Young master Guo...

She try to get hold on her guzheng even before her fingers can touch the string shevwas lifted in the air by the man dress in black by her collar.

She try to struggle but her strength and injuries make it impossible for her to struggle she become scared thinking that it's her last day on the land.

She has never encounter situation like this she was well protected by people of the higher realm after all she is high rank alchemist so she was in daze.

Suddenly a hand appear and grab the man hand a soft, elegant voice reach her ear "leave her shadow she is just a child" his childish yet somewhat mature voice was gentle making people feel comfortable.

She turn her hear around and saw a boy who seem to be eleven or twelve year old he has gentle smile on his face when he sence her gaze he smile at her which she return with grateful one.

The boy is still a child but his looks are enough to cause people to pause and turn their head to get second look at him with his smile it giving comfortable feeling to other's.

But the smile doesn't reach his eyes he look at her with empty eyes his eyes show no emotion they appear pinch black making feel terror in their heart.

She turn her eyes away from his eyes and spoke "Big brother can you ask this uncle to put me down" her soft and childish voice make her pause she almost cringe infront of them at her voice.

"Shadow leave her she is just a kid" his voice sound sincere and filled with concerned but his eyes were indifferent like her life and death has nothing to do with him.

She know it's better to stay far away from this type of boy. the man put her down as soon as her feet touch the ground she quickly grab her guzheng.

He walk forward and bend down to be on same level as her she grumble about her height but he didn't stop and spoke.

"Hello little girl I'm really sorry about my servant" 'yeah you should be' but she stand their obediently without showing her real reaction at him.

"And what's your name? What are you doing in this forest alone? Don't you know it's dangerous for a girl like you to appear in the forest like this"

She roll her eyes in her heart as she grumble in her heart 'the real danger is to stay with you not staying in this forest mister' but on the surface she act like a timid girl.

She glance at the man who has grab her collar previously acting like she is scared from him he saw her tiny action and smile.

She shiver at his smile she's having feeling that he is plotting something against her "don't worry he will not do anything to you now tell me what's your name"

"My surname is Qin and my name is Lin I came here with my siblings to play but I got seprare from them then I encounter some bandit in this forest I was running away from them in the process I got of injuries"

Her half truth and half lie is enough for them to believe her she has really came here with her siblings and got seprate from them her injuries are man made she can't say she has encounter some beast here.

Without the boy saying the man name shadow move and check her injuries if she has been two year older they has not dare to do it since it has danger of harming her reputation but she is only five.

She can stand their silently as he check her injuries he share a look with his partner and move back "she is saying truth and she has no weapon on her"

Ofcource she has one but it's not a blade or sword it's a music instruments but she is not going to say it outloud.

"Then that's mean she has lot of injuries on her shadow" the man appear near in just blink of her eye startling her he stuff something in her hand.

"Young master Guo we should leave from here" she also nodded her head in heart he really need to leave from here she can't stay in same air as him anymore.

"Shadow how can we leave a little girl like her stay here without anyone we need to help her to find her siblings I'm I right"

She nodded her head while crying in her heart this man didn't stop his man from checking her injuries but now he is acting concerned about her.

In reality he just want to confirm what she is saying truth or not "wolf carry her on your back she is injured and can't walk" no you just want to make sure that I don't run away.

The secong man carry her on his back while the guy name shadow hold her guzheng she really want to curse everyone but she can't do that.

They travel for sometime before they saw mark on the tree an arrow mark was curved they was about to go in the direction where the arrow point but she stop them from doing that.

"Young master my big brother is very smart he will not leave such obvious mark to attract trouble we need to go in the opposite direction of the arrow pointing"

She can sence the aura around shadow suddenly change the man name wolf also grab his sword hilt she gulp.

"Young master we has already find these mark I can find my brother on my own you can go if you has any work" but he wave his hand and spoke.

"You don't need to worry I will leave after you has meet your brother" she can sence both guards taking fighting position as they continue walking in the direction they saw another arrow and again head to opposite direction of the arrow