The Female Lead is Looking at Me Differently (GL) - Chapter 43.1

Slowly retracting the smile from her face, Wen Zhao turned her gaze away and picked up her chopsticks, taking small bites of the food in front of her. It was delicious food, but at this moment, her throat felt like it was clogged with cotton, making it difficult even to swallow.

But despite this, Wen Zhao continued to eat, bite by bite; she told herself in her heart that this was a process of desensitization. As long as she got used to it, she would be fine.

So this was nothing. Before that, she had to adjust her mindset and confirm her outward appearance. Even if it was acting… she had to act better.

Perhaps one day, she could successfully move on.

At this time, Lu Bicai also came back after changing her clothes, but instead of continuing to wear men’s clothing, she had rarely put on a woman’s dress.

Although she wasn’t wearing any jewelry, she still looked the same, but paired with her eyebrows and eyes, even without makeup or wearing a woman’s dress, it didn’t feel strange at all.

When Lu Bicai appeared in front of everyone, it brought a sense of difference to everyone.

Wen Zhao blinked and then came up with a guess. Could it be that… Lu Bicai intentionally changed back into women’s clothing? Could she think that Zhan Fu was so persistent with her because she was confused by her male attire and therefore developed feelings for her?

And by changing her clothes back now, was Lu Bicai trying to pour cold water on Zhan Fu directly, meaning ‘We can’t be together, I’m a woman’?

But clearly, she underestimated Zhan Fu.

Not only did Zhan Fu not show any discomfort, but she actually curved her eyebrows, “The clothes I picked for you really suit you.”

Lu Bicai: “…….”

After lunch, it was almost time to leave. Zhan Fu had already told the City Lord about this, so her trip was not obstructed.

After all, the reason why Zhan Fu couldn’t go out before was because of the unique charm gu on her. Now that the gu has been removed, the City Lord naturally has nothing to worry about.

Moreover, when he heard that they were going to visit the divine doctor Xie Ting, he immediately agreed. He also wanted the divine doctor to check Zhan Fu’s body again.

Therefore, in the afternoon, they went outside and prepared to fly there on their swords.

Flying on a sword again…

Wen Zhao blinked, feeling a bit lost.

At first, Wen Zhao had flown on her sword alone, but because she wasn’t very skilled, and later they needed to speed up, so except for the first time, she had been carried by Fu Yu, sharing the same sword with her.

But now…

Wen Zhao lowered her head and summoned her flying sword.

She had to try to be independent. What was there to be afraid of in flying a sword? She wasn’t afraid of heights.

After thinking this in her heart, Wen Zhao stepped onto the flying sword and slowly rose up. At first, due to Wen Zhao’s inexperience, the sword even trembled slightly.

But soon, Wen Zhao stabilized her hands and feet. She took a deep breath, paused in place for a moment, and only continued to ascend when the sword stopped shaking.

As soon as Zhan Fu summoned her sword, she saw Wen Zhao had already gone up. Her gaze paused for a moment, and then she looked at Fu Yu, who was facing away from them. Because she couldn’t see Fu Yu’s front, Zhan Fu couldn’t guess what Fu Yu was thinking, but seeing her friend so shaky, Zhan Fu couldn’t help but feel a pang of heartache.

She even imagined many little scenes in her mind.

Zhan Fu asked, “A Zhao, are you really okay like this?”

Wen Zhao felt a little helpless, thinking that she really needed more practice. Even Zhan Fu thought she couldn’t do it, even though it was just flying on a sword. But… as a newcomer to this world, she was indeed a bit unfamiliar.

However, Wen Zhao thought that it shouldn’t be a big problem. “If we don’t rush, it should be fine.”

Zhan Fu nodded thoughtfully and turned to ask You Zixia, “Are we flying fast?”

You Zixia blinked in confusion, “I don’t think so.”

After all, they had already controlled Lu Bicai, so there was no need to worry about anything else. Even if they didn’t rush on the way back, there should be no problem. That’s what You Zixia thought.

Just as Zhan Fu was about to say something, she was interrupted by a sound.

A white blade flew through the crowd and landed beside Wen Zhao. It circled around Wen Zhao a few times before slowly stopping beside her, and then it poked Wen Zhao with the hilt of the sword.

Wen Zhao:…?

