Jiujiu and Qing Tong had discussed more than once whether their cub would be born directly or turn into an egg.
As Jiujiu was about to give birth, Qing Tong, who was a first-time father, naturally stayed behind. She was prepared to treat the orcs in the tribe after Jiujiu and her cub were safe.
Other than Qing Tong who was nervous every day, even the orcs in the tribe were more nervous than usual. Some females who had experience in giving birth even went to look for Jiujiu when they had nothing to do. They imparted their experience to Jiujiu so that Jiujiu would not suffer because of her lack of experience.
Compared to the considerate females, the males were much more straightforward.
They felt that since Jiujiu was about to give birth to her cub, they naturally had to hunt more prey for their cub as a gift. Moreover, the cub needed clothes. They had to find more small animals with softer fur to make more small clothes for their cub.
Just as Qing Tong and all the females and males in the tribe were looking forward to it, Jiujiu finally gave birth.
However, unlike the other orcs, she did not give birth to a cub or a human. It was an egg.
It was a round egg that was only the size of a palm. As the egg was too small, it did not feel much when it was born.
Just as Jiujiu was wondering why her stomach, which was so big, became so small when she gave birth, the eggshell grew rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye. Soon, it became the size of a small watermelon. Then, everyone heard the sound of teeth chewing on the eggshell. This sound lasted for half a day. With a creak, the eggshell cracked open and everyone saw a furry little head.
Looking at the kitten that crawled out of the egg, Jiujiu's mouth twitched. She did not know what to say.
She was a kitten and Qing Tong was a snake. She originally thought that she would either give birth to a snake or a kitten. In the end, they combined and gave birth to a kitten that crawled out of the eggshell. It was really, really a different approach.
Jiujiu looked at the palm-sized cub and felt her heart soften.
Jiujiu reached out and touched the tip of the cub's little nose. Hearing the cub's grumbling because of its discomfort, the corners of her mouth could not help but curl up, and the look in her eyes became increasingly gentle.
When Jiujiu gave birth to the egg, Qing Tong was actually a little disappointed. She wanted Jiujiu to give birth to a cub that looked like Jiujiu more than anyone else. When she thought of her cub being a soft and delicate kitten like Jiujiu, Qing Tong could not help but feel happy. Now that her wish was fulfilled, Qing Tong was happier than anyone else.
Qing Tong sat by the bed and reached out to pull Jiujiu and the cub into her arms. She lowered her head and kissed Jiujiu's cheek. She looked gently at the snoring cub in Jiujiu's hand and said, "It's good to have you."
Jiujiu raised her head and kissed Qing Tong's chin. She smiled and said, "It's good to have you too. Oh right, when do you plan to go outside?"
Although their cub was already born, she was too young to receive the inheritance. Therefore, the work of treating the orcs' illnesses was still done by Qing Tong. Previously, because she wanted to give birth to the cub, Qing Tong had already delayed for a few days. Now that she had safely given birth to the cub, Qing Tong naturally had to fulfill his mission and go to the tribe to treat the orcs' illnesses.
Jiujiu's words immediately reminded Qing Tong of his duty.
Seeing that his cub was about to be separated, Qing Tong's face showed signs of struggle. But in the end, his duty won over his struggle. Qing Tong lowered his head and kissed Jiujiu's forehead. He said, "I'll go tomorrow."
"I'll take good care of the tribe."
"I know." Although she claimed to be the leader of the tribe, Qing Tong knew that the leader of the tribe had always been Jiujiu. It was Jiujiu who had guided the orcs in the right direction. It was also Jiujiu who had told them how to store food. It was even Jiujiu who had given them faith. The leader of the tribe had always been Jiujiu.
Whether or not he was there would not be a hindrance. Although it was a little sad, Qing Tong was also proud because Jiujiu was her partner.
Early the next morning, Qing Tong carried his luggage and left the tribe to fulfill his duty.
According to his previous management, Qing Tong's first stop was the Spiritual Tiger Tribe.
The Spiritual Tiger Tribe was the strongest tribe in the forest. Previously, under Zach's leadership, the Spiritual Tiger Tribe had the lowest mortality rate and also the lowest sickness rate. Every year, Qing Tong spent the shortest amount of time in the Spiritual Tiger Tribe.
Qing Tong thought that it would be the same this time, but he did not expect the situation to be completely different this time.
Although Lang Xing's tribe and the Spiritual Tiger Tribe had merged into one, in reality, 1 + 1 = 2, and 1 + 1 < 1.
The merging of two tribes required many years of accumulation before they could merge together bit by bit. However, before the two tribes could merge together, Lang Xing and Mo Sang's incident happened. The relationship that was not strong from the beginning collapsed instantly. Although they were in the same tribe, the relationship between the orcs of the two tribes was not as good as before.
Because of that, some of the things that the two tribes had agreed on were voided. This caused the two tribes to not have a good winter.
Not only did Lang Xing's tribe suffer heavy losses, so did the Spiritual Tiger Tribe. Both sides suffered heavy losses.
Qing Tong began to treat the patients as soon as he arrived at the tribe. However, after a day, he had not even finished seeing all the patients. He spent a full three days before he finished seeing all the patients. By the time they were all prescribed medicine, he still needed to change the prescription based on the effectiveness of the medicine. By the time the patients' conditions improved, more than half a month had passed.
Seeing that the conditions of the patients in the Spiritual Tiger Tribe were improving, Qing Tong's face was filled with joy.
On this day, when Qing Tong finished seeing the last patient and was about to go back to rest, Mo Sang suddenly appeared in front of him.
Mo Sang looked at Qing Tong and said respectfully, "I have another patient at home. Sorry to trouble you, Master Qing Tong."
Hearing that Mo Sang had another patient at home, Qing Tong followed him without hesitation. He was prepared to treat the patient in Mo Sang's house.
After Mo Sang was kicked out of his position as the chief, his original residence was changed to a place at the edge of the tribe. Of course, because of this, Zhang Xiaoyu's child's abnormality was not noticed by others.
Mo Sang invited Qing Tong into the house and said, "The patient is inside. Sorry to trouble you, Master Qing Tong."
In response to Mo Sang's words, Qing Tong nodded and walked into the house. He was prepared to see how the patient was doing.
Even though Qing Tong had seen countless orcs in different forms, this was the first time he had seen an orc in such a form. Especially when he saw that the upper body was that of an innocent baby, but the lower body was that of a beast with sharp claws. Qing Tong was even more shocked.
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