Who are you calling a stable boy?!

Zheng Jing stretched out his hand and gestured.

“This is little Helibel. Those are her three younger sisters, Apache, Miraroz, and her grandson.”

“This is Nel, Nelliel.”

"Then what--"

Zheng Jing opened his arms and pulled the three figures—two adults and one child—into his embrace, grinning broadly at Urahara. "This is little Ulquiorra."

“These are Tarzan and Lily, and Stark and Lilynette.”

"......team leader."

Urahara's lips twitched slightly, and he said in a low voice, "If I may ask, are these people perhaps all...?"

"Hmm? Oh! No, no."

Zheng Jing waved his hand.

“Apache and the other two are Adjuchas.”

"..."

In other words, apart from these three, the rest are all Vastods, right?

Chapter 154: Leading the Ageless Blue!

The process of finding Stark and Lilynette was somewhat similar to the process of finding Nel.

However, Nel's whereabouts are traceable because she always manages to save people wherever she goes.

As for Tako and Lily, they often die wherever they go.

Although spreading death like this was never their intention, the fact is that even the weakest Hollows would perish without realizing it if they just got close to them.

When Zheng Jing found them, he simply asked if they wanted to come with him, and the two of them followed him without hesitation.

After that, under Zheng Jing's tutelage, Stark quickly learned how to forcibly suppress his own power.

For him, doing so was like turning his breathing into a manual transmission.

Even so, he was still happy to do it all day long.

In the long run, Zheng Jing estimated that one day he would be able to develop it into an instinct.

As for Ulquiorra, his addition was a completely unexpected surprise.

After Tako and Lily joined the team, Zheng Jing originally planned to return to the base first, since they had been traveling for quite some time.

On his way back, he was approached by Xiao Wu.

That's right.

Xiao Wu approached Zheng Jing on his own initiative.

Upon meeting Zheng Jing, or more precisely, upon learning that Zheng Jing was leading a group of Vastodes and Achookas, he readily expressed his desire to join them.

Why did he take the initiative to approach Zheng Jing?

And why do you want to join?

Xiao Wu didn't mention these questions, and Zheng Jing didn't ask them.

When he took in Little U, it was less like he had taken in another Vastode and more like he had picked up another big cat that had come up to him on its own as soon as it met him, intending to take it home and raise it.

The main point is that this cat and I have a connection.

Of course, Urahara had no interest in finding out how his captain had managed to bring back such a large nest of Vastodes after being away for more than half a month.

All he wanted to know was what brilliant strategy his captain had in mind to address the current disparity in the number of Hollows and Shinigami within the base.

...I think so?

There must be, right?

"Sukeko."

Inside the council chamber, Zheng Jing, as usual, pulled Urahara to sit on the steps.

He asked Nozomi Omaeda to take Harribel and the others to choose their preferred rooms first, so that he could discuss important matters with Urahara while they were settled in.

"exist."

Seeing Zheng Jing's unusually serious expression, Urahara couldn't help but put on a stern face as well.

"On my way back this time, I've been thinking about a very important question, and now I have some ideas. However, since it's a matter of great importance, I think I should ask for your opinion."

"Please speak!"

"it is good!"

Putting his arm around Urahara's shoulder, Zheng Jing lowered his voice and said to him, "Tell me, what about our future...?"

Urahara couldn't help but hold his breath.

"How about we call it Qitian Mansion?"

"...?"

Seeing Urahara's blank expression, Zheng Jing scratched his cheek in surprise.

"What, is it not good?"

He had considered other options.

They even considered playing some pranks, including those by the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect.

But then I thought, what if Xiao He and the others went out in the future and told people that they were disciples of the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sect...?

It doesn't seem to work?

Squinting, Zheng Jing began to think seriously.

"team leader!"

Noticing Zheng Jing's change in expression, Urahara's back trembled.

The longer you spend with Zheng Jing, the more you realize one thing.

That's Zheng Jing's taste in naming things; it's really hard to put into words.

Although he didn't know why the base was named Qitianfu, Urahara knew very well that if Zheng Jing continued to think about it, who knows what other name might pop up.

"I think Qitian Prefecture is great! It's really great!"

He quickly grabbed Zheng Jing's hand and raised his voice to interrupt Zheng Jing's thoughts.

"Oh? Is that so? Hehe, right!"

Hearing Urahara say that, Zheng Jing blinked and laughed.

