What a terrible idea!
I slapped Luo Yaqin’s backside heavily, my hand landing on her firm buttocks, the astonishing elasticity reverberating through my fingers.
Putting aside the fact that if everyone got pregnant, they wouldn’t be able to do anything.
Even if they could, as the saying goes, there are always tired oxen but never a worn-out field.
For me to sow seeds with this bunch of women alone would be the death of me in my prime!
"Stop joking around for now. Did you find anything after examining Ke Xin and Ke Ya?" I asked, my tone serious.
Hearing me ask about important matters, Luo Yaqin's expression immediately turned stern.
"I only took a general look. They are both very healthy, and their muscle vitality is higher than ordinary people. Perhaps this is why they don't menstruate."
Healthy body? High muscle vitality?
Hearing these two phrases, I felt a glimmer of direction in my mind.
Then, a flash of inspiration struck me, and I grasped the crux of the problem.
Could it be that Ke Xin and Ke Ya's bodies improved after bathing in that holy spring, leading to their lack of menstruation!?
This is a plausible reason!
I then shared my speculation with Luo Yaqin. As a doctor, Luo Yaqin was very interested in things that could enhance physical fitness and insisted I take her to see it.
However, having bathed in the holy spring myself, I knew its power well.
With Luo Yaqin's and Shangguan Yao's current physique, they wouldn't be able to endure the transformation process.
So, I thought about it and refused Luo Yaqin's request for the time being.
I just said I would take them to bathe in the holy spring after Shangguan Yao and the others' physiques improved.
Luo Yaqin didn't ask further. She brewed the chicken blood vine into medicine and gave it to Shangguan Yao. As expected, Shangguan Yao no longer suffered the severe pain she experienced on the first day of her menstruation.
The days passed by, one by one.
As time went by, Shangguan Yao's menstruation finally ended.
And after enduring the torment of menstruation, she seemed to understand the importance of improving her physical fitness. She no longer complained about exercising with us every day.
One could say it was a blessing in disguise.
A week later.
That night, I felt the time was ripe. After so many days of exercise, Shangguan Yao and the others should now be able to withstand the transformation process of the holy spring.
Moreover, with Ke Xin and Ke Ya guarding them, Shangguan Yao and the others wouldn't be tempted into falling into it.
So, during dinner, I announced this news to everyone, deciding to have everyone bathe in the holy spring at the ruins of the Kasha tribe tomorrow.
Upon hearing this news, Shangguan Yao and the others were extremely excited.
After all, as a man, I couldn’t possibly understand the monthly pain women endured during menstruation. Now that they had the chance to escape this torment, they were naturally overjoyed.
We all made a fuss for a while. As the moon gradually rose, all the women fell asleep.
As for me, I sat by the campfire, keeping watch for them.
Although we were living a peaceful life for now, we always remained vigilant. Every day, we would assign two people to guard the first and second halves of the night.
After all, no one could guarantee that wild beasts wouldn't attack us under the cover of darkness.
Outside the cave, everything was silent, and inside, only the crackling of burning firewood accompanied me.
Looking at their adorable sleeping faces, my thoughts began to drift.
I remembered the companions who had left me over these past few months.
Qu Xiangyun, Zhuo Ya, and the missing Su Yunran and Xia Liuli.
I wondered how they were doing.
I wasn't too worried about Qu Xiangyun and Zhuo Ya, as they both had their own things to search for and possessed a certain degree of self-preservation ability.
However, Su Yunran and Xia Liuli, who were missing, had never had such survival skills before.
I could only hope that Lady Luck would bless them and that they were still alive.
As I thought, my eyelids grew heavier and heavier.
It wasn't until Ke Ya woke me up to take my turn on watch that I dragged my weary body onto the bear skin and fell into a deep sleep.
The next day.
After breakfast, we packed our belongings and prepared to set off for the ruins of the Kasa tribe.
When I went with Ke Xin and Ke Ya before, we only brought simple weapons and a little food.
This time, it was different. Shangguan Yao incited everyone to bring a lot of food, even carrying the pot.
"..."
Anyone who didn't know would think we were going camping.
I originally intended to stop Shangguan Yao, but then I thought about it. I had scouted the entire route, and there were no animal dens, so it was quite peaceful.
Besides, everyone had been exercising with me for many days and had accumulated a lot of pent-up energy, so it was time to find an opportunity to release it.
Fine, let's consider it a team-building outing.
Before setting off, I made some simple camouflage at the cave entrance, so from the outside, it would appear to be just overgrown with vines, and no one would ever guess it was a settlement.
Due to our large numbers, our progress was inevitably slowed down.
It wasn't until noon that we reached the ruins of the Kasa tribe.
Before entering the canyon, I specifically warned everyone that it would be somewhat terrifying inside and that they needed to be mentally prepared. Shangguan Yao dismissively told me that she had seen all sorts of things and couldn't possibly be scared.
However, upon entering the canyon, even though I had already given everyone a heads-up, the scene before our eyes still terrified these women who had not experienced much hardship!
Although many days had passed, the corpses that had been exposed to the earth had completely rotted away, leaving only white bones.
But the scene before us, like a living hell, was still terrifying.
Among this group, besides myself and Ke Xin and Ke Ya, only Luo Yaqin remained relatively calm.
Perhaps it was because she was a doctor and had to deal with corpses from the beginning of her studies, so she had seen too much and had no reaction.
The others were not so calm.
Guan Hai'er appeared calm, but her constantly trembling body betrayed her inner thoughts. Liu Xiaodie and Zhang Huihui walked forward, barely daring to breathe, trembling with fear.
The most intense reaction came from Shangguan Yao, who had been so boastful before entering.
She was now terrified, cowering like a quail in my arms, trembling uncontrollably, not daring to even lift her head. I had to hold her as we slowly walked forward.
"You were so confident just now, why are you backing down now?"
Seeing Shangguan Yao so frightened, I couldn't help but tease her. In return, she let out a flurry of tiny punches without lifting her head.
Finally, we passed through that scene of inferno and entered the divine palace.
I patted Shangguan Yao, who was still tightly shutting her eyes and not daring to open them in my arms, "Alright, you're an adult now. Get up quickly, we're through."
Shangguan Yao cautiously opened her eyes and found that the environment had changed. She immediately broke free from my embrace and muttered under her breath, "Hmph, I wasn't scared. What do I need you for!"
I happened to hear her words and couldn't help but scoff inwardly.
If I hadn't carried you through, you probably would have wet yourself from fear back there.
Now you're playing tough again. I'll see how you deal with it on the way back!
At this moment, Guan Hai'er saw the milky white hot spring before her and her eyes were filled with surprise, "This is too beautiful! Sister Yao, quickly come and see!"
All the women's attention was drawn by Guan Hai'er's words, and they all stood happily by the holy spring.
Even Zhang Huihui was impatiently starting to take off her clothes.