"Miss, and Ukitake-sama, if it's convenient, can you allow me to have a few words with Shiba-sama?" Mei Lu's words stunned all three of them, Rukia glanced at Shiba Haiyan in her arms, and got permission Then nod. When they went to visit Zhibo's house, Meilu also went with them, so she and Haiyan-sama naturally knew each other.
After getting permission, the girl squatted down too, and after a quick glance, she confirmed all the wounds on his body. She raised her hands and pressed them on him, and the soft spiritual power was released from her palms. Soon, Zhiba Haiyan's injuries disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Are you still proficient in Hui Dao?" Ukitake Toshiro gasped, recalling what Rukia said "Melu is a genius in ghost dao", and he looked at her even more differently.
"Thank you..." After receiving treatment, Zhibo Haiyan finally had the strength to speak.
"You're welcome, our young miss is all thanks to your care." The maid smiled slightly, her expression was very gentle, but what she said next was cruelty that didn't match her sweetness at all, "I was very puzzled before. The Shiba family, once a great nobleman, obviously had a lot of talent and connections, why did they fall to the point where they were not only expelled but also moved to Rukon Street, I finally understand after seeing you today."
"Melu!?" These words made everyone present change color.
But the maid didn't stop because of this, but continued: "First, the captain of the 10th division, the head of the branch of the Zhiba family, Mr. Zhiba Yixin, has been sentenced to death, and then your wife, the third seat of the 13th division, Shiba, was killed. The Zhibo family, which was originally hopeful, lost its arm and is already in danger, but as the only remaining pillar of this family, you are also the head of the family. In this situation, the first thing you do is not to think about how to protect the family, but to recklessly take revenge regardless of your own life , and even for the sake of dignity refusing the helper who is by your side to put yourself to death, the one who has the courage and no plan to say is someone like you."
Every time he said a word, Zhibo Haiyan's already ugly face turned paler.
"The enemy's identity, appearance, and ability are all unknown, so he dared to rush forward regardless of everything. When you made the decision to face the enemy alone, I don't know if you haven't thought about Miss Konghe and Young Master Ganju who are still waiting for you at home. How to settle down the servants who trust or even rely on you, if you die in battle, how to continue the future of the Zhibo family who lost all the pillars... These questions probably have never been considered by you who have been dazzled by hatred."
Those present at this moment had a deep understanding of what sounds like honey but words like knives.
"You are a good husband and a good boss, but you are really not a good Patriarch. Maybe after you go back, you should think about what a qualified Patriarch should do. Of course, if dignity is more important than the responsibility to continue the family in your heart, Patriarch This title and responsibility are dispensable, and I have nothing to say." The girl looked at the young man who sat there with her head bowed and said nothing, only her fists were tightly clenched, her blue eyes as blue as the blue sky showed no warmth, "I just hope that if you really want to vent your anger, please don't blame Missy. I just took advantage of Missy's feeling that she doesn't want you to die. In fact, it doesn't matter to me whether you live or die. I just don't want Missy to do this. It's just because you were injured. After all, if you are swallowed by Xu, you may have to be killed by the eldest lady, which will be even more troublesome."
"Stop talking!" Rukia could no longer hold back and shouted, "That's enough, you can go back and report to your sister!"
"Yes, miss." Hearing Rukia's order, the maid got up immediately, and then bowed to the three of them, "I have checked the vicinity, and there is nothing else except the one sealed in the inverted mountain crystal. Xu appeared, I suggest sending this head to the twelfth fan for careful study. Master Zhibo will be weak for a period of time because of the relationship that has been eroded by Xu before, and needs tonic and recuperation. Miss, it is even more serious, and it is not here for a long time Madam, I have been very worried about you, please go home early and rest."
It was clear that every sentence was a gentle and meticulous entrustment, but Rukia felt cold for no reason. She stood where she was, looking at the direction where the maid had left long ago with a look of panic on her face.
After more than 30 years of getting along, how could Rukia not feel that everything Melu did was out of protecting her. But precisely because of this wholehearted maintenance, the maid can use words to attack and deny other people's survival principles without hesitation, and continue to dig deep and sprinkle salt on other people's wounds without hesitation until the other party is no longer able to fight back. For Rukia, who was used to her gentle and considerate side, the aggressive appearance was unfamiliar and inexplicably made her feel heartbroken.
At this moment, Captain Fuzhu suddenly bent over and coughed twice violently, and blood dripped from the palm covering his mouth to the ground.
