"We'll go down first," Shu Yue said, speechless. Didn't Miao Xiaocui know her own condition? After finally getting pregnant, she should be resting and nurturing the baby!
Miao Xiaocui, hunched over in pain and unable to walk, was carried down by her mate. The pulse-taking was also done while she was being held.
Shu Yue's medical skills had improved greatly over the years. Though not as skilled as her elder sister, she was capable of handling things on her own.
The result was as she had predicted: a sign of miscarriage due to a collision.
She couldn't help but scold, "Your body is different from other females. You only got pregnant after much difficulty. If you rest well, you can give birth smoothly, but you insisted on... You're only two months pregnant, the fetus isn't stable yet! Once the baby is born, there will be plenty of time later!"
"Now look, there are signs of miscarriage. I happen to have my silver needles with me, so I'll give you a few to stabilize it. You shouldn't move right now. It's best to find a place to lie down and rest for half a day before going back."
Miao Xiaocui's face turned pale then red from the scolding. She couldn't bear to hear the word "miscarriage" and excitedly grabbed Shu Yue's hand, "Shu Yue, you must help me save the child! I'll listen to you from now on and never act recklessly again!"
Shu Yue shook her head, speechless, "If you act recklessly again, the child really won't be saved!"
She had no idea about her own condition.
Shu Yue took out the silver needles she carried and helped stabilize her pulse. Wen Te, on the side, was scolding the other males, saying that if a male's impatience caused a female to miscarry, they would be scorned!
The three males, excluding Yin Xiao, were so reprimanded that they didn't dare to say a word. They all lowered their heads, blushing, and promised never to do it again. They usually didn't feel their mates were weak, and with the nourishment of the Snow Crystal Fruit, they hadn't expected them to be so fragile!
Miao Xiaocui, lying on the ground, also felt her face burn with shame. As a woman and one of the parties involved, having such a matter publicized was unbearable for anyone with a shred of shame.
Shu Yue, while applying the needles, sensed her emotional fluctuation. She turned to Wen Te and said, "Wen Te, don't scold them anymore. They'll know better next time."
"Alright, I won't scold them. As long as they know themselves!" Wen Te finished scolding the two ignorant males and walked a little further away, not looking at Miao Xiaocui's exposed abdomen on the ground.
The scolded males looked at Shu Yue with gratitude. Wen Te's mate was too good!
"Cui, Shu Yue said you need to lie still. We'll stay here a bit longer. If you want to eat anything later, I'll go find it for you," Yin Xiao said with concern.
Miao Xiaocui thought for a moment and said, "I want to drink fish soup."
One of her mates said, "But we didn't bring a pot."
Pregnant women are sometimes very strange. Either they lose their appetite or they crave certain foods and must have them immediately.
Now, Miao Xiaocui wanted fish soup. The roasted meat she had eaten earlier was a bit greasy, and she hadn't eaten much. The thought of fish soup made her particularly hungry.
She said unhappily, "Go find a pot! I want to drink fish soup now, I'm hungry."
As she spoke, her stomach actually rumbled.
There was no other choice. Yin Xiao said, "I'll figure out a way to get a pot. Who will go catch fish?"
Two males eagerly volunteered, "We will, we will!"
It was perfect. One would catch fish, one would gather firewood, and the remaining one would stay to guard Miao Xiaocui.
Shu Yue and Wen Te couldn't leave either, as Shu Yue needed to remove the needles before they could go.
The advantage of having many mates was fully demonstrated, with clear division of labor that didn't delay anything.
While waiting, Shu Yue wanted to walk further away, but Miao Xiaocui grabbed her hand and pleaded, "Shu Yue, stay by my side. I'll panic if you leave."
If she felt any pain again, having Shu Yue there would give her some peace of mind.
Shu Yue: "..."
The remaining mate, guessing that Shu Yue might be uncomfortable with him present, quietly moved away to chat with Wen Te.
Seeing this, Shu Yue had no choice but to find a stone to sit on beside Miao Xiaocui and wait. They weren't close, so there wasn't much to say, and they just sat there awkwardly.
One looked up at the sky, the other looked down and played with the dirt, neither bothering the other.
Due to limited conditions, Miao Xiaocui was only lying on a beast skin, with thick dry grass underneath, and the ground beneath the grass.
Miao Xiaocui closed her eyes to rest, not daring to move with needles in her body. Suddenly, she felt something moving beneath her, like small insects, which made her feel disgusted and she opened her eyes.
Just as the time was almost up and Shu Yue was about to remove the needles, Miao Xiaocui had to suppress her urge and wait for her to finish before having her mate remove the insects.
Shu Yue, unaware of the insects below, was putting away the needles one by one when Miao Xiaocui suddenly screamed and jumped up, "Ah! There's a snake!"
Miao Xiaocui, terrified, lunged onto Shu Yue. Shu Yue was squatting down to put away the silver needles, and being suddenly pounced on, she was knocked to the ground. The needles in her hand were pushed further into her arm by the other person!
"Hiss!" Shu Yue's face turned pale from the pain.
Miao Xiaocui scrambled off her with hands and feet, shouting, "Da Ming, come quickly, there's a snake!"
As for the silver needle, due to Miao Xiaocui, it went even deeper into her arm. In pain, Shu Yue instinctively used her good hand to push Miao Xiaocui aside. Coincidentally, Miao Xiaocui was pushed into the stone she had just been sitting on. The force was considerable, and Miao Xiaocui's back hit the stone hard, causing her to gasp in pain.
The centipede that emerged from the ground was excited. Smelling the scent of food, it bit without hesitation. A sharp scream was heard, and the nearly half-meter-long centipede was decapitated and thrown away.
Miao Xiaocui had already been bitten. Her mate, Da Ming, threw the centipede away and quickly checked the bite mark.
On the other side, Shu Yue was held by Wen Te, who helped her press on the bleeding wound as the silver needle was pulled out.
Miao Xiaocui clutched her stomach, cold sweat beading on her forehead from the pain. "It hurts! Da Ming, it hurts so much!"
The centipede had bitten her thigh. The area around the wound quickly turned purple and black, spreading outwards. The centipede was venomous, and its venom was quite potent!
Shu Yue was startled by this. Forgetting her bleeding arm, she frantically used her silver needles to help stop the spread of the venom, "Quick, Da Ming, go find the antidote grass!"
Miao Xiaocui was already delirious from the poison. In her hazy state, she saw many faces shifting, and finally lost consciousness.
After she fainted, Wen Te found the antidote grass and had Da Ming chew it and feed it to her, while Shu Yue expelled the poisoned blood.
After consuming four or five plants, until the black blood flowing out gradually turned bright red, her bleeding was stopped. By this time, Shu Yue's arm had also stopped bleeding, leaving a conspicuous scab.
The poison was neutralized, but the few people looked in silence at the blood on Miao Xiaocui's pants. After all this commotion, the child could not be saved.
Yin Xiao and the others returned. Da Ming described the situation, and they were all heartbroken to hear it, but felt fortunate that the person was safe.
Yin Xiao questioned Da Ming, "Why didn't you check properly before letting Cui lie down!"
Da Ming defended himself, "I did check. I thought everything was cleaned properly. How could there still be a multi-legged insect!"