After Transmigrating, the Female Lead Went Dark (GL) - Chapter 10

The disciple who had nearly injured Zhou Zhuying was even more bewildered. He asked, “What did the Saintess mean by that? Why do I feel like we did something wrong?”

Another disciple also said, “The Saintess’s tone just now really wasn’t as gentle as usual, but I’m guessing it was directed at the Demon Sect Leader. It shouldn’t have anything to do with us, right?”

They all looked toward the disciple at the front. “Fifth Senior Brother, what do you think?”

The disciple called “Fifth Senior Brother” was silent for a moment before saying, “The Saintess was probably afraid Ah Heng would face off against the Demon Sect Leader, in which case the casualties would certainly be serious. That is why the Saintess thought we were reckless. But she did not reprimand us, so I imagine she was more worried and concerned than blaming us. Everyone, don’t take it to heart.”

Everyone felt his analysis made a lot of sense and nodded one after another.

At this moment, Fifth Senior Brother added, “But you all saw it just now. The Saintess arrived very quickly, she had no external injuries, and the direction she came from was the same direction the Demon Sect Leader appeared from. In other words, the Demon Sect Leader did not injure the Saintess, nor did she sneak out while the Saintess was absent. The Saintess clearly knew the Demon Sect Leader was walking outside, yet allowed her to do so…”

Finally, a disciple reacted. “Could it be that the Demon Sect Leader walking outside was tacitly permitted by the Saintess?!”

Fifth Senior Brother nodded. “That is very likely. That is why the Saintess reminded us that if something like this happens again, we should report it first instead of drawing our blades first. Besides, this time, we drew our weapons without questioning the Demon Sect Leader first. That was our mistake.”

Ah Heng was somewhat resentful. “The Demon Sect Leader is full of schemes, her martial arts are powerful, and she is so beautiful… They all say beautiful women from the Demon Sect love using their looks to bewitch enemies, then take their lives when they are unprepared. Who wouldn’t be more on guard after seeing her?!”

“The Saintess knows that too, which is why she did not scold us. All right. With the Demon Sect Leader right under the Saintess’s nose, how could she escape so easily? Next time you see her, ask clearly first.”

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After that group of Moshan Sect disciples left, the more Zhou Zhuying thought about it, the angrier she became.

What the heck? She had nearly been accidentally injured. It was one thing that the female lead did not help her seek justice, but she had even glared at her.

No. She could not endure this grievance!

“What are you making that face for?” Xiao Xinyue asked coldly.

“Why didn’t you explain that you were the one who allowed me to come out for fresh air? They insulted me by calling me a beggar, and you didn’t speak up for me either. What’s wrong with me feeling sad?”

The wronged Zhou Zhuying’s mind was now full of the thought that the female lead helped those close to her and not those in the right. She had completely forgotten her identity as a prisoner, and also forgotten that compared with her, an enemy, it was normal for the female lead to favor the disciples of her own sect.

“Am I not even allowed to feel sad? Are you the sea god? Do you also control the sea formed by the tears in my heart?”

Xiao Xinyue: “…”

Although her tone was still stiff, she was no longer harsh. “Did I or did I not tell you not to go far?”

As if Zhou Zhuying had eaten a bear’s heart and leopard’s gall, she retorted, “How did I go far? It was only a few hundred meters. Do a few hundred meters count as far? You go ‘whoosh’ and cover dozens of meters. If you go ‘whoosh whoosh whoosh’ ten times, won’t you arrive?”

Xiao Xinyue had already been holding back anger. After being retorted to like this, she also grew angry. “You’re getting carried away, aren’t you? Are you blind? The blade was right in front of you, yet you still rushed toward its tip. Do you think your life is especially long?”

Zhou Zhuying choked.

This was the first time she had been scolded by the female lead so fiercely, and her awareness finally returned.

After realizing what she had done, goosebumps rose all over Zhou Zhuying’s body, and she screamed in horror inside.

Ahhh! I actually scolded the female lead!

I even pushed my luck and felt wronged just because I got scolded once!

Ah, I’m just a prisoner. What right do I have to feel wronged?!

