface.Ulquiola withdrew his thoughts and walked forward without stopping.To the palace where he lives, covered under the blue sky.

That was the direction facing away from Toshirō Hitsugaya.

Let's call it a day.

From now on, the road that I can lead him will come to an end.

Toshirō Hitsugaya, if you say that your god of death has a heart, then take a look with your heart.

If you are blinded by hatred or any other emotion and miss the truth...

...That is also your own business.

Ulquiola stared indifferently through the building in front of him as if he was looking ahead, but he was still thinking deeply about the tall temple roof behind him.

... Anyway, it has already been said.I don't know if that person understood or not.

He knew what Merwitt was doing or was about to do.That woman has always liked this, no matter how weak the prey is, she will not let go easily.But when playing with her prey, she can always see her lonely and sad smile, which is not at all happy and enjoyable.It is quite different from the previous Ichimaru Gin.I don't know what the woman was thinking.

But in terms of means, compared to that smiling Ichimaru Gin, Mervet is definitely worse than that.

Can you handle it, Hitsugaya Toshiro, if it's that person?

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"Please come with me, Your Highness Hitsugaya." The gray-haired man got up and motioned the snow-haired boy to go in one direction.

Hitsugaya looked up, and there was an iron-colored and hazy sky, extending from the top of the head and wreaking havoc.Go to the top of an unknown temple in front of you.He smiled lightly, with such a body without spiritual pressure, facing the stormy prospect, he felt an unprecedented calmness.Is it because you can't resist, or because you want to?

He thought, what kind of purgatory is waiting for him?

When he followed the gray-haired boy all the way into the main entrance of the main hall, walked through the long and deep corridor, and arrived at the solid iron gate, when he saw the person sitting behind the door, a crystal teardrop happened to flow Looking at that handsome face that he was very familiar with, it fell to the heavy and raging black earth.

That was the person he had sworn to protect until death, and he didn't want to see her hurt, cry, sad, bewildered, and show an expression that could no longer be sad.

hateful!

So helplessly, the snow-haired boy began to grit his teeth and fall; inevitably, every second he breathed, he began to feel angry.

He suddenly turned around and grabbed the gray-haired boy's collar, his eyes were so cold that they almost froze into ice.

"What the hell did you guys do to her?!"

The gray-haired boy was roughly dragged by his collar, and he couldn't help frowning slightly.Then, he only increased his spiritual pressure a little bit, and in his own opinion, it was only a little bit higher, and Hitsugaya could no longer bear it.Toshirō Hitsugaya involuntarily let go of his hand, gritted his teeth and went to support the wall, trying to hold his body so as not to slip and fall to the ground.This once extremely simple matter has exhausted his strength and spirit at this moment.

Despair permeated through the blood, dyeing Hitsugaya's expression weak and pale.

The gray-haired boy didn't make any more moves, he just asked Hitsugaya to let go.He spoke, his voice polite but indifferent. "Please think clearly, Your Highness Hitsugaya. It is Miss Merwitt's grace to you for me to bring you to meet her."

Hitsugaya fell silent.

Never admit grace or anything.That's just a way to play with prey.He is very clear.

He turned to look at the man inside the door.She didn't seem to notice that someone appeared outside the door, she lowered her head slightly, suppressed the sadness just now, and stared at the ground at her feet expressionlessly.But the tear stains on her cheeks clearly showed that the sad expression just now was definitely not an illusion.

Toshirō Hitsugaya grabbed the iron railing at the door, his eyebrows were tangled, and he whispered the name that he hadn't called out for a long time in a low voice with pain in his heart.

"Young Sen..."

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As if you must touch the wall in front of you to be sure that this is a dead end, the girl in the white hospital gown panted slightly, and stopped in front of Hitsugaya's courtyard.Today's Liuhun Street has a burning skylight, and the vastness and sprawl are vaguely familiar.She stretched out her hand, but slowed down just as she was about to knock on the door.The palms approached little by little, and finally covered the cool courtyard gate.Her other hand was holding the crimson scabbard of Zanpakuto, like a drowning man grasping a straw, tighter, tighter.

It's an indescribably heavy feeling, enveloping, oppressive.out of breath.

In, or not.

To knock, or not to knock.

Kurosaki Xiali was almost certain in her heart that that person was not there, but she didn't want this to be reality, and she didn't want to cut through the final fantasy by herself, so she just unconsciously froze in the wind a little bit.

I want time to stand still forever, I want to never know the answer, I want to never lose it.

... But there is no such thing as forever.

