Everyone was worried when they heard about a full-body check-up. "What's wrong? Is there a problem?"
Shu Xin frowned, "I don't know, but I just feel something isn't right. Yueyue is a White Spirit Beast, and her body has always been very healthy. She didn't have these reactions during her previous pregnancy. I just took her pulse, and it's very erratic. I can't say for sure, but a full-body check-up would be best."
And herself, she didn't have anemia or low blood pressure, yet she occasionally felt dizzy, as if she were swaying precariously when walking. This was very wrong!
Shu Kang heard this and asked, "Do you need Dad to find someone to buy the equipment?"
Shu Xin shook her head, "No need, Dad. Don't forget what I do."
"Then let's get the check-up done as soon as possible. You saying this makes me uneasy," Li Yun said worriedly.
The two beasts were also worried, their joyous mood halved.
The efficiency was high. Within two days, Shu Xin had someone find a set of equipment. Shu Yue lay down first, and Shu Xin was responsible for observation.
Half an hour later, the examination ended. Shu Xin's frown deepened as she looked at the report. There was no abnormality whatsoever; nothing was detected.
Then it was Shu Xin's turn. The result was exactly the same.
Everyone asked with concern, "How is it?"
Shu Xin shook her head, "No abnormalities, nothing was detected."
Li Yun was optimistic, "Then it's nothing. Strange reactions during pregnancy are normal. I checked online these past two days, and everyone's pregnancy reactions are different. Xin'er, you're probably just being overly worried."
As a doctor, she knew whether it was a normal reaction, but since the cause couldn't be found, Shu Xin agreed with her mother's statement to avoid worrying her family, "Mom, you're right. I might be overthinking it."
"How about this, during the early stages of pregnancy, Yueyue and I will try to rest in bed and take good care of our pregnancies."
Everyone agreed with this. Li Yun said, "You should pay more attention during pregnancy. We'll talk about other things once the fetus is stable."
From this day on, the sisters began their bedridden pregnancy journey. They had no choice but to lie down. Shu Xin was fine; eating and drinking were not problems, only occasional dizziness.
Shu Yue was truly miserable. She couldn't eat or drink, losing weight in half a month. Wen Te was extremely worried, staying by her bedside every day.
After more than a month of trying to maintain the pregnancy, the sisters were still the same, but there was good news: Shu Xin discovered she was pregnant with twins. It was already visible during the ultrasound.
Leite was so delighted. He stared at the blurry ultrasound images every day.
He marveled at how magical this world was, to be able to see things inside the body.
To satisfy his curiosity, Shu Xin specially gave him close-ups of his entire internal organs...
One day, Long Yang was lying in the yard sunbathing as usual when he suddenly felt very itchy. Scratching with his hand didn't relieve the itch; instead, it worsened. He simply transformed into his beast form and rubbed himself on the gravel path specially laid out for him by his maternal grandfather.
After rubbing comfortably, he noticed that more than a dozen dragon scales had fallen onto the stones. Long Yang was shocked and ran back into the living room, "Mom, I'm losing scales, what should I do!"
That night, all of Long Yang's scales were placed on the table for everyone to study. Wen Te and Leite's brows were furrowed. If it weren't due to fighting, it would be impossible to lose so many scales just by sunbathing.
"Yangyang, what have you been doing these past two days? Tell us."
Seeing everyone so serious, Long Yang carefully recalled what he had done in the past two days: eating snacks, watching cartoons, learning to speak and recognize characters, and finally, sunbathing.
There were no abnormalities in his behavior. Wen Te and Leite felt uneasy but couldn't find the reason.
Shu Xin had a guess, but it was too early to conclude. She planned to observe for a few more days.
After a week of observation, Long Yang's body would itch at irregular intervals every day, and the itching would only stop after some scales fell off. The places where scales had fallen were bare, with no signs of regrowth. Long Yang was still a child and was extremely frightened.
"Mom, will I never grow scales again! I don't want to be a bald dragon beast!" Long Yang was very unhappy!
The adults were helpless in this situation. Even if they kept Long Yang indoors all the time, this situation couldn't be stopped.
The next day, Shu Ke also experienced the same situation. The two children were very panicked. Shu Xin voiced her guess, "Could it be that the children are not acclimatized to the environment?"
The adults were all stunned. Leite thought that it was definitely due to not being acclimatized. His appetite was gradually decreasing, and although the decrease wasn't obvious, he could feel it.
Shu Yue leaned on the sofa, holding a pillow like a delicate beauty, "I suspect I'm also not acclimatized to the environment, and my body can't adapt to this world. But the problem is we can't leave now, so how can we alleviate it?"
No one present understood this aspect. Shu Xin realized the seriousness of the matter and decided to find a way to remedy it.
"Let me think of a way. Dabao and Yangyang, don't transform into your beast forms for now. They don't lose scales in their human form. Leite, you watch them."
Leite nodded, "Okay." He felt heartbroken seeing his son being tormented like this.
Long Yang's eyes were filled with tears, "But I'm very itchy, and if I can't help but rub, what should I do?"
Shu Xin said with reluctance, "Yangyang, you can only endure it. If you don't endure it, all your scales will fall off, and they might never grow back."
Upon hearing this, Long Yang was so sad that he was about to cry, "Ah? Then I will definitely not transform into my beast form!" Isn't it just itchy? He can endure it!
Shu Ke also clenched his fists. He could overcome it too!
Shu Yue looked at the two young beast-humans with concern but couldn't help much. She herself was like a porcelain doll now.
It seemed only Shu Bei and Shu An were not significantly affected, but with such a situation in the family, the two children had no mood to play. Every day, they either accompanied their mother or their brothers.
Li Yun went to the temple to pray for blessings from time to time, praying for the peace and health of their family.
It had been four months. When they returned, it was just the beginning of autumn. Now it was October in the lunar calendar, and the weather should be cold. However, it was abnormally like autumn, with some people still wearing short sleeves on the streets.
Shu Xin's belly was noticeably protruding. She was five months pregnant and looked a bit larger than ordinary pregnant women. She was currently having afternoon tea with her master at his home.
Hua Lao looked up at the sky, which was turning dark, and said, "This is not a good omen."
"Xin'er, you said your children are experiencing discomfort?"
Shu Xin frowned, "Yes, Master. I can't find the reason or a way to alleviate it."
Hua Lao took a sip of tea, put down the teacup, and his expression became unpredictable, "What about you and your sister's partners? Are they having any adverse reactions?"
Shu Xin replied truthfully, "Yes, they have been... eating less recently, and they are a bit irritable."
How could they not be irritable? They hadn't hunted or fought for four months. The two beasts felt useless and wanted to go out and fight at any moment!