[Death] One Heart

Mu actually disappeared in an instant, Bai Zai was slightly taken aback, this didn't seem to be Shunbu, nor was it the secret footwork unique to Sifengyuan's family, Mu had already disappeared without a trace.

"Ichigo, how are you? Are you all right?"

"Ah, I'm sorry, it's okay, just go after that guy."

"No need, he won't let us catch up." Byakuya retracted the knife, "Kurosaki Ichigo, don't meddle in this matter."

"How can I do that? Rukia is in danger, and so are Renji and you."

"Don't be too arrogant, we can all protect ourselves, so worry about yourself."

"What are you kidding..."

"Ichigo, you'd better go back, I'm afraid it's not good to continue using your spiritual power..." Rukia's eyes were still full of tears, and she knelt down beside Ichigo with her head down.

Of course Ichigo understood the meaning of Rukia's "not good", and the pain in his body came ahead of time when he suppressed it with a small blow of the sword.

[I'm gone, can I come back?Can you still protect everyone? 】

Ichigo walked away without saying a word, Rukia wanted to catch up and say something, but she couldn't think of what she could say.

This sleepless night, Ichigo was sitting in the guest room, looking at his palm, and the pain came. Although he didn't faint, but at that moment, his eyes were full of stars. He could even hear the power pulling away from his body little by little. The sound that came out was the sound of peeling flesh and blood.

If you can't hold a knife, you can't protect anyone.

But as long as he can hold the sword for a day, he will protect everyone for a day. Ichigo clenched his fist and frowned.

Rukia recalled those ten years like a dream. How long had it been?It's been so long that it almost feels like a lifetime ago.Ever since Chiyo's accident, she had been convincing herself that this incident had nothing to do with Mu Sifengyuan, until Mu confessed that she still didn't want to believe that a man with a deep love in his heart could be so cruel.Is it because of my own neglect?Since she left Sifengyuan's house, she rarely contacted Mu actively. Even if she was sentenced to death at that time, she did not inform Mu to see her for the last time.Maybe it's her own selfishness, every time she sees Mu, she always thinks of those unbearable past events, that rainy night, that Lord Haiyan who hit her sword, and that Shiba family that was defeated overnight because of Haiyan's death.Because of my evasion, I gradually let go of the idea of ​​wanting to help him, until now I present it to myself in such a cruel way.

[Sure enough, am I still too cowardly?Ichigo, Renji and Big Brother were really hurt because of this incident, how should I face it? 】

Rukia walked out of the room slowly and stood in the courtyard, "Isn't it cold?" Ichigo put his coat on Rukia, but Rukia didn't turn her head.

"I'm sorry." Her voice was almost inaudible, "You can go back tomorrow, okay?"

"Whispering, you know that I won't leave everyone behind, and it's not the first time I've disobeyed you. As long as my spiritual power is still there, I'll beat him."

Rukia looked at Ichigo, he was still the same, probably he would choose this path until he died.

"And I don't allow anyone to threaten you with your relatives, no one." Ichigo didn't look at Rukia.

Rukia grasped Ichigo's coat tightly, and the heat remaining on the coat slowly spread to her body.

【You have become gentle, Ichigo】

"Waist, does it still hurt?"

"It's okay, I can't feel it anymore."

[Is the pain so numb, or the pain in the heart that I can't feel the back pain? 】

In the courtyard of Kuchimu's house, the night wind mixed with the chill of late autumn, leaving a trace of ripples in the pool, but it didn't blow the nearby trees, only the leaves swayed slightly. I don't know if it's the wind or the two whispering.

At dawn, Kuchiki Byakuya went out early to report to the chief culprit of the attack, and sent a bodyguard to investigate the whereabouts of Sifengyuanmu.Although he knew that the chances of finding him were slim, he had to do his best first.Rukia and Ichigo discussed several places where Twilight might appear last night, trying to find them one by one, but before they walked out of the gate of Kuchiki Mansion, a pair of guards knelt in front of them. "Miss Report, Mr. Kurosaki, Deputy Captain Ah Sanjing is missing.", "Master Patriarch lost contact at the World Crossing Gate."

"what?"

"Crossing the World Gate? Karaza City! Rukia, I'm going to find Byakuya, and you're looking for Renji." After leaving these words, Ichigo left immediately.

Rukia looked at the fallen leaves rolled up when Ichigo left, gritted her teeth and walked towards the [-]th team in a blink of an eye. Looking at the backs of the two running away, one of the guards smiled slightly.