Seeing that he had stopped thinking about naming the child, Urahara secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Captain, may I ask, what are your plans for those you brought back, especially... those Vastodes?"

"Oh, I do have an idea about that."

Zheng Jing patted Urahara on the shoulder.

"As usual, could you give me some advice..."

-

"Qi Tian Prefecture".

Standing in front of the mansion gate, gazing at the high-hanging golden plaque, Lan Ran read aloud word by word.

The gate of the mansion was towering, about twenty feet high, white and deep like jade, and bright and shiny like gold.

Four guardian figures stood on either side, each a pillar of strength, a tiger, a lion, an ox, and a horse, all strong and imposing, fierce and menacing.

The gate to the mansion was like this; going inside, it was even more astonishing.

Every step reveals a massive pillar dome, with soaring dragons above and dancing phoenixes below, its jade-green roof casting down bursts of clear, cool sunlight.

Within the Qitian Palace, there were three main halls and eight palaces.

In each palace, one sees a jade unicorn raising its head; in each hall, one sees a golden beast lying on its ridge.

"Old Lan?"

Holding Aizen's hand, Zheng Jing, who was walking ahead, turned around and smiled at him.

"Isn't our Qitian Prefecture magnificent enough!"

"style."

Aizen smiled and nodded.

"It's even beyond my expectations."

This is the truth.

Aizen truly hadn't expected that in less than four months, Zheng Jing would be able to transform the dilapidated palace of Barragán into what it is today.

Although its overall scale and heritage certainly cannot compare to the Seireitei, which has stood for over a thousand years, if the captains of the Seireitei were to see it, they would probably be stunned for quite a while just standing outside the gate.

"Hehe, this credit goes to Zhu Zi and Xiao Mei. Otherwise, even if I, Old Zheng, had plenty of materials and manpower, I couldn't have created such an amazing place!"

"The team members that Captain Shihouin selected for you are indeed rare talents. Especially... Urahara-kun."

As he said this, Aizen pushed up his glasses.

Even he didn't expect that Kisuke Urahara would actually be able to complete a stable special portal within a month of arriving in Hueco Mundo.

To distinguish it from traditional boundary gates, Urahara named it the "Kikkai-gi" based on its principles.

It can be said that if he hadn't been tied up with Seireitei at the time, he wouldn't have needed to communicate with Zheng Jing through the friend communication on the panel more than two months ago, but would have been able to come to Hueco Mundo to see Zheng Jing directly like he is now.

"Suke is really amazing! He actually developed a peach tree that can be grown in Hueco Mundo using the sample I bought from the trading house!"

Zheng Jing gestured wildly, seemingly trying to depict the appearance of peach blossoms in full bloom for Aizen.

"I'll take you to see the garden later!"

"it is good."

"Oh! I almost forgot the time. Come on, let me take you to see Suke and the others first!"

Pulling Aizen along, Zheng Jing headed straight for the council hall, pushing open the heavy stone door.

He reached out his hand towards the eight figures who had been waiting in the council hall for a long time, and smiled as he spoke to Aizen.

"Come on, Lao Lan! Let me introduce you!"

Chapter 155: Hakimi at your level still needs more training.

"Little He, Tia Harribel, will rule the Dragon Palace."

“Nel, Neliel Du Odeshuvank, is in charge of the Gandharva Palace.”

"Little Ulquiorra, the ruler of the Yaksha Palace."

"These are Tazi and Lily, Koyatai Stark and Lilynette, who jointly rule Kinnara Palace."

Zheng Jing first introduced the Starks and his companions, who had all completed their self-destruction.

Tagore, Lily, and Xiao Wu had already completed their autonomous transformation when Zheng Jing met them.

Meanwhile, He and Nel have achieved autonomous Ascension through practicing the Prajna Freedom Technique over the past two months.

The first person to successfully break through the mask using this method was Xiao He.

Not long after that, Nel also completed her Arrancar transformation.

Zheng Jing had already mentioned all of this to Aizen through the friend communication on the panel.

However, Aizen was able to see it with his own eyes today.

Looking at Harribel and the others, who were dressed in various clothes and whose appearances were almost indistinguishable from humans, Aizen nodded with interest.

"Suke, there's no need to say more, is there? He's in charge of the Garuda Palace now."

"Aizen-senpai, it's been a long time."

Urahara bowed his head to Aizen.

Aizen's visit to Hueco Mundo this time was entirely aboveboard.