8: I do not want to end the partnership.
The Male's face was pale. He leaned weakly against the stone wall, letting out a faint, airy sound. "I was the one who pursued her; she didn't think much of me."
He wasn't good; his health was poor, and he was unattractive.
It was normal that she didn't think much of him.
Hu Zi paused, then said angrily: "Are you crazy? Even now, you're still thinking about that wild Female?! She abandoned you; what's so good about her?"
White Fox's eyelids were half-closed. He spoke slowly but seriously,
"I like her. I've never seen a Female like her. I don't know where she came from or where she was going. I only remember that I like her..."
"I have never regretted liking her. Nor have I ever regretted being with her."
"Hu Zi, Sister. You should go. I will never sever the Mate Bond on me! *Cough... cough cough...*"
Hu Yue's heart ached for her brother's health, and she persuaded him: "White Fox, why suffer like this? As long as you agree to Hu Zi's terms, she will find a way to help you find medicinal herbs to treat your body."
"After you recover, Hu Zi's mother will help you dissolve the Mate Bond. Then you can take Hu Qi and join Hu Zi's Family."
"White Fox, life is not easy for a Male Beastman without a Family."
White Fox coughed weakly a few times, seeming to lose even the strength to speak. "No need. *Cough cough cough...*"
Little Hu Qi ran through the crowd to White Fox and threw himself into his arms. "Father!"
Seeing his cub return, White Fox smiled. He could see her likeness in Hu Qi's features.
He smiled at Hu Yue: "Sister, I cannot sever my Mate Bond with her. It is my last memento..."
"As for Hu Qi... after I die, let him join your Family... For the sake of our sibling bond, can you help me raise him?"
Hu Yue fell silent.
Hu Zi trembled with rage: "White Fox, even now, you're still unwilling to give her up?"
"...Hu Zi, you can let go."
"Why are you unwilling? You weren't willing five years ago, and it's been five years. In these five years, has she come to find you once, or seen you once? What do you remember about her? How is she better than me?!"
Thinking of this, Hu Zi grew angrier as she spoke: "You must be willing, whether you want to or not!"
Seeing her about to lose control, Hu Zi's Males called out a reminder. "female master!"
Hu Zi snapped back to her senses, controlled her emotions slightly, and said: "I will beg my mother to save you, but once you are saved, you will owe me your life. You will be my Male!"
White Fox coughed violently. "No, there's no need to save me."
Hu Zi looked at Hu Yue. Ultimately, Hu Yue couldn't bear to let her brother die, so she nodded.
Hu Zi ordered, "Take him to my mother."
"Father Beast!" Hu Qi shouted.
What to do? What to do? He didn't want his father to die, nor did he want to lose his Father Beast.
But Father Beast seemed very unwilling. He was sad, he was grieving!
"I have medicine, I've gathered herbs!" Hu Qi cried out, "We don't need to join another Family, Father doesn't have to suffer..."
White Fox suddenly stopped struggling and looked at Hu Qi with effort: "*Cough cough...* Aqi, you... you went to gather herbs?"
Hu Qi nodded while crying: "The medicine the Witch Doctor taught me about, I gathered it. Father, you can be saved, you can be saved."
White Fox, who had been struggling, now had a blank mind.
He clutched his chest. As he coughed, a trace of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.
He was incompetent. He let his five-year-old cubs go up the mountain at night to gather herbs for him... If Aqi had encountered danger, if Aqi was gone... what would he do?
"Silly child, Father Beast is fine, I won't die." White Fox gently stroked Hu Qi's cheek. "Don't do such dangerous things in the future."
Little Hu Qi wouldn't stop crying, "You're lying, you just told Auntie you were going to die. I don't want to go with Auntie, I want to be with you..."
Little Hu Qi said fiercely to the Fox Beastman in the Cave: "Leave, all of you leave, our home doesn't need you!"
Hu Zi said gloomily: "White Fox, this is your last chance. Think carefully, don't regret it!"
White Fox's gaze toward Hu Qi was full of apology. He had refused Hu Zi and could face anyone, except for Hu Qi.
If he died, what would happen to little Aqi?
He gritted his teeth and said: "Go, all of you go. Hu Zi, I won't regret it. The beast god is watching us from above."
Hu Zi said irritably: "Why mention the beast god out of nowhere? How long has it been since the beast god appeared? Who knows if the beast god is dead or alive."
Hu Zi's First beast husband quickly covered Hu Zi's mouth, "female master, you can't say such things. Let's go, we'll leave first."
