Chapter 548: Sister and Little Brother

"Brother Lu Yunfeng, don't believe her one‑sided words!"

Lu Yunfeng's voice remained indifferent, "If you hadn't done it, what would you be afraid of?"

He closed in step by step.

Nan Yan kept her hand behind her, refusing to take it out, retreating step by step, as if what Lu Yunfeng held in his hand wasn't Xuanji Grass but a knife.

"No, no…" Nan Yan kept shaking her head, terrified.

If the Xuanji Grass juice actually dripped onto her hand, wouldn't that expose her?

But Nan Yan ignored that the more she resisted, the more it showed she had something hidden in her heart.

Seeing this, who among those present still didn't understand?

It turned out that the three strings of the PhoenixTail Guqin were broken by Nan Yan, with the purpose of framing Ye Qingran.

Just now, Ye Qingran said someone had lured her to the back mountain; it must have been Nan Yan who did it.

Nan Yan's maneuver surprised them greatly.

"Fine, you Nan Yan, it really was you! How despicable, daring to frame our Instructor Ye. Luckily our Instructor Ye is well‑versed and uncovered your trick; otherwise wouldn't you have fallen into your own snare?"

Hong Wu planted her hands on her hips, filled with righteous indignation.

"I didn't!"

Nan Yan tried to argue cunningly, but no one believed her any longer.

"Brother Yunfeng, you must believe me!"

Lu Yunfeng looked at Nan Yan indifferently, the last hint of softness in his eyes gone.

"Nan Yan, leave. From now on we owe each other nothing!"

Lu Yunfeng's voice was as cold as ice.

"No, Brother Yunfeng, you can't do this; I am your lifesaver!"

Nan Yan shouted hysterically, and the words startled the others.

Nan Yan claimed she was Lu Yunfeng's lifesaver?

No wonder Lu Yunfeng treated her so well.

However, Qin Feixue's complexion changed upon hearing that.

Nan Yan is also Lu Yunfeng's lifesaver?

How could it be such a coincidence?

They both saved Lu Yunfeng?

Qin Feixue at this moment didn't know that Nan Yan had never saved Lu Yunfeng, but had stolen his credit.

Ye Qingran, after hearing, had a faint glow pass through her eyes.

Ling Xueyao felt a burning pain on her face, and amid the strange gazes, she forcibly pulled Nan Yan away.

Her heart was filled with resentment.

She had thought it would be a good chance to deal with Ye Qingran, but unexpectedly, they failed again!

When Nan Yan and Ling Xueyao left, the Academy's disciples no longer needed to stay, and they quickly dispersed.

For a moment, at the foot of the back mountain only Ye Qingran, Lu Yunfeng, Qin Feixue and Hong Wu remained.

"Lu Yunfeng, you treat Instructor Ye so well; could it be that you've fallen for her?"

Hong Wu didn't have any roundabout thoughts; she said whatever was on her mind.

As the saying goes, the speaker is indifferent, the listener has intent.

Qin Feixue's complexion instantly dimmed.

So Hong Wu thought the same. It seems Lu Yunfeng truly does like Instructor Ye.

What kind of feeling could make Lu Yunfeng, who lacks a human soul and cannot empathize, fall in love with Instructor Ye?

Qin Feixue felt a choking pressure in her chest, an indescribable gloom.

"Little brother."

Ye Qingran spat out two words.

Little brother?

"What does that mean?" Hong Wu didn't understand.

But Lu Yunfeng's whole body was tense.

Little brother?

She meant, in her eyes, is he regarded as a younger brother?

For some reason, this perception gave him an inexplicable pleasure.

After Hong Wu asked, she realized Ye Qingran was treating Lu Yunfeng as a younger brother?

She glared at Lu Yunfeng, "Lu Yunfeng, you still manage to smile. You like Instructor Ye, yet Instructor Ye has always treated you like a younger brother! Sigh, as the saying goes, the goddess has a heart for the king's dreams, but you two have turned it around."

Lu Yunfeng curved the corner of his mouth slightly and said lightly, "Hmm, sister."

Huh?

Hong Wu's eyes widened into copper bells.

She saw something, and Lu Yunfeng laughed!

Surely this isn't the world's eighth wonder?

Human souls govern human emotions.

A person lacking a soul doesn't die, but becomes a walking corpse without feeling.

They rarely smile.

Unless a miracle appears.

However, Lu Yunfeng smiled.

So, is this a miracle?

Lu Yunfeng smiled, but Qin Feixue's heart grew increasingly complicated.

She didn't know whether to be happy or upset.

That smile was what she had always pursued, constantly haunting her thoughts.

After such a hard effort to see him smile, it still didn't belong to her.

"Huh? No way? You also took Instructor Ye as an older sister?"

Hong Wu was shocked.

No one answered her. Yet the faint warmth flowing between them already explained everything.

Hong Wu looked at this, glanced at that.

She increasingly felt that they were indeed not a couple, but more like a pair of siblings.

"You two sibling pair, I'm totally into it!"

Emma, this is just too perfect to ship!

One is an Instructor at the Academy, the other a legendary disciple of the Academy.

The sister is stunningly beautiful, the brother is peerlessly elegant.

My god, what divine siblings are these?!

Love it, love it!

Sibling pair?

Immersed in her pain, Qin Feixue only then realized.

It turned out that Ye Qingran only regarded Lu Yunfeng as a younger brother, while Lu Yunfeng took Ye Qingran as an older sister!

Between them, there was never any romantic feeling; she had overthought it!

This realization made Qin Feixue suddenly enlightened, and she no longer felt so sad!

"Come, let me introduce you."

Ye Qingran first pointed at Hong Wu, "This is Hong Wu, a disciple of our Renxu 108 Class."

"Hello."

Lu Yunfeng's face was expressionless, his tone indifferent.

However, Hong Wu didn't think much of it. After all, everyone knew Lu Yunfeng lacked a human soul, so being greeted by him was already a great honor.

"Hello."

Hong Wu waved.

When she felt Ye Qingran's gaze upon her, Qin Feixue's whole body tensed.

"This is Qin Feixue, also a disciple of our Renxu 108 Class."

Lu Yunfeng's eyes looked over, and Qin Feixue didn't know how to describe her feelings at that moment.

To put it simply, this should be Lu Yunfeng's first time actively looking at her and greeting her.

"Hello."

Lu Yunfeng's attitude remained as indifferent as always, as if he had completely forgotten the fact that the woman before him secretly loved him.

Qin Feixue was stunned for a while, and only after Hong Wu called her from beside, she responded, "Hello."

Lu Yunfeng's gaze had already shifted away, but Qin Feixue's heart remained unsettled for a long time.

It was a greeting so simple it could not be simpler, yet for Qin Feixue it held extraordinary meaning.

It was as if the distant, unattainable horizon had moved a little closer, suddenly filling her with drive, convinced that perseverance would eventually lead her to the other shore.

"What did you mean earlier when you said the strings weren't broken?"

Lu Yunfeng asked.

Ye Qingran laid the PhoenixTail Guqin flat, then removed the broken strings that had been split into two pieces from the instrument.