Shangguan Wen's deep eyes flashed, "Dr. He, please tell me if you have any needs. I will prepare them for you right away."
Having encountered a seemingly insurmountable problem, an opportunity had now arisen. Whether it was real or not, at least verifying it was better than doing nothing.
He Mu turned and smiled slightly, "I need Frost Rock."
Shangguan Wen looked puzzled, "What is that?"
He Mu explained, "It's a type of white rock. Mixing Frost Rock with warm water and bathing those poisoned by demonic energy will cause green water to flow from their bodies."
Shangguan Wen was even more surprised, "What kind of strange poison is this? If Dr. He verifies that this is indeed the case, is there a way to detoxify it?"
He Mu concealed nothing, "If it is indeed demonic poison, Frost Rock can be used as a medicinal guide, combined with six common Chinese herbs for detoxification."
Shangguan Wen immediately nodded.
This meant that Frost Rock could not only confirm whether these people were truly poisoned as He Mu suspected, but if confirmed, it could also directly detoxify them.
This kind of thing had to be obtained.
"I've never heard of this before, where can I buy it?"
He Mu replied seriously, "This is a rock that only grows in caves in extremely cold regions. It looks no different from an ordinary stone, so no one specifically trades it."
Shangguan Wen frowned slightly upon hearing that it couldn't be bought, "Then how do we get it?"
He Mu said lightly, "We can only go and retrieve it ourselves from the ravines in the suitable Ice Ridge Mountains."
As these words were spoken, Shangguan Wen's expression froze on his face.
Harbin City, in the northernmost part of China.
Harbin City has a very low temperature, consistently around ten degrees Celsius lower than other cities in China year-round. To the north of Harbin City lies a range of continuous high mountains, with an average elevation of over four thousand meters. Above fifteen hundred meters, they are covered in snow, a vast expanse of white. The climate is also extremely strange, with persistent winds and snow, and sunlight is rarely seen.
Due to this peculiar terrain and weather, various means of transportation cannot reach here smoothly.
Therefore, Bai Xi and her group had to stop their helicopter in a place without wind and snow. The remaining journey had to be completed on foot.
At this moment, the ten of them were on this high mountain, advancing with difficulty.
The snow was falling heavily, as if it could swallow the footprints they had just made in the blink of an eye.
Shangguan Wen held a long stick and shouted, "Eldest Miss, are you alright?"
Bai Xi shook her head slightly and turned to look at He Mu walking behind her.
Everyone was tied together with a rope to prevent anyone from falling behind.
"Dr. He, how are you feeling?"
Bai Xi's voice was not loud, but it could still be heard by He Mu not far away in the wind and snow.
Of the ten people in this group, three were her subordinates, and another four were from the City Defense Department. There were herself, Shangguan Wen, and He Mu. The nine of them were all seasoned individuals who had undergone countless trials, but He Mu was just a doctor.
In such extreme conditions, he was the most vulnerable.
He Mu's voice was a little weak, but he still replied calmly, "I'm fine, I can still manage. Eldest Miss doesn't need to worry too much about me."
Bai Xi glanced at him and turned to Shangguan Wen, "How much further is it to our destination?"
Shangguan Wen took out a piece of paper from his thick down jacket. As soon as it was taken out, it rustled loudly in the wind. If the paper itself hadn't been coated with a plastic film, it would likely have been torn apart by the strong wind.
"At our current pace, it will take at least another sixteen hours."
Bai Xi glanced at He Mu and quickly made a decision, "It will be dark in another two hours. We will not rush today. We will find a place along the way that can shelter us from the wind and snow, and everyone will rest there."
Shangguan Wen had never questioned her words.
After walking for about another half an hour, they finally found a spacious cave, and they all went inside.
There was no wind or snow inside the cave. They used the portable gas stove they brought to light a fire, and their bodies, which were almost frozen, gradually recovered by the fire.
Bai Xi took out a bottle of wine from her backpack and handed it to He Mu, "Dr. He, have a drink to ward off the cold."
Earlier, when her brother had invited him for a drink, he had refused.
He Mu looked at Bai Xi for a moment, then finally took the wine bottle from her hand, "Thank you."
He reached out to twist the cap of the wine bottle, but after twisting for a while, he still couldn't open it.
Bai Xi took the wine bottle from his hand and removed his gloves.
His hands, which were originally well-defined, were now bruised and purple. "If you're so cold, why didn't you say anything?"
As a doctor, He Mu naturally did not have the same strong adaptability to such extreme environments.
Originally, she didn't want He Mu to come along at all, but He Mu insisted. He said that Frost Rock looked ordinary and was difficult to identify, so it was better to bring him rather than make a fruitless trip.
After much consideration, she felt he had a point and thus brought him along.
But his hands...
Honestly, if she hadn't noticed his weak voice, which suggested he was forcing himself, and asked to stop and rest, his hands might have been completely frozen.
Bai Xi's mood was complex, "Miraculous hands that can restore life, that's what doctors are called. Therefore, a doctor's hands are very precious. Dr. He must protect his own hands first before he can save more people."
"Thank you for your concern, Eldest Miss." He Mu took back the gloves from Bai Xi, a gentle smile on his face, "It's just that those patients still need me."
Bai Xi remained silent, but opened the wine bottle in her hand and handed it to He Mu.
He Mu took a large gulp and choked slightly, coughing a few times.
A burly member of the City Defense Department next to him joked, "It's obvious Dr. He doesn't usually drink much. The alcohol content isn't that high, why are you choking like that?"
Earlier, this man had accidentally slipped and injured his leg, and it was He Mu who had helped him stabilize it.
He Mu chuckled, "As a doctor, I really can't drink normally. Please don't laugh at me."
The man laughed heartily, "Don't worry, don't worry, we're not laughing."
Another man next to him couldn't help but roll his eyes at him, "You're laughing so loudly, and you still say you're not laughing."
This man had delicate features. On the first day they arrived, his face was not properly protected, and a crack had formed on his face due to the cold. He Mu had also treated it and given him a cream that he said would not leave scars.
The burly City Defense Department member's face flushed slightly, "I'm laughing out of happiness, not intentionally mocking Dr. He. Can you stop finding fault with me?"
The delicate man said plainly, "You're overthinking it, I don't have time to find fault with you. Dr. He, how are you feeling? I have an undergarment made of animal fur. Wear it inside your down jacket tomorrow before we set off, it's warm."
For a moment, the atmosphere in the cave became very harmonious.
Shangguan Wen watched as his two capable subordinates were looking out for He Mu, and Bai Xi was also concerned about He Mu. He felt inexplicably unhappy.
Earlier, he had thought He Mu was quite ordinary in every aspect, but now it seemed that even if he looked ordinary, with the halo of being a doctor, he could still be liked by everyone.