"Yu Niang, what flower is this?"
Yu Shuya pretended to be interested as she pointed at the wildflowers blooming among the vegetables.
"Young mistress, this is called wild star bamboo. The mountain is full of them."
Yu Niang smiled and picked a blooming blue wildflower called the wild star bamboo. She then tucked the wildflower into Yu Shuya's hair.
"You're so beautiful, young mistress. You look even prettier after wearing the flower."
Yu Niang sighed at the thought. Her young mistress was already ten but did not own even a piece of decent clothing, let alone jewelry.
Yu Shuya ran to her wet nurse when she noticed Yu Niang was blaming herself again.
"Yu Niang, Do I look pretty with the flower on my head? Do I? Do I?"
Yu Niang nodded at Yu Shuya's excitement. It was not every day she got to see that on her young mistress. All girls loved to be pretty, and her young mistress was no exception. Her young mistress knew the concept of being pretty at such a young age.
"Let me pick more wild star bamboo flowers. I'll let you wear the prettiest one. We can put the rest in the room, okay?"
Yu Shuya blinked her eyes and pretended to look expectantly at Yu Niang, hoping that she would allow her to roam further, out of her sight.
"Okay. But don't go too far away from the farm. Understand?"
Although Yu Niang wanted to pick some flowers for her young mistress, she could only let her play alone, considering she still had to weed and water the vegetable patches on the farm.
"Thank you, Yu Niang. I'll go now."
Yu Niang wanted to tell her young mistress that she should not be thanking a servant like her. But Yu Shuya had already disappeared from her sight in the blink of an eye.
Yu Shuya knew that Yu Niang would worry about her. So, she had to utilize her available time to find the herbs she could turn into medicines in the mountain full of weeds.
Unfortunately, her body was so weak that she was already out of breath after taking a few steps.
But if she couldn't find the herbs to cure her illness, she would never get rid of this sick body. That thought kept her going as she gritted her teeth and continued pushing herself forward.
Yu Shuya slowly sat down under a tree when she felt her strength failing her. She calmed down and regulated her breath to recover her strength.
"Are you okay, little girl?"
Yu Shuya raised her head towards the voice.
A thin young man stood in front of her. He had a pair of clear, bright eyes. Corner of his mouth curled into a warm smile as he stared straight at her.
But she did not let her guards down.
She found it difficult to walk on and made plenty of sounds along the way, as the forest was full of weeds and withered leaves.
But she hadn't noticed the existence of this young man until now.
Did people from this world know martial arts?
Only seconds passed, although Yu Shuya appeared to have been thinking of a lot of things.
Gazing at the young man standing in front of her, she returned his smile.
"I'm fine, just sick."
Ye Yuxuan noticed that she was panting heavily. She seemed to have breathing difficulties when she replied to his question. He squatted down to be on the same eye level as her after a moment of thought.
"Is it serious? Do you need help?"
Yu Shuya's eyes lit up at his offer. Yes, she did, very much. She could feel her angina acting up as she felt the throbbing pain from her heart, and she was having a hard time breathing.
God seemed to spare her life and sent her a savior.
She eyed the young man in front of her and decided that he did not look like a hypocrite. A smile of gratitude bloomed on her face.
"Yes. I don't have any strength left. Can you help me up?"
Ye Yuxuan looked at the little girl, who was grinning from ear to ear. He was still smiling when he replied. "No."
Yu Shuya had her hand raised but was left hanging mid-air. The smile on her face turned awkward.
You got to be kidding me, young man. Could you not even help me up?