The remaining fire sword of Konoha

Due to the fight between Ruby and Yami, Ichigo took the opportunity to sneak into Kyōye Palace.

After Ichigo passed through a long corridor, he met a patrol team of Arrancar walking towards him.

In Xuye Palace, the person currently responsible for patrol duties is Grimmjow of the Sixth Blade.

Through Grimmjow's attire, Ichigo can easily tell that the opponent is also a member of the Ten Blades.

"Oops, there's no way to avoid him in this position. If he walks up directly, I will be exposed."

Seeing Grimmjow getting closer and closer to him, Ichigo secretly thought something bad.

At this time, Ichigo was in a corner of a corridor. One side of this corner was a blind spot, and the other side happened to be the path that Grimmjow led the patrol.

At this moment, suddenly another senior member of Xuye Palace with a cursed crow mark on his uniform appeared here. He was tall and thin and wore a black eyepatch on his left eye. It was Nnoitra of the Eighth Blade. .

Seeing Nnoitra's appearance, Grimmjow actually changed his marching route, turned around and led the team directly to Nnoitra.

Grabbing Nnoitra by the collar, Grimmjow said angrily: "You bastard, you were so disrespectful of martial arts in the last fight. According to the traditional sparring rules, it was already over!"

Nnoitra sneered when she heard this, and put away Grimmjow's hand that was holding his collar: "Grimmjow, when did you become like those women? Stop at the point of non-existence. Besides, I just hit you casually that time, who knew you were so careless!"

"You don't just hit casually, you use super-speed false flash and Wang Xu's flash!" Grimmjow retorted.

Grimmjow and Nnoitra were arguing louder and louder, and they seemed to be about to take action.

However, the two of them were already in Xuye Palace, and neither one dared to take the lead, but kept provoking each other with words.

"Huh~ I'm so lucky. I was almost discovered by the patrolling Arrancar. But it seems that the senior officials of Xuye Palace are not in harmony!"

Ichigo breathed a long sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and thought to himself.

Bypassing Grimmjow and Nnoitra, who were still tearing apart, Ichigo arrived outside the main hall of Xuye Palace, which was almost the core of the entire Xuye Palace.

At this time, two girls came out of the palace. One of them was Rukia, whom Ichigo had been worried about, and the other girl was Yusuke's adjutant, Nagato Yu.

Ichigo watched the two of them from a distance, preparing to find an opportunity to wait until Rukia was alone before approaching them.

Because they were afraid of being discovered by Yuu who was talking to Rukia, Ichigo and the others were far away and could not hear what they were talking about at all.

Suddenly, Ichigo found that Yuu, who was talking to Rukia, was looking directly at him. This made Ichigo feel a shiver in his heart, and he felt like he was locked in the other person's eyes.

Fortunately, the other party quickly looked away again, as if nothing had happened, and continued talking to Lucia normally.

Yu and Rukia didn't chat for long, and Yu soon left first.

Rukia glanced at Ichigo's location, then turned and walked towards the northeast direction of Xuye Palace.

The interior of Xuye Palace is composed of many palace groups, and the scope is very huge. Not all palaces inside are occupied, and many palaces are abandoned. The palace complex in the northeast corner of Xuye Palace is completely empty, and there are no guards guarding it.

Ichigo followed Rukia all the way, and he also found that the further he walked, the quieter he became, and there were fewer and fewer guards around him.

At this time, he seemed to understand that Lucia had discovered him and was deliberately leading him to a place where there was no one.

"Rukia, you have discovered me, right?"

After entering an empty palace, Ichigo took the initiative to take off the shadow cloak on his body and asked Rukia, whose back was turned to him.

"Yes, but it wasn't me who discovered you, but Yuu-senpai just now." Lucia slowly turned around and said.

The exquisite snow-white robe and Sode Shirayuki exuding a faint chill around her waist made Lucia feel a little colder at this moment, and she no longer had the cute and relaxing look that she once had on her like the girl next door in this world. temperament.

Such changes in Rukia made Ichigo very uncomfortable.

Looking at the cursed crow mark on Rukia's clothes, Ichigo forced a smile and said, "I was relieved to see that you were fine, but I didn't expect that you would also become a high-ranking member of Xuye Palace."

As soon as he finished speaking, a slender shoe sole suddenly enlarged in front of his eyes, and then he was directly stepped on by Lucia in the face and kicked to the ground.

Snapped!

Rukia took off the shoe on her right foot and slapped Ichigo on the head with the sole like a mother teaching her son.

"Hey, what are you doing here in Hueco Mundo? Do you know how dangerous it is here? Are you desperate for your life? Did Orihime and Sadatari get brought along by you bastard?"

Immediately afterwards, Rukia slapped Ichigo with her soles, while she kept complaining that Ichigo and the others should not come to Hueco Mundo.

Seeing Rukia's behavior, Ichigo felt happy. Rukia had not changed, she was still the Rukia he was familiar with.

In the past, when Lucia fought with him, he would always fight back, but today he chose to hold his head and bear the responsibility and let Lucia 'bully' her.

Rukia felt a little tired after pumping her soles for a while, put on her shoes again, and then sat next to Ichigo.

"Ichigo, do you know how dangerous Xuye Palace is? If it were discovered by other Arrancars instead of Yuu-senpai, you might not have a chance to see me alive." Rukia said slowly.

Because during the Battle of Shuangshuqiu, Yuu saw Ichigo who came to rescue Rukia, so he recognized Ichigo at a glance when he saw him.

Knowing that Ichigo was Rukia's friend, Yuu did not take action directly, but told Rukia about Ichigo's existence, hoping that Rukia could handle it on her own.

"The Yuu-senpai you are talking about is the girl you were chatting with just now, right? I didn't expect the people in Xuye Palace to be so kind." Ichigo said with a smile.

Snapped!

Rukia slapped Ichigo on the back hard, with such force that Ichigo grimaced.

"Xuye Palace is not what you imagine. There are ferocious Hollows or Arrancars everywhere, a scene of hell on earth. It has its own order. In addition to Hollows, there are also some Shinigami living here." Lucia explained.

Having just been beaten hard again by Rukia, Ichigo couldn't bear it anymore and was about to fight back, but Rukia's next words made him stop raising his fist.

"You are here this time for Ishida-san, right?" Rukia looked at Ichigo and asked.

Ichigo sighed: "Sure enough, you already know about Uryuu, but why don't you save him?"

Lucia shook her head and said: "It's not that I don't want to save Ishida-san, but there are many things that cannot be explained clearly. But I can assure you that as long as I am still here, Ishida-san will not be put in danger."

Although what Rukia said was not what Ichigo wanted to hear the most, Ichigo could understand her difficulty.

At this time, Rukia's identity is neither the Shinigami of the Gotei 13 nor their classmate, but a member of Kyūya Palace.

From Rukia's point of view, she cannot do anything that is not good for Xuye Palace.

Being able to do her best to ensure the safety of Ishida Uryu is enough to show that she has not given up the friendship of several people.

Conventional thanks to everyone for your support! ! !

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