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Chapter 19 - Zhao Hufeng's Trouble!
The grudges and frictions between the two factions became more and more intense, and Fan Xinglu and Cecily basically ignored them.
This is very difficult for Zhao Hufeng.
As the leader of the 'Wood Faction,' Zhao Hufeng, who has a serious and stubborn character, will certainly not sit idly by and ignore this matter.
Although Zhao Hufeng looks petite and cute, he has always looked easy to bully before Fan Xing showed up, but his ability to do things is quite excellent.
Among the students, he is the sixth in the rank of Jielong Seventh and the third disciple of the 'Banyuu Tenra.' He owns an Orga Lux called 'Tsuutensoku' in his hand, and his reputation is quite high.
Compared to Fan Xinglu, who acted as she pleased, Zhao Hufeng, who was always busy and worried about his master's shenanigans, was actually more like the student council president of Jielong Seventh.
Moreover, Zhao Hufeng's strength is not weak. He is quite famous in the entire Asterisk City. He was once known as the "Tenka Musou" and was highly anticipated.
Even though the Orga Lux he has isn't super powerful on its own, it significantly boosts his combat abilities when Zhao Hufeng uses it.
[Orga Lux - Tsuutensoku]
[C-level, combat boots-type equipment]
Tsuutensoku, formerly Hermes' Flying Shoes, is an Orga Lux owned by Jie Long Seventh Institute, previously belonging to Rewolf Black Institute. It enhances the user's speed and destructive power to some extent.
This Orga Lux enables the user to move through the air, essentially granting them the ability to fly.
Perhaps due to its moderately impressive ability, the associated cost is not overly burdensome. The only price of utilizing Tsuutensoku is a slight drain on the user's physical stamina.
For a physical arts expert like Zhao Hufeng, this cost is virtually negligible, considering his mastery of such skills.
While 'Tsuutensoku' may not be deemed exceptional among Orga Lux, its capabilities align seamlessly with Zhao Hufeng's expertise. Just envisioning a speed-focused martial artist who can take to the skies reveals the terror this equipment can unleash.
Zhao Hufeng, who wears Tsuutensoku, can even compare with Luke who uses 'God/Divine Speed' in terms of agility. In the original book, his speed is ranked first among the six academies.
However, due to personality issues, Zhao Hufeng has always been opposed to the use of Orga Lux. In his opinion, relying on external forces to become stronger is proof of immaturity for a martial artist.
Therefore, although everyone knows that Zhao Hufeng possesses a useful Orga Lux, very few people can witness him using it.
Zhao Hufeng has always tried his best to restrain the members of 'Wood Faction' and tried to ease the conflict between the two factions.
The 'Wood Faction' members who practice physical arts did not disappoint Zhao Hufeng. Most of the 'Wood Faction' members have a typical martial-style personality worthy of their reputation. Coupled with Zhao Hufeng's restraint and persuasion, members of 'Wood Faction' basically ignored members of 'Water Faction'.
Although Zhao Hufeng was Fan Xinglu's third disciple, he also had a considerable reputation among the students.
But after all, he is a member of the 'Wood Faction', and his influence on 'Water Faction' is limited, coupled with the inaction of Fan Xinglu and Cecily.
For a period of time, there was even a situation in the entire Jielong Seventh, where members from the 'Water Faction' were completely dismissive of 'Wood Faction'.
Zhao Hufeng has complained to Cecily more than once for this reason.
It's funny to say that the members of 'Wood Faction' and 'Water Faction' are hostile to each other, but the leaders of the two factions, Zhao Hufeng and Cecily, have a particularly good relationship.
In the last two-person team battle 'Phoenix Festa,' the two even formed a partnership and won the runner-up, narrowly losing to the combination of Arlequint Academy.
Despite Cecily's captivating appearance, featuring long, wavy light brown hair and well-defined features that set her apart in Jie Long, she surprisingly maintains a disheveled daily life. Disliking trouble and showing no interest in organizing her room, she often turns to Zhao Hufeng for assistance. Cecily enjoys playing the role of an older sister to Zhao Hufeng, adding a dynamic of care and guidance to their relationship.
As Luke became more familiar with them, he couldn't resist teasing Zhao Hufeng and Cecily about their interactions, jokingly referring to them as a 'young couple' simply navigating their lives.
Interestingly, it took Luke's teasing for Zhao Hufeng and Cecily to realize the nature of their relationship. The playful banter shed light on something they had overlooked.
