Chapter 1503: A Beautiful Death Omen

Su Xiao tilted his head to glance at the reserve Shinigami, and D·Assassination appeared in his hand.

Pfft.

After a faint gunshot, the reserve Shinigami took half a step back, fell straight backward, and finally collapsed without a sound.

In a single exchange, the reserve Shinigami was dead; it was unclear whether he had wanted Su Xiao to stand still or lie on the ground.

The smell of blood began to spread, and many civilians on the street witnessed this scene.

"Ah!"

A woman's scream shattered the lively atmosphere, and pedestrians on the street began to swarm in one direction.

In less than ten seconds, only two people remained on the nearby street: Su Xiao and a middle-aged aunt. The aunt didn't want to run; she was simply too terrified, her legs turned to jelly, and she couldn't move.

The aunt had likely experienced the ups and downs of life; she rolled her eyes and fainted straight away—a very smart move.

Su Xiao removed the magazine from D·Assassination, loaded a bullet, and put it away. He stepped toward the other side of the street, casually picking up a mask from a roadside stall and putting it on.

The drunkard's expression clearly showed he had recognized Su Xiao's identity, which meant the Seireitei had already begun a large-scale manhunt for Su Xiao. This was normal, but Su Xiao hadn't expected the Seireitei to be this fast.

Following the street, Su Xiao arrived at the southwest side of the Kongjiu District. This was a mineral storage point, and there were few people here.

Night deepened. Su Xiao, wearing the mask, sat on a wooden crate in front of a warehouse. The Kongjiu District was very quiet at night; there were basically no entertainment activities here, except for procreation.

"Leaving the Seireitei at such a sensitive time, aren't you afraid those captains will suspect you?"

Su Xiao tossed an apple in his hand. He lifted his mask and took a large bite.

"Thanks for earlier."

A figure came from a nearby alley, but the person did not appear.

"A small effort, mutual benefit, that's all."

Su Xiao tossed an apple into the alley. The person didn't eat it but caught it politely.

"How did you know about the relationship between me and her?"

The man in the alley spoke.

"At the scene of Aizen's faked death, you had killing intent toward everyone except that woman, including your lieutenant. By the way, I'll tell you, it wasn't just me who noticed this; Aizen noticed it too."

"..."

The person fell silent.

"Rest assured, Aizen is not nearby. I can confirm that."

"Is that so?"

The man in the alley raised his hand, revealing a slightly pale hand in the darkness, clutching a cloth bundle.

"This is what you wanted."

The person tossed the cloth bundle to Su Xiao. Su Xiao caught it without opening it and asked, "Is there any news about the person I'm looking for?"

"Not yet."

The person turned to leave after speaking.

"Is there no news, or did you not look at all?"

"I didn't look at all. I couldn't get away, and Aizen isn't concerned with this matter; it has nothing to do with his plan. As for Tosen, he ignored it."

The person's mocking tone actually revealed his identity. Except for Ichimaru Gin, no one would use such an annoying tone when discussing serious business.

Ichimaru Gin's earlier "thanks" was because Su Xiao had spared Matsumoto Rangiku's life. The two were childhood sweethearts. Aizen had once hurt Matsumoto Rangiku for the semi-finished Hogyoku, and the young Ichimaru Gin believed that was something belonging to Matsumoto Rangiku that had been snatched away by Aizen.

Because of this, Ichimaru Gin lurked by Aizen's side, looking for a chance to kill him. The situation was simple, but the relationships were complex. Simply put, Ichimaru Gin was not on anyone's side. He had two goals: first, to kill Aizen, and second, to help Matsumoto Rangiku take back what "originally belonged" to her.

The relationships between the Seireitei forces, Aizen's forces, and Urahara Kisuke's forces were complex, but their goals were clear: to harm each other.

"As expected."

Su Xiao had previously entrusted Aizen to help find traces of Death Omen. Judging from the current situation, Aizen would not act on anything outside his plan.

"Why did you ask me to come today?"

Su Xiao had come here because he received a message from Aizen.

"Eliminate Hitsugaya Toshiro; he is very much in the way."

Ichimaru Gin's mouth curled up in the darkness; he had already guessed the result of this matter.

"Oh."

Su Xiao's tone was flat, and he even took another bite of the apple in his hand.

"It seems you aren't planning to do it?"

"This requires acting according to one's ability. If you had leveled the First Division barracks, would you enter the Seireitei right now?"

"..."

Ichimaru Gin's eyes narrowed, and killing intent rose. He sensed that Su Xiao's tone was wrong, so he immediately displayed killing intent.

"Byakuya, this doesn't match the plan."

Another voice came from the pitch-black alley—it was Aizen. It was precisely because Aizen appeared that Ichimaru Gin deliberately displayed killing intent.

Compared to Aizen, the enemy, Su Xiao was clearly more trustworthy in Ichimaru Gin's impression. If nothing else, the fact that Su Xiao spared Matsumoto Rangiku made Ichimaru Gin feel Su Xiao was more reliable.

Aizen appeared; this guy had been missing recently.

"With such a good opportunity earlier, you actually didn't take the chance to take the Hogyoku from Kuchiki Rukia. It seems you have a lot of confidence in your plan."

The Reishi pulse Su Xiao had created earlier was undoubtedly an opportunity, but unfortunately, Aizen didn't act.

Su Xiao also hoped Aizen would seize the Hogyoku as soon as possible; if so, the second ring of his main quest could be completed, and the rewards would be generous.

"Without the destructive power of the Sokyoku, there is a risk in taking out the Hogyoku."

Aizen clearly wasn't prepared to disrupt the original plan. Su Xiao knew Aizen's plan to use the Sokyoku to take out the Hogyoku was unreliable, but he couldn't point it out.

"When is the time?"

Su Xiao appeared to have resolved the Seireitei matter, but in reality, he still had many troubles to deal with. Aizen's plan could only be placed second.

"Tomorrow is Kuchiki Rukia's execution day."

As soon as Aizen finished speaking, Su Xiao was stunned and immediately stood up from the wooden crate.

It wasn't just Su Xiao; Aizen and Ichimaru Gin tensed their bodies simultaneously. They had all sensed something.

"This is... what?"

Ichimaru Gin was no longer his usual smiling self, while Aizen held the hilt of his Zanpakuto with one hand.

Su Xiao looked around. There was no powerful enemy approaching. With Aizen and Ichimaru Gin present, unless Yamamoto Genryusai arrived in person, anyone else coming would just be throwing their life away.

Whether it was an illusion or not, Su Xiao felt that something had been born.

In the wilderness of the 80th District.

Large areas of ruins stood on the plain. Within these ruins, a purple-black light spread out.

"Saye-Nod, is it really okay? I always feel this little thing is a bit dull."

As the purple-black radiance faded, a female voice drifted out from within the ruins.

"Don't pinch its neck, it's about to die. Death Omen, let go!"

"It's simply too weak. I've been squatting here for over ten days, and this is what you show me? Saye-Nod, what about the Void War Beast you promised? This thing is so lame."

Death Omen's voice was somewhat disdainful.

"Newborns are like this. I can guarantee that you didn't look much better when you were just born."

"Tch, I was beautiful and fragrant the moment I was born."

Death Omen looked somewhat disdainful.

"Who told you that?"

"My mom."

As Death Omen spoke, she lifted her chin. Saye-Nod, in her hand, sighed.

"As long as you're happy, but the thing that's fragrant the moment it's born is a steamed bun..." ===== CHAPTER 1504 =====