Chapter 5: Physical Exhaustion

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  Shen Huan saw that there was no extra expression on her face, and she didn't exchange pleasantries with her either. While distracted by all this, she also tried her best to feel the child's movements. Shen Huan's forehead had already begun to sweat slightly, and she mustered up the spirit to nod at her and reveal a slight smile, also simply greeting her: "Trouble you, Shadow Girl!"

  Ying Yue's expression remained unchanged, but she politely nodded in response to Shen Huan. She followed Li's lead and walked to the bedside. The moment she saw the woman in labor, Shen Huan clearly saw a glimmer of sharpness flash across her eyes, accompanied by a slight change in the corners of her mouth. Shen Huan felt that she might be like herself, feeling sorry for this frail woman who risked her life to become pregnant and give birth, resulting in the loss of her life.

  "Miss Shadow, actually I invited you in because there's something I need your help with."

  Only the shadow of the moon and snow shifted their gaze from the expectant mother to Shen Huan's body, without saying a word. However, in those clear eyes, there was no ripple, but it made Shen Huan clearly feel the doubt at the bottom of her eyes. It was a very strange feeling. Shen Huan couldn't help but be curious about the woman in front of him who exuded a cold and calm aura all over his body. She looked like she was only around 20 years old, in the prime of her life, yet she chose to deal with corpses every day. What secrets lay hidden behind this?

  However, the most important thing at hand is still a cesarean section. The feeling transmitted through her hands was somewhat slight, and Shen Huan felt a little anxious in her heart. She immediately suppressed her curiosity and said straightforwardly: "Believe that Shadow Lady has no difficulty with cesarean section?"

  Still not getting any response from Yueyue Xue, Shen Huan looked at her taking down the box on her shoulder and opening it. Suddenly, a variety of knives appeared before her eyes, including daggers and small sharp blades, all neatly arranged and placed in self-made cloth bags. The box opened up flat and closed with a fold. Shen Huan was amazed not by the structure of the box, but by the first time she saw a workbox that was no less impressive than the surgical knives she had seen in the hospital.

  No need for Yingyue Xue to explain, Shen Han also understood her meaning. Without asking the reason, she directly showed her willingness to help with actions. Although she was a bit surprised, she didn't overreact and nodded slightly. Since Yingyue Xue didn't ask, but in order to cooperate tacitly, she simply informed her intention. For Shen Han, she was absolutely professional-grade, no need for detailed explanations. So, suppressing the dizziness, she said: "I know the child in my belly might still be alive, but Yuan Shu has passed away. To save the child, it can only be done this way!"

  At this point, I believe Xue Yue also understands. Shen Han glanced at her clear eyes that seemed to see through people, and then turned to the woman in labor on the bed, even glancing at the clothes that Shen Han had cut off and spread out beside the bed. Only then did Xue Yue shift her gaze back to Shen Han's face and nod, sitting down across from her.

  "To be on the safe side, Shen Huan turned to Li Shi standing beside her and said: 'Mother, would you mind going to the entrance to keep watch? Although Liu aunt agreed verbally, she definitely won't let us off so easily. We can't let her burst in halfway through, not even a slight mistake is allowed.'"

  Upon hearing this, Li didn't ask any more questions and walked straight to the door. Shen Huan saw her put her ear against the door, listening to the movements outside, and knew that this mother-in-law was no less anxious than herself, so she felt a bit more at ease. She turned her head to face Shuang Yue Xue's gaze, moved her hands slightly to feel the exact position of the placenta in her abdomen, and beads of sweat slid down her cheek as she gritted her teeth and said: "Miss Shuang, are you ready?"

  She still just nodded slightly, Shen Huan even began to suspect that she couldn't speak, this thought only flashed in her mind for a moment. The dizzy feeling grew stronger and stronger, Shen Huan didn't need to think to understand that this ability was very exhausting, both physically and mentally. Taking advantage of the fact that she still had the strength and could sense things, she immediately closed her eyes and began to focus all her attention on sensing the situation of the small life inside her womb. She had to accurately determine the position of the baby's head and feet in order to correctly cut from the feet down, because even if she accidentally hurt the baby, there wouldn't be any great danger.

  Shen Han's forehead was dripping with big beads of sweat, and this time it seemed to take even longer. Her hands moved up and down on her belly, barely finding the position of the placenta, but she couldn't tell which side was the head and which side was the foot. She gritted her teeth, using almost all her strength to overcome the feeling of powerlessness, and only then did the exploration that shocked her soul become clear. Shen Han immediately opened her eyes and said to Ying Yue Xue: "Miss Ying, my left hand is three points up, here you can put the knife."

  As soon as the voice fell, Shen Han had no time to notice the astonished gaze that Ying Yue Xue cast towards her. At this moment, she only felt that her whole body was soft and weak, and the hands that were supporting her also slid down powerlessly. Her vision began to blur because her body was unable to withstand it, and she was also blinded by sweat. However, she still struggled to hold on, and in a daze, she saw Ying Yue Xue skillfully and accurately insert the knife into the pregnant woman's abdomen, then slide it downwards. A large patch of crimson appeared before her eyes, and she immediately felt a suffocating sensation in her chest. Her whole body began to feel dizzy, and Ying Yue Xue's hands were waving in front of her eyes. Finally, in her daze, she saw Ying Yue Xue take out a bundle of something from the corpse's abdomen, and then she heard the sound of a child crying by her ear. At that moment, her heart felt relieved, and everything before her eyes turned black as she fell forward, losing consciousness...

