Bleach: Starting with Marrying Retsu Unohana

The fire was naturally set by Yuan Liuzhai.

"call……"

Looking at the burning flame in his hand, Sparrow slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

The flames weren't very hot; his spiritual pressure was more than enough to withstand them.

"I never expected Araki to have made connections with the Shiba family. Judging from his appearance, he's even planning to use the Shiba family's power to scheme for the vacant leadership position in the 10th Gotei 10..."

After the report in his hand had burned out, Quebu addressed Genryusai.

"Just the Tenth Division? I have a feeling that Araki's goal isn't just the Tenth Division. The Ninth Division seems to be part of Araki's plan too~"

After hearing what the Sparrow Clan said, Yuan Liuzhai asked in return.

"Huh? Even if Araki wants to take control of the Ninth Division, he doesn't have anyone he can send to the Ninth Division to replace the Shiba family, right? Could it be that Araki is planning to send Saito there?"

Quebu looked at Yuanliuzhai with a puzzled expression as he spoke.

"It can't be Saito..."

Yuan Liuzhai directly rejected the answer from the Sparrow Division.

"That is?"

The sparrow was even more puzzled at this moment.

"Araki's disciples have all come down from the 'Spirit King Palace'."

Yuan Liuzhai reminded the Sparrow Division.

"You mean those children who are the direct heirs of the 'Shihouin' family and the collateral descendants of the 'Tsunayo' family?"

After hearing what Yuan Liuzhai said, Quebu finally realized what was going on.

“'Shihouin,' 'Tsunayo,' 'Kyoraku,' 'Ukitake,' and 'the little girl from the Hachi family,' plus the 'Shiba' family that Araki has won over, and that monster brat Zaraki! Araki has unknowingly accumulated enough new power! I suppose it won't be long before he challenges my position, right?!”

Genryusai seemed to sense something. He turned around, gazing at the leaves falling from the trees outside the window with the changing seasons, a slight smile playing on his lips. The 'Gotei 13' was like this old tree outside his window; the old leaves would eventually fall, replaced by new ones! And he too would eventually be replaced by Araki, becoming a thing of the past…

"Lord Yuan Liuzhai! No matter what the final outcome is, I will always follow you!"

After hearing Genryusai's words, Chojiro suddenly felt a sense of crisis.

Just as Genryusai said, Araki seems to have completed his preparations. All that's left is to challenge Genryusai and then take complete control of the 'Gotei 13'...

Sparrow is naturally proud of his brother Araki, and he will choose to follow Genryusai forever for the sake of his faith and loyalty!

Regardless of whether Genryusai is defeated in the future, Genryusai is, in the eyes of the Sparrow Division, the most powerful Shinigami in the Soul Society.

Seven thousand words, medium chapter. I drank coffee to stay awake the night before last, but my gastritis flared up again, so I went to the hospital yesterday.

Chapter 110 Spring Water, Your 'Sister-in-Law' Still Has a 'Child'

The day after Araki dismissed the heads of three 'higher-ranking' noble families...

"bump!"

Countless nobles who received the intelligence began smashing tables and chairs indiscriminately, venting their frustration.

"Damn it! What's gotten into Yamamoto's disciple this time?! Why is he suddenly attacking us?!"

A nobleman destroyed all the decorations on the desk in his study, venting his emotions in the process.

"How about this? Why don't we send a letter to Yamamoto and ask him to discipline his good student properly?!"

As the nobleman unleashed his fury, his retainer immediately stepped forward and inquired of his master.

"Send a letter!? Hahaha..."

"Would writing to Yamamoto do any good? Do you think that writing to him will make him step in and help us restrain his precious disciple?! Don't be ridiculous, Yamamoto wouldn't bear to reprimand his precious disciple for the sake of us! As far as I know, Araki was raised by Yamamoto like a son!"

"Heh... When have you ever seen me scold my son over the life or death of an outsider? Yamamoto and his apprentice are nothing but birds of a feather! No, perhaps even this whole thing was planned by that old bastard Yamamoto! That old bastard Yamamoto is giving us a warning~"

Upon hearing his subordinate's words, the nobleman suddenly threw his head back and laughed, his laughter filled with resentment towards 'Yamamoto' and 'Araki'.

"Well..."

The retainer, upon hearing the nobleman's words, froze on the spot. He hadn't considered this possibility, and now that his lord had pointed it out, he broke out in a cold sweat. Indeed, as Yamamoto's top disciple, how could Araki's actions not be influenced by Yamamoto himself?!

"So what do we do now?!"

The retainer looked somewhat flustered.

"Why panic?!"

"That Yamamoto's apprentice, could he possibly kill all of us nobles? If he kills us all, who in the Seireitei will work for him?"

"Are we supposed to rely on the trash of 'Street of Souls'? Can those weak and pathetic spirits survive in 'Seireitei'? They'd probably be crushed by the sheer number of spiritual particles in 'Seireitei', wouldn't they?"

The nobleman seemed to gradually calm down. He lit a cigarette and, while puffing out smoke, watched his retainers continue their sermon.

"You're right..."

After hearing the nobleman's words, the retainers gradually calmed down.

At the same time, when his retainers heard the nobles talking about the 'vagrants' of 'Wandering Souls Street', he couldn't help but chuckle.

Just as their master said, with the weak spirits of the people of 'Yūkikai', it would be incredibly difficult for them to even live in 'Seireitei'. Whether it's Yamamoto or Araki, if they want this vast 'Seireitei' to be orderly, they will inevitably need the help of nobles like themselves...

"Let me think about it. You continue to write to Yamamoto as you planned, putting pressure on him in the name of the family! Also, go and restrain our family's 'retainers' and 'servants' in a while, and tell them to be more discerning lately and not cause me any trouble! Oh, and tell my 'good-for-nothing' son that he should stay at home these days and not go out and cause trouble for his father!"

