The Female Lead is Looking at Me Differently (GL) - Chapter 37.1
At the same time, after listening to Lu Bicai’s explanation of the charm gu, Wen Zhao was completely stunned.
Although she had guessed from the name that the charm gu wasn’t a good thing, the situation was truly beyond her expectations.
Wen Zhao gripped the corner of the table tightly, her heart twisting. She frowned, a little incredulous.
“So… is that all there is to Zhan Fu’s fate?” she asked softly.
Either she died from the poison, or she became a furnace body due to a successful antidote, losing her pride and dignity forever.
Was there no other choice?
At this moment, Wen Zhao thought of the original plot.
Since Zhan Fu didn’t appear in the plot because of her death, it meant that her choice was obvious.
Because of her pride, because she was unwilling, Zhan Fu would rather die than become someone else’s captive.
At this moment, someone placed their hand on the back of her hand.
Wen Zhao was startled and came back to her senses. She turned her head subconsciously and saw Fu Yu looking down, gently tapping her back of the hand with her fingertips, as if comforting her.
So, the force she had been using involuntarily relaxed.
Fu Yu inserted her fingers between Wen Zhao’s fingers and then pulled Wen Zhao’s hand over, gently stroking her fingertips, as if she were blowing away the pain.
Only then did Wen Zhao realize that her fingertips had turned slightly red.
Feeling Fu Yu’s gentle and caring actions, Wen Zhao paused, not knowing what to say, and looked away. But in her heart, it was as if tiny droplets of water were constantly dripping onto the surface of a calm lake, causing ripples.
One after another.
Seeing the small interaction between the two of them, Lu Bicai’s eyes flickered slightly. He seemed to want to ask something, but in the end, he just picked up his wine glass and took a sip.
Wen Zhao looked at Lu Bicai, “Do you have any way?”
Lu Bicai looked at her and laughed in surprise, “Why would you think of asking me? Although I’m a fellow disciple of Xie Ting, I don’t have her talent in medicine. If even my senior sister can’t do anything, how can I?”
Wen Zhao pursed her lips.
Perhaps because of the first time they met, Lu Bicai had used the Caihua Powder on her, and this vicious drug had a slight similarity to the charm gu, so when she heard about the effects of the charm gu, she subconsciously thought of Lu Bicai.
After all, if Lu Bicai could create the Caihua Powder and its antidote, then he should also have some experience in dealing with the charm gu?
However, it seemed that this was just her own wild guess.
She lowered her eyes in disappointment and frowned slightly.
Lu Bicai tapped on the table with his fingers and then said casually, “Actually, what’s so difficult about this? Why don’t you just have the young lady Zhan Fu choose a husband she likes sooner? The charm gu sounds difficult to deal with, but it’s not really that hard to handle. As for the aftermath… anyway, in Luoyue City, with the City Lord in charge, who would dare to harm the young lady?”
Wen Zhao shook her head, “No, you don’t understand, it’s not that simple. It’s because… Zhan Fu’s personality is such that she wouldn’t be willing to.”
Even without the charm gu, she probably wouldn’t fall for anyone. If she were to choose a husband, she would definitely choose someone who was in agreement with her on everything. Moreover, with the charm gu on her now, with her personality, she would probably rather die than give everything to another person.
What’s more, it seems like Zhan Fu doesn’t have anyone she fancies right now.
Wen Zhao bit her lower lip and said softly, “Zhan Fu is so proud. I’m afraid she really… will choose not to take the antidote.”
Lu Bicai lowered his eyelashes and said indifferently, “If that’s the case, then there’s really nothing we can do.”
Fu Yu’s gaze swept over Lu Bicai’s face, then she narrowed her eyes and patted Wen Zhao on the shoulder.
Wen Zhao came back to her senses and looked over in confusion, thinking that Fu Yu had something to tell her.
So she leaned over and asked softly, “What’s wrong?”
Seeing her approaching, Fu Yu paused, resisting the urge to touch her cheek, and simply said to Wen Zhao in a soft voice, “Go back to your room for a while. Lu Bicai and I have something to talk about.”
Wen Zhao frowned in puzzlement, her black and white eyes filled with confusion.
Seeing her innocent and naive look, Fu Yu couldn’t help but reach out and stroke her cheek, feeling the smoothness of her palm, her heart softened.
Originally, this matter had nothing to do with Fu Yu. Perhaps it was indifferent, but… the life and death of an irrelevant person would not really concern Fu Yu.
In fact, if it weren’t for catching Lu Bicai, she wouldn’t have interacted with Zhan Fu. Therefore, even if Zhan Fu was afflicted with the charm gu, it wasn’t something that Fu Yu needed to worry about.
Her passion had long since faded that night.
