Death: Captain Millennium

In a few days...

Ren'emon pushed open the door to the captain's office and respectfully reported inside: "Captain, Kuchiki Hibiki from the Sixth Division is here to visit."

Lin Yu was drinking with Saito and Shunsui. He looked up and said with a smile, "Oh? He's able to get out of bed in just a few days. This kid has a strong recovery ability. Let's let him in quickly."

At this time, Chunshui came over and heard Xiumu Xianghe coming to visit Lin Yu. He couldn't help but ask curiously: "What is this kid doing here? Is he dissatisfied with the beatings you gave him a few days ago?"

"Get lost! Go drink some more."

After a while, Ren'emon led Hibiki to the captain's room.

As soon as he entered the captain's office, Kuchiki Xianghe knelt on the ground without hesitation and said in a firm voice: "Master, Xianghe is here to listen to your teachings."

"what?"

Bayunzhai, Saito, and Shunsui were all stunned, bewildered. They hadn't expected Kuchiki Xianghe to suddenly kneel down and address Lin Yu as "Master." The three of them looked at Lin Yu in unison, their eyes filled with confusion and curiosity, wondering what was going on.

Seeing this, Lin Yu hurriedly explained with a smile: "Hey, when Xianghe and I were sparring before, we made a bet. If he loses, he will become my disciple."

"Ha ha……"

Bayunzhai couldn't help laughing, patted Lin Yu's shoulder and teased: "Lin Yu, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you're still a master like this, you want to make me laugh to death."

When Kuchiki Hibiki, who was kneeling on the ground, glanced at the captain's room of the Seventh Division, he found that the situation in the room was a little strange. In addition to Lin Yu, there were three other people staying in the room. Two of them were women he didn't know, and the other one was the captain of the Eighth Division, Kyoraku Shunsui. What surprised Kuchiki Hibiki even more was that the female Shinigami wearing glasses was handling team affairs. According to common sense, if Lin Yu didn't handle these matters, then Vice Captain Kotsubaki should be in charge. However, now it was this female Shinigami who was handling team affairs, which made Kuchiki Hibiki feel puzzled. He wondered to himself, could it be that this female Shinigami has a higher status in the Seventh Division than Vice Captain Kotsubaki? Or does she have a special relationship with Lin Yu? Kuchiki Hibiki decided to observe the situation first and then make further judgments.

Seeing Xiumu Xianghe looking around like a curious baby, Lin Yu introduced a few people to him.

"Higika, that eye-patch-wearing shinigami has a close connection to your Kuchiki family."

Hibiki tilted his head in thought, "Is it related to my Kuchiki family? Could this female Shinigami also be from my Kuchiki family? Why have I never seen her before?"

"Lin Yu, stop teasing him." Saito said nonchalantly, "Kid, I'm the first captain of the Sixth Division, Saito Furuobushi. Tell me, do you have any relationship with the Kuchiki family and me?"

Xianghe suddenly realized, "So it's Captain Saito. Excuse me, I only know that Captain Saito is the first captain of my Sixth Division, but I have never met you before."

Lin Yu yelled and said, "Xianghe, you didn't show me this much respect when you first met me, why did you change when you met Saito?"

Suddenly, Bayunzhai stood up and slammed his hands on the desk, "Linyu, shut up right there! Saito is a senior from the Sixth Division, and Xianghe should respect her."

Lin Yu was frightened and shuddered, feeling aggrieved like a baby who was thousands of years old. "Oh, I get it, Bayunzhai, don't be angry."

"Pfft"

Lin Yu's funny look made Bayunzhai laugh uncontrollably, "You, I'll deal with you later."

Xianghe was startled by Bayunzhai's sudden anger and muttered to himself, "Who is this woman? Why is even my cheap master so afraid of her?"

Xianghe quickly looked at Lin Yu, signaling him with his eyes to explain, but Lin Yu was curled up like a frightened quail at this moment, not daring to move at all, and completely ignoring his eye hints.

Seeing this, Bayunsai said, "Xianghe, don't be afraid. I am Shikatori Bayunsai, the first captain of the 8th Division."

Hearing this, Xianghe suddenly realized what was going on and quickly replied respectfully, "So it's Captain Shikatori. My apologies."

Although he still felt a bit confused, Xianghe understood that the woman before him was of extraordinary stature, perhaps even more powerful than Lin Yu. Therefore, he decided to remain humble and polite to avoid provoking her. After all, someone who even his humble master feared must not be underestimated.

Bayunzhai looked at the nervous Xianghe and realized that his expression might be too serious. He quickly adjusted his appearance, put on a gentle smile and said, "Don't be so formal. Just call me Master's Wife."

Hearing this, Xianghe was shocked. Lin Yu's cautious and fawning appearance immediately emerged in his mind. He couldn't help but think: "Captain Shikatori is also my cheap master's wife? This is too scary! It seems that my cheap master is still a henpecked husband."

Lin Yu noticed that Xianghe's eyes were looking at him more and more strangely, and his heart couldn't help but tighten. He knew that Xianghe must have misunderstood something, so he quickly sat up straight, cleared his throat, and said seriously: "Xianghe, since you are here to become my disciple, the ceremony is still necessary."

Xianghe quickly came to his senses upon hearing this, and stood respectfully before Lin Yu, ready to perform the apprenticeship ceremony. Lin Yu smiled and nodded, signaling Xianghe that he could begin. Xianghe took a deep breath, solemnly bowed three times to Lin Yu, and offered him the apprenticeship tea, expressing his respect and gratitude to his master.

After drinking the tea offered by Kuchiki Hibiki, he said, "Hibiki, from today on, you are my disciple. I am also a lazy person, and I don't care about rules. But you must remember that as a Shinigami, you must shoulder your responsibilities and maintain justice and order in Soul Society. This is the only thing I ask of you."

Xianghe rolled his eyes at Lin Yu when he heard this. Rules don't matter, but you still asked me to become your disciple and pay my respects solemnly. However, he still replied solemnly: "Master, I understand."

"Well, that's good. Xianghe, do you know why I want to accept you as my disciple?"

"Master, please explain clearly."

"I saw that you were quite talented, a genius, having mastered Bankai at such a young age. However, because of this, you became very proud, even arrogant. You should know that there are always people better than you, and no one dares to claim to be the strongest. Coupled with the power of your Zanpakutō Muramasa, it is easy to go to extremes. In order to prevent you from going astray and to give Soul Society another top-level combat force, I decided to take you in."

Xianghe understood this very well. "Master, you don't need to tell me. Sometimes Muramasa does inadvertently affect my character. I wonder if Master has any solution to this problem?"

"That's easy. I will use my Zanpakutō to temporarily seal your Muramasa, and then sharpen your mind. Once your mind is strong enough, suppressing Muramasa won't be a difficult task."

Xianghe's face was full of distrust, "Master, isn't your Zanpakuto a lightning-type? I believed you when you said you could use Kidō to help me seal my Zanpakuto, but you're not lying to me by using your Zanpakuto to seal it."

Lin Yu was dumbfounded, "You little bastard, who told you that my Zanpakuto is of the lightning type?"

Xianghe immediately retorted, asking how he could summon lightning to strike him if he wasn't a thunder type.

Lin Yu barged in with a barrage of criticism, "You only saw the thunder, didn't you? You forgot about the vision I released, and the power of the stars. Sealing your Zanpakutō is a piece of cake for me. The power of the stars can also be used to seal you, don't you understand?"

If Lin Yu hadn't said it, Xianghe really wouldn't have known about it. "Oh, disciple, I understand. Thank you for your teachings, Master."