[Death · Bailu] Flower Story

The continuous autumn rain wets the river lanterns floating on the Katsura River. Perhaps because of the rain, the number of people staying on the banks of the river this year is obviously less than in the past, but the lights on the Katsura River are one by one. One after another into pieces.At that time, the expression of people looking into the distance is as light and desolate as rainwater. After the Obon Festival [1], the summer of this year is coming to an end.

Rukia was sitting under the eaves of a dilapidated temple at the foot of Mount Koibushi with Shirayuki in her arms, the expression on her face was as dull and lacking as if it had been washed clean by falling rain.

Since sending away the worried Ichigo and Ruri, who was obviously anxious even though he didn't speak, how long has he not had a good laugh?

For more than ten days, like a ninja, she has been hiding at night and day, running around the area where the riots occurred in Liuhun Street. Besides witnessing the tragic battle between the civilians who lost their minds and the god of death who came to suppress them, she also gradually Found some clues hidden in the dark.

For example, those hidden by rivers and wells, or those that have been crushed into the soil by messy footprints, the powder that shone with strange purple light, or the strange figures that seem to appear irregularly before and after sex.

This further confirmed Rukia's previous speculation about the riot.

I also tried to chase these sneaky ninjas, but found that sometimes I would become the target of being tracked.However, to Rukia's surprise, just like those ninjas who followed and lost themselves, those auras hiding behind her would disappear inexplicably after chasing after her for a period of time.

This cognition is like her own arrest warrant that has not yet been released, which makes Rukia, who is not a professional fugitive and stalker, a little confused.

However, the fact that he has exposed his whereabouts, but the enemy is still hidden in the dark cannot be denied.

Not far in front of you is the Katsura River water that was crowded with lanterns during the Obon Festival a few days ago, and now it is flowing gently into the distance under the rain.Lifu Mountain is located in the third district of Liuhun Street on the west side of Seireitei. This river flows quietly through the foot of this mountain, and then carries the river lanterns of the Yulan Night and the Miscanthus flowers floating on both sides of the river. All the way around thousands of one-mile mounds [2], until the backyard wall of Kuchiki's house with slanting cherry trees and red maple branches.

It was the water flowing through this river that was illuminated by the fireworks at the Muhua Festival that night.Now Guichuan is still flowing, because the continuous autumn rain is more plentiful; Miscanthus is still luxuriant beside the river, and the white Miscanthus is flying non-stop in the fine rain.

But after waking up from a dream, the Sri Lankan people are far away.

Rukia raised her left hand and rubbed her rainy eyes, and in the next moment, she pushed Sode Shirayuki's sword away with her right finger.

Several high-intensity spiritual pressures approaching from the northeast quickly made Rukia work hard several times before suppressing the urge to investigate.She looked up at the round window on the wall behind her that was originally used to transmit light. Although most of it was covered by spider webs and weeds, it became the best choice for observing the movements of people coming.

After she covered the last trace of breath with her cloak, the visitor had already stepped on the messy shingles of the roof.

Ninjas in this world are not easy to be followed. Rooftops, low fences, water surfaces, and shrubs are everywhere for them to perform escapism.But ninjutsu in this world is not magic, and the whereabouts of ninjas in the soul world are truly unpredictable.

This was the first time she stepped into Bai Zai's training ground shortly after entering the Kuchimu house, her brother who was in front of her in a white training suit told her.

Although the purpose of Bai Zai leading her into the training ground at that time was to help her remember the legendary stories written by those legendary ninjas in the chronology of the royal family's events.However, from that day on, she gradually understood the difference between ninjas in the soul world and the real world through intermittent fighting and teaching with her elder brother.

If you are a professional ninja in the soul world, you will use the Shunpo technique to stabilize your body at the moment before stepping on the shingle, and you will not make such a kind of clogs scratching the ground like these Sibei goods on the roof at this time. There was a loud sound, and there were still some decayed wooden tiles falling down like this.

And this sound is more like the subconscious pause of a well-trained soldier when he stops advancing.