Whenever Luke teased him, Zhao Hufeng would blush and stammer, while Cecily, although not much better, would maintain a façade of calm cuteness.
However, the two of them had no intention of making changes. Instead, with Luke's assistance, their relationship has become somewhat ambiguous.
The relationship between Zhao Hufeng and Cecily is getting better and better, but the problems between 'Wood Faction' and 'Water Faction' are getting worse.
In the end, Zhao Hufeng had no choice but to ask Luke for assistance.
Being able to make the stubborn Zhao Hufeng come and ask for help from his junior brother, one can imagine how serious the problems between the two factions were at that time.
Although Luke knows some Seisenjutsu, he still majors in swordsmanship after all. If we really want to distinguish him, he is indeed a member of 'Wood Faction'.
Therefore, after receiving Zhao Hufeng's request, Luke did not refuse and publicly declared his support for 'Wood Faction' in the academy.
With the support of the number one in the rank, the 'Wood Faction' naturally became more confident, and the 'Water Faction' also restrained themselves because they were afraid of Luke. The dispute between the two factions has gradually come to an end.
It was also because of this incident that Luke's reputation within the academy, especially among the 'Wood Faction,' was unprecedentedly high.
It also made Zhao Hufeng feel that he owed Luke a favor.
Song Ran and Luo Kunzhan are members of 'Wood Faction,' so they will inevitably be a little cautious when facing Luke.
"However, I really envy the people from Seidoukan Academy who can actually get personal guidance from Senior Brother Luke."
Thinking of what he heard this afternoon, Luo Kunzhan said with some envy.
Song Ran on the side, although a little embarrassed to be so straightforward in front of Luke, had a look of approval on his face.
Hearing Luo Kunzhan's words, Luke's expression changed, and he asked the two of them: "This matter was just decided today, did it spread so quickly?"
"It's like this. Because senior brother rarely leaves Oushinden, today senior brother went out with master, which aroused the curiosity of many people."
"In addition, Master was alone when she came back in the afternoon, so many people asked about it."
Seeing that Luke was a little confused, Song Ran opened his mouth to explain.
"It seems that Master has no intention of hiding this matter. After someone asked Senior Brother Zhao to inquire about it, it basically spread around the academy."
Speaking of this, Song Ran scratched his head in embarrassment.
Observing Song Ran's silence, Luo Kunzhan beside him stepped in to carry on: "Senior Brother Luke, as you're well aware, your open endorsement of the 'Wood Faction' has made the 'Water Faction' quite attentive to your actions."
"With an incident like this, news has inevitably circulated among members of both the 'Wood Faction' and 'Water Faction.' It's safe to say it's become a topic of discussion within the academy, hasn't it?"
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Chapter 20 - Gossip!
After listening to Song Ran and Luo Kunzhan's explanations, Luke felt a bit enlightened.
However, he noticed Song Ran's little movements when he spoke just now and asked a little suspiciously, "Junior Brother Song, just now you said that someone asked Senior Brother Zhao to inquire about this matter, which caused it to spread in the academy."
"This person...it couldn't be you, right?"
"Huh? I'm not! I didn't! I really didn't know that senior brother was going on a date with the student council president of Seidoukan Academy!!!"
After being exposed by Luke in person, Song Ran suddenly fell into a state of panic. It looked like he was responsible for the spread of this matter.
Okay, now Luke understands everything.
Looking at Song Ran's panicked look, the 'culprit' for the rumor was right in front of him.
Combining what they said before and doing a little analysis, Luke figured out the general process.
Most likely, Luke and Fan Xinglu were spotted by Song Ran who happened to be passing by when they came out, and his curiosity was aroused.
As they said before, it is a rare occurrence for Luke to leave Oushinden, let alone leave the academy and go out with Fan Xinglu, which will, of course, arouse the curiosity of other students.
If that was the case, then Song Ran wouldn't even bother to inquire about it.
But in the afternoon, when Fan Xinglu came back, she was alone, and Luke, who had gone out with her, was missing.
Now Song Ran really couldn't hold back his curiosity, so he went to Zhao Hufeng to ask about the matter.
Of course, Song Ran didn't mean any harm. With Luke's reputation in Jielong Seventh Institute, if it were other students, he's afraid they would do the same thing, just like a groupie who accidentally sees a celebrity going out and wants to know where the other party is going out of curiosity.
If it was really a confidential matter, Zhao Hufeng would definitely refuse Song Ran's inquiry, and Song Ran would not delve into it further.