Although the Priest of the Fox Tribe indeed said that they hadn't been able to communicate with the beast god for hundreds of years, if the Priest found out Hu Zi was disrespectful to the beast god, even if Hu Zi was a precious Female, she probably wouldn't escape punishment.
With that, Hu Zi gave a look and left the Cave with her beast husbands.
Hu Yue glanced at her brother White Fox with some guilt before turning to leave as well.
In the Cave, there were only two Fox Beastman, Hu Qi and White Fox.
Hu Qi forced a smile through his tears and gave the Isatis Root to White Fox, "Father, we're not afraid, we have medicine."
White Fox smiled gently, weakly raised his hand to pat Hu Qi's head, put the unprocessed Isatis Root into his mouth, chewed it, and swallowed.
"Is it working?" Hu Qi asked expectantly.
"It's working. Thank you, Aqi."
...When Nan Zhisui cut open the Mother Wolf's belly, the Wolf King was very agitated, unable to stop baring its teeth, but its body still watched tensely from where it stood.
As it watched, its front paws clawed the ground, and it eventually lay down, whimpering softly.
Nan Zhisui took the Little Wolf Cub out one by one. Then she handed the Little Wolf Cub to the Male wolf, while she quickly stitched up the Mother Wolf.
Facing the Little Wolf Cub, the Male wolf was at a loss. Nan Zhisui couldn't help but scold: "Don't know how to be a father?! Lick off the amniotic fluid! Lick the cubs' mouths and noses so they can breathe! Wait for me to handle the placenta and umbilical cords."
The Male wolf scrambled to do it, being scolded and disdained by Nan Zhisui as he worked, yet he didn't dare get angry. After all, his wife and children's lives were in the hands of this Female human.
After Nan Zhisui stitched up the Mother Wolf, she came over to save the Little Wolf Cub. Five of the Little Wolf Cub were fine; after Nan Zhisui handled the placentas and umbilical cords, they were sent to the Mother Wolf to nurse.
But the sixth one was purple all over. It looked like it wouldn't make it.
The Wolf King saw Little Sixth wasn't healthy and directly chose to give up.
The Mother Wolf, who still had some consciousness, didn't look much either and chose to give up on Little Sixth.
In nature, when wild beasts have multiple offspring, weak Little Cub are often hard to raise, and being abandoned is common.
But Nan Zhisui was unwilling to give up.
After cleaning its mouth and nose with clean gauze, she quickly used an Amniotic Fluid Aspirator to suck amniotic fluid from its mouth and nose, then held its spine and head and swung it in the air.
After about ten minutes of resuscitation, Little Sixth finally began to show signs of life.
Nan Zhisui quickly gave it the final treatment, rubbed it warm, and sent it to its mother's side.
The Wolf King and Mother Wolf were astonished!
Wasn't Little Sixth already dead? It actually survived?!
"Awoo!"
The Mother Wolf's maternal instinct was triggered. Enduring the pain in her body, she arched her back to look at the Little Wolf Cub and found that it was actually nursing. She gently nudged Nan Zhisui's palm, as if expressing gratitude.
"You are great." Nan Zhisui rubbed the Mother Wolf's head. "Although the incision isn't large, it's a C-section after all. Your belly will hurt a bit after the surgery. Don't move around too much, and don't lick it. You'll be fine in about 7 days."
"Awoo!"
Nan Zhisui left the Cave with She Yang. The Wolf King quickly called a few young wolves to follow and see her out.
The Wolf King's attitude was completely different from before. The Female boss had saved his wife and children; she was the benefactor of their entire Family.
The Wolf King was now truly convinced and respectful of her.
"Awoo awoo awoo."
"good dog!" Nan Zhisui rubbed its head.
The Wolf King sat on its haunches before her, tongue out, behaving obediently.
Nan Zhisui looked at the sky.
"I don't know why, but my right eyelid keeps twitching."
The Fox Mark inside Nan Zhisui's clothes dimmed, representing that her Fox Tribe beast husband was in mortal danger.
But she didn't notice.
After touching her eyelid, she said: "I'm a bit worried about little Aqi. Let's go find him."
Little Snake Yang looked at her with a face full of admiration.
Pretty Older Sister was not only beautiful but also super powerful. She was like the beast god, able to save lives. She even brought back a Little Wolf Cub that was already dead!!
Bringing back a dead cub was something even the Witch Doctor couldn't do!
So magical!
Pretty Older Sister must be related to the beast god! This was her secret, and he would definitely tell no one!
The Little Blue Snake, looking at Nan Zhisui with admiration, quickly nodded his little head.
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