  When Shen Huan slowly came to, the quietness around her made her feel uneasy. She struggled to open her eyes and found that the furnishings in the room were no longer those of the Yuan family's home. It wasn't until she went from being blurry-eyed to clear-headed that she realized she was in her own bedroom.

  Although her body still had no strength, Shen Huan was relaxed to the point where she could quietly lie at home. The fact that she saw a blurry shadow before fainting and heard the sound of children crying were not illusions but reality. This proved that her efforts were not in vain, and after nine deaths and one life, she was the ultimate winner!

  She tried to get up, but unfortunately her hands were completely powerless. After several attempts, she finally gave up. However, her mouth was too dry, so she could only open her mouth and call out: "Mother..."

  As soon as Shen Huan opened his mouth to speak, he realized that his throat was also dry and sore, and the sound coming out of it was hoarse and unpleasant, like a broken bell. Before he could utter another word, Mrs. Li lifted the curtain and walked in, holding a bowl in her hand, with steam rising from the rim.

  Seeing Li's tense expression as she put down the bowl, she gently lifted her neck and leaned against the pillow with one hand, while pulling the quilt with the other. Suddenly, Shen Huan thought of her mother who had passed away when she was a child. The concern and worry that Li revealed at this moment were emotions that she had not felt for many years, and could only be buried deep in her heart. At this moment, they were pulled out, and she couldn't help but feel a little sour.

  "Don't talk for now, come and drink this bowl of soup."

  Just as Shen Huan was about to speak, she was interrupted by Li Shi. She immediately picked up the bowl on the table, scooped up a spoonful of soup with a spoon, blew it gently and sent it to Shen Huan's mouth. Shen Huan felt a bit uncomfortable with this kind of care, so she struggled to raise her hand and said in her hoarse voice: "Mother, I'll do it myself!"

  "Go away! You don't even have the strength to squash an ant, don't break the bowl and waste the soup I've been simmering for half the afternoon!"

  After hearing Li's words, Shen Han smiled instead. She didn't care that Li was glaring at her, and the dryness in her throat seemed to have improved a bit. In a soft voice, she said: "Mother, you're just stubborn on the outside but soft-hearted inside."

  "Alright, alright, hurry up and drink it, I still have to go collect rent from Old Wang and Old Li!"

  "Haven't you received it yet?"

  "Something big happened the day before yesterday, and you suddenly fainted, and it was already dark after all the commotion."

  "What time is it now?"

  "It's almost time for dinner."

  Shen Han swallowed the soup water in her mouth, furrowed her brow, and thought to herself that she hadn't expected to have fainted for two days and two nights. She realized that using her sensory perception once would consume a tremendous amount of spiritual energy, which was no joke.

  "That side of the Yuan family..."

  After fainting, she didn't know what happened. Now that she's back home, it seems there aren't any major issues. However, Shen Huan isn't naive enough to think that just because the Yuan family has a new grandson, they'll really let things go. For now, she just wants to know what kind of trouble this has brought to her family.

  Li saw her frowning and deep in thought, probably also understanding Shen Han's worries. She handed another spoon to her mouth, her voice slowing down a lot, sighing and saying: "This time it can be said that the disaster is not dead, although the little one was saved, but the big one is gone is also a fact. Although we all know this is an accident, it will still cause trouble. To put it bluntly, I took a liking to someone else's gift money, and now I've really gotten into trouble."

  "What did the Yuan family say exactly? Mother, don't hide it from me anymore, I'll only get more anxious."

  "It's nothing, just need to pay some compensation. Fortunately, Miss Ying helped to mediate and the man surnamed Liu was willing to let us compensate and settle the matter, just saying it was a difficult birth."

  "How much is needed?"

  Shen Han asked somewhat anxiously, from Liu's attitude of asking Li to come and help with the delivery, she knew that she was not a good person to talk to. Although the grandson was saved in the end, but the fact that the daughter-in-law died was a fact. According to Shen Han's understanding, most people here were very superstitious. Li broke the "more children more blessings" Buddha, even if Liu didn't care about his daughter-in-law's life, it didn't mean he could let it go so easily. Thinking of this, she looked up at Li and couldn't help but ask again: "Mother, how much money?"

  Li slowly extended two fingers, and Shen Huan saw that her heart was slightly relieved. The silver here is almost equivalent to the value of the Ming Dynasty. Converted into RMB, one or two taels of silver are worth 600 to 800 yuan. If there were only two taels of silver, although the family could barely make ends meet without any extra money, they could still afford it. Although it was her own family's money, she couldn't help but think: Women's lives in ancient times really aren't worth much!

  "Don't worry, mother, we'll just save a bit more and we'll have two taels of silver."

  "What's two taels? You think that Liu guy is so good? It's twenty taels!"

  "Twenty taels? Why doesn't she just rob?"

  At this point, Shen Huan also became calm and helpless. For a family that only relied on collecting some rent and Li's occasional childbirth to receive some gift money, they were already barely making ends meet. Two taels of silver had to be tightly squeezed out of their belts for several months before they could be saved, let alone twenty taels, which would allow them to live comfortably for a year. How could she not be excited?