The lady made many weird gestures at her, which was rather confusing for Ying at the start, no thanks to her sluggish brain having just woken up after Goddess knows how long she had been unconscious. It must have been just a short while, since the sun was still as unbearable as when she first came out from the magical portal.

She caught the lady making signs of putting food in mouth and pointing in a direction, which Ying assumed to be a place where food was available. Then she noticed the lady's eyes widening as though surprised, and Ying followed her gaze, which was on the scroll that Ying was still holding onto despite passing out from exhaustion earlier. 

It would seem the lady knew a thing or two about the scroll. Any other person would only look curiously wondering what that item was about, and probably think of it as just some random piece of parchment. The lady then paused, before whipping out a gadget the size of her palm, furiously pressing on it before bringing it close to her. Ying wanted to ask questions but was startled by a voice speaking in Chinese. And it came from the lady's gadget.

"Hai, wo jiao Aisling. Wo hui mai shi wu gei ni chi, hai you ni ke yi xi xi ni de shen ti yi xia zai yi jian ka fei dian zai na er."

Ying thought the gadget to be magical - whoever knew such an odd device could speak her language? Sure, it wasn't perfect - she didn't understand what "ka fei dian" was, but from the lady's gestures about food and pointing at a location ahead, Ying surmised it meant a place where she could get meals. She made a mental note to learn that term up, it could come in handy in future. But it was already marvellous that the device could act as a middleman to lessen the almost impossible language barrier.

Still, she needed to follow the lady called Aisling, if she had heard right. There were many questions she needed answers to, and Aisling seemed to be a potential key to her chestful of confusion, doubts and uncertainties. Even if Aisling did not know all answers, Ying was sure she could gain a good amount of info to survive in this new world setting so unlike her original home. To top that, Ying would need to learn as much as she can, fast. 

If only there was a quick way to absorb information, but Ying's brain ain't as magical as Aisling's gadget though. Then again, right now, nothing mattered as much as her hunger. She would die of embarrassment if she allowed her tummy to protest with a thunderous growl right in front of the lady.

[i]I will follow you[/i], Ying signalled to the lady. She stretched out an arm at Birdie, and her wooden owl obediently perched on it. Scroll still in hand, she walked in the direction which Aisling had gestured, while keeping an eye on where Aisling decided to bring her.