"Oh, right, go to Yamamoto's apprentice later, I think his name is Araki, right?! Give him a few tens of thousands... a hundred thousand yen as a gift! Hmph, once people take money, they have no flaws..."

The nobleman puffed on his tobacco, his mind seemingly becoming increasingly active, as he looked at his retainers and continued to give them instructions.

"As ordered."

Upon hearing this, the retainer nodded repeatedly, feeling a surge of admiration for his master. His master was indeed exceptionally brave and composed, remaining calm no matter what happened.

"Go~"

The nobleman waved his hand at his retainer as he spoke.

"As ordered!"

Upon receiving the nobleman's order, the retainer immediately left the nobleman's study.

"Hoo~" As the retainer left, the nobleman exhaled a large cloud of mist, then muttered to himself, "This thing from the Western Bureau is truly amazing; it inspires a flood of ideas~"

The thing the nobles were constantly puffing on was tobacco, a very popular substance among the upper-class nobles of Seireitei, which they had imported at great expense from the West…

Meanwhile, besides this nobleman addicted to tobacco in Soul Society, countless other nobles in Seireitei, having received intelligence about this, have taken similar measures...

Of course, the measures these nobles took were the same old tricks they always used, namely, the so-called "a combination of kindness and severity."

Meanwhile, as news of Araki Hayato's actions within the Seireitei slowly spread among the noble circles, everyone in the Seireitei felt a sense of unease...

Especially some less powerful noble families panicked upon hearing about Araki's actions. If Araki dared to torture even high-ranking nobles, what chance would he have against a group of mid- to low-ranking nobles?!

Therefore, the nobles within the 'Seireitei' all became much more low-key...

All of this was part of Araki's plan. As for the nobles who gave him gifts, he greeted them all with smiles and accepted the money...

This gave the nobles the illusion that Araki could be bribed, while Araki intended to cultivate an image of himself as easily manipulated, in order to later entice them to commit serious offenses that would lead to their confiscation of property.

Perhaps due to his family background in his previous life, Araki is extremely knowledgeable about 'entrapment'. No one understands better than him how to make others voluntarily commit a mistake...

While Araki was ruthlessly torturing the nobles in the Seireitei and meticulously laying out his plans, his apprentices were not idle either.

Ukitake family.

"Brother, come on!"

"Brother, you're the best!"

"As expected of our eldest brother, we really can't compare!"

In the wheat field, Ukitake held the newly liberated Double Fish Ribbon in his hand, and with each stroke, large swathes of wheat were cut open.

The golden wheat soon piled up into a tall 'wheat heap,' and Ukitake's younger siblings stood on top of that heap, cheering him on.

"Don't worry! Big brother is the best!"

Ukitake looked at his younger siblings and a smile of relief appeared on his face.

At this moment, Ukitake's heart was filled with joy. He seemed to be gradually losing himself in the praise from his younger siblings...

"Hehehe..."

"As expected of Dalang, he's so efficient when it comes to work!"

"When Dalang was first born, we thought he was a weak spirit and wouldn't live long! But in the end, it was our naturally frail and sickly Dalang who became the most successful!"

Ukitake's parents, both with white hair and looking like middle-aged people in their fifties or sixties, were standing by the wheat pile, watching Ukitake working hard in the field, and couldn't help but smile.

Although Ukitake's parents were nobles, they didn't have any of the arrogance often associated with aristocracy. The two elders gave off an impression of simplicity and unpretentiousness...

In fact, in the Soul Society, where people fight tooth and nail over water resources, a family like the Ukitake family, with such a large tract of land passed down through generations for growing wheat, is considered quite well-off among the lower-ranking nobles.

Of course, it can't compare to those upper-class nobles who build their clan's territory like an imperial city. The gap between rich and poor in the Soul Society is much more exaggerated than in the real world...

"I must do more for my younger brothers and sisters!"

Ukitake wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued to swing his Zanpakuto through the wheat field.

To be honest, even Ukitake himself didn't expect that just by going to the 'Spirit King's Palace,' he would gain so many younger brothers and sisters. Fortunately, Ukitake has always liked children.

Upon returning to his clan, Ukitake Jushiro transformed into a doting brother and a ruthless wheat-harvesting machine. One wonders what the expression would be on the face of Nimaiya Oetsu, the "Sword God" currently at the "Spirit King Palace," as he watched Ukitake use his meticulously crafted Zanpakuto, "Sougyo Ritsu," to harvest wheat for his clan!

Kyoraku family.

When Kyoraku returned home, his father and mother had completely stepped down from their positions as heads and mistresses of the Kyoraku family. At the same time, Kyoraku's eldest brother had also married a young lady from the Ise family and moved out of the family.

As for the current head of the Kyoraku family, it is none other than his own elder brother...

Kyoraku had no objection to this. He never intended to inherit the Kyoraku family, nor did he even plan to learn the family's martial arts.

This relieved Kyoraku's parents greatly, since with Kyoraku's current strength, he could completely follow the tradition of their 'Martial Arts' family and successfully take over by defeating the incumbent head in a head-on confrontation, witnessed by the heads of other 'Martial Arts' families!

It wasn't that Kyoraku's parents were biased; rather, their eldest son, who was also Kyoraku's older brother, no longer had the strength to fight against Kyoraku. Barring unforeseen circumstances, the headship of the Kyoraku family would soon automatically fall to Kyoraku Jiro Sozosa Shunsui, and by then, even if Kyoraku didn't want to, he wouldn't be able to...

Therefore, after Kyoraku had dinner with his parents, his father stuffed a martial arts manual that only the head of the Kyoraku family could learn into his arms.

"This is?!"

This left Kyoraku completely baffled.