Speaking of well-trained, Rukia's head has already begun to automatically replay those nights when the spring cherry blossoms began to bloom and the moon and stars were sparse. Special training time for eaves and low walls.At that time, the unbelievably light footsteps of the elder brother and the dexterous figure that seemed to slide through the dark night were the first images that came to mind after she stepped on the air from the corner of the eaves or fell from the air countless times in the future.

These thoughts pouring out of her mind only took a moment, and then Rukia saw five figures in ninja costumes appearing in front of the torii through the narrower range of vision blocked by the fallen wooden tiles.

"The amethyst powder in Lifu Mountain has been put in, and here is the last batch." One of them turned his head to look at another guy who was like the leader, his expression was hidden under the mask, leaving only a pair of narrow and narrow eyes.

"Yes, the task here is over, and now my subordinates are preparing to rush to Heilengmen." The leader replied with his head bowed respectfully, and the other three also indicated that they were going to Baidao, Qingliu, and Zhuwamen.

It turns out that the one who looks the most inconspicuous is the real leader, who really doesn't show his face.

After the five people left in five directions, a petite figure quickly jumped out of the dilapidated ancient temple and slid across the still flowing Guichuan water.

Still running in a curtain of rain, but this time thanks to Urahara Kisuke, Rukia no longer needs to try her best to suppress her spiritual pressure and aura.While earnestly distinguishing the position and paying attention to the breath, at this moment she was surprised to find that she could still separate her mind to carefully consider the current situation.

Now that it is confirmed that the riots are inextricably linked to the amethyst powder that was dropped, Rukia is more worried about the death comrades who are also exposed to this kind of powder that can make people lose their minds because of suppressing the riots. But it is the four unidentified figures who are approaching the murderous stone formation in Seilingting at this moment.

If you want to enter Seireitei from Liuhun Street safely, you must pass through one of the four gates of Baidao, Qingliu, Heileng, and Zhuwa.But at this moment, the four gates have become the targets of calculations, so it is still a trivial matter to completely disintegrate the murderous stone formation and let the rioting people rush into the Seiling Court. The influence of the soul within the spirit court.

However, these people are confronted with their own elder brother who is calm, wise and observant, and Captain Nie who has 12 enthusiasm for weird things.

So the most important thing for Rukia at the moment is to figure out the purpose of the only missing guy among the five.

A large number of water droplets hang from the branches after being washed by the drizzle. A little power instability can cause a local small-scale heavy rain in the originally calm mountain forest. Be careful not to get caught between the slippery tree trunk and the slippery moss that covers it.When she finally caught sight of a black shadow flashing past not far in front of her, she finally realized that there was an extra tail behind her that could not be shaken off.

The moment she looked back with a frown, an ermine-colored sky was revealed between the branches and leaves.

Although Lifu Mountain is not a famous mountain, its altitude is obviously higher than that of the plain, which still reminds Rukia of this fleeting sky.The toes lightly changed the direction of force, and Rukia easily turned around in mid-air, and nimbly hid in the dense canopy of an outcropping tree, just in time to see the place surrounded by murderous stone formations in the distance. Lingling Court.

Then she resolutely gave up on the unknown person who had already grasped the whereabouts, but increased the Shunpo speed to the extreme, and disappeared into the rain like a swooping swift bird.

"Oh? Are you saying that the little girl has not been brought into our control?" In a dark Japanese room far away, the pale man raised one red lip, and suddenly turned towards the room with a subtle expression. The figure that appeared quietly made a sound.

"That's true, but the specific reason is unknown. In addition, reports from the ambush site stationed at Lifu Mountain indicate that a group of unidentified guys destroyed the originally planned encirclement." The figure lowered his head and reported The tone was devoid of emotion.

"Hey, interesting. Speaking of which, what's going on with Kuchiki House?"

"Patriarch Kuchiki's routine is the same as in the past. The day before yesterday, he received an order to participate in the garrison of Seireitei. Yeyi of Sifengyuan carried a powerful force to break the barrier and rebuild the spirit passage more than ten days ago to decorate the northeast of Seireitei. There was no other movement behind the door."

"..." Slender fingers gently stroked the black hat on the sideburns. The wide sleeves covered half of the man's face, leaving only the feminine jaw line.He propped his forehead and thought for a while, then waved his hand to make the people in the palace who were kneeling on one knee retreat.

"In this way, the timing is just right."

