Thus, over the next few months, for the sake of their family's happy future, the two of them began working together.
According to the Light Dragon King, the reason Dragon God's Wife faced such great danger in childbirth was, ultimately, because the baby would absorb the mother's power during delivery, temporarily turning her into an ordinary person.
No matter how powerful the mother was, she could not alter this process. Meanwhile, a baby that had absorbed such immense power was far stronger than an ordinary child, so naturally, the mortality rate rose.
Therefore, the best solution was to strengthen Huo Yutong's foundation—in other words, the physical strength of her body as an ordinary girl.
To that end, Tang Wulin personally stepped in, temporarily sealing all of Huo Yutong's power before strengthening her as an ordinary person.
Neither of them knew whether this would help her survive this ordeal, but it was all they could do.
Several months later, pained groans drifted out from a small wooden cabin.
"Ugh... ah—"
"Yutong..."
Tang Wulin knelt beside the birthing bed, gripping Huo Yutong's hand as he watched her suffer, his heart burning with anxiety. He asked:
"Goddess of Life, is there really nothing I can do to help?"
The Goddess of Life, whom Tang Wulin had specifically called over to assist, gave him a faint smile.
"Just hold her hand tightly and tell her that you're by her side. It'll help settle her mind considerably. Don't worry, I'll do everything I can to save all three of them."
"Mm..."
Tang Wulin gritted his teeth.
Even with the Goddess of Life, the strongest obstetrician in history, there was still no dispelling the unease.
He had already done everything he could. Now, all he could do was hold Huo Yutong's hand tightly and pray that