"Get up and eat something before you sleep," Wente said with a light chuckle.
"Okay, I'm getting up," she replied, yawning, her mind a blank slate.
Drowsily washing her hands and face, she picked up the roasted meat and said, "I wonder if Sister has eaten yet."
Wente shook his head. "I'm not sure. Brother went out early this morning. You can go check on her after you've eaten."
Shu Yue nodded, planning to do so after she finished eating.
Seeing him return to cook for her, she asked, "Are you done with your work?"
Wente shook his head again. "Not yet. I have to go out of the tribe again shortly to collect bamboo for traps."
"Oh, then you go ahead and be busy. I'll go find Sister after I'm full. Don't worry about me."
"Mm, I'm leaving then," the beastman said, kissing her forehead.
He then departed.
After Shu Yue finished eating, she went to Shu Xin's cave.
The courtyard gate was closed. She pushed it open gently and called out in the yard, "Sister, are you there?"
There was no response, but she could hear rapid breathing from inside the cave. Her heart skipped a beat, and she hurried into the cave, where the smell of blood permeated the air.
Shu Xin lay on the fish-skin mattress with her brows furrowed and eyes tightly shut. Deep red blood was flowing from beneath her. Shu Yue instantly understood what was happening!
"Sister! Wake up quickly!"
Shu Xin seemed to be trapped in a nightmare, cold sweat beading on her forehead, her face pale and contorted in pain.
Fearing for her sister's health, Shu Yue shook her forcefully. Finally, Shu Xin was roused.
"Yue Yue?" she called out her name, her eyes vacant and unfocused.
Shu Yue anxiously shouted, "Sister! Did you have a nightmare? Look, you're having your period!"
Shu Xin was instantly pulled back to reality. She instinctively looked down at herself, seeing a large patch of menstrual blood.
She, who was usually calm and composed, showed a moment of panic. She had no sanitary pads and could only use beast hides for now.
She then calmly said, "Yue Yue, there are beast hides in the corner of the cave wall. Help me get two, and help me heat some warm water. I want to wash up..."
"Okay, don't move. I'll get them!" After finding two suitable beast hides, Shu Yue went outside to heat water.
She lit a fire and placed a pot on it, then said, "Sister, your clothes are dirty. I'll go back and get you two clean ones!"
With that, she dashed out. The two caves were only a few hundred meters apart, so running back was quick.
She grabbed two clean fish-skin skirts and one for the bed, then hurried back.
When she returned, the water on the fire was hot. However, Shu Xin's cold shout came from inside the cave: "Get out!"
Following that was a concerned voice of an unfamiliar beastman: "I mean no harm. It's just that you're injured, and I must take you to the shaman for treatment!"
Shu Yue then realized that in the short time she had been gone, a beastman had already forced his way in?
"Who is it!" she stormed into the cave, and a male with decent looks was standing at the cave entrance.
The male showed no surprise at her appearance, as beastmen had keen hearing.
He stood worriedly at the cave entrance, pointing at Shu Xin, who was bleeding and her face ashen, and said to her, "She's bleeding. I must take her to see the shaman. She is Leite's mate. I won't do anything to her."
Hearing this, Shu Yue's anger subsided slightly. The other party meant well.
She said, "Come out with me first, and I'll explain the situation to you."
The beastman followed her out, confused. He didn't understand why Wente's mate wasn't worried.
Weren't they sisters?!
Shu Yue explained, "First, thank you for your kindness, but my sister's condition isn't that serious and she doesn't need to see the shaman. I know my sister's condition better than you do, and she'll be fine. You can leave now."
Fox Fur looked bewildered. "How can she be fine? She's lost so much blood!" And from that area. Could it be a miscarriage?
She patiently said one last time, "I said she's fine, so she's fine. There are only two females in this home. Do you, a male, want Wente to come back and fight you? Go out quickly!"
Seeing him standing there foolishly, Shu Yue was helpless and could only push him away, out the door, guarding it to prevent him from entering.
Fox Fur thought Wente's mate was incredibly unreasonable. Her sister was in such a serious condition, how could her sister not care?
"Wente's mate, this is no joke. Your sister might have miscarried and must be taken to the shaman as soon as possible. Come with me, I'll take her to the shaman, and then I'll leave, alright?"
Shu Yue shook her head speechlessly. "No, I already said she's fine. Would I harm my sister?"
"I, as her sister, am not worried, so why are you so anxious? Also, my sister hasn't miscarried, so don't talk nonsense!"
She was impressed by the beastman's imagination!
Fox Fur was extremely anxious. If not dealt with promptly, the female's life could be lost. What was wrong with this Shu Yue!
The beastman tried to rush in, while Shu Yue guarded the door, watching him warily.
The scene of the two confronting each other was witnessed by a female who was approaching. She immediately hid aside to watch, as if she had discovered a secret.
Fox Fur felt the female in front of him was unreasonable and uncooperative, and he intended to fly past her to get inside. Seeing this, Shu Yue shouted, "If you try to force your way in, I'll call for help!"
"I'll tell Wente you took advantage of me!"
This statement successfully made Fox Fur hesitate. He said anxiously and helplessly, "If your sister doesn't stop bleeding soon, she'll die. What kind of sister are you!"
Shu Yue found it impossible to explain to him, so she simply stopped trying. "If my sister really has something wrong, have Leite find me when he returns. What is your relationship with us!"
Fox Fur was speechless. Fine, he had only smelled the scent of blood while patrolling the tribe and came to investigate. He hadn't expected the situation to be so serious. He wanted to take the person to the shaman, but was blocked by a female.
In Fox Fur's impression, females were all unreasonable, but this was the first time he had seen such an unreasonable one!
The eavesdropping female understood what was happening and walked over, pretending to have just arrived. "What are you arguing about?"
As soon as Fox Fur saw her, he seemed to have found a savior. "Yiyi, come quickly and help me persuade her. Leite's mate is injured, and her sister won't let her be taken to the shaman."
The female called Yiyi heard this and asked with a worried expression, "You are Wente's mate, aren't you? Your sister is injured, why aren't you getting her treated?"
"If you're afraid of trouble, I happen to know a bit about medicine. Shall I have a look at your sister?"
Shu Yue sized up the unfamiliar female before her. She was dressed cleaner and neater than other females. Her appearance couldn't compare to Jiao Jiao, but she could be considered beautiful.
"Who are you?"
Fox Fur introduced, "This is Yiyi, the shaman's daughter. Hurry and move aside, let Yiyi go in and have a look!"
"..."
Shu Yue was extremely speechless. How could she explain that all the beastmen here were too enthusiastic!
...
"No need, I'm fine." Shu Xin, having changed into clean clothes, walked out herself.
During the time Shu Yue blocked the other party, she had simply washed up and changed into a clean skirt. With beast hides padded inside her underwear, there was no sign of anything unusual now.