46 Being Followed (2/2)

Yao Ling felt someone was following her. At first, she thought it was just a coincidence. She couldn't see where her follower was, but she could feel their eyes on her. Yao Ling used to go to the mountain alone to collect herbs. It trained her sensed to be more keen and sensitive to predatory behavior. There were a lot of beasts in the mountain. Without a good sense, she would become an easy target and probably had been killed a thousand times.

When she was less than ten years old, her mother always accompanied her to the mountain. Both didn't have a keen sense, but they met a kind hunter from her village who taught them how to survive in the wild environment for a few months. He accidentally saved them from a big bear and took pity on them. The kind man taught them until they could survive by themselves. After she was twelve, her mother finally let her go by herself because she noticed that Yao Ling could sense any danger miles away.

Yao Ling always trusted her instinct. She could feel someone stopped when she stopped and walked when she walked. She pretended to look around a stall while taking a subtle glance toward her follower, but she couldn't see anyone. She felt paranoid, however, she was a hundred percent sure that the person was still there.

'Who's following her? For what purpose?' Yao Ling thought to herself. Yao Ying and she never offended anyone, unless… it was someone from 'Wang Fu'? If she remembered correctly, Wang Luo Hai also had an enemy. No one bothered to tell her about it and she probably should dig more about it. If the news of Wang Luo Hai taking in stepchildren was heard by the enemy, they would probably curious and try to find out more about them.

Yao Ling wasn't really sure which one of them was targeting her, but this was just a guess. She calmed herself down. She was standing a few steps away from 'Fu Rong'. That person probably wouldn't dare to follow her inside.

She felt there was no use for pretending, so she walked again after buying a hairpin that she didn't even need.

”Young Mistress, what's wrong with you?” Xiao Yu could feel that Yao Ling was agitated. Young Mistress even bought a hairpin without seeing the design. She just took it and paid without a proper glance.

Xiao Yu broke Yao Ling's trance with her question Yao Ling didn't intend to make Xiao Yu worried along with her, so she was only smiling and giving the newly bought hairpin for Xiao Yu. ”Nothing. I bought this for you.”

Xiao Yu smiled happily at Yao Ling. Although the hairpin was only randomly chosen, the intricate design was still pretty. It was an ordinary lotus blossom spiral hairpin, but she still liked it nonetheless. ”Thank you, Young Mistress.”

”Do you like the design? If not, we can choose again.” Yao Ling felt guilty for randomly choosing without thinking of Xiao Yu's preferences. She didn't plan to buy in the first place, so she gave it to Xiao Yu without thinking.

”No, this is so pretty. I will treasure it!”

Yao Ling laughed at childish behavior, while her eyes still moving around warily. Xiao Yu who was feeling happy didn't pay any attention to Yao Ling's anxiety. Feeling uneasy, Yao Ling urged Xiao Yu to walk faster. She wanted to go to 'Fu Rong' as soon as possible. It was the safest place for them.