With a creak, the courtyard door in front of him suddenly opened.It is a thin old man, Hitsugaya Toshiro's grandmother.The old man smiled softly and kindly when he saw the girl outside the door.

"Is it Dongshiro's friend?"

"Yes. Is he there?"

"He," the old man paused slightly, and stretched out his hand to signal her to come in, "He said he was going to live somewhere else. He will come back when he has time. Come in and sit for a while."

fraud.

A gust of wind suddenly rose.The old man smiled gently, and peace blossomed.

Xia Li smiled politely and answered that she had other things to do, and today she just stopped by to take a look, so come back as a guest next time, then bowed and left.It seems that you really believe what that person says.If that guy intends to hide his grandma like this, then I'd better not sabotage his plan.

I'll just play with you to the end.If you think this is kind of gentle.

But for those who know the truth but still want to be concealed, tell yourself, isn't it cruel?

As soon as she walked out of the corner of the path, the girl swayed and put her hand on the wall to cover her eyes.She pursed the corners of her lips tightly, not wanting to reveal a trace of weakness, but somewhere in her heart was so painful that she couldn't help but frowned, gritted her teeth, and her blood stagnated.

fraud.

Who said that I would never be left alone again.

Before, those who wanted to say, could say, and finally said, always, always, and always, I was rushing to say.

You only said a few words, so few that you can count on ten fingers, so few that I can't forget another word, even so.

...Even so, is it worth talking?

Liar liar liar.

Can't we face it together?

Xia Li curled the corners of her mouth in a difficult arc, she thought, how much do you distrust me, Toshirō Hitsugaya.

She even admired herself for being able to smile calmly just now, as if she was doing something that had nothing to do with her.But now I finally feel that it is difficult to hold on for a second.She turned her back and leaned against the wall, lowering her head and letting her hair fall weakly from her ears.

She didn't cry, but her eyes hurt.

She thought to herself that there was no other way, because there was sand in the wind in the world of corpses and souls.

Little did she know that the green-haired boy stood quietly behind her by a wall, Mo Jing's eyes closed little by little, and the brilliance in his eyes gradually faded away.Intentionally or unintentionally, Laimi reached out to support the wall, but it happened to be the position behind Xia Li.She couldn't see him, and he couldn't see her.But he knew she was there, always knew.

Who has been watching her, watching them.As a bystander.

See it all the time now.

Never left.

He turned around and leaned against the wall lightly, his eyelashes drooping, not looking anywhere.The expression without a smile was so calm that there was a little silence.He was a little sad but thought happily, now, he finally got rid of his identity as a bystander, right?

So, he was waiting for the opportunity to appear beside her and say I will take you away.

...or come with me?

... Or, shall I take you to meet him?

He is very clear that by now he has not just regarded this as a simple plan.He began to seriously think about what state he should appear in, what kind of words to say to her, and what kind of posture he should use so that he would not be rejected.

He couldn't kid himself that it was all part of the plan.Immutable.

This is the only thing that cannot be rejected.

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The person who was locked in a room in Xuye Palace came to his senses, and the snow-haired boy outside knelt on the ground softly calling her name with a look of guilt and regret.

Chisen.

Even the voice is so careful.

He held out his hand.

Hitsugaya Toshiro's shoulders trembled slightly when he saw her looking at him, and those eyes that were as moist as water almost fell like rain at that moment.However, looking at his outstretched hand, Chu Sen, who was stunned for a moment, did not come over as expected, but retreated as if escaping, and pressed his neck with one hand reflexively.Without looking at herself again, she just shook her head without saying a word, and kept shaking her head.He saw the tear stains that were not dry before, and the crystal liquid rolled down again.

The teardrops had a scorching temperature, and there was a bloody wound on his chest.

There is simply no way to hide.

All these scenes make Hitsugaya no longer doubt, the fact is that Hina Mori is unable to speak now.He was almost sure that Chu Sen didn't suffer any physical pain, but was locked in this room and was not free.In fact, she didn't have any restraints all over her body, but she just couldn't get in and out.Hitsugaya could feel that the door or the whole room had a very strong ghost path attached to it, so strong that he couldn't get rid of it at any time.

The biggest harm may be that she can no longer speak.although.

although.

The boy gritted his teeth hard.Any harm done to this person is unforgivable.

"I will definitely take you back." He knelt on the ground and promised in a low voice, tightly grasping the cloth on his lap.He gripped so tightly that the tendons on the back of his hands were protruding.

Rather than saying it to her, it was more like making an oath to his own soul.

I will definitely take you back.

