"That pen must know a lot about her." Yu Yao muttered softly, staring at the photo in a daze.

"What pen? This one?" Mother Bai also noticed the pen in the photo and said with a smile, "I remember a girl from her school gave it to her. Does she still have it?"

Yu Yao was stunned, tears welling up in her eyes, her voice choked. "What? What girl? How come I don't know?"

"Let me think about it. She seemed to have told me before that the girl had some strange abilities. I guess it's just some childish delusion." Mother Bai seemed to be thinking about something. Even though Yu Yao's eyes were red and her tears were about to overflow, she had no intention of comforting her. Instead, she looked at her with interest.

"A girl with strange abilities..." Yu Yao thought hard. She had heard Bai Fang mention a girl with abilities similar to hers before, but she didn't hear anything about it later. However, it was for this reason that Bai Fang became interested in her.

"But I really am a stand-in, right?" Yu Yao covered her face, a little flustered. "Because of similar abilities, I became Bai Yueguang's stand-in? No way???"

"Although I'm not sure about the specific situation, my daughter is not the kind of person who is nostalgic. To be able to carry this pen for so many years, she must really value the person who gave her the pen." Mother Bai fanned the flames, fearing that Yu Yao would not be able to cry.

"No, no, Dr. Bai definitely likes me, but this pen is indeed still on her. This pen..." Yu Yao muttered, her voice choked with sobs, her eyes red like a rabbit.

"What are you looking at?" After tidying up the room, Bai Fang opened the door. When he came out of the room, he saw two people sitting on the sofa with their heads huddled together, looking at something.

"Doctor Bai!" Yu Yao turned around quickly, and when she saw Bai Fang, the tears that she had been holding back for a long time burst into tears. She hugged Bai Fang's waist pitifully, crying and sobbing, looking as miserable as if she had suffered some great injustice.

"Mom?" Bai Fang cast a puzzled look at his mother sitting on the sofa, "Why are you still bullying her?"

"I didn't." Mother Bai shrugged innocently and leaned back on the sofa calmly. "I just showed her the photo album. Is that considered bullying?"

"Did you tell her something again? You often trick children into crying, how could I not know that?" Bai Fang reached out and touched Yu Yao, who was hanging on her waist, trying to comfort her. "What did she say to you? Don't believe it. She was definitely tricking you into crying."

She raised her eyes and glanced at Mother Bai who was sitting on the sofa. She was sitting upright and looked calm on the surface, but her face was very tense. It was obvious that she wanted to laugh but was trying hard to hold it back.

"How long have you been carrying this pen?" Yu Yao looked up with tears in her eyes.

"It's been many years, what happened?" Bai Fang asked in confusion.

"Was it given to you by a girl, the girl you said had similar abilities to me?" Yu Yao sniffed, tears welling up in her eyes.

"Girl? No girl gave me a pen! No!" Bai Fang quickly denied it, looking bewildered at the accusation. "This pen was given to me by my dad!"

"Nonsense." Bai Ma, who was sitting on the sofa, added fuel to the fire. "This pen was given to her by a girl. She was afraid of making you sad, so she didn't dare to tell the truth."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Bai Fang said anxiously, "It's really not true. It's really not true. The girl I told you about left here later. I'm not particularly familiar with her. I'm just skeptical about what she said."

As she spoke, she quickly took out a pen from her pocket and stuffed it into Yu Yao's hand. "If you don't believe me, ask it yourself. Ask it who gave it to me!"

Yu Yao was stunned. She sobbed and shook the pen in her hand. "Tell me, who gave it to Doctor Bai? Don't lie, or I'll throw you into the stinking ditch!"

A helpless yet angry voice came from the fountain pen, "How could you really believe what that filthy woman said? When she was young, she often lied to children like this. She loved to see children cry. You are so old now, and you still believe it."

Yu Yao was stunned for a moment, then turned her head to look at Mother Bai behind her. Her eyes were red and she looked resentful. "Why did you lie to me? This pen is not a gift from a girl at all."

Mother Bai seemed to be lost in thought. "It's true it wasn't a gift from a girl. I was just teasing you. But...how did you get that information from the pen?"

Yu Yao was stunned and her mind went blank.

When I came here, I promised to be careful and not let Mother Bai discover my ability, but how come it was exposed not long after I arrived!

"This is... because I trust Dr. Bai and what she says." Yu Yao decisively hugged Bai Fang. "I believe Dr. Bai didn't lie to me. She wasn't asking about the pen."

"Really?" Mother Bai seemed to be lost in thought. "Then what was he asking about the pen just now?"

The two of them were silent for a moment. They felt uneasy when she looked at them, and then they didn't believe anything she said.

"Forget it, just tell her directly." Bai Fang touched Yu Yao and raised his chin. "She's already noticed it, so just tell her directly. It won't have any impact anyway."

