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Where there are poisonous snakes, there will be medicines to counteract their poison.
This is the mutual generation and restraint of all things.
By the same logic.
Even under the icy and snowy conditions of the Northern Lands, there are still resilient plants that grow.
This kind of plant is an excellent "sacred medicine" for treating colds and fevers.
"Fern, let's go find the medicine."
"You rest well..."
"We'll be back soon."
Frieren held Fern's hand tightly, speaking gently.
"Mistress Frieren..."
Fern's face, already flushed from fever, became even redder due to Frieren's concern.
"You don't have to worry about me, I can manage."
Fern turned her head away, feeling a bit embarrassed.
"Hmm?"
Frieren tilted her head slightly, looking puzzled.
When Fern was sick before, if she did this, Fern would be very happy.
What's wrong today?
Frieren blinked a few times.
She couldn't help but wonder if Fern's brain had been burned out by the fever?
"Fern..."
Frieren called out Fern's name softly.
Fern obediently turned her head back.
The next second, Frieren's cool forehead gently touched Fern's forehead.
Hmm...
It's really hot...
"Mistress Frieren!"
Fern's face was pale.
But even so, she still blushed and tried hard to move her body further into the bed.
"I... I'm not a child anymore..."
Fern's cheeks were almost dripping blood.
Frieren was silent, not understanding what had happened for a moment.
It wasn't until Yulian pulled Frieren up that the two of them started heading out to gather the medicine.
"Stark, I'm leaving Fern to you."
Walking to the door, Yulian spoke, giving instructions to Stark.
Things like remembering to wet the towel Fern had just used and put it back on her forehead.
Remembering to prepare plenty of hot water for Fern to drink.
Remembering to fan Fern, and so on.
These were the physical cooling methods Yulian had come up with.
It turned out to be somewhat effective.
Fern also successfully woke up after a period of busyness.
She asked Frieren to take out the suitcase.
"Yulian, do you know why Fern is unhappy?"
Frieren looked at the small hand that had just been "disliked" by Fern.
She was a bit confused.
"I remember when she was little, Fern loved it when I held her hand when she was sick."
Frieren said, gesturing with her hand to indicate a height.
"And I remember Fern was very obedient when she was little..."
"She listened to me about everything."
"She could sleep as long as she wanted every day."
"You said that was when she was little."
Yulian smiled helplessly.
"The current Fern has grown up."
"But I don't think Fern has grown up."
Frieren puffed out her cheeks.
"She's still two years away from being twenty in human years."
"She's still a child now..."
"Hmm..."
"Even at twenty and beyond, Fern will just be a child in my eyes."
"But growing up is growing up..."
Yulian waved his hand, disagreeing with Frieren's statement.
"It's normal for a grown-up Fern to feel embarrassed when you treat her like a child in front of Stark."
"But..."
Frieren pouted, wanting to say something more.
But she also felt that what Yulian said made sense.
So she simply stopped talking.
"Mhm?"
Seeing Frieren silent.
Yulian couldn't help but speak.
"What?"
Frieren looked back at Yulian.
She's already forgotten the topic from just now...
Yulian smacked his lips, but still nodded.
Let it go.
"What kind of medicinal ingredient are we looking for? Did you see it in the medical book just now?"
"Ice Pillar Cherry."
"That's what we're looking for."
Frieren walked ahead, answering Yulian, her tone slightly flat.
She felt that Yulian was just making conversation.
If she hadn't seen it, would she still need to go out to find the medicine?
"Ice Pillar Cherry?"
Yulian felt it sounded familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere.
"Yes, but what we need for the medicine isn't the Ice Pillar Cherry itself..."
"But the mushrooms that grow at the root of the Ice Pillar Cherry tree."
Frieren tightened her white coat.
Feeling the cold, crisp air around her.
Frieren couldn't help but complain again.
"Hateful winter."
"It's not too bad."
Yulian reached out his hand to feel.
Perhaps it was because he was more resistant to the cold.
For a moment, he actually felt that the winter in the Northern Lands wasn't so bad after all.
"Is that why you came out wearing Stark's clothes?"
Frieren looked at Yulian with disdain in her eyes.
Besides the usual white cape Yulian wore, under his thick black jacket, there was now an extra splash of red.
This was exactly the red padded jacket-like coat that Stark had painstakingly mended a few weeks ago.
"I knew why I wasn't cold, hehe."
Yulian pinched his slightly bulky clothing.
He didn't think it looked bad.
After all, in the deadly cold winter of the Northern Lands.
Wearing more is always a good thing.
"Let's go."
Frieren slumped her body speechlessly and took the lead, stepping forward towards where the Ice Pillar Cherries grew.
Under the tall cherry tree.
A brown-haired old woman was currently holding a small hoe specifically for digging medicinal ingredients and squatting under the cherry tree, working hard to dig up mushrooms.
This kind of mushroom, which is light blue on the outside and pink on the inside, is a very good medicinal ingredient.
As winter approached, she had to collect enough mushrooms before the deep winter set in.
To get through the cold winter days with them.
One mushroom, two mushrooms, three mushrooms...
The old woman collected a dozen mushrooms before stopping her work.
"Hoo~ Hoo"
The old woman was breathing heavily.
After tying up the mouth of the sack containing the mushrooms, she prepared to rest for a while before leaving.
"Shall we make a move?"
"Hmm..."
Just at this moment.
The old woman heard a cold, crisp male voice and a hesitant female voice ring out.
Make a move?
The old woman's expression tensed up.
She quickly put away the sack and hid behind the Ice Pillar Cherry tree.
She even ignored the cold and buried more than half of her body in the snow.
Things hadn't been peaceful in the Northern Lands recently.
Robbery was common.
Especially in winter!
The old woman wasn't sure what the newcomers were doing.
She wasn't even sure if she had been discovered by the two of them.
But since she had reacted, The old woman had to be prepared.
The old woman stared at the sack in her hand.
She had already thought it through.
If the thugs discovered her whereabouts, even if she had to abandon this sack of ice crystal mushrooms, she would have to escape first!
Then the thugs would have no reason to leave the mushrooms she had dropped and chase her!
After all, this was a life-saving sacred medicine in winter!
"Tap tap—!"
Footsteps drew closer.
The two male and female voices also gradually grew louder.
"I told you your hands would get cold!"
"Look, it's too late now!"
Yulian looked at Frieren's small hands, red from the cold wind, feeling frustrated.
"I said my hands wouldn't get cold, wouldn't get cold."
Frieren pouted, stubbornly refusing to admit it.
Originally, she also felt a bit cold and planned to put her hands in her pockets.
But strangely, when Yulian reminded her to pay attention to keeping warm and not to leave her hands exposed, She inexplicably didn't want to do what Yulian said.
Especially when she saw how warmly Yulian was dressed.
Frieren gritted her teeth even harder.
She endured the cold wind and walked all the way.
But luckily.
She finally saw the Ice Pillar Cherry!
After picking the mushrooms in a bit, she would have a legitimate reason to put her hands in her pockets and warm them up!
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