BLEACH: Blade of Purification

How should one put it... It felt quite disrespectful, but Ling Qing indeed felt that Shihōin Sōichirō at this moment—the legendary Captain of the Gotei 13's 2nd Division! The head of the Shihōin family, one of the Five Great Noble Clans! The Commander-in-Chief of the Onmitsukidō!—his winking expression was indeed very punchable!

Although he wasn't very clear about what had happened in the Seireitei, nor did he know what kind of political struggle Shihōin Sōichirō had gone through, he could tell from his expression that he definitely hadn't lost out. Not only had he not lost out, but he must have enjoyed it immensely. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to have such a punchable expression.

Even less likely would he have said to him with a heavy expression before he left, "You should reconsider, I'll handle things here," only to immediately say with a beaming face upon his return, "Call me Dad!"

"What's wrong, what's wrong, don't be shy. I know you must have thought it over. Come on, call me Dad!"

From patting his shoulder to patting his chest, Shihōin Sōichirō urged him with great smugness.

"I've never been called Dad in my life. Quick, say it and let me hear it."

"Has anyone ever told you..." Ling Qing let out a faint sigh.

"Hm?"

"That your expression right now is really punchable! Take my fist! No way!"

Before Shihōin Sōichirō could react, Ling Qing had already punched him in his beaming, punchable face! It was only because he had been a family head and a captain for a long time, and his body was always exuding a unique sense of dignity. Otherwise, with that expression, in the modern era, he would definitely be a pervy old man that the police would keep a close eye on.

Ling Qing's fist went straight into Shihōin Sōichirō's face. His body strangely went silent for a second before being sent flying by the punch! His body spun in the air like a top for seven and a half rotations before landing on the ground, face down, with his mouth open and eyes closed.

Ling Qing blew on his fist, feeling instantly refreshed.

"I, I worked so hard to fulfill our agreement. I'm a man of my word that anyone would give a thumbs-up and praise. Yet you treat me like this—"

Shihōin Sōichirō, lying on the ground, raised his head with a look of grief and indignation at the refreshed Ling Qing. His nose was red from the blow, and against his skin tone, it looked blackish-red.

"I'm warning you, you don't understand blackening at all, the taste of betrayal. I have depression now, it's all your fault. I'm a clown now, wearing a mask every day. Heh, I'm a demon now, I love darkness the most!!!"

"Why are you so dramatic? The stage isn't even set, yet you're already bursting with the desire to act!" Ling Qing couldn't help but roll his eyes. Who's the modern person here, and who's older, hey!!

He could see it now. Shihōin Sōichirō was a悶騷 (mènsāo - a person who is outwardly cold or shy but inwardly passionate or lewd), and not just an ordinary one. He was a骚男 (sāonán - a flamboyant or lewd man) who had been悶 (mèn - repressed) for at least several hundred years.

It's hard to say why this was. Maybe it was just a matter of chemistry. In his several hundred years of life, his identity was the head of the Shihōin family, the captain of the Gotei 13. He had many identities, but not once was he just "Shihōin Sōichirō," the man himself. Although he appeared casual, that was probably the limit. As the Commander-in-Chief of the Onmitsukidō, he couldn't be as libertine as the 8th Division Captain, Kyōraku Shunsui.

It was precisely for this reason that when he realized he might be rebelling against his own family—although in Ling Qing's view, it was more like a child's rebellious phase—he was so excited he couldn't contain himself.

By the same token, it was only in front of him that he could show this side. In their half-month of interaction, he had absorbed too many odds and ends from him, causing his antics to become stranger and stranger.

Ling Qing was now a little worried that if this骚男 had a child in the future, his child would be led astray by him. And if he really was led astray, then at that time, he would definitely come to him and hold him responsible! He would say it was all his fault for corrupting him, that's why he corrupted his own child! Ling Qing believed that this bastard was capable of doing such a thing!

"Get up quickly, don't act crazy here. I'll call the Onmitsukidō to come and take you back!"

"Hm?" Hearing him 'threaten' him like this, Shihōin Sōichirō's eyes stared at him fiercely. But he neither threatened back nor got up immediately. Instead, he reached into his robe and, under Ling Qing's "???" gaze, took out a small notebook.

"'The stage isn't even set, yet you're already bursting with the desire to act,' 'don't act crazy here.' This is good, this is good. I'll write it down first and use it when I get the chance."

Taking out a pen from somewhere, he wrote quickly in the notebook.

Suddenly having a bad premonition, Ling Qing quickly leaned over, wanting to see what he was writing in the notebook. But his hand speed was too fast. Before he could see, he had already closed the notebook and put it back in his robe. Then he immediately stood up, as if nothing had happened before, and crossed his arms to greet him.

"Ling Qing, you're back safely. I'm very relieved."

"Relieved my ass, give me that notebook, let me see what you've been learning!!"

Shihōin Sōichirō's age was said to be several hundred years old, and his appearance was that of a middle-aged man, but his behavior in front of him really made it hard for Ling Qing to respect him.

"Er, ahem. It's nothing. Live and learn. You're truly a young man. Sometimes a careless word can inspire an old man like me. I'm very pleased, Ling Qing!"

He shook his head and spoke pretentiously, but in reality, he was using Shunpo to constantly dodge his outstretched hand. Although Ling Qing also had his own set of footwork, it was easier to use in battle. Before he learned Shunpo, it would be difficult for him to catch a Shihōin Sōichirō who was determined to dodge.

He wasn't an idiot. After a few rounds, he realized this problem, so he stopped doing useless work.

This old騷男, Shihōin Sōichirō, although he had likely won a great victory in the 'battle in the Seireitei', on the other hand, he was also suffocated by the atmosphere here and was very repressed. Otherwise, he wouldn't have become so骚 as soon as he saw him. You see, during the time he was with him in the wilderness outside the Rukongai, although he was also骚, he was definitely not this骚. That was just闷骚, not yet to the level of明骚 (míngsāo - openly flamboyant/lewd).

Realizing this problem, Ling Qing felt that if he continued to engage with him, he would be the one to lose. If he played along with him like this, who knows how long it would go on. So he immediately stopped and cut to the chase.

"Looking at you, the problem here has been solved very smoothly."

"Ah? Are we talking about this so soon?"

The result was that Shihōin Sōichirō was very surprised.

"Is this still fast? Shouldn't you have told me about this the second after the Onmitsukidō left!!!"

"So impatient." Shihōin Sōichirō shook his head and said helplessly. "Forget it, I'll be generous. This is not a good place to talk. Come 'home' with me first and we'll talk in detail."

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