"Ah-"

Sode Shirayuki blocked the two kunai [3] that came from the dark, and the sparks that were wiped made Rukia, who had just turned and kicked the third Fukiya [4], narrowed her purple pupils slightly.

What level are these people? Is it still necessary to use assassination at this time if they pretend to be ninjas?

As soon as he arrived on the cliff next to the Repentance Palace, he saw his elder brother fighting hard with a group of men in black. Before Rukia's mind could make a judgment, her body had already reacted in advance and charged into the battle, blocking Bai Zai from the attack. Several hidden weapons shot from behind.However, it wasn't until she saw the "brother" who was fighting fiercely just now attacking her with a knife, that she realized that she had still been tricked by someone else.

During the tracking process, I accidentally realized that the amethyst powder was actually distributed in a hexagonal array around the Seiring Court, so I thought I had broken through the conspiracy of the Floating Boat Hall, and hurried to the confession palace as the eye of the array, but Unexpectedly, it was still placed here.

If Li Fu's chase in the mountain was caused by a conspiracy because he exposed his tracks, who is waiting for this trap set next to the eye of the formation?

Or, this Floating Boat Hall actually made double preparations?

Shocked, Rukia couldn't react in time, so she was forced to passively block the enemy's fast attack with her unresolved Sode Shirayuki.

"Let's dance, Sode Shirayuki!" Lucia, who finally found a gap, spun her toes into the air, kicked away the two katanas that were thrusting obliquely, and then picked up the two swords that came from midair obliquely. Hit, "Broken Road 26 Red Flame Plug——"

The flames shot out from the palm of the hand forced several black-clothed men back, and Lucia, who was panting for a moment, narrowly dodged the two shurikens behind her, and pierced Sode Shirayuki into three points with her backhand, "Shubai !"

"Swastika, Baboon King Shewei Wan—"

When the branches of the Ice Tree entangled several men in black, the huge bamboo knots carried the wind and thunder and swept the men in black who couldn't dodge them away several meters away.

The ensuing battle ended as expected and casually.

But to Rukia's surprise, the Sixth Squadron, who quickly joined the battle without saying a word and took away all the men in black in an orderly manner after the battle, all regarded themselves as air, and they were not sympathetic except when they left. I would like to look back three times at a step and wink at myself as a childhood playmate.Just like those years in Liukun Street, Renji also used different expressions to tell her when to steal water and food, and when to run away.

She knew that Renji was telling her that it was safe here, and that the Shinigami of the Sixth Division would uniformly pretend that they had never seen her.

Because of her recklessness, she put herself in a dangerous situation and caused trouble for others. At this time, Rukia was in a bad mood.

Until she found not far from her, there was a pure white miscanthus flower quietly.

And that aura that had been looming behind her ever since she left Lifu Mountain disappeared without a trace again.

Hanasa Monogatari

21. Miscanthus

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[1] Obon Festival: The fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month.The Obon Festival was introduced to Japan in the Asuka era, and it has become a grand festival in Japan second only to New Year's Day.The Obon Festival is also known as "soul sacrifice", "lantern festival", "Buddhist all souls meeting" in Japan. It was originally a day to worship ancestors and pray for good fortune.Putting the river lanterns is a ritual of remembering loved ones

[2] Yili Mound: It is an earth mound marking the road mileage in ancient times, which is equivalent to the role of a milestone.The nationwide construction of Ichizuka began in the Edo period.On February 1604th of the ninth year of Qingcho (March 3th, 4 in the Julian calendar), in conjunction with the renovation of the five streets, the shogunate issued an order to use the Nihonbashi Bridge in Edo as the reference point, and every one mile (about 4 kilometers) at the Build a mound on both sides of the street

【3】Kunai: Kunai, or Kunai, is a small weapon often used by Japanese ninjas.Shaped like a dagger or an Emei thorn, it is mostly made of iron and is small in size, easy to carry and hide.There are five basic methods of use: horizontal chopping, vertical chopping, oblique chopping, straight stabbing, and flying shooting. It is a kind of hidden weapon.

【4】Fukiya: Fuiya, poisonous needle, a sharp weapon used by ninjas. It looks like a bamboo flute and contains poisonous arrows.