Mu Youran slept in late before getting up, and if she hadn't heard Ma Sizi's voice, she would have forgotten about it.

She smiled at him sheepishly and said, "Wait a moment, I'll wash up!"

Ma Sizi waved her hand and squatted back down.

At this moment, the priestess ran over shakily: "You Ran, I've come to see you."

Mu Youran had just finished washing her face when the witch came over.

"What brings you here, priestess?"

The witch immediately used her magic to examine her body as soon as she entered, and her brows furrowed instantly.

Why has your baby stopped growing?

Upon hearing this, Mu Youran's heart tightened. She then realized that she was already several months pregnant, but her belly had remained flat.

At first, it was just growing slowly, but now it has stopped growing altogether!

"How could this be? I eat a lot every day."

The priestess looked at her sunken eye sockets and noticed that she had lost a lot of weight.

"When we orcs are pregnant, if the baby has a strong ability, it will need a lot of energy from the mother."

"I suspect your baby isn't getting enough energy, which is limiting his growth."

"Is he in danger?" This was what You Ran was most worried about.

Although she kept saying she didn't want to have a baby too early, now that he's here, she's determined to give birth to him.

What if he is my and Huang Yu's child?

The priestess shook her head: "No, that's not the case. It's just that if he doesn't come out, you won't be able to get pregnant in the future. Besides, it's not good for him to stay in your belly for a long time."

Speaking of energy, Mu Youran suddenly remembered that she had been very interested in monster meat these past few days, perhaps because monsters contain energy.

"Does that mean I can eat monster meat?"

Upon hearing this, the witch perked up. Everyone knew that the flesh of magical beasts contained energy, but the magical beasts were too powerful, and ordinary orcs could not kill them by themselves.

But You Ran's partner is no ordinary beastman. Not to mention a sky overlord like Ying Yao, even a strength-type beastman like Luo Bai can kill an ordinary magical beast by himself.

This was something she, as a priestess, hadn't expected.

"Yes, you can eat more monster meat, and it would be even better if you ate some blue crystals."

"Kyanite?"

Mu Youran was somewhat reluctant. The magical beasts with blue crystals were all very powerful, and she didn't want Luo Bai and Ying Yao to take the risk.

"Then forget it. I'm already quite content eating monster meat."

Seeing that she looked worried, the priestess naturally knew what she was thinking.

Luo Bai and Ying Yao are both good males and good partners, so it's normal for You Ran to feel sorry for them. However, she has given her method, and whether or not to use it is not something she, as an outsider, can control.

But she came over for more than just this one thing; she had other matters to discuss with her.

But now that he sees You Ran looking extremely thin and in trouble, he doesn't know whether he should speak up or not.

But she's old and can't run anymore, so she can only place her hopes on You Ran, who often goes out.

Seeing the witch sitting to the side looking hesitant, Mu Youran asked, "Witch, is there something you need from me?"

The priestess raised her cloudy eyes and looked at You Ran's face, speaking with a hint of helplessness.

"I wanted to ask if you saw Eileen when you went out this time."

"She's a female, and she just suddenly disappeared. I'm very worried!"

Mu Youran felt very uncomfortable whenever Eileen was mentioned, but the witch was not wrong. As a mother, it was normal for her to worry about her child.

Didn't she notice Eileen's sudden change?

That's impossible. After all, they are mother and child. She couldn't possibly not know if her child suddenly changed, especially since she's a witch!

Whether she believed it or not was another matter entirely, and it was something she couldn't say anything about.

"Did you ask Lei Yi and Ying Xiao? They should know."

The witch shook her head: "I asked, and they only said that Eileen was with that Rat Ming from Beast King City that night, and they don't know anything after that."

At this point, the witch raised her head: "But given Eileen's personality, she wouldn't even look at that male named Shuming."

Judging from her taste in choosing a mate, she prefers good-looking males, who are also at least strong!

As for that rat Ming, neither his appearance nor his strength appealed to Eileen.

So the witch never imagined that Eileen would go with Shuming, and just thought that she was throwing a tantrum and hiding away.

After all, she had a bad relationship with many females in the tribe before, and had completely offended You Ran and Wu Yun.

Mu Youran gave a barely perceptible sneer.

"That's not necessarily true. They've already mated, so why wouldn't they be interested in each other?"

"I didn't run into her when I went out this time, nor did I hear any news about her."

Upon hearing this, the priestess's spirits visibly waned, her gray hair was tied back with animal sinew, and her eyes became increasingly cloudy.

"I was just asking."

As she spoke, she stood up shakily and was about to walk out.

Mu Youran's eyes stung with tears. The poor witch loved her daughter dearly, but she didn't know that Eileen was no longer the Eileen she used to be.

"Witch, don't worry. No news is probably good news. It means she should be safe and sound somewhere."

The priestess gave her a kind smile: "Thank you, Youran, thank you for comforting me."

After saying that, she turned around and slowly left the cave. She knew You Ran meant well, but what she said was both right and wrong.

Just outside the tribe lies the forest, teeming with wild animals. In fact, often, the lack of news is the most terrifying thing.

Those man-eating beasts don't spit out bones after eating people.

All these words fell into Ma Sizi's ears, who was squatting at the cave entrance waiting for someone.

When You Ran came out, she gave an embarrassed smile.

He really didn't expect You Ran to be pregnant, and with a baby that requires a lot of energy.

If he had known, he would never have come here so early in the morning to block people.

"Why don't you rest a bit more? There's no rush to make the clothes."

Mu Youran smiled and led him to the nearby Phoenix Feather Cave.

"It's alright, take out what you brought and let me see it."

Seeing that she was about to start, Masuko immediately ran back and brought all her things over.

A huge pile of silk was stacked on the table.

"It's all here!"

Mu Youran counted them and found there were three bolts of silk, which was clearly the maximum amount Ma Lin could produce.

It's a pity that they're all the same color, which is quite monotonous.