Not long after lying down, Yu Yao felt a sudden stomach pain.
"Oh no, this isn't good. Is it going to lay eggs?"
She clutched her stomach with one hand and her expression was a bit odd.
Although she had given birth to a child, she had never laid eggs before, and she was a bit panicky...
The Ah Wu by her side heard the sound and woke up instantly.
Before leaving, Mo Ju asked Nanzhou's partner Awu to take care of Yu Yao.
Awu came over in the afternoon and didn't leave that night; she decided to sleep with her.
She was worried that she might suddenly give birth at night and not know it.
Upon hearing the sound, Awu hurriedly sat up, her gaze fixed on Yu Yao, and anxiously asked, "Priestess, what's wrong with you?"
Yu Yao looked at Awu, "I feel like my abdomen is dropping and it's painful; I think I'm going to give birth..."
Upon hearing that she was going to give birth, Awu became even more anxious, quickly helping her lie down, and said with a worried tone, "Priestess, don't worry. I've raised snakes before and have some experience. Lie down first."
Then she pulled down Yu Yao's underpants and placed them to the side.
She then took out a soft animal skin, which had been prepared and stitched together in advance, and placed it under Yu Yao's buttocks.
To avoid making the bed dirty when laying eggs and make cleaning difficult.
She took a clean basket and placed a thick and soft animal skin inside.
This was prepared to hold the snake eggs.
After a round of busyness, Yu Yao's feeling of heaviness in her abdomen became stronger and stronger.
It's a bit painful.
She had thought that snake eggs weren't very large, so she hadn't taken the pain relief pill for labor. At this moment, the pain was still bearable, so she decided not to take it.
"Pu!" The first egg was born quickly.
It's really like pooping.
"Ah ya, the snake egg has come out."
Awu was overjoyed and quickly picked up the just-born snake egg into the basket.
Snake eggs do not give birth one by one, and if they are not picked up in time to the side, they may be easily broken by the second born.
"Pu pu pu"
Then, the second, third, and fourth.
With each successive egg, Yu Yao's expression became increasingly strange.
This feeling is very strange, but cannot be described.
She didn't know how many eggs she had laid in total, but it felt just like pooping and farting, one after another.
"Good heavens, it's the fifteenth snake egg, and there's still more!"
Awu looked at the basket filled with the fifteenth set of snake eggs and was shocked.
She didn't stop her hands, continuously picking up the just-born snake eggs into the basket.
"Oh, already fifteen? I thought female snakes could lay between 8 to 15 eggs? I still feel there's more in my belly."
Yu Yao was completely shocked and a bit scared.
Why was she different from others? Could it be because her original body was a ferret?
Before she could think more,
"Pu pu pu"
Then several more eggs were laid in succession.
The sound of the eggs being laid made her want to laugh even as she heard it herself.
Awu didn't feel the need to laugh, as laying eggs is like this, and she didn't think it was particularly amusing.
Thinking about what the priestess had said earlier, although she also found it incredible, she said, "In general, it is indeed like this. But laying more eggs is also a good thing, which indicates the strong fertility of the priestess."
Yu Yao glanced at Awu, but said nothing more.
She continued to lay eggs.
"Pu pu pu"
She didn't know exactly how many eggs she had laid until a long time had passed before it finally ended.
Of course, as the eggs were all laid, her swollen belly also flattened down.
Awu counted the snake eggs in the basket and exclaimed, "Priestess, a total of 30 snake eggs were laid."
"Oh, 30? So many?"
Yu Yao was momentarily frozen. If all 30 snake eggs were hatched, then there would be 30 snake offspring!
Just thinking about it made her feel overwhelmed.
While she was overjoyed to gain 30,000 points, 30 little offspring could be quite a handful. If they got into trouble, they might even rip the roof off.
"Let me see?"
Yu Yao didn't feel anything particularly uncomfortable either. Although her body was a bit weak, she could still sit up directly.
Awu wanted to go over and support her, but found that she had already sat up by herself.
"Priestess, take a look, the snake eggs are all very pretty."
Awu brought the basket containing the snake eggs in front of Yu Yao and smiled.
