Who are you calling a stable boy?!

More than that, he was glad that the old man with the silver bell was a considerate person and didn't ask him for money to repair the roof of the martial arts arena.

Otherwise, he would probably have to ask the old man if the wages Seireitei owed him over the years could be paid out together.

After all, all he had on him in this Seireitei was the little bit of pocket money Old Blue had given him last night.

It's fine to buy some snacks on the way back to the Twelfth Division, but it's definitely not enough to repair the roof of that big Kuchiki family.

"Hey hey hey! Old Lan! It's me, Old Zheng, back!"

"The Ape Sutra!!"

Back at the 12th Division barracks, Zheng Jing had just pushed open the door to greet Aizen inside when Yoruichi rushed over and grabbed his collar.

"Tell me the truth! What exactly have you been doing in Hueco Mundo?!"

Zheng Jing glanced at the people in the room.

Zhu Zi, looking embarrassed, clasped her hands together as if begging for mercy.

He huddled in the corner, head down, watching the pitiful Soi Fon.

Old Lan, calm and collected, was holding a cup of hot tea with a smile on his face.

And then there's Haki, who's glaring at him right in front of him.

Oh, this must have exploded.

Realizing what was happening, Zheng Jingyi clapped his hands and winked at Yoruichi.

"Hey!"

Chapter Twelve: I am the King of Hueco Mundo

"Hey, what are you talking about! Is this the time to be silly?"

Grabbing Zheng Jing's collar and shaking him, Yoruichi's entire face was pressed against Zheng Jing's nose: "Tell me the truth, what exactly were you doing in Hueco Mundo?"

"It's a bit complicated to start from the beginning. Didn't Suzuko tell you anything?"

As Zheng Jing was speaking, he stretched his neck to look at Kisuke, but Yoruichi grabbed his face and pulled him back: "I! Am! Asking! You! Now!"

"That's a long story..."

"Then get to the point!"

"Oh."

Zheng Jing's eyes lit up, and he came up with an excellent summary.

"I am the King of Hueco Mundo."

"..."

Yoruichi took a deep breath.

"So you really... ruled Hueco Mundo?"

"Hakiye, why are you so nervous?"

Zheng Jing looked at her in confusion: "Didn't I say last time that I beat that old devil Barragan to his knees? Since the old man later asked me to lead people to stay in Hueco Mundo, isn't it normal for me to take the opportunity to reorganize Hueco Mundo?"

"These are completely different things..."

Releasing Zheng Jing, Yoruichi covered her head and muttered a frustrated sigh.

She believed that Zheng Jing had the strength to run rampant in Hueco Mundo, and she also believed the experiences Zheng Jing had mentioned in Hueco Mundo.

But she knew even better that establishing a foothold in Hueco Mundo was completely different from ruling the entire Hueco Mundo!

"If you put it that way... it does seem to be true."

Zheng Jing suddenly realized!

"I've exceeded my target; I not only have to ask the old man for my salary, but I also have to ask him for a bonus!"

"Stop messing around..."

"What? Would the old man kill me for this? I, Old Zheng, haven't done anything wrong."

"If it were just the captain's side, you might actually get a commendation for this."

Yoruichi sighed: "The problem lies with the 46th Chamber—or rather, with those old nobles who never die."

She dared not say that she could perfectly guess the Captain-Commander's thoughts, but based on her understanding of the Captain-Commander, as long as Zheng Jing did not disrupt the balance of the three realms after ruling Hueco Mundo, the Captain-Commander would probably only reward Zheng Jing for his advanced problem-solving method with satisfaction.

The problem is that Zheng Jing's report will inevitably be submitted to the 46th Office.

Moreover, there must be some nobles among them who are eyeing this area.

After all, there has always been a distinction between the appeasement faction and the radical faction within the nobility when it comes to dealing with Zheng Jing.

For example, the Shihōin family can be considered the leader of the appeasement faction.

Since Aizen announced the completion of the new teleportation portal and the Captain-Commander's proposal to send a liaison team to Hueco Mundo was approved, she has been subtly and overtly pressured by the elders of her clan to find a way to marry Zheng Jing into the Shihouin family.

Conversely, there are also radicals who, even now, still want to find fault with Zheng Jing to impeach him.

Therefore, Zheng Jing's report on his duties attracted a great deal of attention.

If, during this performance review, news breaks that Zheng Jing has already taken control of the entire Hueco Mundo...

Yoruichi dared not imagine what kind of trouble those old fogies, especially the 46th Chamber, might cause!

They might even dare to force the chief commander to arrest Zheng Jing and lock this stupid monkey in the deepest hell!

If that were the case...

She would most likely have no choice but to immediately pull Zheng Jing away from Soul Society.

Fortunately, the situation has not yet escalated to its most difficult point.

