Gambling with Life

"Help me... I need to go brew... brew the medicine!"

Chunyu Tiying's illness was not feigned; the fact that she was still diagnosed with a serious illness under the examination of Physician Zhao Rui meant that her illness was indeed quite severe.

This is because the acupoints that were impacted by the Sole Self Realm" were damaged. Over time, not only has the damage not been repaired, but it has also led to more severe symptoms than a few days ago.

The medicine for Wei Shao'er arrived a little late, but at least there was enough to make the Ten-Ingredient Tonic Pill.

Chunyu Tiying struggled to sit up, wanting to go to Zheng Wukong's Alchemy Chamber to refine a batch of pills.

This pill wasn't for Wei Shao'er, but for herself.

As long as the Ten-Ingredient Tonic Pill was taken, Chunyu Tiying felt confident that she could pull through.

"You're still going to stay up like this..."

"Ouch!"

Zhang Xuezhou had just finished criticizing Chunyu Tiying and was helping her to her feet when he heard Wei Shao'er scream beside him, which made him turn his head quickly.

As far as the eye could see, Wei Shao'er's body was covered in patches of red, resembling fish scales.

She clutched her enormous belly, her face contorted in pain.

If it weren't for Chen Zhang carrying her in a princess carry, Wei Shao'er would have been writhing on the ground in pain.

Even so, Wei Shao'er couldn't suppress the pain and scratched and bit wildly.

"My stomach hurts so much... ouch!"

Wei Shao'er let out a miserable scream, her eyes rolled back, and she fainted from the pain.

"She suffered a miscarriage, and her body reacted negatively to the demon blood," Chunyu Tiying gasped. "You... you all..."

"Aren't you going to concoct medicine? Get up!"

Zhang Xuezhou glanced at Wei Shao'er's genitals and saw a patch of red under her skirt.

In the context of real-world textbook theory, spotting means that labor is imminent.

However, Zhang Xuezhou was unsure whether textbooks from the real world were compatible with those used by pregnant women like Wei Shao'er who had been injected with Demon Power.

He urged Chunyu Tiying to get up, but made room for Wei Shao'er in a large bed for childbirth.

"Does this mean you're about to give birth after the miscarriage has been disturbed?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"Gentlemen, my wife is about to give birth!" Chen Zhang shouted. "Zhang Meng, Li Yan, hurry and fetch a midwife, the faster the better!"

"Only!"

The two burly men outside the door reluctantly agreed to the task.

Finding a midwife is a troublesome matter, finding one in Laoshu Hutong is even more difficult, and getting a midwife to come here is equally difficult.

The burly men, their faces full of distress, strode out, while Chen Zhang kept comforting Wei Shao'er.

"Gentlemen, what does it mean when blood comes out of the mouth and nostrils during childbirth?!"

Even though he had been mentally prepared, Chen Zhang still lost his composure at this moment.

Looking at Wei Shao'er's flushed body and touching Wei Shao'er's face, which had fainted from the pain, words like "heart-wrenching" and "heart-wrenching" were insufficient to describe his feelings.

When Chen Zhang saw blood coming from Wei Shao'er's mouth and nostrils, he panicked even more.

"Um... you're the doctor who treated my sword wound, right? Quickly, stop my wife's bleeding!"

In his panic, he sought medical help haphazardly, not caring whether Zhang Xuezhou, dressed in an academic robe, was someone who had treated his injuries before, and grabbed Zhang Xuezhou directly with his right hand.

Only after Rong Tianding, who was guarding Zhang Xuezhou, forcibly clamped his arm did his mind clear up slightly, and he shouted for Zhang Xuezhou and the others to help him.

"Don't try to stop the bleeding. She's taken so many Qi and Blood- boosting medicines; it's normal for her to bleed a little when her body is full of Qi and Blood. Forcibly stopping it would be inappropriate and could potentially lead to severe vaginal bleeding during childbirth!"

Just as Zhang Xuezhou was about to use the Supreme Purity True Technique, Chunyu Tiying reminded him, which made him quickly lower his hand.

