Chapter 128: Choice

Chapter 128: Chapter 128: Choice

Although Xin Feng was busy, his eyes never left Bai Wanwan.

When he noticed the pained expression on her face, he forgot all about planting potatoes. He threw them all into the hole and strode over to her.

"Wanwan? You’re not feeling well, are you?"

This time, Bai Wanwan didn’t hide it from him. She nodded. "Yes, it hurts a lot. Quick, help me inside so I can lie down."

She had to gasp for air just to finish her sentence.

Xin Feng immediately bent down, scooped her up, and strode towards the stone house.

Sweat beaded on Bai Wanwan’s forehead from the pain, but she still tried to soothe Xin Feng. "I’ll be fine after I lie down for a while. Don’t worry."

Meanwhile, she was speaking to the System. ’Is there any way to fix this?’

"Yes. The Host can use Points to redeem a solution."

"How much?" she asked, almost through gritted teeth.

"Ten thousand."

’Ten thousand!’

’She had gone through several births and painstakingly saved up thirty thousand Points, and now she had to spend ten thousand of them.’

"Host, would you like to redeem it?"

’Did I even have a choice?’

’She was already doubled over in pain, and besides, she didn’t want to lose a single one of the snake cubs.’

’Redeem it! Redeem it now!’

As soon as she gave the command, a sharp wave of pain overwhelmed her.

Xin Feng kept calling out to her. But even though her eyes were open, it was as if she couldn’t hear him.

"Wanwan?"

After he called out one more time, Bai Wanwan suddenly closed her eyes and slumped sideways.

The man’s usually gentle and elegant expression turned terrifying in an instant.

"Wanwan!"

Bai Wanwan didn’t react at all. Xin Feng shot to his feet and looked at the wolf cubs running around the room.

"Eldest, come here!"

The wolf cubs had already grown quite sturdy and could understand some of their Father Beast’s words.

The eldest cub obediently walked over, tilting his head to look up at his Father Beast.

"You’re usually mischievous, and Father Beast lets you be. But now your Mother is sick. Father Beast has to go get the Clan Witch, so you need to look after your brothers until Father Beast returns."

When the little wolf cub heard his Mother was unwell, he immediately let out a low whimper and struggled to climb onto the stone bed.

Xin Feng was in a hurry and had no time for the cubs. With a final command—"Look after your brothers"—he rushed outside.

After leaving the stone house, Xin Feng transformed into his beast form and rushed to the Witch Cave with lightning speed.

The busy Witch Doctor’s apprentices were so startled by Xin Feng’s sudden appearance that they dropped what they were holding.

"AH! Where did this Wolf Beast come from?"

The Clan Witch heard the commotion and slowly walked out of the stone cave.

By this time, Xin Feng had already transformed back into his human form. His face was filled with anxiety. "Clan Witch, my female is suffering from unbearable abdominal pain. Please come with me and take a look."

Hearing that a female was unwell, the Clan Witch asked no more questions. "Alright, lead the way."

Bai Wanwan was a Holy Female. If the situation weren’t urgent, Xin Feng would not have been willing to let the Clan Witch come to their home.

They all wished to keep Wanwan’s identity as a Holy Female from being exposed.

By the time Xin Feng returned to the stone house with the Clan Witch, the cubs were still standing guard in front of Bai Wanwan’s stone bed.

They had all lost their usual energy, looking listless and miserable as they whimpered softly.

Seeing the cubs like this, Xin Feng had no time to comfort them. He just instructed the eldest, "Take your brothers back to your nest for now."

After hearing its Father Beast’s words, the wolf cub kept looking back every few steps, its gaze fixed on its Mother on the stone bed.

Xin Feng walked to the bedside, called Bai Wanwan’s name softly twice, and seeing she still didn’t react, he immediately made way for the Clan Witch. "Please, take a look."

The Clan Witch glanced at the healthy-looking cubs in the corner. ’They look so sturdy,’ she thought.

She was inwardly surprised by the fertility of this outsider female.

The Clan Witch’s eyes were kind. She reassured him, "Don’t worry too much, male. Let me have a look. The little female will be alright."

