The most crucial first aid for someone who had drowned was to expel the water from their system.
Ashlyn knelt before Sienna, first checking her breath. Although it was very weak, there was still hope.
Ashlyn began pressing on the other person's chest. After a while, Sienna coughed.
Sienna tilted her head, violently coughing up several mouthfuls of river water.
She vomited violently, drenching the riverbank. Only then did she slowly open her eyes.
Am I still alive? Sienna gazed dizzily at the blue above her head. Am I not dead? Am I still breathing smoothly?
“How are you feeling?” The familiar cool tone of Ashlyn echoed in Sienna's ears.
Sienna looked over and saw a face so beautiful it was unforgettable. She froze. Could the voice I heard when I was drowning really belong to Ashlyn? How is Ashlyn here?
Sienna's eyes were filled with shock. She struggled to sit up but lacked the strength to do so. She wanted to speak, but water painfully choked her throat as if being rubbed raw by sand and gravel. “Berry....”
“Sienna, it's been a long time.” Ashlyn looked at her indifferently, her eyes devoid of any emotion.
Tears streamed down Sienna's cheeks. Unexpectedly, she ran into her old nemesis, Ashlyn, there. Yet, it was this very nemesis who extended a helping hand when she was on the brink of death.
She broke down in tears, somewhat disheartened.
After a long while, her voice hoarse, she finally asked, “If you knew it was me you were saving, would you still have helped?”
“Yes.” Ashlyn's voice was decisive.
Sienna was momentarily lost in thought. “Why?”
“Because I can't bear to see a baby about to be born vanish before my eyes,” Ashlyn said, a smirk playing on her lips. “So, give me your right hand now. I need to check on your baby's condition.”
Ashlyn knew how to take the pulse. Traditional medicine practitioners could all detect the baby's pulse.
Moreover, since Sienna had fallen into the water, Ashlyn needed to urgently check her pulse.
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