The ground was covered with silver millet as fine as refined salt. Kanazawa Qin stepped on the snow with one foot deep and one shallow.

"Miss Kanazawa, good morning."

"Mr. Tachibana! Good morning!"

"The weather is really cold today..."

Qingdeng brought his palms to his lips and breathed hot air into his palms.

"It was sunny yesterday, but it's snowing today."

After saying that, Qingdeng raised his head and looked at the sky.

The weak sunlight poured into the earth from the gaps in the clouds. The sky was dark and the environment became extremely quiet.

The morning mist mixed with snow spread. Looking up, there was a gray glow.

Goose feathers and heavy snow are flying freely.

When a few snowflakes touched Qingdeng's face and neck, they were immediately melted by the body temperature and turned into a small pool of warm water.

The cool touch of ice made the last bit of sleepiness in Qingdeng's brain disappear.

"Well, it's really cold today."

Kanazawa Qin shrank her graceful neck.

"That's why I came here to give you cotton-padded clothes!"

After saying that, Kanazawa Qin picked up the neatly folded cotton coat in his arms with a gentle movement like he was holding some precious treasure.

"Hmm? Miss Kanazawa, where did you get this cotton coat?"

"Stolen from my brother!"

"Aha?"

"Hahaha, I'm kidding."

Kanazawa Qin chuckled a few times and looked happily at Qingden who looked stunned.

"My grandson gave it to me! The cotton-padded clothes my grandson ordered a few days ago were delivered very promptly this morning. I have been eating and drinking in the military camp for so many days that I am almost sick.

, I was worried that I had nothing to do, so I volunteered to help deliver cotton-padded clothes!"

Because we had not expected that winter would come so quickly, we did not carry any baggage to protect us from the cold when we set off on the expedition.

Fortunately, a few days ago, my grandson, who has a certain knowledge of climate seasons, was keenly aware that the temperature in Kai was going to plummet in the next few days, so he dispatched a fast horse to a nearby camp to urgently purchase cold-proof clothing and equipment.

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Qingdeng nodded slightly: "So that's it..."

"Come! Mr. Tachibana, let me help you get dressed!"

"Ah? No, no, no, it's just a cotton-padded coat, not some twelfth-century unisex garment that would be too troublesome to put on."

Twelve single clothes: court clothes worn by high-ranking female officials above the imperial concubine in the Kyoto court. Because there are many layers of clothing, it is so named.

As soon as Qingden finished speaking, Kanazawa Qin's head shook like a rattle.

"Mr. Tachibana, the injury on your right arm has not healed yet. The doctor has said that you should try to avoid moving your right arm until the injury is completely healed. So let me take care of this little thing for you."

The "wound on the right arm" mentioned by Kanazawa Koto was of course referring to the cut wound left on the crook of Aoto's right arm by Kinosuke Yokokura suddenly 4 days ago.

Afterwards, the military doctor diagnosed Qingdeng and found that Qingdeng was very lucky. Although his artery was cut, his hand tendons, bones and other important parts were not damaged. He only needed to rest peacefully for a period of time and eat more blood-enhancing foods, and he would be able to recover soon.

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At that time, the military doctor also praised Qingdeng's amazing physical condition - his artery was cut and he lost so much blood, but apart from his complexion being slightly pale, there was no abnormality in his body.

This is all thanks to the help of the talents "Berserker" and "Yuan Yang +1".

"Berserker" has two major effects:

First, the more painful the body is, the more it can stimulate the hidden power in the body.

Second, the tolerance to pain and blood loss is greatly improved.

This is why Aoto was able to wrap up the wound on his own so calmly when he was injured by Kinosuke Yokokura - because he didn't feel much pain or discomfort.

Not to mention "Yuanyang +1".

The abundance of kidney qi makes Qingdeng Shenlongma strong, and together with the body's recovery ability and resistance to weak conditions, it has been greatly improved.

Yokokura Keinosuke actually possesses the top talent of "Yuan Yang", which slightly surprised Qingto.

However, after thinking about it carefully afterwards, I found it reasonable - Yokokura Keinosuke is as fat as a pig, but he can walk quickly in the mountains with complex terrain. This is proof that he is in good health.

Since having "Yuan Yang", Qingdeng has become more and more aware of the great impact the quality and abundance of kidney qi has on a person's physical condition.