Zhao Hufeng, who was questioned by Song Ran, certainly knew why Luke went out with Fan Xinglu for some agreement, but in the afternoon, he had no idea why Fan Xinglu came back alone.
Zhao Hufeng was probably a little curious about this, so he used Song Ran as an excuse to ask Fan Xinglu.
Of course, Fan Xinglu had no intention of hiding this matter. She might even have deliberately said that Luke was on a 'date' with Claudia out of revenge or fun.
It can only be said that after these two years of getting along, Luke has a pretty deep understanding of Fan Xinglu's character, which is somewhat true since Fan Xinglu really said this to Zhao Hufeng.
This is what Fan Xinglu said when asked by Zhao Hufeng.
"Hufeng, Luke will probably come back very late today. He is currently flirting with the student council president of Seidoukan Academy."
Of course, Zhao Hufeng, who has a serious personality, would not think that his master was joking. He completely took Fan Xinglu's joke as truth.
Who would have known that Fan Xinglu was in bad luck. Later that night, the news that the student council president of Seidoukan Academy was dating a strange guy appeared all over the Internet.
After seeing the photos circulating on the Internet, Zhao Hufeng immediately confirmed that it was Luke himself, and now it was even more confirmed.
Both the witness and the physical evidence were present, which convinced Zhao Hufeng that Luke had gone out on a 'date', so he found Song Ran and responded to his inquiry.
In Zhao Hufeng's eyes, this was not something that needed to be concealed, so when he replied to Song Ran, he did not avoid others.
This matter spread like wildfire, and eventually the entire academy knew that Luke was going to help Seidoukan Academy train some students and take this opportunity to go out and date Claudia Enfield.
In fact, if Luke and Claudia were really a couple, this would be a good thing.
The problem is that the relationship between the two is not this kind, and their non-existent relationship is hyped up, which may only bring trouble to them.
However, Luke didn't intend to blame Song Ran for this. After all, the other party didn't know the reason. Even if he wanted to blame, it would be his senior brother Zhao's fault. He would write down this grudge first.
Looking at the flustered Song Ran, Luke also felt a bit funny.
"Okay, you don't have to be envious of Seidoukan Academy students. I'm basically in Oushinden. If you want to ask anything, just come over at any time. There's no need to be so formal."
Luke is not so rigid. If his junior brothers and sisters come to ask for advice, he is also very willing to waste time giving them advice.
Everyone is from the same school. From Luke's point of view, they are family, so there is no need to be so polite.
On this point, Zhao Hufeng and others actually hold the same view, but...
"Of course, we know that senior brother won't mind."
"It's just that we can't push ourselves too far just because of our senior brothers' tolerance. Once or twice is okay, but if it happens too many times and it affects our relationship, then it's our fault."
When he said these words, Luo Kunzhan's eyes flashed with determination.
Fan Xinglu now has more than 40 direct disciples in Jielong Seventh. Although they are all direct disciples in name, there are still some differences in reality.
Although it has not been publicly recognized, there is still a saying of 'core disciples' among direct disciples.
Those who are said to be core disciples are actually Wu Xiaohui, Cecily, Zhao Hufeng, and Luke Ashburn.
It is not wrong to say that the four of them are core disciples, because compared to other disciples, the four of them are obviously more loved by Fan Xinglu.
When it comes to teaching skills, Fan Xinglu certainly treats everyone equally without any favoritism.
But apart from teaching time, only Luke and the four of them can move with Fan Xinglu and often enter and leave the depths and core areas of Oushinden.
So privately, Luke and the others are also called 'core disciples' by other disciples.
Even among their four core disciples, they are actually divided into two levels. Being qualified to compete with Fan Xinglu, Wu Xiaohui and Luke's status are obviously much higher than that of Cecily and Zhao Hufeng.
Some time ago, there was a dispute between the Water Faction and the Wood Faction. Before Luke intervened, the reason why the Water Faction had the upper hand was that a pair of disciples appeared in the Water Faction, and they were very likely to enter the inner circle.
The Li twins are Li Chenyun, the ninth in the rank of Jielong Seventh, 'Genei Shinki', and Li Chenhua, the tenth in rank, 'Genei Musan'.
The two of them, brother and sister, can be said to be experts in Seisenjutsu. Their use of Seisenjutsu far surpasses that of ordinary students. Especially in terms of illusion, they both have unique talents.
If it weren't for their bad personalities, which aroused Zhao Hufeng's dislike for them, they might have joined the circle of core disciples by now.
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