Hong Ji

After that, the number of times Urahara saw Hong Ji became significantly less.

Even though the number of times he went to Yijin dyeing was still the same as before, no more than three times a month, the average number of times he saw Hongji was less than once a month.Every time I saw the little girl named Zhizi looking after the store, or the proprietress' younger brother Xinqiao entertaining guests.

Without the figure of the landlady behind the counter who settled the accounts, Urahara felt that even if he came for a catty of dye, it would be meaningless. In the end, he just drank a cup of tea, sat down for a while, and left.

It's not that he didn't ask about Hong Ji's trace, but the answers he got were either the glaring and cold snorts of Quefeng, or the perfunctory of Xihua.

No matter how natural a person is, he will find that he is being treated coldly by the younger siblings of the proprietress.

Even if he doesn't even know what he did.

And even if he met Hong Ji, the other party was no longer as warm to him as before.

Even though she still has a smile on her face, even though she still gently calls him Urahara-kun, it is obviously different from the past.Urahara couldn't tell exactly what was wrong, but he always felt that Hong Ji's gentleness was no longer from the heart as it used to be.

It's more like the way he treats other people. Although it's not a superficial illusion, it doesn't have a bit of sincerity.

In her eyes, he has become no different from anyone else.

After seeing such a red princess, even if Urahara wanted to ask about that day, he couldn't say it in the end.Now he has no position, not to mention, he is no longer special even to her.

Maybe once such a question is asked, Hong Ji's remaining tenderness will be torn apart and eventually disappear.

"Ugh……"

In the secret base that Urahara and Yeichi built privately, the two of them finished their duel training for the day and were sitting on two boulders to rest. What happened in the third district of Xiliuhun Street.

"What's wrong, Kisuke?"

Ye Yi looked at his own hair, with a teasing expression on his face, but also a bit of concern.

"Still thinking about Dongyun?"

In fact, this matter is not difficult to guess at all, she also saw what happened in Yijinran last time.After he came back that day, Urahara's expression was not good, and he also seemed to be preoccupied.

In the past few months, the number of times Urahara went to Ruhun Street has been maintained at about one to three times a month, but every time he came back from there, he kept silent.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see what's going on.

"Ye Yisang..."

Urahara glanced at his childhood sweetheart sadly. Although he knew that Ye Yi was concerned about him, but this kind of thing—he felt that Hong Ji's attitude towards him had changed...he couldn't say it.

It was nothing more than his feeling after all.

It's not because he's afraid that Ye Yi won't believe it, but because he's too embarrassed to speak up.

"There's nothing you can hide from me."

Ye Yi had an expression of "I understand everything", which made Pu Yuan feel a little ashamed, but he was sure to be able to refute everything.

"You are very concerned, the proprietress named Dongyun, and the man from that day," although it was a few months ago, but it was the first time Yeyi mentioned this matter in front of Urahara.

"Did something happen in the past few months?"

Urahara was silent for a while, and finally told Ye Yi one by one what happened in the past few months. He couldn't figure out what was going on. What he couldn't figure out was also his own mood.

He couldn't let her go.

Still can't let her go.

Even he himself didn't know when it started. When he found out, he couldn't take his eyes off the restaurant proprietress named Dongyun.Obviously, there are also Xu beautiful noble ladies in the Lingling Court, and many of them are as gentle and virtuous as her, but his attention can only stay on her all the time.

He cares about her attitude, her mood, and her every move.

She herself is special to Urahara.

After listening to Urahara's description, Yeyi looked at him more and more strangely. When Urahara was stared at by her, Yeyi patted his shoulder lightly, and finally spoke quietly.

"Although I don't understand this feeling, Kisuke, you don't really like the proprietress, do you?"

To Urahara, Yeyi's words were like a thunderbolt. He looked at Yeyi for a long time, and then he spoke dryly.

"This joke is not funny at all, Ye Yisang."

