Soul Society had already received the news. Yamamoto was waiting at the gate, fearing that these kids would bring back a large number of Hollows!
Soon, very hurried footsteps came from the Senkaimon. Judging from the footsteps, there were only two people?
Yamamoto frowned. Had there been casualties? This was unavoidable, after all, exploring Hueco Mundo was a very dangerous job.
The first person to rush out of the Senkaimon was Chōjirō Sasakibe. As soon as he returned to Soul Society, he yelled, "Quick, call a doctor! Captain Commander, hurry and call a doctor! Big Brother Yamabuki is in trouble!"
Yamamoto raised an eyebrow, and then Feng Yuan rushed out of the Senkaimon carrying Yamabuki on his back.
"Calm down, what happened?" Yamamoto went to check Yamabuki's injuries. He ordered Feng Yuan to lay Yamabuki flat on the ground, and with a light press of his hand, he was horrified to find that Yamabuki's muscles had lost their elasticity, leaving a deep indentation when pressed.
"Immediately call Tenjirō Kirinji over!" Yamamoto shouted.
Shihōin Chika, the fastest in Shunpo, hurried to call him.
Yamamoto's face was grim. With Yamabuki's strength, he shouldn't have been injured like this!
Soon, Tenjirō Kirinji arrived. Without a word of nonsense, he immediately squatted down and began to examine Yamabuki's body.
A moment later, Tenjirō Kirinji's face was very grim. He turned and asked Chōjirō Sasakibe, "What kind of enemy did you encounter in Hueco Mundo? This kind of injury… I've never seen it before! Rapid internal organ failure, large areas of cells losing activity. A few more minutes and he would have been beyond saving! Quick, send him to my clinic, there might still be a chance."
Everyone dared not delay and hurriedly sent Yamabuki to Tenjirō Kirinji's clinic.
Yamamoto's face was grim: "Chōjirō Sasakibe, come with me."
Chōjirō Sasakibe followed Yamamoto to his office.
"What kind of enemy did you encounter in Hueco Mundo? With Yamabuki's strength, he shouldn't have ended up like this!" Yamamoto asked gravely.
"It was Baraggan, the King of Hueco Mundo." Chōjirō Sasakibe's eyes flickered slightly.
"King of Hueco Mundo? Is his ability very special?"
"No… two or three minutes before we came back, Big Brother Yamabuki was still chasing and slashing that King of Hueco Mundo! But as soon as he entered the Senkaimon, he immediately became almost incapacitated. I suspect…" Chōjirō Sasakibe suddenly remembered Yamabuki's instructions: no matter what happened, he could not reveal what he had seen.
"Speak!" Yamamoto slammed the table: "Yamabuki is so seriously injured, it might be related to what you're hiding."
Chōjirō Sasakibe had no choice but to tell everything he had seen.
When Yamamoto heard that Yamabuki could control reishi and release Ceros, his face remained unchanged.
Chōjirō Sasakibe cautiously watched Captain-Commander Yamamoto's expression, afraid that he might say something wrong.
"So, in the end, Yamabuki activated a strange state to fight the King of Hueco Mundo. He wasn't injured during the battle, but his body quickly collapsed after the battle? Is that right?" Yamamoto asked in a deep voice.
Yamabuki was the first subordinate he recruited, and also the founder of the Gotei 13. Yamamoto had never questioned Yamabuki's identity, but now it seemed that this kid had many secrets hidden within him.
"Chōjirō, you cannot tell anyone about this matter. Only heaven knows, earth knows, you know, I know, plus Feng Yuan outside. If a fourth person knows…" Yamamoto's eyes shone with a fierce light.
"I absolutely will not reveal it!" Chōjirō Sasakibe said hastily.
"You go out first, let Feng Yuan come in." Yamamoto said in a deep voice.
Chōjirō Sasakibe quietly exited.
Yamamoto knew about the Quincy. According to Chōjirō Sasakibe's description, the power to control reishi was very likely a Quincy ability. Why would this ability appear in a Shinigami? Moreover, Yamabuki had already achieved Shikai, making him a true Shinigami.
However, Yamamoto did not suspect Yamabuki. It could be said that without Yamabuki, the Gotei 13 would never have reached this point.
No matter what this kid's identity was, as long as he did nothing to harm the Gotei 13, Yamamoto would never allow anyone in Soul Society to harm Yamabuki.
At this moment, Feng Yuan entered.
As soon as he entered the room, Feng Yuan felt the Captain Commander's undisguised killing intent. The terrifying pressure came like a mountain collapse and a tsunami. Even breathing was a luxury for Feng Yuan.
"Cap… Captain Commander…"
Feng Yuan was different from Chōjirō Sasakibe. Chōjirō Sasakibe had a very clean background; Yamabuki had picked him up from Rukongai, and he only had one sister to depend on. Moreover, Yamamoto understood this child's character well and could fully trust him.
But this Feng Yuan was different.
He came from an assassin background, often interacting with the Five Great Noble Clans, and his network of connections was intricate. Although he had joined the Gotei 13, Yamamoto ultimately did not trust him.
Yamabuki clearly hid certain secrets, and the Five Great Noble Clans of Soul Society were not good people! If they were exploited by some ill-intentioned individuals, the consequences would be unpredictable!
Between Yamabuki and Feng Yuan, Yamamoto chose Yamabuki without any hesitation.
Feng Yuan knelt on the ground with his head bowed, his back already soaked with cold sweat. He was a very intelligent person; how could he not realize that the Captain Commander wanted to silence him? The Chief of Staff must have unknown secrets, and he, unfortunately, saw this fatal secret!
Now, whatever he said was useless; his life or death was entirely at the Captain Commander's whim!
"Feng Yuan. Since Yamabuki chose to protect you even in a desperate situation, it seems he trusts you deeply. I don't trust you, but I trust Yamabuki's judgment. If you dare to reveal even half a word about this matter today, you know what the consequences will be." Although Yamamoto's Zanpakutō reached 16 million degrees Celsius, at this moment, every word was like the chilling ice of the Nine Hells, making one tremble all over.
"Captain Commander, rest assured! I will never betray the Chief of Staff! Otherwise, let me be torn into a thousand pieces." Feng Yuan felt as if he had received a great pardon. He knew he had passed this test.
If he really betrayed Yamabuki, let alone the Captain Commander, his master, Shihōin Chika, would never let it go. He would definitely clean house preemptively and cut ties with him.
If he waited for the Captain Commander to get angry…
The Five Great Noble Clans might just become four.
"Alright, you may withdraw." Yamamoto said.
Feng Yuan respectfully stood up and left the Captain Commander's office.
Yamamoto took a deep breath. It seemed that Soul Society was destined not to be peaceful. He hoped that those nobles who had been lurking in the shadows would not cause any trouble at this time, otherwise… otherwise, he would have no choice but to go on a killing spree!
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