"Right now, besides the few of us, only the liaison team members led by Soi Fon know this information. Don't worry, I can make sure they won't leak it out."

Yoruichi was truly grateful at that moment that every member of the entire liaison team was a trusted confidante whom she had carefully selected.

Otherwise, on the day Zheng Jing returned with Kisuke and the liaison team, those nobles and the old fogies of the 46 Chambers would probably already know that Zheng Jing had become the King of Hueco Mundo.

"In short, Kisuke and I will help you write your performance report and submit it to the Captain-Commander. These next two days, keep your mouth shut and don't spill the beans if anyone asks! Understand?"

"Oh."

Zheng Jing naturally had no objection to this.

Yoruichi and Kisuke could handle those troublesome paperwork for him, so he was happy to have some free time.

"call......"

Letting out a sigh of relief, Yoruichi lowered her hand from her head and looked at Zheng Jing, asking, "Didn't you leave with Aizen last night? Why are you gone this morning? Where did you go?"

"Go check on Cang Chun's child."

"......ha?"

"Hey, Xiaobai, I heard from my sister that the Kuchiki family has a genius boy, and he's Cang Chun's son. Shouldn't we go and meet him?"

"Sister? Could it be... Captain Unohana?"

"correct."

"...You went to see Captain Unohana in the middle of the night, drunk?"

No, that's not the case.

Zheng Jing shook his head.

"My sister came to find me, Lao Lan can vouch for that!"

He pointed at Aizen.

Meeting Yoruichi's gaze, Aizen smiled and nodded.

Yoruichi turned around, took another deep breath, and slowly raised her hands—

He pinched Zheng Jing's face tightly.

"Please... just give me a break these next couple of days!"

Zheng Jing wouldn't deliberately provoke Yoruichi in this regard.

I promised her I wouldn't cause trouble, and I did behave myself for a couple of days.

Aside from going out for drinks with the captains, including Shunsui, the biggest commotion he caused was sneaking into the Kuchiki family's martial arts dojo with Hiyori and breaking into the roof, which had only been repaired a couple of days ago.

Unfortunately, the tree may wish to remain still, but the wind will not cease.

According to the captain's idea, he would just have Zheng Jing's performance report reviewed and that would be the end of it. He would make his own judgment on whether Zheng Jing had made any merits or demerits.

However, the radical nobles did not think so.

Their initial hope was that Zheng Jing could come to the 46th Chamber to report for duty, or rather, to be interrogated by the 46th Chamber, but this was refused by the 46th Chamber.

The reasons for refusing were perfectly legitimate.

The problems caused by the Quincy right now are what we should be focusing on. We simply don't have the time to target Zheng Jing, and there's no reason to create new problems within our own ranks.

Since the 46th Chamber wasn't an option, the nobles turned to the 6th Division.

At Kuchiki Ginryo's suggestion, Zheng Jing's performance review was changed from simply submitting a report to holding a captains' meeting so that Zheng Jing could give his performance review in front of all the captains.

From a procedural standpoint, the team leader really couldn't refute this suggestion.

After all, no matter is too small when it comes to matters concerning the virtual world. As the team leader, it is indeed customary to hold a team leader meeting to hear reports on the work of the team leaders.

So, two days later, at the captain's meeting that even Ukitake was present, Zheng Jing, holding a few pages of paper, walked to the center of the meeting room at the captain's signal.

"Hehe, it's been a long time since I last went back to Soul Society to see everyone!"

Zheng Jing grinned and had just said one sentence when he saw Yoruichi in the queue winking at him.

The meaning is very simple.

He was told to read from the script.

"To be honest, I, Old Zheng, have never been good at giving reports in a bureaucratic tone, so I'll just stick to the prepared script..."

Zheng Jing picked up the few pages of paper in his hand, stared at them, and after a moment of silence, raised his eyes and looked around at the captains present.

When Yoruichi saw that look in his eyes, her heart skipped a beat.

bad!

The monkey wants—

Simply put...

Zheng Jing put down his manuscript, grinning.

"I am the King of Hueco Mundo."

Chapter Thirteen: This Report Has Power (

"Snapped."

Yoruichi slapped her forehead, making a crisp sound.

This would be considered rude in a captain's meeting, but no one was in the mood to pursue such a trivial matter at the moment.

"What do you mean by that?"

The captain looked at Zheng Jing, his expression unchanged, and asked calmly.

Yoruichi glanced at Aizen, who was last in the opposite line.

There is still some room for recovery.

If Zheng Jing were to act as unserious as usual and say he was just joking around with an analogy, he would at most get a tap on the head with his cane by the captain...

She wanted Aizen to help her with something.

But when she saw Aizen's smiling face, she couldn't help but frown.

hiss......

Could it be... that these two have some secret tricks they haven't told me behind my back?

"Literal meaning."

Zheng Jing folded the manuscript a few times and stuffed it into his pocket.