Chapter 295: Ying the Clan Leader, the Wife‑Pampering Maniac

Axi nodded, "Okay, I'll remember."

"Axi"

Outside, after hearing about Axi's situation, A Mu also came to comfort her; the room was filled with women's cries, and Ying, hearing that Axi had, because of a fall, taken Herbal Medicine haphazardly, caused the child to be lost, also felt a bit angry.

What a pity!

Fortunately it wasn't Qinghuan who fell and took medicine recklessly, but now he is even more concerned about Nan Qinghuan, realizing that taking medicine can also cause the child to disappear.

"A Mu, stay here with Axi. Qinghuan, let's go home."

Nan Qinghuan, looking at the crying Axi and not knowing how to comfort her, said, "Axi, take good care of your body. I'll go make you some restorative soup. Remember, you must not take medicine recklessly in the future; you're still young and will have a child again."

Axi finally steadied her emotions, eyes watery, and looked at her, "I'm sorry, I'm truly useless—I couldn't even keep a child."

Her child's loss was self‑caused; she felt very upset and remorseful, but now nothing she says will help.

Axi's child was gone, which made Nan Qinghuan feel very distressed; the two of them had confirmed they were pregnant, but now… she unconsciously stroked her lower belly. This Ancient People condition is poor and fraught with danger; she must be even more careful.

"Qinghuan, let's go home."

Ying, seeing her worry, hurried forward and grabbed her, lifting Nan Qinghuan in a princess‑carry. Nan Qinghuan felt uneasy, "What are you doing? Put me down, I can walk."

Ying frowned, domineering, "I won't let go. What if you fall? From now on I'll carry you everywhere."

"Carry me?"

Nan Qinghuan looked speechless, wondering if she was becoming a giant infant. Her baby was only a little over a month old, yet this man cared so much. Oh dear, how will the next seven or eight months go? Does he really intend to hold her all the time? "Put me down, I'm fine, I'll be careful."

"Obey, Qinghuan."

Ying's expression wasn't pleasant; inside he was actually frightened. After he carried Nan Qinghuan out, the Tribe members naturally cleared a path for them.

The Tribe members, especially the women, were extremely envious, eyes wide as they watched Ying carry Nan Qinghuan home.

Envy overflowed.

Nan Qinghuan, seeing she couldn't get down and not daring to struggle, thought, fine, this man is sometimes just that stubborn.

Remembering how he used to do exactly as he said, now he had changed a lot; she decided to go along with him appropriately.

After Ying brought her back home, he carefully set her down, so cautious that he feared she might fall.

Nan Qinghuan, unaccustomed to the man's sudden carefulness, said, "Ying, don't do that. My child and I are fine."

She knew he was worried about her, but she would protect herself carefully.

She had spent years traveling for archaeology, crossing mountains and valleys; her physical condition was still decent, not that frail.

Ying, however, with a tense expression, crouched, reached out and gently stroked her lower belly, where his Bone Blood was slowly growing, yet he feared he couldn't protect it properly.

Afraid the child might not be born.

When he heard that Axi's child was gone, he knew of Dashan's collapse; it gave hope and also gave despair, and no one could bear it.

Especially since the women of their Tribe did not bear many children; to strengthen the Tribe they needed to have more offspring.

He was sad that Axi's child was gone, but he was relieved that Qinghuan was unharmed.

But from today onward he would watch her more carefully, not allowing any mishap.

He would stay by her side without leaving her side.

Nan Qinghuan saw his intention, quickly reached out and grabbed his hand, "Ying, listen to me. Axi's incident was an accident, a tragedy caused by ignorance of Herbal Medicine."

"No, Qinghuan, she fell. From today I'll take care of you; I won't go anywhere."

"Take care of me?"

How could that work? He is the Clan Leader, staying with her day and night—how is that possible? No, they still have many matters to handle.

"Ying, no, we have many tasks to handle, we still need to build roads, you forgot…"

"In my heart, the Tribe's development is not as important as you and the child. Qinghuan, obey, don't go out tomorrow; I'll cook for you and, together with A Mu, take care of you."

How could that work? Nan Qinghuan kept promising and promising, and with Yao coming to find Ying, Ying had no choice but to go out with him. After he left, Youchao Xuan and ChaoJi also arrived.

ChaoJi entered her room, "Goddess, I heard about Axi…"

"Axi fell, took medicine recklessly, took Notoginseng, and the child was lost."

"It's gone? That silly girl is really foolish; can Notoginseng not be taken?"

Hearing this, Nan Qinghuan also realized that Ancient People only knew medicine could cure illness, but were unaware of taboos.

It seems they must properly spread knowledge of these Chinese medicines.

"It's fine normally but not for pregnant women; it promotes blood circulation and removes stasis, causing the child to be lost."

This made Youchao Xuan knit his brows; actually he also didn't know Notoginseng could cause a child loss.

"Youchao Xuan, I want you to gather all the women of the Tribe together; I will teach them the Herbal Medicine taboos. Also, I think it's unacceptable for the Tribe to have no Medical Woman. I can treat illnesses, but you know I'm pregnant; from now on any illness in the Tribe I can only entrust to you. Does your Tribe still have a Medical Woman?"

"Medical Woman?"

Youchao Xuan hadn't expected him to make him a Medical Woman, but he is male!

"You can be a doctor; Medical Woman is a woman. Does your Tribe have one?"

"Yes, Goddess, our Tribe has Axiluo; she is the Medical Woman."

"Good, summon them all; I hope fewer incidents like Axi's happen in the future."

Youchao Xuan understood her meaning, nodded, "Alright, I'll go call them. But Goddess, the women kept in the Cave are also pregnant; according to Tribe Rules, the children whose fathers are unknown must all be killed."

What? That made Nan Qinghuan gasp sharply.

"Kill them, who gave the order?"

She didn't even need to ask; she guessed it was Ying. Those women were merely slaves, yet he couldn't tolerate them, not even their children? Youchao Xuan saw her thought, "It wasn't Ying who gave the order; it was the Ancients. Do you remember them? Ying's Ancients have arrived."

"The Ancients have arrived?"

The Ancients, after being conquered by her pepper sauce last time, had left; they didn't reside in the Tribe, so how are they here now?

"No, these women are so innocent. Let's go take a look."

ChaoJi already knew she would intervene, "Goddess, if you go, you'll inevitably clash with the Ancients; then…"

"Wait, how could those women become pregnant?"

Seeing Nan Qinghuan had found the crucial matter, Youchao Xuan twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "This is the purpose. They didn't take the avoid‑pregnancy Herbal Medicine; after each person goes, they would make them take it. These women are clever enough not to take it, thinking that pregnancy would end the slaves' fate. Goddess, you'd better not go; you can't stop this. These women are spies sent by the Quanrong. I now really admire Ying; his idea is correct. These women cannot be counted as our Tribe members, otherwise the Quanrong could use them to cause trouble."

Hearing this, Nan Qinghuan weighed the pros and cons and thought for a moment. This population is the premise for strengthening the Tribe, but these women are indeed a problem as well. What should be done? "By the way, why has the old ancestor suddenly returned?"

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