But Wen Zhao was different. She was still warm and sincere, like a child. She treated Zhan Fu as a friend and would genuinely worry and feel sad for her. But what Fu Yu feared most was her sadness.
Therefore, what Wen Zhao cared about, Fu Yu would also care about.
So, with a soft expression between her brows, she touched Wen Zhao’s cheek and whispered in her ear, “You go first, I’ll handle this.”
She moved her fingers slightly, nudged Wen Zhao’s earlobe, and dyed it a shade of red.
“I’ll find a way, don’t worry.”
Understanding the meaning behind Fu Yu’s words, Wen Zhao’s expression brightened. Even though she didn’t know what else could be done at this point, for some reason, Fu Yu was such a magical existence in her heart.
If Fu Yu said she had a way, then Wen Zhao was confident.
Her eyes lit up, and she couldn’t help but stare at Fu Yu, “Really?”
Fu Yu nodded slightly.
So Wen Zhao went back to her room first.
Now only the two of them remained at the table. Lu Bicai tapped on the table, “I’ve already told you I have no solution. Even if you held a sword to my throat, I couldn’t do anything.”
Fu Yu didn’t answer his words but asked, “You seem to be very interested in the relationship between Wen Zhao and me.”
Lu Bicai paused for a moment before returning to normal. However, it was this brief pause that revealed his inner emotions.
Fu Yu continued, “That day, when Zhan Fu was inspecting the city, you must have been watching from somewhere, so you naturally saw my attitude towards A Zhao. Therefore, between Zhan Fu and us, you chose the inn, right?”
“Lu Bicai, the flower thief, has been famous for so many years. Although your reputation is tarnished among men, no woman in the world has ever said that you are not a gentleman, or that you are inappropriate. And no one has ever said… that you use drugs at night, right?”
Lu Bicai pressed his forehead, “Yes, but so what? I’m just curious about the relationship between the two of you. Miss Fu Yu shouldn’t be unaware of your gaze when you look at Wen Zhao. We are the same kind of people, so I can see it.”
He raised his eyes to look at Fu Yu, “The calmer the surface, the more crazy and obsessive the emotions hidden beneath.”
Then he shrugged, “And I was just helping that poor little white rabbit, to prevent her from being eaten by you one day without knowing what happened. As for the Caihua Powder… to be honest, I actually wanted to use it on you, so that when the drug took effect, the little white rabbit wouldn’t suffer a loss. But by chance, she inhaled it.”
Hearing Lu Bicai mention the Caihua Powder and the words “being eaten by you one day,” Fu Yu’s fingers twitched slightly, and her eyes darkened.
However, soon, she continued with her previous words.
“There are two scents on your body, one is the scent of the huan gu (illusionary gu), and the other… is the scent you use to hide the huan gu. The two scents are mixed together, becoming your current scent, am I right?”
Hearing her mention this, Lu Bicai’s expression changed dramatically.
“How did you smell that?”
Fu Yu gently stroked the area beneath her nose, and as she withdrew her hand, two talismans were caught between her fingers.
The one on top was a concealment type, used to hide and disguise the talisman below, while the one below was a tracking talisman. Between the two was some grayish powder.
Seeing Fu Yu take out these things, Lu Bicai’s expression changed again and again, and finally he could only smile helplessly and applaud Fu Yu.
“Amazing, Miss Fu Yu. I thought that as a member of the Fu family, you would only be proficient in swordsmanship and nothing else.”
The Fu family was famous for their swordsmanship, and Fu Yu, as the former direct daughter of the Fu family, was also considered proficient in swordsmanship. But… she had been held to high expectations, so naturally, in addition to swordsmanship, she had learned more or less about other things, even if she was not proficient in talismans and medicine, she could still combine these rough things.
Fu Yu said, “The huan gu is the king of all gu, and it can naturally also remove the charm gu, you must know this. What I don’t understand is… why are you unwilling to save Zhan Fu? Is there something wrong with removing the gu?”
Hearing her question, Lu Bicai sighed, “Since you know about the huan gu, Miss Fu Yu, why don’t you just tell me everything you know, don’t make me continue to be surprised one after another.”
Fu Yu looked up at him, her eyes fixed, and then she said, “And… the host of the huan gu can only be a woman. That’s all I know so far.”
Lu Bicai’s hands suddenly clenched together, his… or rather her eyes flickered for a moment, her pupils trembled, as if she was about to flee at the next moment, but after her fingers clenched and unclenched several times, she finally did nothing, but simply supported her forehead with her hand and smiled bitterly, “I thought few people knew this secret.”
Fu Yu said, “It’s just a coincidence.”
T/N: Fine! I love this reversal. Sorry You Zixia I think you deserve better. Your a good man, you will definitely find the love of your life. Hehehe…. New CP unlocked? Xie or Who?.