Chapter 779 Midwifery
The wolf king howled urgently. Lin Yuesha mustered her courage and got off the carriage, and saw a ring of blood around the wolf king's neck.
"Sister Yue Sha, I'm here."
Xiao Qi stood to the side protecting Lin Yuesha and said, "The grassland wolves are very intelligent. The fact that they are not attacking suggests that they have come to call for help."
Among the group, the Wolf King chose Lin Yuesha.
"The Wolf King wouldn't have such good judgment, would he?"
Lin Yuesha trembled. The wolf king was different from the husky; its opening was deadly.
Besides, just now the wolf king howled, and a hundred or so wolves followed suit—what a spectacular sight that was!
"Miss Lin, I'll go with you."
Lianqiao got off the carriage, carrying a medicine box, and followed behind Lin Yuesha.
Since the wolf pack's goal is not to eat people, and they will not act after receiving help, the steppe wolves are not cunning; on the contrary, they are very loyal.
"No, that's too dangerous. I'd better go check it out first."
If something goes wrong, at least the pockmarked man can safely take her away, but if it's Lianqiao, there's more uncertainty.
“I have experience.”
Lian Qiao sighed. Years ago, when she escaped from the mine, she had also encountered a wolf. Just now, a wolf ran out of the pack, which gave Lian Qiao even more certainty.
As soon as Lianqiao finished speaking, the wolf in the group howled twice and pounced on her.
Just when everyone thought she was about to be bitten on the neck, they realized that the wolf had simply patted Lianqiao with its paw, looking quite excited.
"It's the little wolf I saved. It had a patch of white fur resembling a cloud near its ear, and now it's all grown up."
Lianqiao was delighted and stroked the wolf's head. The wolf showed no signs of attacking and was even more docile than a big dog.
Lin Yuesha and the others were stunned, and their tension immediately eased.
"Then let's go together."
Lin Yuesha took some medicine and gauze from the carriage and followed behind Lian Qiao.
"Miss, I'll go too."
Bai Cha was so frightened she almost died. She stood up tremblingly and mustered her courage to speak.
"White Tea, you stay here. The fewer people, the better."
Lin Yuesha waved her hand, resolutely refusing to bring Bai Cha along.
"Please take me with you. In case the wolves want to eat people, at least I'll have some meat."
Bai Cha pinched her arm and said firmly.
She was the young lady's maid, and at this moment she couldn't just watch her mistress risk her life. Even if she wasn't of much use, she could at least be food for the wolves and buy time for her mistress.
"Let Bai Cha come along and help out."
Since Lianqiao couldn't figure out why the wolves had come to her door, it was necessary to bring an extra person.
The group followed the wolf pack, with Lin Yuesha escorted in the middle. She instantly felt as if she were walking on a flower-lined path, thinking that she might never have such a dazzling moment in her life.
After walking two miles, there was a cave. The wolf king led the way, and after entering the cave, Lin Yuesha finally understood.
There was a sheep lying on the ground, killed by the beast, but the mother wolf lying next to it couldn't eat it. Her belly was huge, and she kept groaning.
"The mother wolf is pregnant and is probably having a difficult labor, so the wolf king asked us to come and help."
Lianqiao stepped forward to assess the situation and saw that the wolf king was still watching her warily, making it impossible for her to make a move.
"Since you've brought us here, you have no other choice but to trust us."
To show her sincerity, Lin Yuesha walked up to the wolf king and promised, "We'll help you."
They should try their best to help, because if the mother wolf dies in childbirth, they'll have to run away.
Right now, Lin Yuesha didn't dare to have any more wild thoughts. She wasn't a doctor, so she could only assist Lian Qiao.
"Judging from this, the mother wolf is weak and about to die."
Lianqiao touched the mother wolf's belly with her hand, and a small section of the wolf's leg was already showing. If she kept holding it in like this, the wolf cubs would not survive.
"I have some goji berry and brown sugar water in my bag, I can give the mother wolf some to drink to replenish her strength."
Lin Yuesha wasn't sure if it would work, but seeing that the mother wolf was exhausted and dehydrated, she decided to give her water first.
As a last resort, she had no choice but to try anything, as she had no experience in childbirth and relied entirely on Lianqiao for guidance.
"I'll massage the mother wolf's belly first, but given her current condition, it'll be difficult for her to give birth smoothly."
Lianqiao observed the situation calmly, while Baicha built a fire nearby, keeping the fire away from the mother wolf because wolves are afraid of fire.
The brown sugar water seemed to have some effect; the mother wolf seemed more energetic than before and let Lianqiao do as she pleased.
After watching for a while, the wolf king retreated back into the cave and paced back and forth restlessly.
After about an hour, Lianqiao finally positioned the mother wolf in the womb correctly. However, despite the mother wolf's repeated efforts, the wolf cub's head remained stuck in the middle and could not come out.
"No, we can't afford to delay."
Lian Qiao looked at Lin Yuesha and suggested that they cut open the mother wolf's birth canal a little to allow her to give birth smoothly.
“I see there’s snow outside. I’ll get some to help the mother wolf relieve her pain. I’ll make it.”
Lin Yuesha wiped the sweat from her brow with her sleeve. At this crucial moment, she couldn't afford to falter. Lian Qiao had done a great job; only the final steps remained.
With the snow water relieving her pain, the mother wolf didn't struggle much. Lin Yuesha cut open her birth canal, and the first wolf cub was quickly born.
"Four in total!"
The four wolf cubs were crying for their mother with their eyes closed. The mother wolf had fallen into a deep sleep from exhaustion. Lin Yuesha took advantage of this moment to stitch up the mother wolf's wounds and apply hemostatic medicine.
Upon seeing this, the wolf king quickly stepped forward and licked the wolf cubs, then knelt on one knee to express his gratitude to Lin Yuesha, Lian Qiao, and the others.
After a whole night of commotion, by the time Lin Yuesha emerged from the cave, the eastern sky was already beginning to lighten.
The wolf king guarded the mother wolf and the newborn wolf cubs, only taking the group to the cave entrance. Then, the wolf that Lianqiao had once saved carried deer antlers, and they hunted a deer as a gift.
Having not slept a wink all night, Lin Yuesha was wide awake. When the wolf brought her back, everyone was in an uproar.
"We're rich! We're rich! A male deer, antlers, deer velvet, deer penis, deer kidney, deer blood—all highly nutritious!"
Lian Qiao was busy preparing the deer, while Yang Qing and the others were exhausted after a tense night. They decided to set off again in the afternoon.
Lin Yuesha took a nap, and when she woke up, the sun was already setting.
“Miss, you didn’t see that scene. When we left, the wolf pack brought us more than a dozen wild goats. Chief Yang said it was the wolf king repaying a debt of gratitude, and he accepted them all.”
If the cavalry hadn't been afraid of the wolves, the wolves would have gotten a little closer.
Xiaohe excitedly gossiped, saying that such a grand occasion was a once-in-a-century event, and she still hadn't quite come to her senses, thinking she had been sleepwalking last night.
"The weather's nice today, no wind tonight, let's roast some venison!"
Lin Yuesha made the decision; there were many of them, and the roasted venison plus a whole roasted lamb would be just enough to share.
"Miss, Young Master Qi said you could have some fruit wine."
When Bai Cha relayed the message, everyone was very excited.
"Huh? Why did he suddenly agree to let me drink?"
Lin Yuesha has a criminal record, so she doesn't dare to be too outrageous.
"Young Master Qi said that we will be family sooner or later, so you don't need to worry about it too much."
Bai Cha covered her mouth, while the pockmarked man probably hoped his young mistress would drink too much and then be taken advantage of.
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