It's time to give birth
Fu Ying naturally had no time to care about what Lai Shiba was thinking.
After making the decision, he immediately prepared some prey for Qinglan and asked him to take away some thick animal skins. After being prepared, Qinglan left the Black Crocodile Swamp that night and rushed towards the Frost Plain Tribe.
For the next two days, Fu Ying was like fragile crystal, being closely watched by Danyue, unable to leave his sight.
Apart from eating, drinking, defecating, urinating and sleeping, she also does prenatal education for the cub, fertilizes the moonflower and exposes it to the moonlight. Occasionally, she holds it and whispers to it. The leaves stretch out and occasionally rub her fingertips lightly, as if responding, but she doesn't know what to do to get back.
Tanyue's gentle gaze always follows him like a shadow.
As for the other males, they were all busy.
Fu Ying's partners are all capable people. As the cold season is approaching, they have a clear division of labor and each performs their duties.
Some went out to patrol the territory to ensure the safety of the Black Crocodile Swamp, some went deep into the dense forest to prepare more prey and store enough food before the end of the hunting season, and some were responsible for collecting firewood. A high pile of firewood was piled up in the yard. This was all instructed by Fuying. Others stayed in the tribe to take care of the cubs and handle some other trivial matters.
Everything is in order, everything has been prepared, and we are just waiting for the winter season to come.
As the days passed, the cold wind began to rise and the weather became colder and colder.
However, the first snow did not fall and Qinglan never returned.
That day, Fu Ying leaned on a rattan chair under the eaves, her fingertips lightly tapping the armrests, her bulging belly covered with a soft and fluffy animal skin. She looked at the rustling bamboo leaves. The cold wind blew past, making the shell ornaments on the eaves make a slight sound.
The brazier set up nearby was crackling, and the sweet aroma of caramel filled the cold air.
Danyue knelt on one knee beside the ash basin, his long blue hair hanging down on his shoulders. He used the tongs in his hand to dig out the sweet potatoes inside. He carefully peeled off the skin that was overflowing with syrup, revealing the golden and translucent sweet potato flesh inside, like honey.
"Eat it while it's hot." Tanyue handed the roasted sweet potato to Fuying's lips, and the dancing flames were reflected in her light blue pupils.
When his eyes swept over her round belly, his brows frowned almost imperceptibly. The cub that was supposed to be born had not moved.
Outside the bamboo eaves, the dark gray clouds are heavy. I guess the first snow will fall in the next few days.
Fuying rocked the rocking chair gently, and fallen leaves swirled and landed at her feet. The sweet and smooth taste of roasted sweet potatoes was crushed between her teeth. With her handsome and handsome husband by her side, the biting cold wind seemed to be a backdrop.
I wouldn’t trade this day for anything, even for a god. I’m kind of reluctant to leave.
She blinked, turned her head to look at Danyue, and met his smiling eyes: "I want to hear you sing."
A gentle aura emanated from Tan Yue's brows, and she curved her lips into a smile that sparkled, "Okay."
He opened his thin lips slightly, and a melodious tune flowed from his throat, like a handful of warm honey wine, turning the biting cold wind into lingering warmth. Fu Ying looked at his delicate profile and couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips.
The singing stopped abruptly.
Fu Ying gripped the armrests of the rattan chair tightly, and a stream of heat surged from under his body, soaking the soft animal skin in an instant.
She sat up, glanced down, and said calmly to the pale-faced Tan Yue, "She's about to give birth."
Hearing this, the ferret that had been hiding in Fuying's waist bag poked its head out and jumped out with a "whoosh". It squatted quietly in the corridor, staring at her round belly, but just looked at it without making any noise.
The tongs in Danyue's hand fell to the ground with a clang, and her face turned pale.
It was his first time being a father. When he saw Fu Ying covering his bulging belly with cold sweat dripping down his forehead, he was completely panicked.
Fu Ying took a deep breath, frowned and said, "Go to the sea."
Danyue woke up as if from a dream, picked up the person and ran to the beach not far from the bamboo building. His blue hair fluttered in the wind, and every suppressed gasp of his partner in his arms made his heart ache.
"Aying, can you still change your human form?" Tanyue stared at Fuying, whose brows were furrowed and whose lips were pale due to the pain. Her fingers were trembling a little and her voice was extremely hoarse. Her light blue pupils were stained with a bit of blood due to panic.
Fu Ying brushed his tense jaw with her fingertips and whispered softly, "Go into the sea."
Danyue pursed her thin lips, as if suppressing strong emotions.
“Crash—”
At the moment the waves splashed, Danyue hugged her tightly in his arms and jumped into the sea.
The moment it was wrapped by the water, the crimson scales on Fuying's lower body gradually opened up, and its crimson fish tail was like a cluster of flames.
She tilted her neck back, her long hair flowing in the water like seaweed. Her lips were slightly parted, her brows were tightly furrowed, the pain made her body spasm a little, all the noise on the land suddenly faded away, leaving only the sound of Danyue's breathing.
On the shore, the snow ferret looked at a wisp of blood-stained silver sand, and its dark eyes moved.
The ocean current swirled gently, and Danyue swam to her side like a flash of azure lightning. His strong and powerful arms firmly held Fuying's waist. His fish tail stirred up tiny waves, and his azure scales shone with a cool light in the sea water.
Fuying rested his forehead against Danyue's neck, his lower lip bitten until it turned white.
The contractions in the abdomen became more and more intense, but the cub was unwilling to come out.
Tanyue was trembling all over, her tail swaying slightly, but she didn't know how to comfort her partner. She could only put her trembling fingertips on her tense abdomen and stroke it gently, hoping that the little one would stop tormenting her mother.
Things don't always go as planned.
During the anxious wait, the sea water temperature dropped suddenly.
Danyue suddenly raised her head, and her light blue pupils shrank into a thin line in the undercurrent.
The originally clear sea surface was now dark. The white snowflakes disappeared instantly when they touched the water. Over time, the entire sea water was soaked in a biting cold.
"It's snowing." There was a slight tremor in Danyue's voice. He held Fuying tighter with his arms. His long light blue eyelashes were stained with fine water droplets, and it was hard to tell whether it was sea water or something else.
Mermaid cubs are most afraid of the cold, especially at this critical moment.
"Be good, come out quickly..." Tan Yue coaxed in a low voice, her voice becoming more and more beautiful in the sea water, but the ending tone was extremely panicked.
His delicate cheeks were filled with anxiety, the corners of his eyes were red, and gradually, the rhythm of his tail fin's movement became disordered.
Fu Ying's body trembled slightly, and hot and sticky blood oozed out from between his crimson scales, forming a faint red mist in the sea water.
Her pale lips moved, and she uttered softly, "It's snowing, and Qinglan hasn't come back yet."
Tan Yue clasped her neck with his palm and lowered his head to rest his hand on her cold forehead: "He will be back when the cub is born."
The shadows of snow falling on the sea surface are becoming more and more dense, and the sea water is cooling down at a terrifying rate.
Tan Yue's azure tail swung violently: "A Ying, I want to take you to the bottom of the sea. The warm current there can protect the cub."
Fu Ying nodded, looked up at the sea, pinched his fingertips, and a ray of light suddenly broke through the water.
Danyue held her tightly in his arms, and his fish tail stirred up a torrent of water, carrying her through the waterway and swimming quickly into the deep sea. His azure hair spread out in the water, a hint of crimson appeared at the corners of his eyes, and his chest was filled with an unprecedented anxiety.
The warm current from the seabed gradually came, but Danyue still felt it was not fast enough.
Fu Ying nestled in his arms, and every painful gasp was like a sharp blade cutting into his heart.
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