“En.” Bai Qingqing nodded and turned to say to the little snake, “Mommy will come to visit you next time. Take good care of yourself.”
The little snake didn’t say anything but lowered his head in disappointment.
Bai Qingqing then kissed the little snake’s forehead, stroked his head, and then said to Parker, “Let’s go.”
The furless animal skin turned out to be useful, being used by Parker to wrap her up, together with An’an.
The leopard cubs followed behind their daddy. Their fur that had been dried after being toasted for so long turned wet again.
Returning home, Parker sniffed at her and said, frowning, “You’re covered in the scent of a snake beastman. I’ll go boil water for you to wash up. Otherwise, Curtis will definitely be able to smell it when he comes back.”
“Is it that exaggerated?” Bai Qingqing sniffed her arm and couldn’t tell anything. However, she saw a few strands of leopard fur.
After Parker left, the leopard cubs held onto her, not letting go.
Bai Qingqing carried An’an, her legs feeling as if she had sandbags that weighed several tens of kilograms tied to them. She then headed for the bedroom very slowly.
“Hey, have you guys had enough?”
“Howl—”
The leopard cubs cried out in a wheedling tone as if saying, “Not enough.”
Bai Qingqing could only drag the “sandbags” along as she walked into the bedroom like Donald Duck.
After she had washed up, Parker immediately washed up the evidence (Bai Qingqing’s clothes that had the scent of snake beastman). When he was hanging up the clothes, Curtis and Winston came back.
“Ssss—”
Curtis looked at the wet clothes in the main hall suspiciously.
Bai Qingqing’s heart skipped a beat, and she tried to distract him, saying, “You guys are back? Come into the bedroom quickly. It’s warm.”
She ran over and took Curtis’s and Winston’s hands, pulling them toward the bedroom.
There was a faint scent of a snake beastman in the air, and Curtis felt a little suspicious.
Even though the little snake was Curtis’s child and the two of them had a similar scent, Curtis still instinctively felt that something was amiss.
Curtis knew that there was a little snake in the vicinity, but no matter how gutsy the little snake was, he wouldn’t dare to come into his territory.
Besides, the weather today wasn’t good, and it was unlikely that Bai Qingqing would go out. Therefore, Curtis instinctively threw all his suspicions aside.
…
The heavy rain blurred out the sounds of all living creatures in the world. In the wet forest, the faint sound of a female crying out in pain could be heard.
Another female child was going to be born in the village.
Harvey rushed to Molly’s house anxiously. He hadn’t given birth to many female children, and his only case was Bai Qingqing’s.
After that one experience, he was a lot calmer now. However, Molly wasn’t Bai Qingqing. No matter how calm he was, Molly couldn’t calm down.
“Ahhh!!!”
Molly lay in bed, crying out hysterically, scaring her two mates (maybe).
Edgar held onto Molly’s hand and asked anxiously, “What happened to Molly? Why is she in so much pain? Will she die?”
Alva was silent. He stood at the side quietly, seemingly unconcerned. However, he kept his ears perked, and his breathing was very soft.
Giving birth to a female child was different from giving to a male one. Even females who had given birth a few times would have their lives in danger. Females who hadn’t given birth before had no experience, and their bodies weren’t prepared either. The level of danger would be even higher.
However, Harvey didn’t expose his worries. He said encouragingly, “This is how things are when giving birth to female children. Don’t worry. Molly will give birth safely.”
“Ah!”
Harvey was saying this when Molly let out another agonizing scream. This caused the two guys whom Harvey had taken a lot of effort to console to feel unsettled again.
“What about Bai Qingqing?” Alva suddenly asked.