Chapter 538: Hope You

Renxu 108 Class has never had a single disciple willing to listen to the Instructor's lecture.

That has always been the tradition.

So Qin Zixie is certain that Ye Qingran is talking nonsense.

"Wait until they arrive, and you'll find out, right?"

Stubborn as a dead duck, huh?

Qin Zixie smiled dismissively, "Fine then, I'll wait."

Not only Qin Zixie doesn't believe it, Qin Feixue doesn't either.

However, she said nothing, had no interest in the matter, and simply turned and entered the Classroom.

After only a few breaths, a sound came from outside—someone had arrived.

When she saw the newcomer, Qin Zixie smiled and went to greet them.

"Gu Wuyou, Hong Wu, long time no see."

Hong Wu and Gu Wuyou both froze in surprise upon seeing Qin Zixie.

"Qin Zixie, rare to see you—so you actually came back?"

Hong Wu sneered.

Qin Zixie is different from them.

She and Gu Wuyou are, among the seven, the ones who have stayed in the Academy the longest; the others are either out training or tied up with other matters.

Qin Zixie, on the other hand, is the type who idles around, loves to travel and sightsee.

Gu Wuyou said nothing, gave a slight nod, which counted as a greeting.

"Isn't this just trying to flatter our little beauty Hong Wu?"

Qin Zixie's smile was wicked.

Hong Wu would never believe such nonsense.

"Qin Zixie, you can use that line to trick the little girls outside, maybe it works, but if you want to trick me, you'll have to wait until the next life!"

Qin Zixie's mouth, a lying ghost. Who in Renxu 108 Class doesn't know that?

"Hong Wu, hearing you say that, I'm utterly heart‑broken."

Qin Zixie clutched her chest, pretending to be in great pain.

"Then stay far away from me!"

Hong Wu, without hesitation, stepped over her and walked inside, where she saw Ye Qingran.

"Instructor Ye!"

Hong Wu's eyes lit up as she shouted loudly, her tone unusually warm and respectful.

She is, after all, Xiaohu Xiaocheng's mother—essentially her mother.

Could she possibly be anything but kind and respectful?

If Ye Qingran learned Hong Wu's true thoughts, she'd be speechless.

She is only three years older than Hong Wu, and she doesn't have the fortune of such a big daughter!

Gu Wuyou called out.

The two's attitude made a strange look flash in Qin Zixie's eyes as she followed behind.

Gu Wuyou and Hong Wu's attitude toward Ye Qingran seemed different from how they treated the previous Instructors.

"Qin Zixie, come over; let me introduce you. This is our class's new Class Instructor, Ye Qingran, Instructor Ye."

Qin Zixie walked over slowly.

"Instructor Ye, this is Qin Zixie."

Ye Qingran nodded, "I've met you."

Qin Zixie suddenly smiled and asked, "You came to attend Instructor Ye's class?"

Class?

Hong Wu shook her head, "No!"

Hearing Hong Wu's reply, Qin Zixie laughed aloud, her gaze at Ye Qingran laced with unabashed sarcasm.

"Instructor Ye, it seems you're not talking about Gu Wuyou and Hong Wu."

Ye Qingran gave no answer, a calm smile ever present on her face.

"What do you mean 'not us'? Qin Zixie, what are you saying?" Hong Wu asked, puzzled.

"Nothing. It's just that Instructor Ye said that some disciple from Renxu 108 Class would come to listen to her lecture."

He paused, then continued, "In our class, only you two rarely go out; I thought it was you, but…"

Qin Zixie shrugged; her meaning was already clear.

Hong Wu's eyes widened.

She glanced at Ye Qingran, then at Qin Zixie.

Obviously, Qin Zixie had misunderstood!

She unapologetically kicked his shin, her tone fierce, "Qin Zixie, what are you saying?!"

Staggering from the kick, Qin Zixie steadied herself and glared at Hong Wu, "Hong Wu, why did you kick me?"

"Why would I kick you? You tell me why I kicked you!"

"How would I know?" Qin Zixie claimed innocence.

"Who let you spout nonsense?!"

"Me, spouting nonsense? What did I say?"

"How could it be that Gu Wuyou and I haven't attended Instructor Ye's class? We love listening to Instructor Ye's lectures, okay? I love them the most! Instructor Ye's lectures are the best among all Instructors! If you dare slander us again, I'll kick you to death!"

One could say the desire to survive is very, very strong.

Hong Wu is scared.

If Instructor Ye were displeased and barred her from interacting with Xiaohu Xiaocheng, who would she cry to?

Qin Zixie: "......"

So, Ye Qingran wasn't telling tall tales just now?

Will Gu Wuyou and Hong Wu really come to attend her class?

"But when I asked you just now, why did you say it wasn't?"

Hong Wu rolled a White Eye, "I damn thought you were asking what I was doing coming to see Instructor Ye today! I only came because I knew Instructor Ye was in the class, so I came to check on her!"

Qin Zixie: "......"

What a huge mix-up.

However, Qin Zixie still didn't dare to believe.

After all, Qin Zixie considered themselves to still know Gu Wuyou and Hong Wu well.

One is a sullen person who, apart from studying ancient alchemy, is uninterested in anything else; the other is a pseudo‑loli with a loli appearance but a snake‑and‑scorpion heart.

Each one is more difficult to deal with than the last.

Each one is more unruly than the previous.

People like that could never obediently attend a class taught by an Instructor.

What Qin Zixie doesn't know is that everyone has a soft spot, and Ye Qingran has just found theirs, then used threats and temptations to smoothly bring Gu Wuyou and Hong Wu under control.

"Gu Wuyou, you tell us, is this true?"

Qin Zixie looked at Gu Wuyou, still unwilling to give up.

Compared with Hong Wu, they trust Gu Wuyou more.

However...

Gu Wuyou's one sentence made them fall into immediate despair.

"Instructor Ye, when do we have class?"

Qin Zixie: "......"

Who can tell him what exactly happened during the time he was absent?

At that moment, Qin Feixue heard a noise outside and came out of the Classroom.

"Sister Feixue."

Hong Wu was startled again when she saw Qin Feixue.

"I thought only Qin Zixie had returned, didn't expect you also came back?!"

"Hmm, I have returned."

When Qin Feixue saw Hong Wu and Gu Wuyou, she showed a faint smile, which was clearly gentler than when she saw Ye Qingran.

As disciples of Renxu 108 Class, the seven of them, though of vastly different personalities and from various places, have long forged a deep bond through shared hardships.

"I heard you went to the Sea of Severed Souls; how was it, you weren't injured, right?"

A flash of dark light flickered in Qin Feixue's eyes, and she lightly shook her head, "I'm fine."

"Good that you're fine," Hong Wu exhaled a sigh of relief.

The Sea of Severed Souls is extremely perilous; a single misstep can lead to endless damnation.

Sister Feixue managing to return is already a great fortune; as for her purpose there, it no longer matters.

"Instructor Ye, my junior brother acted rashly; if there is any offense, please forgive us generously."

Qin Feixue spoke sincerely.

Originally, she had little interest in this newly arrived Instructor.

After all, for Renxu 108 Class, whether there is a Class Instructor or not is essentially irrelevant.

But now she has changed that thought.