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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