"No impact?" Yu Yao asked cautiously, "Won't I be disliked?"

"She's happy to tease you, so she must like you. Just say it."

Yu Yao paused, then turned carefully, grabbed Bai Fang's clothes, and whispered, "Actually... I asked about it from the pen. I can hear the sound of old things."

She glanced at Mother Bai secretly, fearing that she would suddenly change her expression and become angry.

Mother Bai sat quietly on the sofa, nodded, and pondered for a few seconds before saying with a smile, "Is that so? I was wondering why you got so nervous when you heard that girl had some strange abilities, and even mentioned something like a stand-in. So that's what's going on."

"Is this ability of yours real?"

Yu Yao nodded cautiously.

"I used to think it was just a child's delusion, but I didn't expect it to really have this ability." After saying this, she fell into a brief silence.

Her silence made Yu Yao panic. She stuck to Bai Fang nervously, not knowing what to do, fearing that Bai's mother would stand up the next second, swing a broom and drive her out as if she were a strange person.

"Can you only hear old things?" After thinking for a long time, Mother Bai looked up and asked again.

"Yeah." Yu Yao nodded.

"Old stuff, there are quite a lot of old stuff on this land. Your ability is quite useful. If used in the right place, for example... using the stuff to find out the supply lines of other organizations, understand their movements, and even some more private things, it can be really useful if used well. It's a waste to leave it like this." Mother Bai muttered softly, not knowing what she was thinking.

"Mom." Bai Fang couldn't help but interrupt her series of imaginations, "Don't involve Yu Yao in anything dangerous."

"I know, I know." Mother Bai sighed. "I was just thinking casually. A child as innocent as this can't keep a secret if he's involved in something dangerous. It's better for him to live a happy life."

Bai Fang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Yu Yao was bewildered. What cargo line? What was going on?

"There's still some time before dinner, so you guys go out for a walk first. I'll prepare some food and tidy up the room." Mother Bai stood up with a smile, took Yu Yao's hand and patted it, "Don't be afraid of those people outside. They won't dare bully you. If anyone bullies you, come and tell me."

"If you dare to bully my daughter-in-law, I will tear his head off."

Mother Bai spoke calmly, with a smiling expression on her face, and was very friendly, but her words sounded like they came from someone else's mouth, and Yu Yao couldn't connect the dots.

Bai Fang simply and directly took Yu Yao with him and prepared to go out for a walk.

"I'll take you to the places I used to go. School? The small square? Or the bookstore? Where do you want to go?"

Yu Yao, who was dragged out of the door in a daze, quickly changed the subject, "I want to go to them all! I want to go to all of them!"

"Okay, but there won't be enough time to come back before making dinner. Let's hurry up and take a look at something closer." Bai Fang took her hand and led her to the street outside.

"Yeah!" Yu Yao nodded vigorously. As soon as she relaxed, she remembered that she had come to the place where Bai Fang grew up. She must walk around more and get to know Doctor Bai better.

As soon as the two of them came out of the alley and onto the street outside, many eyes were immediately cast on them. Most of those eyes were malicious, but no one dared to approach them. They just watched from a distance, quietly looking at them, and from time to time one or two small voices were heard, as if they were discussing something.

Yu Yao didn't realize how out of place she was with this place. She just treated it as a place full of fun in a small, bustling town. She held Bai Fang's hand and shook it, her face full of happiness. She looked around curiously, asked questions, and felt that everything was new to her.

"What an old shop! Has Doctor Bai ever bought snacks here before?" Yu Yao passed by a small shop on the street and saw a stall with what looked like children's toys in front of the store. She immediately pulled Bai Fang over and ran over. "When I was a kid, I loved lingering in front of these small shops on the way home from school. Even if I couldn't buy anything, I just liked to see what new toys they had."

"But I haven't been to this kind of stall for a long time. I wonder what toys kids play with nowadays."

She ran excitedly to the stall in front of the store, happily preparing to take a look at the children's toys. But when she glanced over, the smile on her face froze.

What is this?

Is an unsharpened knife a toy? A paper model gun? A slingshot that looks like it hurts?

Is it that the way she came here was not right?

Yu Yao stood there in a daze.

Two children walked past her, came to the stall, picked up the slingshot, and one of them confidently recommended it to the other.

"It's this slingshot. It's of exceptional quality. It hurts when you hit someone, but it doesn't leave a scar. It just leaves a mark that disappears after a while. The person you hit can't complain when they get home."

Yu Yao: ? ?

"Everyone in my class uses this. It's very convenient when playing games. The stick is for close-range defense, the slingshot is for long-range defense, and the chair back can be removed to use as armor. We will definitely not lose in the next group battle."

Yu Yao: ???