Xin Feng’s expression softened slightly. "Thank you."

The Clan Witch stepped forward and raised her hands to begin examining Bai Wanwan’s body.

Suddenly, her hands paused. "She’s pregnant?"

Xin Feng nodded, the light in his eyes dimming. "Is there a problem?"

’This is a huge problem.’ The Clan Witch glanced at the cubs in the corner. ’Five of them, and they look like they were born just recently. And this female is pregnant again?’

’Such fertility is unheard of!’

"Hm?"

Xin Feng shifted, blocking her view of his cubs. "Can you heal my female, Clan Witch?"

The Clan Witch immediately came back to her senses and looked at Xin Feng.

The male before her looked gentle, not fierce like many other males, but his eyes seemed to hold a murderous intent.

The Clan Witch immediately composed herself. "This... I’ll have to take a closer look."

Xin Feng pointed to the spot by the stone bed. "Please."

The Clan Witch felt her wrist, then her belly.

Her brow furrowed deeper and deeper.

Xin Feng noticed, and his heart rose into his throat.

"Is there something wrong?"

"Is your female carrying the cubs of a Snake Beastman?"

There was no reason to hide it. Xin Feng nodded. "That’s right."

"Then that’s a huge problem."

Xin Feng pressed, "What kind of problem?"

"In this litter, there is definitely a mutated cub. If it is allowed to survive, it will become a powerhouse on the Beast World Continent, but the price is that the other snake cubs will be devoured."

Other Mutant Beasts don’t cause this concern, only Mutated Snake Beasts.

Some will devour the other snake cubs in the womb, while others will do so in the nest after hatching.

"Will Wanwan be in danger then?"

"Yes. A Mutated Snake Beast that devours its siblings in the womb grows faster than a normal Snake Beast. It’s very likely to tear through the female’s belly..."

Xin Feng’s face turned deathly pale, his hands clenching into fists at his sides. "Then is there any solution?"

The Clan Witch looked at his face and sighed. "The solution is to kill the snake cubs in her womb right now."

After hearing this, Xin Feng turned his head to look. On the stone bed, Bai Wanwan’s eyes were tightly shut, clearly still enduring the pain.

’If these were his cubs, he would choose to save Wanwan without a moment’s hesitation.’

’But this litter is Zhu Xiu’s.’

"You need to make a decision quickly. The mutated snake cub is developing fast. Every extra day makes it more dangerous."

Xin Feng clenched his fists and was just about to speak when Zhu Xiu’s figure walked in from outside.

His crimson eyes were fixed on the Clan Witch. "What did you just say?"

The Clan Witch guessed that the male before her was the father of the mutated snake cub. She didn’t hide anything and repeated what she had just said.

Xin Feng pursed his lips, staring intently at Zhu Xiu.

"We can’t let anything happen to Wanwan."

Zhu Xiu never expected that after spending days excitedly preparing to welcome his and Wanwan’s cubs, the Clan Witch would deliver such a devastating blow.

’The choice wasn’t difficult for him. It was just... he had finally decided to face his own bloodline, and now it would be gone, just like that.’

"Save Wanwan. Nothing else is important."

After speaking, Zhu Xiu walked to the side of the stone bed. Seeing her pale face, he reached out and took her hand in his.

"Wait here. I’ll go back and prepare the medicinal juice now."

After saying that, the Clan Witch turned and left.

The two males sat by the stone bed, their faces heavy.

Both males were thinking the same thing: ’Wanwan had said that getting pregnant would save her life, so why did it now seem poised to take it?’

The Clan Witch quickly returned, holding a stone bowl in her hand. A vibrant green liquid sloshed inside it.

"Have her drink this. She will be in discomfort tonight and will bleed, but after a period of time, she will recover."

After the Clan Witch explained, Zhu Xiu took the stone bowl from her hands, and with his other arm, he cradled Bai Wanwan in his embrace.

"Wanwan, wake up. Drink the medicine."

In a daze, Bai Wanwan seemed to hear someone calling her name, and then her mouth was pried open by something...