The evil female is weak and the males of the whole continent are out of control and fall.

Chapter 696 It Came Too Late
Outside the cave, the rain had subsided and turned into a light drizzle, but the sky was still shrouded in thick, leaden-gray clouds, making it feel oppressive and gloomy.

The cold rain fell on his face and body, washing away the bloodstains on his body, but it could not wash away the long-simmering ambition and the surging ferocity in his eyes.

He stood on the high ground at the entrance of the cave, letting the wind and rain tousle his short, brown hair and tattered robes.

Then, he slowly raised his head, his cold and sharp eyes, like those of a lone wolf, pierced through the misty rain and were precisely aimed in the direction of the Tiger Clan tribe.

That direction is where she is.

Having experienced a brush with death, his state of mind underwent a profound change.

He once believed that power was everything, and that he could plunder and possess at will.

But after experiencing all of this, he clearly realized that forcibly taking her might get her body, but it would never get her heart.

“Wanwan…” he murmured again the female name etched in his heart.

But this time, there was less of that naked plundering in his tone and more of a bitterness in it: "You don't like being forced... then can I try another way?"

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Jiaoyuan stumbled and staggered all the way to Shuanghua's house, almost entirely on instinct.

The cold rain soaked him to the bone, but the chill was nothing compared to the panic and pain he felt at that moment.

He stopped in front of that familiar wooden door, which he had entered countless times before, but his raised hand seemed to be held captive in mid-air by an invisible force, and he hesitated to bring it down.

Just as he hesitated and struggled, the faint sound coming from inside the house was like the sharpest ice pick, piercing his eardrums and reaching straight to his heart.

A deep, ingratiating male voice rang out: "Shuanghua, let me hug you one more time, okay? Just once..."

Immediately following was the voice of Shuanghua, a voice he knew all too well.

Her voice carried a hint of languor, a soft, indulgent tone—a tone he had never heard from her before when she spoke to him: "How many times has this happened? Isn't that enough... Stop it..."

"boom!"

Jiao Yuan felt his mind go blank, and the blood in his body seemed to freeze instantly!

His face instantly lost all color, turning deathly pale. His tall body swayed uncontrollably, almost losing his balance.

So... so what Yoon-mi said was true.

Shuanghua... she really got married.

Moreover, she seemed to get along so... intimately and naturally with her new beast husbands.

An unprecedented, sharp, aching, and dull pain suddenly gripped his heart, almost suffocating him.

He always thought that his feelings for Shuanghua were only out of a sense of responsibility and guilt towards his childhood friend.

But it wasn't until he heard her being so intimate with another male, and felt the jealousy and pain that almost tore him apart, that he belatedly realized that, without him noticing, Shuanghua had already changed in his heart.

He was too foolish and stubborn, blinded by his past mistakes, indulging in self-righteous compensation, while ignoring the emotions that had quietly changed deep within his heart.

But what's the use of understanding now? It's all too late.

Shuanghua will never forgive his past foolishness and hurt, and she has already... chosen another male and has a new life and a new partner.

The immense loss and regret, like the cold rain, completely overwhelmed him.

He stood there, dejected, letting the rain wash over him, like a stone statue that had lost its soul. He felt all his strength had been drained away, and even the courage to raise his hand to knock on the door had completely vanished.

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After seeing Yin Mei off, Bai Wanwan stood at the door, anxiously tiptoeing out of the house.

However, the rain was pouring down, and the air was thick with moisture, making everything blurry just a few steps away, and it was impossible to see anything in the distance.

"Wanwan, it's windy and cold at the door, let's go inside and wait." Hua Han appeared beside her at some point, gently put his arm around her shoulder, and wanted to lead her back into the warm house.

Bai Wanwan grasped his slightly cool hand in return, her brows furrowed: "Hua Han, wait a little longer... Father Beast has been at Aunt Shuang's house for a while now and hasn't returned yet. His injuries haven't fully healed, and he's been soaked in the rain for so long, I'm really worried... Could you go and check on him for me?"

Hua Han looked at her worried expression, nodded, took her hand and led her into the house: "Okay, you can sit by the fire inside, I'll go and bring the father beast back right away."

Hua Han put on a fur coat to protect herself from the rain, opened the door, and disappeared into the rain.

At this moment, Chief Rong and Kim Ik, who had temporarily retreated to other rooms because of Yoon Mi's presence, also came out.

Seeing that Hua Han was not there, the chieftain asked, "Did Hua Han go out?"

“Hmm,” Bai Wanwan walked to the fire pit, stretched out her hands to warm them, and said with a helpless tone, “I asked him to go and check on Father Beast. After Father Beast learned from Sister Yin Mei about Aunt Shuang’s marriage, he rushed into the rain without saying a word and went to Aunt Shuang’s house.”

Jin Yi walked to her side, his warm, large hand enveloping her slightly cold fingers, trying to distract her, and softly asked, "What do you want to eat tonight? I'll make it for you."

Bai Wanwan was preoccupied with her father beast and had little appetite. She shook her head and said, "I don't really want anything. Just some noodles or meat porridge will do."

“How can that be?” Jin Yi frowned disapprovingly and gently squeezed her fingers. “You’ve been working so hard lately, you need to eat more nutritious food. The snow season is long, so if you gain some weight, you won’t get sick as easily.”

Bai Wanwan knew he was doing it for her own good, and her heart warmed slightly. Just as she was about to say something more, the door was suddenly pushed open from the outside with a loud bang.

The icy steam and cold air rushed into the warm room instantly, and then Hua Han carried Jiao Yuan, who was soaking wet and had his eyes closed, into the room.

Upon seeing this, Jin Yi and Qiu Rong's expressions hardened, and they immediately stepped forward to help, carefully taking Jiao Yuan from Hua Han's shoulder.

Bai Wanwan immediately got up and went to greet him. Seeing her father's disheveled and weak appearance, she hurriedly asked Hua Han, "What happened? Why did he faint?"

Hua Han shook the water droplets off her hair, her tone tinged with complexity: "When I found Father Beast, he didn't even enter Aunt Shuang's house before collapsing in the mud outside. It seems... he'd been standing outside for a long time, getting soaked in the rain and emotionally agitated, so his wounds are probably... Aunt Shuang and the others were inside, they had no idea what was happening outside."

Upon hearing this, Bai Wanwan looked at her father beast, who was being helped to a soft couch by Jin Yi and Qiu Rong and was unconscious, and sighed heavily in her heart.

If I had known this, why did I have to?

Some realizations come too late, and then it's too late.

　Having written this far, we can pretty much decide the ending. Ahem, let me ask one more time: do you all want Roger to become the beast-lover of the Taiwanese, or just silently protect her like this?
　　(End of this chapter)