“And how did they insult you? Who insulted you by calling you a beggar?” Xiao Xinyue pressed.

Zhou Zhuying recalled it and repeated the other party’s words to the female lead.

Xiao Xinyue: “…”

Her head hurt. She said, “Get down. Go back and stay there.”

Zhou Zhuying: “?”

Get down from what?

She looked left and right, then suddenly discovered that she was being princess-carried in the female lead’s arms, and her own arms were still tightly wrapped around the female lead’s neck…

Zhou Zhuying: “!”

If her guess was correct, the female lead had just been dozens of meters away and had flown over to save her. And when she was flying through the air just now, it was not because she had been sent flying. It was because the female lead was carrying her while flying.

Thinking about it carefully, it seemed a little romantic?

No, romantic my ass!

Was this the time to think about that?!

She refused righteously, “I’m not getting down.”

“You think I don’t dare make a move?”

Zhou Zhuying tightened her arms and no longer dared to be unreasonable. “My legs are weak.”

Xiao Xinyue choked. Only after a long while did she say, “How promising!”

From her tone, Zhou Zhuying knew her anger had faded.

With the crisis resolved, a certain Zhou began to act recklessly again. “Sister Saintess, are you tired? You’re definitely not tired, right? I’m very light. Why don’t you carry me back?”

She did not want to climb the stairs. Now that her legs were weak, she was even less able to climb them.

Xiao Xinyue’s face darkened. She carried Zhou Zhuying to the stream below the waterfall and made as if to loosen her grip, frightening Zhou Zhuying so badly that she wished she could transform into an octopus and cling tightly to her body.

“Nooo, stop! Getting wet in winter will be very cold!”

Xiao Xinyue asked, “Will you still speak without restraint next time?”

The Demon Sect Leader, who had just been baring her claws and acting recklessly, became as obedient as a sheep. “No.”

“Will you still dare to open a dye shop after I give you a little color?”

“What dye shop?”

Xiao Xinyue said, “As the saying goes, give you three parts color and you’ll open a dye shop. What dye shop do you think?”

Zhou Zhuying: “…I won’t open one anymore.”

Xiao Xinyue took two steps back and repeated, “Get down.”

This time, Zhou Zhuying finally obediently got down. However, her legs really were somewhat weak. After all, that cold blade light still appeared in her mind.

Thinking about how she had nearly lost her life just now, she felt a wave of lingering fear. This world was too dangerous. Her original homeland, where knives were regulated, was much safer!

Seeing that she was still clinging to her, Xiao Xinyue was half-convinced and half-doubtful about her weak legs. “Can you walk?”

“Can I not walk? I’ll just sit here for a while and recover.” Zhou Zhuying chose a large rock and sat down on it.

Xiao Xinyue looked at her with a complicated expression for a while, then turned and walked away. “When you’ve rested enough, go back by yourself.”

“Where are you going?”

What answered her was Xiao Xinyue’s silent back.

Forget it. The female lead was moving around on her own territory. What could happen? What was Zhou Zhuying blindly worrying about?

After Zhou Zhuying rested enough and her legs were no longer so weak, she honestly returned to Xiao Xinyue’s courtyard. After this whole incident, she was exhausted too, so she simply went back to her room to sleep.

She slept until the sun slanted westward. The movements of the disciple delivering food woke her up, and she asked, “Has your Saintess returned?”

The female disciple delivering the food glanced at her and said, “Why are you asking about the Saintess’s whereabouts?”

“Just showing some concern.”

The female disciple sneered. “You care about the Saintess? Don’t joke around. Back then, your Demon Sect wiped out the entire Xiao family. The Saintess only escaped because she happened to be at our Moshan Sect. Later, your Demon Sect still refused to give up and sent people to assassinate the Saintess… If not for the Saintess turning disaster into fortune and greatly improving her skill, she might really have died at the hands of your Demon Sect. Are you concerned about when the Saintess will die?”

Zhou Zhuying was mocked into having no room to talk back.

The female disciple was still somewhat indignant. “You and the Saintess have a blood feud, yet for the sake of the bigger picture, the Saintess has no choice but to treat you kindly. You should thank the Saintess for being magnanimous and sparing your life. Don’t keep trying to push your luck.”

