After gathering enough plants, Vivien and Crick quickly descended the mountain and returned to the village.

The little boy was very excited to see the two of them returning, and threw himself over the basket with anticipation on his face to see the herbs.

However, when he saw the herb, he showed a strange expression, as if he didn't believe that this strange-looking herb could cure diseases, but felt that this thing was poisonous.

Crick noticed the little boy's silence and reassured, "Don't worry, Auntie's illness will be cured soon."

"Hmm." The little boy nodded, then got out of the way.

In fact, Crick didn't have much confidence when he said this, and now he can only pray that Vivien's medical skills are good enough.

Vivien chopped the herbs with a knife, then threw them into a pot and poured water.

The little boy brought firewood from outside the house and stuffed it into the stove.

Crick takes care of his bedridden mother and wipes her sweat.

After two hours of boiling, the soup seemed to be ready, and some light purple mist emanated from the pot, which looked very ominous.

Crick lifted the boy's mother out of bed and slowly fed her Vivien's brewed potion.

My mother also coughed from time to time when she drank the medicine, but as the number of medicinal soups she drank increased, the frequency of coughing gradually decreased, and the severity became lighter.

Cold sweat no longer oozes from his head, and the whole person is in a much better state.

The little boy happily approached the bedside and asked, "Mom, are you alright?"

The mother touched the little boy's head and smiled kindly, "I feel a lot better, I'm sorry to worry you."

The little boy raised his hands and said excitedly, "As long as mommy is okay."

Looking at the warm scene in front of him, Crick also showed a relieved smile.

But when Crick looked at Vivien, a sense of guilt came over him.

Her mother, who had just recovered from a serious illness, expressed her heartfelt gratitude to Vivien, saying, "Thank you for your help, I don't know how I should thank you."

Vivien shook her head and said, "I don't need to thank you, my father told me that helping others is also helping yourself."

After hearing Vivien's refusal, the mother smiled cheerfully and said, "You kid is so cute."

With that, she pulled out a crockpot from under the bed, which contained some sun-dried homemade dried turnips.

"There's nothing of value at home, only these dried berries can give it to you."

Mother generously handed Vivien half a jar of dried berries, but Vivian looked embarrassed and quickly waved her hand and said, "I really don't need to."

"You're welcome, take it, it's delicious."

Mother said as she shoved the crockpot into Vivien's hand.

In the end, Vivien could not resist the mother's warm kindness, so she reluctantly accepted it.

"By the way, Auntie, your body has not fully recovered, it is better to rest at home for a few days." Vivien reminded.

"Okay."

After settling the boy's mother, they left the hut in order to recuperate.

Crick found some reason to break away from the little boy and led Vivien to a secluded corner.

Vivien asked, "What's the matter, you seem to be preoccupied."

Crick's voice was a little low, and he tilted his head and said, "I want to confess something to you, but I always feel unsure if I don't say it."

"You want dried berries?" As she spoke, Vivien handed the crockpot out.

Crick said excitedly, "Yes, I like it very much, Auntie's dried berries taste great......

With that, Crick honestly stretched out his right hand and took a piece of dried berries.

Suddenly, Crick noticed that something was wrong, and she immediately put the dried berries back and changed her words, "No, it's not this, I'm going to say something more important."

Crick cleared his throat and said solemnly, "I thought I had met you and Mirmy

It's a very unfortunate thing, if I had hired bodyguards to be more ordinary, I wouldn't have met those mercenaries."

Even if Crick hadn't shown these thoughts, she was ashamed that she had ever held them.

As if to defend himself, Crick added, "After all, you are the daughter of the Campbell family, and if I provoke your father, I am afraid that I will not be able to eat and walk around."

Creek scratched his head, not too embarrassed.

Hearing this, Vivien was a little sad and whispered, "I'm sorry, it's all because of me......

Crick hurriedly shook his head and hurriedly explained, "No, you don't have to apologize, it's not entirely your fault."

Crick looked away, his face was slightly red, and he said shyly, "But I must thank you, if it weren't for you and Mirmis, I wouldn't have been able to return to the village so soon, and Auntie's illness might have worsened because of it."

Crick doesn't seem to be very good at expressing gratitude, and his words and actions seem a little awkward.

Then, Crick turned his head, looked at Vivien with a serious expression, and said, "To be honest, my parents died very young, and my aunt took care of me all these years."

"You've cured Auntie's illness, and Mirmis should have brought those robbers to justice, you've done so much, I don't know what to do to repay you."

Before Vivien could speak, Crick suddenly thought of a good idea, and she shouted in surprise, "By the way, you are on the run now, you and Mirmis can stay in my room for the time being, they probably won't think that you are hiding here."

Creek's eyes seemed to glow, and he looked straight at Vivien, giving her a kind of wordless pressure.