"Who is joking with you?" Ye Yi waited for him angrily, "Care about her every move, want to see her all the time, and your emotions will fluctuate because of her. You are either a deadly enemy or you are in love with her."

"Yes, is that so?"

Yeyi looked angrily at Urahara who looked like he was struck by lightning. This kid had always looked calm before, but when the proprietress was involved, his emotions immediately became particularly obvious.

Don't know if this is a good thing or a bad thing.

"If you don't believe it, forget it," Ye Yi shrugged, "but if you want to ask her, you should ask her first, maybe she will be waiting for you to ask."

It's not like Ye Yi didn't miss Hong Ji's appearance that day, maybe the other party also likes Urahara, but if these two people really like each other, there may be some troubles.

If the two were really together in the end, Hong Ji might be killed by this relationship.

After all, people without spiritual power will end up in Sei Ling Ting other than death, and there is no other way to go.

After hearing Yoichi's words, Urahara, who hurried to Rukon Street, left Seireitei, but realized that he was in such a hurry that he even forgot to take off the asahi that had been hanging around his waist.

In fact, he had already received this shallow slap a few years ago—it was considered one of the privileges of the nobles, and he could officially get the shallow slap before going to the Zhenyang Academy of Spiritual Art, or even before joining the team.In the process of getting along with it, by accumulating tempering, I will write the essence of my soul into the light play.

Almost everyone in the Lingling Court knew about it.

And the so-called search for the Zanpakuto that everyone talks about is actually just letting the soul of the sword that has been conceived by the soul of the god of death attach to the sword.

But Urahara, who was supposed to share the dormitory with his Asada, left his Asada in Seireitei every time he went to Ruukongai, instead of taking him with him.

Especially when he went to look for Hong Ji in the third west district.

Although it might be a little strange to say this, Urahara always subconsciously believed that if he brought this shallow sword to see "Dong Yun", something he didn't want to meet would definitely happen.

Yes, since he got this shallow hand, when he wanted to find Hong Ji for the first time, he had such a premonition.

An ominous foreboding.

Yeyi has always said that everything about Urahara is okay, but that bad premonition is always just a good spirit that doesn't work or a bad spirit.

Urahara also knew this, so he took off his shallow pad at that time, and he didn't bring this shallow pad with him when he went to Yijinran afterwards.

Now I rushed out in a hurry, if I turned around and went back to Seilingting to put down the shallow gun and come out again, it would definitely be too late in time.

After thinking about it, Urahara finally gritted his teeth, and rushed to the third west district with his shallow strike.

Because of what Ye Yi said just now, Urahara is eager to see Hong Ji now.

Even this eagerness doesn't look like him at all.

I hurried to Yijinran in the third district of the West, and the time was still about the same as when Urahara often came.But Urahara still couldn't see Hongji's figure.Although this was within his expectations, he was still somewhat disappointed.

"you……"

Sitting in the same position where Hong Ji used to sit, Quefeng looked at Puyuan with the same expression as usual, neither salty nor bland.But when she saw the slap on Urahara's waist, her eyes suddenly changed, and she ran to the kitchen behind without saying a word.

Urahara touched his head inexplicably, and was still hesitating whether to leave like this, or to think of a way to see if he could ask something from Xihua and Bird Bee, when Xihua had already walked out of the kitchen.The once hearty smile no longer existed on his face at this moment, replaced by a serious face.

Xihua who came to Urahara didn't speak immediately, she didn't even say hello, she just looked at the waist of Urahara.

"So it's already reached this level," Xihua whispered, but what he said made Monk Urahara Joji puzzled.

There are some things that Shinigami can't see, but it doesn't mean that Zanpakuto can't be seen either. Just like the shallow sword worn by Urahara, in the eyes of souls in the world of corpses and souls—whether it's an ordinary man or Shinigami— This is just an ordinary shallow hit.

But as long as there is a Zanpakuto with a little seniority and no master yet, you can see how well this shallow sword has run in with the shinigami that is equipped with it.

To put it simply, it is how long before this shallow sword can become an official Zanpakuto.