After getting used to being mocked and ridiculed, the Cult Leader had developed the skill of “in one ear and out the other.” “Yes, you’re right.”

The more the female disciple scolded, the more worked up she became. “Behave yourself next time. Don’t let the Saintess carry you!”

The Cult Leader nodded, then looked at her. “Were you there at the time?”

“What does that have to do with you?!” the female disciple glared at her.

“It sounds a little sour. You wouldn’t happen to be jealous that your Saintess carried me, would you?”

“What nonsense are you spouting?!” the female disciple said angrily.

Zhou Zhuying ate her food, her tone calm. “Fine, I know I defiled the sacred Saintess in your heart. I am guilty. At worst, I just won’t let her carry me next time.”

Clearly, it was their Saintess who had carried her without asking for her permission. Yet this could also be blamed on her. These brainless fans really were unreasonable.

If one day their Saintess let Zhou Zhuying sleep in her bed, wouldn’t they tear her apart?

“You still want there to be a next time?!” The female disciple was so angry her eyes turned red.

Zhou Zhuying was afraid that if she provoked her too much, she would secretly poison her food next time, so she compromised very straightforwardly. “Don’t cry. There won’t be a next time.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Xiao Xinyue appear expressionlessly at the doorway. Her expression looked as if a wife had come home early from a business trip and unexpectedly discovered her other half cheating with the nanny at home.

“Saintess?!” The moment the female disciple saw the idol in her heart, she instantly smiled brightly.

Xiao Xinyue also performed a Sichuan opera face-change for Zhou Zhuying on the spot. A faint smile hung on her face as she said gently, “Mm. Delivering food?”

The female disciple nodded shyly. “The Saintess wasn’t here just now, so I brought the food back to the kitchen to keep it warm. If the Saintess wants to eat, I’ll go bring it over right away.”

Zhou Zhuying thought: Your Moshan Sect isn’t in Sichuan, so where did each of you learn this face-changing skill?

But aloud, she said enthusiastically, “There’s no need to go through so much trouble, right? She can just eat with me. After all, our tastes are the same.”

The female disciple glared at her. “What are you saying?”

Xiao Xinyue raised her hand and stopped her. “She is right. There is no need for you to make another trip. Go back.”

The female disciple was somewhat dumbfounded, but seeing that Xiao Xinyue was not joking, she could only suppress her unwillingness and set out another pair of bowls and chopsticks.

Zhou Zhuying scooped a lion’s head meatball for Xiao Xinyue. “This clear-braised lion’s head is also delicious. The texture is soft, rich but not greasy. Hurry and eat it while it’s hot.”

Xiao Xinyue’s expression eased slightly, but she did not listen to her. Instead, she first spooned up the soup and drank two mouthfuls, then ate the fist-sized lion’s head meatball in small bites.

After she ate for a while, she raised her eyes and saw Zhou Zhuying staring at her without blinking. She asked, “Instead of eating properly, what are you looking at?”

Zhou Zhuying smiled foolishly. “Nothing. I just feel that Sister Saintess has an extraordinary appearance and extraordinary manners. Every gesture shows your upbringing, and even the way you eat is so refined and elegant. Unlike me, who always seems like a starving ghost reincarnated. So while feeling ashamed of my own inferiority, I can’t help admiring Sister Saintess. After all, people naturally yearn for beauty…”

Seeing that Zhou Zhuying could come up with all sorts of ways to flatter her even during a meal, Xiao Xinyue felt both annoyed and amused. But she had to admit that although this flattery was obvious, it had genuinely coaxed her into feeling pleased.

“Say it. After saying so many nice things to coax me, what request do you want to make now?” Xiao Xinyue put down her chopsticks, pulled a handkerchief from her waist, and wiped her mouth.

“Ah? I wasn’t planning to make any request.” Zhou Zhuying said. She truly felt that even the way the female lead ate was pleasing to the eye. She had been momentarily lovestruck and had simply looked a few extra times.

But since the female lead had said that, did it mean she could slightly bring up one matter?