After eating and replenishing its strength, the snow wolf was able to exert its strength again. With Shen Miao's help, more and more of the wolf cub's body appeared on the outside.
"Great, just a little more effort and you'll be done giving birth soon."
Shen Miao was so happy that she forgot it was a female wolf, not a human, and used all the encouragement she would give to a human on the female wolf.
However, the female wolf was ultimately too badly injured and exhausted. Her head drooped down, and she lay on the ground.
"Don't stop, think about your baby."
Shen Miao was extremely anxious, but Xue Lang just looked at her sadly, his eyes glistening with tears, as if he was about to cry at any moment.
Oh dear, Shen Miao jumped up and ran over, catching the wolf cub whose upper body had already fallen outside with her bare hands. With a forceful pull, she dragged the wolf cub out.
Upon seeing the cub land safely, the snow wolf's entire body went limp on the ground, only its eyes still fixed on its cub.
Shen Miao carried the wolf cub to it, bent down to show it, and said, "Your cub has landed safely, you can rest assured now."
The snow wolf's gaze was incredibly gentle. It stuck out its tongue and licked the cub's body, then extended a front paw and gently pushed the cub towards Shen Miao.
"You want to give the baby to me?" Shen Miao guessed.
The snow wolf's eyes were filled with pleading.
Shen Miao felt a little conflicted. She nodded and said, "I promise you, I will take the wolf cub back."
After saying this, the snow wolf peacefully closed its eyes.
Shen Miao felt a little uneasy, but only for a moment. She had been out for too long and had to hurry back.
Thinking of this, she took off the basket on her back, poured out some mushrooms, and put the wolf cub in. The wolf cub whimpered, as if it was hungry. She took out some milk from the shelf, and the wolf cub closed its eyes and gulped down most of it.
It must be said that there is a big difference between wolf cubs and human cubs. If it were a human baby, things would be in trouble now.
After the wolf cub finished drinking, it fell fast asleep.
Shen Miao placed the wolf cub in the basket on her back, climbed up the vines, put the basket down first, then went down again and dragged the female snow wolf's carcass up.
She hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to take the snow wolf carcass back. In this world where food and clothing were scarce, how could she leave such readily available meat untouched? That would be a sin against the heavens.
When Shen Miao dragged the snow wolf back to the tribe, the whole tribe was in an uproar. Everyone ran out to watch. Many people had never seen a snow wolf before. They circled the snow wolf and marveled at it.
"It really is a Snow Wolf Amulet. Shen Miao's luck is just too good."
“I’ve heard that many snow wolves have beast crystals in their bodies. This one is a female wolf, so it must have some in its body. Shen Miao has really hit the jackpot.”
"We'll know whether we cut open its belly or not."
Shen Miao originally didn't want to make a fuss, but with so many people watching so eagerly, she had no choice but to agree to dissect the snow wolf on the spot.
Some orcs offered to do it for her, but Shen Miao refused and took the knife herself. Her skillful knife work drew sighs of admiration from the crowd.
The orc who had offered to do it was now completely convinced. Shen Miao's swordsmanship was no worse than his, and perhaps even more precise. His hand holding the stone knife was incredibly steady.
Almost no females in the entire tribe can do this.
Those who were jealous of Shen Miao's success in hunting the snow wolf have now given up their ambitions.
Shen Miao was unaware of what everyone was thinking, and even if she did, she wouldn't care. She swiftly disemboweled the snow wolf and rummaged through its bloody belly.
She didn't know what beast crystals looked like, and was a little confused when she touched a round object, but the people around her had already burst into a gasp.
"There really is a beast crystal! Quick, take a look, what quality is it?"
Shen Miao was speechless. These people seemed even more anxious than she was, as if they wanted to rush up and appraise it for her.
The so-called beast crystal was covered in blood. Shen Miao casually wiped it clean on the snow wolf's white fur, and instantly, a crystal clear bead appeared before her eyes.
This bead is so beautiful! It's completely translucent, and it even seems to glow. Wait, why are there red blood streaks inside the bead? Shen Miao leaned closer to take a look, and the blood streaks were still there.
"Red streaks represent the quality of the beast crystal, as do cyan, blue, and so on. This means that your bead is of red quality, a top-grade beast crystal." An experienced old beastman couldn't help but explain, his tone full of envy. Even he had to admit that Shen Miao really had a lot of good luck.
"Oh." Shen Miao finally understood, and then she stuffed the beast crystal into the animal skin bag.
She was determined to keep such a wonderful item safe and bring it back to Qingchen so that he could be happy too.
Everyone wanted to take another look at the beast crystal, but Shen Miao waved her hand with a smile: "It's getting late, everyone go back and eat. My Qingchen and the babies are still waiting for me, so I won't chat with you anymore."
After saying that, he dragged the snow wolf's corpse away without looking back.
From afar, Shen Miao saw several small figures at the entrance of the wooden house and quickened her pace.
"Mother!"
When the cubs saw her, they ran over to her. Shen Miao was exhausted, but the cubs' welcome made her feel like she could go and fight another snow wolf.
Surrounded by her cubs, Shen Miao returned home and took a sleeping wolf cub out of her basket.
The kids' eyes lit up instantly.
"Mom, what is this?" Sanbao asked excitedly.
“This is a snow wolf cub. Its mother fell into the trap I dug and died. There was no one to take care of this cub, so I brought it back.”
Little Sibao said eagerly, "Mother, can I have it? I can take care of it."
Shen Miao's gaze swept over the children, almost all of whom looked pleading, including Da Bao.
He couldn't help but chuckle and handed the wolf cub over, saying, "Sure, I brought it back for you anyway."
The wolf cub hasn't grown any teeth yet and isn't very aggressive, so Shen Miaoneng can confidently entrust it to the cubs.
The cubs were overjoyed to have a wolf cub. The wolf cub was woken up by the noise and let out a few soft howls. The cubs put it on the ground, and it waddled along with its limp legs.
"Wow, it could walk right after it was born."
"The little wolf is really amazing. From now on, it will be a member of our family."
Seeing that the little ones were having fun, Shen Miao quietly slipped away, pocketed the beast crystal, and went to find Qing Chen.
Qingchen had already heard the commotion inside the house. At this moment, she was staring intently at the doorway with her eyes wide open, her eyes filled with desolation.
This was the first time she had ever seen Qingchen with such an expression, and she paused in her tracks.
Qingchen had already composed herself, reverting to her usual calm, even somewhat indifferent, demeanor.
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