Although I don't know why I was brought to the virtual circle - after all, I already have such a body without spiritual power - but since I came, it must be of some use.Hitsugaya told himself that maybe using that goal as a bargaining chip, he could fight hard.

That is the only, or the last hope, for me now.

He lowered his head and glanced at the black bracelet on his wrist. There was his promise to Xia Li's life, a token connected to another heartbeat, and an oath that could not be broken even in death.He told himself that he could not take off the bracelet at any time, no matter how much he needed something like Reiatsu.

But Toshirō Hitsugaya doesn't even understand the pain of keeping a promise to fulfill another vow that is difficult to keep.

At this moment, the gray-haired young man spoke softly to remind him.Gentle, but irreversible.

"His Highness Hitsugaya, I will now take you to the palace, which is your residence in Xuye Palace. Please follow me."

Any rejection and resistance are useless, yes, he no longer has such capital.Hitsugaya got up and left behind the boy.He took a few steps and looked back uncontrollably.Wherever the eyes looked, that person also raised his head to look at him, and his eyes met, as if time stood still, and his gaze couldn't hide the sadness.

When the two walked out of the main gate of the palace one after the other, Sather came to the iron gate.He stood still for a moment, as if admiring the scene inside the door, then slightly raised his black eyebrows, and smiled lightly.

"How's the prey this time, Merwitt?"

"It's wonderful. He said that he would take her back." With long wine-red hair fluttering, that delicate woman easily pushed open the iron gate that was surrounded by ghosts—as if it was just an ordinary door ——stepping out of the shadows in the house, the black kimono trailed gracefully behind her.She put away the Zanpakutō, which was pure and nearly black, and showed a beautiful but cold smile, "So I really want to know, how can he 'take her back'?"

Mervet walked forward past Sasse, but suddenly heard the voice of the man behind him.

He said, you are crying.

Mervet walked forward without turning back or stopping.

I don't.She said in her heart, I didn't.

...Take a step back.If there are tears, it is just a play.

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"There's no whereabouts again in this kind of place." Rukia sighed, looking over the uneven corners of the eaves.The 43rd district of Xiliuhun Street is neither the best nor the worst, but it is a surprisingly inconspicuous neighborhood in between.

"This time, it's missing......" Sifengyuan Yeyi's pair of golden pupils flashed a deep and sharp light unabashedly.

Yes.According to the instructions of the captain Kuchiki Byakuya, Kuchiki Rukia and Yoichi Sifengin jointly investigate the destruction of all the top-secret materials of Seireitei.All available records show that the incident at that time was caused by a fire in Jingling Court.However, from the personnel transfer at that time to the inspection of various related links on that day, the two found that all the gods of death related to this matter had disappeared due to various reasons.

Died by mistake during the execution of a mission; condemned as a danger to the Soul World and sent to a maggot's lair to die in a fight with others; implicated and killed in an incident; or like The god of death they were chasing disappeared while visiting relatives, and then disappeared inexplicably...

"Absent" has many meanings.

But after all the circumstances were traced, the meaning of the sentence "absence" became the only possibility.

In this way, without anyone noticing, any follow-up matters were explained so perfectly that they would not arouse suspicion, so they were able to conceal it until now, and dealt with each incident as an accident.

However, when all the accidents are added together, it is definitely no longer a surprise.

so.Was it indirectly silenced by someone?

In this place, in the world of corpses and souls, in Jinglingting, how many people can have the power and ability to do this kind of thing without all eyes and ears.

Rukia and Ye looked at each other, and they both saw the cold light swaying from each other's eyes, and a certain feeling of being kept in the dark, suppressed and unspeakable rose from the bottom of their hearts and lingered.Probably, there are some things that have been hidden from them until now.Yet they haven't even been able to understand what's going on.

Just those rare ones are enough to make their brows solemn and gloomy.Dangerous breath.

"I need to explain this matter to Bai Zai. But at the same time," Ye Yi paused and turned his head to look in another direction, "Shouldn't you go and have a look at that Reiatsu?"

Lucia Amethyst's radiant eyes followed Yeyi's gaze, and the end should be Runlin'an, a district of Xiliuhun Street.She had also faintly felt Xia Li's spiritual pressure coming from that direction.

After all, I still can't let it go.

Is it because he was rescued with great difficulty?

Rukia shook her head slightly. No matter what, she couldn't ignore Xia Li's affairs. Of course, she also said that she would take the initiative to help her.It's just that the child never said anything, and the difficult things were always buried and hidden, so she had to be patient and wait.

Rukia thought that when the child really wanted to talk, when she was going to talk, it would be nice if she could be by her side.

-To be continued