Chapter 70: When Your Period Comes You Have to Be Taken Away for Isolation

This was the most worldview-shattering, absurd reason Nan Qinghuan had ever heard; she wanted to laugh right in Axi's face, but Axi was already used to it. "Qinghuan, pack your things, I'll take you to the Treehouse."

After saying that, she turned to look at Ying, then walked behind him. "Ying, Qinghuan's bad luck has come, I need to take her to the Treehouse for isolation, I'll bring her back once she's better."

"No need."

Ying suddenly turned and sat down beside Nan Qinghuan. Seeing her frail appearance, his heart ached; he reached out and pulled Nan Qinghuan into his arms. He knew that females had a hard time when that unlucky matter came, and would lose a lot of blood. Those females were driven there for isolation, where there was nothing and the threat of wild beasts—how could his Huaner suffer like that? "Ying, you can't, this is the rule, if Shiva finds out she will definitely come looking..."

"She dares? Huaner is my female, she doesn't need to go to the Treehouse, she stays right here in the Cave, I will take care of her. Axi, you leave."

Axi was stubborn. "But you'll have bad luck, did you forget what happened to Sister A Hua last time?"

"Shut up, get out."

Axi knew she couldn't reason with Ying and had no choice but to leave. After she hurried out, Nan Qinghuan suddenly felt her nose tingle; the man before her doted on her far too much.

Looking at Ying's tall back, she felt very safe; she hurried forward and hugged him from behind for the first time, and this gentle embrace seemed to catch Ying by surprise.

"Huaner..."

He turned gently to meet her gaze. Ying was so tall that Nan Qinghuan only reached his chest, looking petite and clinging like a bird. She looked up to meet his eyes. "Ying, thank you for helping me, but I don't understand, why do they have to go to the Treehouse when their period comes? All the women go there? What kind of place is that?"

Ying nodded and gently stroked her long hair, every inch filled with tenderness. "This is a rule set by Shiva. Shiva is a witch among females—childbirth, your current situation, all fall under her management. Shiva has already returned; if you're uncomfortable, I'll go find her to get you some medicine, and you won't hurt anymore after taking it."

"Sigh, no need, I just want to drink some hot water, help me boil it. I'm fine, later I still need to go make things for boiling salt in a big pot."

"Boiling salt in a big pot?"

Ying had Nan Qinghuan rest inside the Cave while he went out to handle matters alone. She searched through the things in her bag but couldn't find any sanitary pads. With no choice, she went to the Plane Mall to get some Cotton and adhesive paper to make homemade sanitary pads to use first, but unexpectedly, just as she took them out, a commotion came from outside.

"Shiva, you can't go in, you can't go in."

"Whimper whimper..."

The wild wolf Mos was also at the Cave Entrance warning the several old hags who had suddenly appeared outside, but who would have thought, that old Shiva actually barged right in. "Nan Qinghuan, get out here!"

Nan Qinghuan was just climbing up from the bed when she saw those aggressive old women. One woman had a hole pierced in her nose with a copper ring hanging from it, and held a Scepter in her hand, looking like she had some authority.

"Who are you?"

"Sister Qinghuan, Shiva, why have you come?"

Axi also ran in; she knew that Qinghuan's unlucky matter had been discovered by Shiva. Shiva had come to take her to the little Treehouse for isolation.

Shiva coldly snorted and waved her Scepter. "Axi, you're so bold, why didn't you report that this female's unlucky matter had come? This female will bring harm to Ying, go take her to the Treehouse."

After dropping these words, those tall and burly women were about to grab Nan Qinghuan. They were all strong, looking at Nan Qinghuan with faces full of disgust.

"Take her away."

"Stop right there, let's see who dares. You're the old hag, right? Let me tell you, a woman getting her period is a perfectly normal thing, but to you it's become some unlucky matter. Those females shouldn't be locked up in the little Treehouse, a period is no crime."

"Listen to her, what nonsense this female spouts. Shamaness A Yue was killed because of you, and you're still here spouting rubbish, take her away."

"Whoever dares come over, I'll kill, not afraid of my knife? Then try it."

Nan Qinghuan had gone all in too; she drew the Fruit Knife from her waist and pointed it at those old witches. "Don't come over, otherwise if you get hurt, you'll deserve it."

Those old witches saw that Nan Qinghuan had a weapon. They had heard that this female could kill a Giant Python and do many other things, and they were somewhat afraid. "Shiva, what do we do?"

That Shiva saw her resist and stamped her foot in anger. "Step aside."

Suddenly, her Scepter moved slightly, and in an instant, with a swish swish, several poisonous Wooden Sticks shot toward Nan Qinghuan. Nan Qinghuan flashed her body and quickly dodged. Axi was terrified. "Qinghuan, careful!"

Nan Qinghuan dodged the Wooden Stick attack, which made Shiva feel she had lost face. Furious and exasperated, she was about to grab Nan Qinghuan herself, and Nan Qinghuan wasn't backing down either, about to deal with her, when suddenly, a commanding voice came from outside.

"Stop."

"It's Ying."

Outside, Ying had rushed back in a hurry after hearing Dashan's words. When he saw that Shiva had indeed brought a group of females to grab Nan Qinghuan, he immediately stepped forward and shielded Nan Qinghuan. "Huaner, are you all right?"

Nan Qinghuan was surprised that he had come back. "Why are you here?"

Hadn't he gone out to handle matters? "Ying, look at your female, how ill-mannered she is. She's come to her blood disaster and must be sent to the little Treehouse for isolation. Ying, you couldn't have forgotten this rule, could you?"

Ying heard this and clenched his fists. He turned his head to glance at Nan Qinghuan. "Huaner's body is delicate, she can't go to the Treehouse, staying in the Cave is the same. I'll make sure she doesn't run around. Shiva, what do you think?"

"No, the tribe has Tribe Rules, I, Shiva, am specifically in charge of this matter and must see it through to the end. So many females have all gone, she has no reason to be an exception. Ying, could it be that you also want to violate the Tribe Rules?"

Hearing this, Ying was about to say something, but Nan Qinghuan suddenly burst into laughter. "Hahaha, this is just too funny. Shiva, you yourself are a woman, you're now old and past your prime with no more periods, so you call this a blood disaster. Let me tell you, a woman getting this is perfectly natural, it's the body naturally expelling toxins, it's not a blood disaster at all. I'm a female doctor, I know this better than anyone."

"Nonsense, that filthy blood is a blood disaster. Ying, are you going to let this female destroy you?"

"Shiva, I believe Huaner's words. She's a female doctor, if she says it's not a blood disaster, then it's not. Do you still remember that incident? Back then, because of this matter, several females were harmed—they suffered unbearable abdominal pain in the Treehouse and died in agony, Shiva?"

"What are you saying, they were killed by demons, not by me."

"It was you. Actually, this is just a physiological reason, drinking some hot water and resting is enough. What disaster? I think you old witch are the biggest disaster."

"You female dare to insult me, you're so bold. Ying, she's brought misfortune and will bring disaster upon us, she must go to the Treehouse."

Just as these words fell, Ji Lei's joyful voice came from outside. "Ying, great news, look at how much prey we hunted, now the whole tribe won't have to worry about food."

Soon, they brought in a lot of prey, all hunted using the method Nan Qinghuan had given them. "Ying, look, so much prey, we caught a lot more than usual!"

Seeing the prey covering the ground, Ying joyfully took Nan Qinghuan's hand, then walked in front of Shiva and looked down at her from above. "See? Huaner brought us a bountiful harvest. Her staying here is a blessing, not a disaster."

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