She looked at the sword with a surprised expression.

There was no other reason, it was simply too familiar – wasn’t this Fu Yu’s personal sword?!

Although she wasn’t very familiar with the body of the sword, Wen Zhao was familiar with the shape of the hilt, not to mention that she had once stepped on this sword. But why was it flying over here now?

Wen Zhao’s lips parted slightly in surprise as she instinctively looked up at Fu Yu.

Fu Yu’s hand rested on her sword hilt, and with her other hand, she had just begun to form a sword gesture for flying. But before the gesture was fully formed, the sword took off on its own and flew to Wen Zhao’s side.

This happened so suddenly that even Fu Yu seemed caught off guard. Or perhaps she did react, but…

A flash of emotion crossed Fu Yu’s eyes, and then she closed her eyes and said coldly, “Come back.”

It was obvious who she was talking to.

But her sword hesitated for a moment in place, its hilt brushing against Wen Zhao. Only when Fu Yu said “come back” again in a heavier tone did it reluctantly return to Fu Yu’s side.

Wen Zhao watched the sword fly back to its master, then glanced at Fu Yu’s back, which stood as straight as a pine tree, her heart couldn’t help but pound.

Wen Zhao slowly lowered her eyelashes and took a deep breath, trying to stop paying attention to that side.

This little episode passed quickly, and everyone summoned their swords again and slowly rose into the air.

Because Lu Bicai’s cultivation had been sealed, she couldn’t summon a flying sword, so Zhan Fu took her with her. At first, Lu Bicai was reluctant, but Zhan Fu asked her, “Then tell me, who else here is suitable to take you?”

Lu Bicai looked at the other three… and then silently stepped onto Zhan Fu’s flying sword.

Because she was still a novice, Wen Zhao didn’t dare to fly too fast, so she fell to the end of the group and became the tail. But fortunately, they weren’t flying very fast this time, so Wen Zhao quickly regained her sense of control over the flying sword.

When she relaxed and looked up again, she inadvertently glanced at Fu Yu who was flying slightly ahead of her.

Wen Zhao paused slightly, and a strange emotion crossed her heart.

She couldn’t help but think to herself…

Clearly, Fu Yu was the most anxious, she could have flown at the front, but at this moment, she was slowly flying slightly ahead of Wen Zhao, almost at the end as well. Was she… worried about her?

But Wen Zhao also knew that this was probably just her wishful thinking.

After all, there were four flying swords, and it was probably just random where Fu Yu was. She was just thinking too much.

But even so… this thought still made Wen Zhao’s heart beat faster.

And Fu Yu, who was ahead, lowered her eyes slightly, secretly forming a hand seal in front of her body, sending out her spiritual sense to surround the other person.

As long as something unusual happened on the other side, she could immediately notice and lend a helping hand.

••••

Because they were traveling slowly, they couldn’t reach Lotus Platform before dark.

So they temporarily stopped at a small town and planned to stay there for the night. Fortunately, there were vacant rooms in the town, so they didn’t have to crowd together.

But Zhan Fu said, “Shouldn’t someone watch over Lu Bicai? What if she runs away in the middle of the night?”

Lu Bicai gritted her teeth slightly, “No, I lost fair and square, I won’t run away.”

Zhan Fu smiled, “Well, that’s hard to say. How about I watch over you?”

Lu Bicai’s brow twitched and she looked away.

You Zixia had no intention of getting involved between the two of them, so he first booked three rooms and then told the innkeeper, “As for those two… after they’re done arguing, you can give them a room.”

Wen Zhao took her room key, glanced at the room number, and went upstairs first.

After Wen Zhao passed by, Fu Yu raised her eyes slightly, looking at the other’s back, and didn’t know what she was thinking

You Zixia was about to go upstairs as well, but when he saw Fu Yu’s expression, he paused. “Fu Yu?”

Fu Yu looked back at him expressionlessly.

You Zixia rubbed his nose, “You…” He originally wanted to ask what Fu Yu was thinking, because if he didn’t ask, Fu Yu would never say, and it would be even harder to express her inner emotions.

Were these two just going to stay like this? Were they just going to be separated like this?

But when he saw Fu Yu’s ink-black eyes, You Zixia was a bit afraid to ask further.

Fu Yu looked away and went upstairs to her room as well.