The blood flowed in such a way that even a male would have passed out from the strain, yet this person seemed unaffected?
The tribesmen saw this but dared not ask. If Reite wasn't worried, why should they be?
Baron's peripheral vision kept darting towards Shuxin, wondering if he should have the shaman take a look.
Speaking of the shaman, he scanned the crowd and then realized something was amiss. "Why isn't the shaman here?"
Hu Mao quickly replied, "Chieftain, you forgot? Aqiang's female is about to give birth. The shaman and Yiyi are at Aqiang's house helping Chunhua with the delivery."
Baron then remembered and asked curiously, "It's been so long, why hasn't the baby come out yet?"
Hu Mao shook his head. "I don't know."
Then his eyes lit up. "Hey, Chieftain, look, Yiyi is coming."
Baron turned and saw Yiyi running over with a troubled expression. The tribesmen inquired, "Yiyi, has Chunhua given birth?"
Yiyi shook her head with a grim expression. "Chunhua's condition isn't good. My mother said Chunhua is carrying a female, but the baby is in a breech position, showing signs of difficult labor."
"Then, what can be done!" The tribesmen showed worried expressions.
Yiyi sighed. "My mother will try to save Chunhua, but I can't guarantee the baby."
Baron's heart sank. The news of a female in difficult labor was the last thing he wanted to hear. "You all eat here first, I'll go to Aqiang's."
Lan Hua said, "I'll go with you."
Baron glanced at her. "Alright."
"We're going too." Hu Sha and Xing couldn't be left behind.
Seeing them go, the other tribesmen wanted to follow, but Baron stopped them. "You going won't help, and it will only make Aqiang feel worse. Wait here!"
There was nothing they could do. Since the chieftain had spoken, they obediently stayed put.
As the chieftain and the other three left, the remaining tribesmen asked Yiyi for more details. Shuxin, unnoticed, was in an internal struggle.
Reite noticed her distraction, thinking she was feeling unwell, and asked with concern, "Xin'er, are you feeling unwell?"
Shuxin shook her head and hesitated, "I'm not unwell, I want to go see the birthing female."
Shuyue, who was close to her, heard her say this, and her eyes flashed with a complex light. "Sister, you want to help that female give birth?"
Shuxin continued to shake her head. "I haven't helped with a birth before, I just want to observe and gain experience, so when you give birth, I won't panic."
"..." Shuyue was touched. So her sister was thinking of her.
"Then let's go see together. What if I'm also carrying a female? I can get used to it in advance..." Honestly, she was a little scared.
Shuxin glanced at her. "Can you do it? Don't chicken out when the time comes."
"..."
Reite, listening to the sisters' conversation, asked weakly from the side, "Xin'er, you know how to deliver babies?"
Shuxin's voice was faint. "No, but I'm a doctor."
"What is a doctor?"
Shuyue explained, "A doctor can treat people and knows medical skills."
This sentence was overheard by Yiyi, who was walking over. Upon hearing that Shuxin knew medicine, her eyes widened in surprise. "Shuxin, you know medicine too?"
Shuxin said calmly, "I know a little."
Yiyi's eyes flickered, and she said with surprise, "It's great that you know medicine! Chunhua is having a difficult labor, can you go and take a look?"
"..." Shuxin looked at her calmly, not answering immediately.
Shuyue frowned. What did this Yiyi mean?
"I only know a little. What I know is not as good as the shaman's, but I can go and take a look, and learn from the shaman," Shuxin said politely.
Shuyue also had a good reason. She said with a smile, "This is my first pregnancy too, and I don't know anything. I'll go see how others give birth first, so I won't be afraid when it's my turn."
With their valid reasons, Yiyi had nothing to say. Wente had already picked up Shuyue. "If you want to see, let's go. I'll prepare myself too."
Having been carried many times, she was already accustomed to being watched, and the word "awkward" would gradually distance itself from her…
"Sister, let's go~"
"Mm, okay." Shuxin couldn't, she wasn't used to being watched by too many people. She urged Reite to run faster!
"Reite, let's go home and get something first." She went back to the cave to get her black backpack, which contained her medical kit and tablet, which might be useful later.
Yiyi, left behind: "..."
She watched the figure of Reite carrying the female fly away, a gentle smile on her face, but her fingernails dug into her palm, unnoticed by anyone. After some hesitation, she followed.
Some males wanted to escort her, but she politely declined. She was not like those incompetent females in the tribe.
...
...
Before they even reached Aqiang's tent, they heard the female's pained cries. The chieftain and the others were standing outside the tent. Aqiang was squatting at the entrance, looking anxiously inside.
Seeing them run over, Baron asked, "Why did you come?"
Wente said, "Yueyue wanted to see how Chunhua was giving birth, to be mentally prepared."
As soon as he finished speaking, Chunhua let out a heart-wrenching scream from inside the tent, "Ah! Shaman, you must save my child!"
Shuyue's heart trembled upon hearing this. Was it that painful?
Wente was also startled. Chunhua inside the tent continued to cry out in pain, her voice sometimes sharp and piercing, sometimes weak and feeble.
Aqiang outside the tent was suffering, kneeling outside and praying to the beast god to protect his female and child.
At this moment, the shaman walked out, his face grim. "Aqiang, Chunhua is failing, and the baby cannot be saved. You see..."
Aqiang was stunned for a moment, then let out a mournful roar, "Shaman, please save her! I don't want the child anymore, please save Chunhua's life!"
The shaman could not guarantee anything, only saying, "I will do my best."
While they were talking, Shuxin asked Reite to release her and walked past the shaman, entering the tent.
"..." The shaman reacted too slowly, watching the person pass by her, feeling somewhat bewildered, not knowing what she was going in for.
Everyone else had also seen it, but Shuxin entered so naturally that they were momentarily stunned.
Shuxin had already checked the pulse inside when the shaman reacted and shouted, "Reite's female, what are you going in for? Childbirth is not something young females like you should witness!"
Shuxin looked at the shaman who was quickly walking in and said calmly, "Chunhua can still be saved. I can try to save her. Both mother and daughter are suffocating. Don't any of you come in, and don't block the tent opening, it affects ventilation."
"Reite, help me pull the shaman out. Don't let anyone in."
Her voice, devoid of any emotional fluctuation, stunned the shaman. Just as she was about to tell them not to mess around, Reite pulled her out...
"Reite! Are you going to mess around with your female?!" The shaman scolded angrily.
Reite awkwardly ran his hand through his hair, not knowing why he had instinctively done as he was told.