But perhaps because she had just experienced the courage of the little boy's mother, Vivien carried it this time.

"No, I actually have a secret residence, and neither my father nor his men can find me. I came back this time mainly because the crystal ball was broken."

"Ah......" Crick visibly deflated, she had finally thought of a way to thank Vivien and Mirmis, but it didn't work.

Vivien comforted, "Don't worry too much, I'm not doing these things to get paid, it's just that it's hard to sit idly by when I meet someone in difficulty."

Vivien's sincere smile seemed to melt the mustard in Crick's heart, and instead of dwelling on the loss just now, she began to talk about Mirmis's side.

"I don't know if Miss Mirmis's side is going well, if there is any danger."

Although Crick has seen Mirmis superman's skills, the other party is a sinister and cunning robber after all, and he is likely to make a shady move.

Vivien also looked at the sky and said worriedly, "If only I could use the Magi Stone to get in touch with Mirmis."

Vivien didn't expect this shopping trip to be so bumpy, so she didn't bring the magic energy stones from home.

As a direct result of the lack of means of communication, we can only wait for news slowly and do it in a hurry.

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On the other side, Mirmis was walking slowly through the cavern.

Considering the safety of his life, the bearded man finally told Mirmis the truth about the trap set up in the base.

After circumventing the trap, Mirmis found many of the stolen goods in the bandits' base.

However, some of the wooden crates were empty, probably because the robbers had already sold the goods for money.

After obtaining the exact location of the base and confirming the location of the looted goods, Mirmis turned back to the location where he had just been "robbed", stuffed the tightly bound robbers into the carriage, and drove the land walker back to the city.

The robbers were crammed into the carriage like sardine cans, and it was a little difficult to breathe, but no one dared to complain, so they had to accept the situation honestly.

When Mirmis returned to the gates with a cart of robbers, he startled the guards guarding the gates. Z.br>

Fortunately, the guards had an impression of Mirmis's appearance and identity, and did not regard Mirmis as a suspicious person in turn.

The guard walked around the back of the carriage, looked at the robbers, and asked tentatively, "Who are these people?"

"Robbers, they just tried to rob me." Mirmis replied honestly.

The guards seemed to be unfazed, but in fact they were sweating like rain.

He wanted to complain, "It looks like you kidnapped them." However, due to professional ethics, he held back.

The guard pretended to be calm and said, "I see, I'll report this to my superiors."

"I've also found their base, can I ask you to go and bring the stolen goods back to the city?" As he spoke, Mirmis pointed to the location of the bandit base.

The guard immediately nodded in agreement, "No problem, it will be arranged."

After all the robbers were sent to prison, Mirmis helped the guards lead the way to the bandit base, and returned most of the stolen goods to where they belonged.

After a period of tossing, Vivien finally got her wish to buy the crystal ball she had been dreaming of.

However, the real problem has not yet been solved.

Shortly after Mirmis and Vivien left the wizard shop, Vivien's expression changed from euphoria to apprehension.

After completing the shopping mission, the goal of the two is naturally to return to Vivien's home and use the magic circle to return to the forest hut in the back mountain.

But Vivien didn't seem to be happy to go on, and she finally stopped in her tracks.

Mirmis asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

"I don't really want to go home, I have a hunch that I'll see my father when I go back this time." Vivien kicked the ground, looking uneasy.

"You hate him?"

"No, it shouldn't be annoying, maybe, maybe it's scared......" Vivien couldn't make up her mind herself, and her tone was full of hesitation.

"My father is against me going to the Present Realm, and if he catches me, I probably won't have a chance to go back."

Mirmis pondered for a moment, and then proposed, "Maybe you can try it and have a good talk with your father."

"Let's talk...... Is it?"

Vivien had thought of many ways to avoid her father, but she had never thought of talking to him head-on.

Maybe it's because he doesn't have the confidence to convince his father, or maybe it's because just standing in front of his father will make all the courage to resist disappear.

At this time, Mirmis patted Vivien on the shoulder and said, "It's fruitless to keep running away, try to solve it."

Vivien was silent for a while, but finally nodded her head in agreement with Mirmis's proposal.

This time, Vivien's steps were a little firmer than before.

On the way to the mansion, Mirmis seemed to remember something, and then said solemnly, "But if your father is so stubborn as not to listen to persuasion, my advice is to settle it by force, and there is no right to speak of justice or freedom without sufficient strength."

Looking at Mirmis's expression, you can tell that she is serious.

"It shouldn't be like this......" A few beads of sweat slid down Vivien's side of her face, she didn't want to see Mirmis fight her father.

Although she said this, perhaps because she knew her father's temper very well, Vivien had unconsciously begun to imagine the dilapidated scene of the mansion after it was damaged.