Yu Yao looked down at the white snake eggs in the basket, wanting to stroke them, but thinking of the tiny snakes inside, she pulled her hand back.
If it were ferret cubs, that would be wonderful.
Snake eggs... she really had a hard time accepting them, even if they were her own.
"Priestess, maybe I should put the snake eggs by your side. You can incubate them with your body temperature, but be careful not to crush them."
Awu said, about to take the snake eggs out of the basket and place them by her side.
"Awu, not yet."
Yu Yao hurriedly reached out to stop her. "Awu, let's not try to incubate the eggs. It's best if we just leave it like that."
If they really hatch, won't all the baby snakes crawl all over her?
She shivered, and just thinking about it made her skin crawl.
Awu looked at her strangely, "Priestess, snake eggs have to be incubated to hatch. Otherwise, they will rot."
Yu Yao of course understood this. In fact, eggs don't necessarily have to be incubated by themselves. As long as the temperature is right, they can still hatch.
"No problem, just cover them with a wet cloth first and put them in the next room. Let Mo Ju incubate them when he comes back. He can change into his original form, which is more convenient than me."
She looked at Awu, and spoke in a strange tone.
She would never admit that she was afraid.
Awu didn't say anything more. Incubating eggs by males is not unheard of in the tribe.
She picked up the snake eggs and placed them in the neighboring room, covering them with a wet cloth.
Soon after, he arrived.
She cleaned up for Yu Yao, removed the original animal skin that had been used as a pad, and replaced it with a new one.
"Priestess, you just gave birth and your body is weak. Let me help you rest."
"Good!"
Yu Yao nodded slightly and allowed Awu to help her lie down and sleep.
Awu pulled over a thin blanket and covered her, but she didn't go to sleep. Instead, she left the bedroom and went to the kitchen to prepare soup for Yu Yao.
When the sky was just beginning to lighten, Yu Yao woke up.
Before she could get up, Awu brought over a large bowl of mutton soup along with a baked corn cake.
Yu Yao washed her face and then picked up the bowl to eat.
After finishing her meal, she went to the next room and looked at the 30 snake eggs laid last night. Finding no problems, she then came out.
Awu had gone back. She still had 8 offspring to take care of at home, and she couldn't be here all the time.
As Awu went back, the entire tribe knew that the priestess had laid 30 snake eggs last night.
Many of them exclaimed that the priestess truly lives up to her title with such strong fertility.
On average, female snakes can lay up to 15 eggs, but the priestess had doubled that, which was enough to show her strong fertility.
This made all the female snakes in the tribe envious.
Especially Jiutian, he was so envious that he couldn't help it.
She patted her belly, which remained motionless for a long time, and her expression was very downcast.
She had the earliest heat cycle and, by rights, her fertility should be very strong.
Why couldn't she conceive?
Jiutian had long wanted to ask Yu Yao about it, but she was too shy to go see her.
There was also a bit of reluctance to face her.
Her face was burned by Yu Yao, though it was her own fault. However, it was impossible to say that Jiutian had no grievances at all in her heart.
She dared not hate or show it, merely because of the formality and in order to stay well in the tribe.
As Yu Yao brought about earth-shattering changes to the tribe, Jiutian truly had to give her full respect.
The little hatred in her heart had long been gone.
It's just that whenever she thinks about the past, she feels awkward.
Jiutian touched her belly which remained motionless, and her eyes showed a struggle.
A moment later!
As if she had made up her mind, she cut a piece of bear meat that Silver Sky had beaten yesterday.
She cooked a pot of bear meat herself and brought it over.
Here, Yu Yao was also unable to sleep in bed, with nothing to do, she cut a piece of silk down and prepared to make clothes for the little snakes.
Although they have not hatched yet and she doesn't know when they will be able to take on human form.
But she felt that it was better to prepare early.
Looking at the white fabric in her hand, Yu Yao's face was a bit strange.
This color is suitable for lining, but not very good for wearing on the outside.
It looks particularly like mourning.
Especially when all the beast people in the tribe wear them, it looks more like a funeral.
Yu Yao always felt it was very strange.
Unfortunately, there are too many things to take care of, and she is pregnant, so she doesn't have time to think about dyeing the fabric.