"Captain!" Rukia was startled, and reached out to support Shishiro Ukitake, who was shaking because of the illness, "I really can't stay here any longer, let's go back!"
As soon as the words fell, there was a burst of voices in the woods. They could clearly hear that they were colleagues from the 13th Division.
"There! I saw Rukia and the captain!"
A group of people came in a hurry, and with helpers, there was no need for Rukia to worry about how the injured and sick people would move. During this period, Ukitake asked his subordinates, "Why are you here?"
The subordinates answered without even thinking about it: "It was Meilu from Kuchiki's family who informed us." Because of Rukia's relationship, they also know the beautiful maid who sometimes comes to Shisanfan. Bring some delicious snacks, the popularity is quite good in the evaluation of the team members.
This answer stunned the three people present at the same time.
Being helped back by his subordinates, Fuzhu's heart was mixed with shock and solemnity. Excellent aptitude, thoughtful but sane and ruthless, and very good at disguising, everyone in the soul world said that the new captain of the 10th squad is an unborn super genius, but now, if you don't see it with your own eyes, who would believe it? In the deep house of the Kuchiki family lived a more terrifying evildoer.
Kuchiki house.
"Is Rukia alright?"
"Yes." The maid who brought warm water to the master with a copper basin replied meekly while wringing her face towel, "The cannibalism at the other end has been solved, the eldest lady and the two captains are all safe and sound, and now they are gone." Return safely to the team dormitory."
"That's great..." Fei Zhen, who had been daring to sleep for most of the night, finally let out a long sigh of relief. After the boulder hanging in her heart officially fell to the ground, she felt exhausted, but she still held back, "Mei Lu, thank you , Thank you so much for helping me all the time."
Apart from her husband Bai Zai, the only people she can trust and rely on in this house are her younger sister and Mei Lu, but the former two have their own busy careers, and the only one who can always accompany her is the latter. In the past thirty years, Mei Lu has given her too much help. She is said to be a master and servant, but she, as a master, can really give her a maid very little.
She, thankfully, really appreciates it.
"Please don't say that, I can help you, and I am very happy to be useful to you." Handing the warm towel to the master, the maid smiled softly, "You can feel joy and happiness, which is the greatest reward for me. "
After receiving the towel handed by the maid, Fei Zhen couldn't help but feel helpless: "You always think so, and I say it's a lie to say you're unhappy. But, occasionally, you should also think about yourself? After all these years, is there no one you like?" For example, Aizen-sama who is still in contact with him.
Mei Lu shook her head: "No, no one is more important than Madam."
The topic couldn't go on, Feizhen had to give up, she couldn't help thinking of her sister who hadn't returned yet: "Lukia, she..."
"Master Zhiba is injured, and Master Ukitake just fell ill and was unable to serve as director, and the third seat also died, but Shisanfan still has other matters to deal with. If there is no accident, the eldest lady of the fifth seat will stay there Let's help."
It seems that I don’t want to see my sister today, sighing secretly, Fei Zhen honestly listened to persuasion, washed up, and went to bed directly—she was too tired, and although her frail body had been nourished so that she would no longer suffer from illness, her physical condition was still in place. There, staying up most of the night is already unbearable.
After the maid finished packing, she closed the door lightly and retreated to the porch in the dead of night. She looked up at the moon above her head, and it would be dawn in a few hours. Thinking of this, her slender figure holding the tray gradually Drowning into the thick night.
Not only did Rukia not come back that night, she didn't return to the mansion for the next few days.
She didn't know how to face Meru.
On one side is the respectful vice-captain whose dignity has been hurt and denied the principle of survival because of her, and on the other side is the gentle maid who wholeheartedly considers her.
What a wretch she was, a coward who couldn't do anything right!
Sitting on the side decadently, Rukia lowered her head deeply.
At this moment, a big hand held her head and rubbed it vigorously. This sudden prank attack made Rukia scream.
"Master Hai, Haiyan!?" Rukia looked at the young man standing in front of him in surprise as she looked up with her messy hair.
"What kind of expression do you have, Rukia!" Zhibo Haiyan stared at her condescendingly with one hand on her hip, "I heard from Qingyin that you haven't come home these days and have been nestling in the team building, aren't you afraid that your sister will be anxious about waiting?" ?”
Rukia's shoulders trembled, and she lowered her head again.