Whether it's eating, drinking, walking or sleeping... in short, I feel more energetic no matter what I do.

The mutual cooperation of "Yuan Yang + 1" and "Sleep God" makes Qingdeng's sleep quality and daily energy and energy extremely good.

Every morning when I wake up, I feel a hundred times more energetic. I don't even need to take a nap, and I can stay like this until night.

It has been a long time since Qingdeng experienced the feeling of "not getting enough sleep", "getting tired the more he sleeps", and "feeling dizzy after waking up".

However... too much kidney qi has some side effects...

Recently, Qingdeng's crotch cloth has been changed very frequently... I understand everything.

After making an unquestionable declaration of "please let me do it for you", Kanazawa Qin couldn't help but shake off the cotton-padded clothes in his hands, stepped forward, stood closer to Qingnobo, and put the cotton-padded clothes in a slightly unfamiliar way.

Put on Qingdeng's back.

Seeing that Aoto couldn't resist Kanazawa Qin, he could only raise his arms horizontally with a helpless expression, so that Kanazawa Qin could come to dress him.

"Mr. Tachibana, how is your recovery from your injury?" Kanazawa Qin peeked at Qingteng's right arm.

"Thank you for your concern. It's almost better."

"Well, that's good." A cheerful smile appeared on Kanazawa Qin's cheeks.

After a while, Qingdeng's upper body was wrapped in thick cotton clothes, and the coldness eased.

"Mr. Tachibana, how are you? Does it fit you?"

"Well, it fits very well. Thank you."

"You're welcome. I just did something trivial."

While being polite and polite, Kanazawa Qin stretched out his slender green-white fingers to smooth the wrinkles on Qingdeng's cotton-padded clothes and said unconsciously:

"Mr. Tachibana, your body is indeed very strong. Every muscle is as hard as a stone."

"?" Qingden raised his eyebrows and looked at Kanazawa Qin in surprise who suddenly made such ambiguous remarks.

"!" Kanazawa Qin's expression changed drastically. Her brain slowly realized what a bold thing she had just said in terms of the values ​​of this era.

"Hug, I'm sorry! I overstepped my bounds! Please forgive me!"

Kanazawa Qin took two steps back, folded her hands in front of her body, and bowed deeply to Aomori so that the back of her snow-white neck could be seen.

In order to save Kanazawa Qin, Aomori smiled in a relaxed tone:

"Hahaha, thank you for the compliment. A strong body is one of the few strengths that I am proud of."

Kanazawa Qin, who knew that Aoto was rescuing her, slowly straightened up and showed gratitude to Aoto with a shy smile.

"Haha, think about it carefully..." Kanazawa Qin looked around, "This seems to be the first time that I am alone with you, Mr. Tachibana."

When the word "alone" was mentioned, Kanazawa Qin stuttered violently for no reason.

At the same time, a mist-like red cloud flew over Kanazawa Qin's delicate face.

Standing 1.7 meters tall, Kanazawa Qin is taller than most men in this country today. She has always been known as a "cool female warrior".

If someone who is familiar with Kanazawa Qin is present at this moment, he will be shocked when he sees Kanazawa Qin's appearance - because he is obsessed with kendo, he always puts on a solemn appearance that refuses people thousands of miles away, so he is often ignored by Chiba.

Kanazawa Qin, whom the apprentices in the sword hall teased as "Osanako", actually had such a... gentle side.

"Huh? Really?" Qingden was startled.

Qingden didn't really notice whether he had been alone with Kanazawa Qin before.

"...Hmm." Kanazawa Qin raised her gaze, glanced at Qingden, and nodded gently, "At this moment...it is indeed the first time that you and I have been alone together since we met."

At this point, Kanazawa Qin suddenly stopped talking.

She seemed to remember something... a bad memory, and her eyes were filled with loneliness.

"After all... when you come to the Little Chiba Sword Hall as a guest, you basically only interact with Miss Sanako... I can't even find a chance to chat with you..."

Qingdeng: "..."

Kanazawa Qin: "..."

Neither of them spoke.

An awkward atmosphere spread around the two of them...

After a while, Kanazawa Qin hurriedly smoothed her hair on her temples and squinted at the empty snow in the lower left corner.
To be continued...