"But that's right, if you had brought it before, maybe it wouldn't be where it is today."

Xihua sighed softly, and when he looked up at Urahara again, his eyes were a bit complicated.

"Can I take a step to talk? I have a question to ask you," he said straight to Urahara without going out of his way, "Of course, after you answer these questions of mine, I will tell you where she is." .”

Urahara is not impatient either—even if he really wants to see Hongji as soon as possible at this moment, since Xihua has promised to tell him where Hongji is, it is not a big deal to answer the other party's few questions things.

Moreover, Urahara always felt that the issue of weeping flowers should be related to Hongji.

Xihua took Urahara to the back room, which was his bedroom. Although this was not necessary for Zanpakuto, judging from the fact that Hongji would build a house for herself on that land, she still cared about it.

Now that she has a bedroom, Hongji will not treat Xihua badly, so she even arranges a bedroom for Xihua.

"What does Shimbashi-kun want to ask?"

Urahara pulled out the chair and sat down, and Xihua, who was sitting opposite him, poured two cups of tea. Urahara looked at the teacup in front of him, and the dense water vapor somewhat blurred his vision.

"Actually nothing."

Xihua was playing with the cup in her hand, seemingly casually, but the words she asked were not casual at all, "What do you think of her?"

"In your mind, what exactly does Dongyun represent?"

"...This question, if it was placed before today, would really overwhelm me."

Urahara smiled, although his tone sounded distressed, judging from the expression on his face, it was not the case.He stroked the rim of the teacup, his eyes looking at Xihua were full of seriousness.

"In fact, I have asked myself this question before, what does Miss Dongyun mean to me. But I have never gotten the answer to this question. I only know that I care about her and want to see her , even my mood will change because of her."

"She is special to me, and I hope that I am not an ordinary person to her."

Urahara paused, then continued.

"Then someone told me just now that such a feeling is called liking."

Xihua was always paying attention to Urahara's expression, as if to see if he was lying, but when he heard this sentence, he finally couldn't help but speak out.

"You know, there are many kinds of liking."

Just like Hua Jinghua Shuiyue once said that he likes Hongji, but that is not love, but pure affection... Maybe there is some appreciation.

as between opponents.

"Yes, maybe it's not love right now, but..."

Nobody can tell what the future holds, can they?

Maybe they will really be able to walk together is unknown.

"There is no need to say anything after the word 'but'," Xi Hua interrupted Urahara's words coldly, "Perhaps no one would hope that the words after those two words would come true."

Zanpakuto and Shinigami will indeed be together, but once such a relationship that is destined to only complement each other turns into love, it is destined to be a disaster.

"What does it mean?"

Urahara, who was thrown cold water, was not annoyed either, but just looked at Xihua suspiciously, he didn't think what the other party said just now was derogatory.

On the contrary, he never felt that the words of Xihua just now had other meanings that he didn't know.

"What I mean by that, you will soon find out."

Xihua stared at Urahara for a long time, until he felt uncomfortable at the end of seeing Urahara, then he sighed softly, and then opened his mouth slowly.

"She's in Lifu Mountain in the northern part of the third west district."

He said.

"I see."

After finding out where Hong Ji was, Urahara immediately got up and was about to walk towards the door.

"Thank you."

"That's what she meant in the first place," Xihua replied inexplicably, Urahara frowned, no matter how many questions he had in his heart, he still didn't ask them.

After he found Hong Ji, he might not have an answer.

Urahara, who couldn't wait to find Hong Ji, turned around and walked towards the door, but when he just got to the door, a voice from behind suddenly made him stop.

"From now on, I will trouble you to treat her well."

Although Urahara didn't know why Xihua said that, he still nodded in agreement.

"I will."

After saying that, he hurried to Lifu Mountain where Hong Ji was, but he didn't notice the complex expression on the face of Xihua who stayed where he was.

"I hope, if you can really do it after knowing the truth..."

It's not in vain that she likes you once.

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