He has a special talent for stopping bleeding, but his medical skills are only at the level of an ordinary person. Even if Zhang Xuezhou has a strong memory, modern medicine cannot be applied to this world, and the medicine of this world is not something that can make him a good doctor just by memorizing some content.

Accordingly, Zhang Xuezhou would listen to the advice of more professional people.

"Where did you get this sickly look? Blood is gushing from your mouth and nostrils; you're about to die! And you're still saying it's normal? You're just spouting nonsense! If anything happens to my wife, I'll make sure your body is crippled!"

Chen Zhang shouted, wishing he could slap the consumptive woman to the ground.

"I'm so sick, yet I still gave up my bed for your wife. Don't be so heartless and do something reckless!"

Upon seeing Chen Zhang's appearance, Chunyu Tiying couldn't help but take a couple of steps back and hide behind Zhang Xuezhou.

"This is Chunyu Tiying, the former chief physician of the imperial court. If she can't get Wei Shao'er to give birth normally, you don't need to think of any other methods!"

Zhang Xuezhou had no choice but to interject with a comment, which barely managed to calm Chen Zhang down.

"Physician Chunyu? So this is what Physician Chunyu looks like?"

Chen Zhang was momentarily surprised and delighted, but also inevitably filled with worry.

When he finally met the top doctor of the Great Han Dynasty, he felt that Chunyu Tiying's health was too poor. In this condition, let alone delivering Wei Shao'er's baby, Chunyu Tiying herself needed someone to support her to keep from falling.

"Her Demon Power is in too much conflict with her physical body; I can't make her give birth normally," Chunyu Tiying said in a low voice. "We'll have to ask Elder Zheng to come and handle this!"

"Right now, Old Zheng can only move his eyes and mouth," Zhang Xuezhou said helplessly. "His injuries look more serious than yours!"

"Who told you not to catch us both?" Chunyu Tiying said with a headache, "The effects of inserting a needle three-tenths and nine-tenths are completely different, not to mention penetrating the body. I almost died back then."

"Is it my fault?" Zhang Xuezhou said, "I told you all not to argue!"

"Gentlemen, my wife..."

"Shut up, can't you see the doctor is discussing the patient's condition?"

Chen Zhang had just interjected when Chunyu Tiying immediately retorted with a scolding.

Chunyu Tiying was afraid that others wouldn't know her; if they did, there wouldn't be so many troubles.

"Quickly deliver the ingredients for those three portions of the Perfect Tonic Pill to the Alchemy Chamber," Chunyu Tiying coughed. "We need to refine at least two pills, one to heal my injuries and one to save her life."

"Is it too late to refine the elixir now?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"She fainted from the pain of miscarriage at that moment. If she really goes into labor, she won't survive without a strong medicine," Chunyu Tiying said. "This elixir has to be refined whether we like it or not. As for whether she can make it to that time, I can't guarantee it. It's her fault for delaying bringing these medicines for half a month!"

"These medicines have very specific age requirements, we..."

"Shut up! If the medicine were easy to find, I would have already refined it into pills," Chunyu Tiying said unhappily. "Now I'm giving you two choices: one is to leave with your wife and take these medicines back, and the other is to wait for us to refine the pills and risk your wife's life!"

"This..."

Chen Zhang's forehead was instantly covered in sweat.

He had heard Wei Shao'er mention his special physical condition, but Chen Zhang never imagined it would be this special.

He looked at Wei Shao'er, who was still in pain even in her unconscious state, and then at her scaly skin. Chen Zhang could even see sharp horns protruding from Wei Shao'er's hair.

Chen Zhang didn't care what Wei Shao'er's body looked like, but most midwives really couldn't handle this kind of scene.

If they were in the Marquis of Qu Ni's residence, Chen Zhang would know very well that Wei Shao'er would inevitably face a big problem after giving birth.

Marquis Qu Ni would not allow a woman like Wei Shao'er to marry into his family, nor would he accept a demon child.

His return to the Marquis of Qu Ni's residence was tantamount to setting Wei Shao'er and her child up for their lives, as even an ordinary midwife would be unable to deliver Wei Shao'er's baby.

Aside from risking his life for Wei Shao'er, he had virtually no other options at the moment.