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Area 78 of Nanliuhun Street - Xudiao.

It's a terrible area, and the kids have no idea how they're going to be treated if they do something that upsets the adults.Adults are either robbers or murderers, and children are like wild dogs, surrounded by such people.

However, it was in such a place that Sora found the child who had been taken away by Ye Yi.Beng Yu's power needs to be sealed, so Urahara will definitely look for children who have no power, and the areas behind Liuhun Street are undoubtedly the best choice.

The girl with short black hair in a floral kimono found her and took away Bengyu, which was Sora's purpose.Although she thought that as long as she relied on Beng Yu's power, she could count as completing the task, so when the captains were at a disadvantage, she did not leave directly, but chose to take advantage of this opportunity.

Obviously, just relying on Beng Yu's power is not enough.

Beside the thick river is a dilapidated house, and a long light red cloth is hung outside as a "door".The children sat outside the door, and the warm sunlight scattered lazily on the grass.

"What are you—what are you going to do?" When the children saw a stranger coming, they blocked the door in a crowd.They are very wary of adults, but when facing the sky that suddenly appeared here, they are also full of hostility and trembling with fear.

"I'm here to look for someone. I remember it's called Rukia. So, is Rukia there?"

Rukia, the children murmured the names that came out of Kong, looked at each other, and moved away from the door.

"Thank you," Kong said softly, stepped forward and opened the door curtain, but did not enter in a hurry, but kept his eyes on the girl she was looking for.

The girl named Rukia was aggressively grabbing the collar of a strong boy, and another thin boy was sitting on the ground crying, surrounded by scattered white golden rice candies.

"Even if you're not hungry, you know the taste and feel the smell. Happiness should be shared by everyone. Don't do this kind of dirty adult behavior, do you hear me?"

The girl let go of the boy's control and walked up to the crying boy, "Don't cry anymore, this is for you." The girl took out the candy she received and handed it to the boy, then walked silently towards the door.

"Lukia?" Sora suddenly asked the girl who was about to leave, "Can we talk alone, how is it outside?"

Puzzled, the girl followed Sora to the river.Why does this person in front of her know her name? Rukia tries hard to remember whether she has seen Sora before, but her memory is blank.

Did it happen at that time? Rukia thought of the short-term memory gap that existed in her. She couldn't remember what she had done or where she was. She just felt that when she woke up, several months had passed suddenly.

Sora, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped, turned around, faced Rukia, raised his drooping right hand slightly.It's just a whole without power, just an ordinary ghost can end her life here, and then get the collapse jade.

"Have we met before?"

Rukia's simple question reminded Sora of the scene just now, and slowly lowered his raised right hand, "No,——do you want to leave here, Rukia?"

"No, I won't be separated from everyone, I want to stay here." Without thinking, Rukia blurted out.Even though she would often be bullied by adults here and go hungry, she still wanted to stay here.

"Is it because of them?" Sora looked at the children who were standing not far away looking here, did they follow her and Rukia out, worried that she would do something bad to Rukia .

Rukia's eyes froze, and she couldn't say anything to refute.She still didn't understand why the person in front of her knew her name and said such things, having never met her before.

"If you are with them, are you willing to leave with me?" Sora continued to ask, but she didn't stay where she was, but walked towards the four children standing not far away. Compared with Rukia, these four children obviously Children are better at persuading.

"Go to the first few districts? Is there a lot of water there, and a lot of golden rice candies?"

"Yes, no adults will bully children at will. Whether it is water or food, there are plenty of them. If you have spiritual power, you will have a chance to become a god of death." Kong said with a smile, and looked at one of the red ones when he said the last sentence. The boy with hair, that is a child who has more spiritual power than the other three.

"Are we going together, Rukia too?"

"Yes, five people." Sora agreed, his eyes shifted from the happy boy's face to Rukia's body, although he was still hesitating, he was no longer as firm as when he rejected it.

She could see that the bond of a friend had an impact on Rukia, as long as the friend agreed, Rukia would consider accepting even the most unacceptable conditions.

"Lukia, what's wrong? If we go to the first few districts together, we won't have to worry about water anymore, and—— we'll have a chance to become the god of death."

"Renji" Rukia looked at the talking red-haired boy, the hesitant look on her face increased but was finally covered by firmness, "I see," Rukia replied with her head lowered.

"—we have nothing to repay you."

"I don't need anything in return from you." Sora replied sincerely, and she can collect whatever she wants at any time, "I probably have nothing to repay because I suddenly made such a decision——I have always longed for my family So I heard Rukia's name here by chance, so I wanted to try it."

In Xudiao on Nanliuhun Street, the name Rukia is often heard from other children.

"Really, Rukia, you are very famous." One of the children said happily, as if the person who won this honor was not Rukia but himself.

"Of course, Rukia has always been very powerful, so it should be famous."

Just for such a simple reason, Rukia wondered in her heart, but no matter how she imagined, she couldn't guess what this gentle girl wanted or could get through her.Maybe just as she helped Renji and the others back then, she no longer wanted to live alone, so this girl must be the same.

There was nothing suspicious about her, she was helping them.

The life in the previous districts, especially the scene of Runlin'an, made several children widen their eyes in surprise, and looked around curiously with their Gululu eyes. This is a scene that would never appear in Xudiao.

Merchants who buy water will not touch children's heads affectionately. All they can do is to keep raising the price of water, holding sticks that can kill children, and are ready to teach those who come to steal water at any time. children; there will be no adults holding the hands of children, because they are always trying to plunder the available resources from children, they are either robbers or murderers, children are like wild dogs to them, Maybe not even wild dogs, because wild dogs can be eaten as food.

Although Rukia was also curious about all of this, her eyes looked to the sides from time to time, but she followed the sky tightly and walked forward instead of running to the booth like other children.This kind of behavior is like a well-educated girl with noble temperament, but it is incompatible with Rukia's background.

And the one who did the same thing with Rukia was a boy named Asai Renji, who was lively and active but still like Rukia, restraining himself from getting close to things that didn't belong to him.

This is a completely different life from Xudiao, and Rukia reminds herself over and over again that she can no longer live here according to the way of life in Xudiao.Being able to leave Xudiao was something she never thought about, but even though it was so miserable there, she never felt lonely because there were many children like her.

Here, she felt a sense of alienation and strangeness, like a stranger who suddenly broke into someone's home.Life here didn't fit her, and other people didn't fit her, they were different.He has a good life and is loved by adults.

Rukia lowered her head and stopped staring at those novel things.

Sora was keenly aware of Rukia's depression, but he still walked forward quietly, without making any comforting gestures.Until he stopped in front of a small but downtown house.