"What are you doing with this expression again!" A big hand pinched the top of her head and forced her face to face him, Zhibo Haiyan clearly showed several cross veins on her face, "It looks like another team member It’s like someone isolating and squeezing you out, straighten your back, and don’t act like you’ve done something wrong since you haven’t done anything wrong!”
With his last loud shout, Rukia instinctively straightened her waist and legs, and sat down obediently like a primary school student.
"That's right." The other party nodded in satisfaction.
"But...Master Haiyan..." Lucia couldn't help turning her head away, showing a sad expression, "I..."
"If you have been struggling with that night, then I really want to have a good talk with you." Sitting down on the stool next to her, the black-haired young man stood upright, with his hands on his knees and his eyes closed. He didn't look at Rukia, but looked straight ahead, and his tone became soothing, "To be honest, I was frightened by your maid."
Sure enough. Rukia lowered her head bitterly: "I'm sorry..."
"It's not something that needs an apology. She's not wrong. I was really dazzled by hatred that day. I didn't care about anything and just wanted to take revenge immediately." Zhibo Haiyan looked down at the bird that Xu had eroded first that day. Wrist, "This recklessness not only made me almost lose my life, but also almost lost my dignity—compared to dying at Xu's hands, being corroded by Xu and then being killed by you makes me feel more humiliated. You didn’t complete your revenge, and you were used by the enemy to cause you more harm.”
"...!"
"Maybe Lucia, you didn't notice it at the time, but the captain and I both realized it. Your maid has already seen that the captain is about to fall ill and is unable to fight. Once my body is occupied, if she is not there, the captain is likely to be in danger. , then you are the only one who has the ability to fight against the unrecognizable me. I am afraid you cannot accept such a result."
Rukia trembled slightly all over.
"Your maid expected this step, so she interrupted my battle of dignity. Later, she was afraid that you would be held accountable by me, so she mercilessly poked my scar and pointed out my various faults... The words are cruel, but I have to admit , She was right." The person who had been holding his head up before now also lowered his head now, and Rukia couldn't see his expression clearly, she just felt that he was smiling bitterly, "Konghe and Ganjiu the next day I came here, I was injured and couldn’t move, they lay on my bed and looked at me, Griffin cried very hard to me, saying that Uncle Yixin was gone, sister-in-law was also gone, please don’t and also disappeared... Although Konghe didn’t She seems to be very strong when she speaks, but I know she must have cried secretly."
"Master Haiyan." Rukia couldn't help calling softly, but the other party raised her head again as if covering something up.
"It's so ugly. I was blinded by hatred and ended up in a mess. I said revenge, and I didn't want to die for the sake of dignity. Now that I think about it, I was really stupid that night... I was so weak that I couldn't move and lay on the bed. When I saw the sad and frightened faces of my younger siblings, I realized that there is one thing in the world that is more important than life and dignity, and that is responsibility. As the head of the family, I can't even keep my own family, so what about dignity and revenge? ?... No, it should be said that I have always been too conceited."
Because of his own excellent talent, because of the status of the great aristocrats of the Shiba family behind him, and because of Captain Ukitake's poor health in the 13th division, he, the vice-captain, has gradually developed self-inflated self-inflated. That's why he was so arrogant and easily dominated by anger that night, completely ignoring the captain's dissuasion, and daring to take revenge alone without knowing anything about the enemy.
"Lord Haiyan..." Rukia wanted to say something, but he patted the top of her head again.
"So I want to say, Rukia, thank you for letting Melu save me, I owe you my life. This body still bears many responsibilities, there are still many things to do in the team, and everything about the Shiba family is still waiting for me Get back on your feet, there are still people in my family who need me... the lesson is enough, I can no longer be so self-willed." Getting up from the stool, Zhibo Haiyan looked at her, with the firmness of Mingtong's state of mind after going through hardships on her handsome face: "I know how I want to go in the future. I won't be dragged down by sadness and hatred, and I will only use them as motivation to move on. Rukia, you are the same. You are lucky to have a sister who loves you and Faithful servant, you have more than you can imagine."
"Melu wants to protect you, just like you wanted to protect me before, even if you know that you will violate some things, there is nothing you can do about it, but those are not irreparable, right? Don't be troubled by unnecessary right and wrong, The result is good enough to be accepted by everyone. Go home. They have been waiting for you for a long time."
Rukia's eyes were foggy, and she gradually broke down in tears.