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

Chapter 472 She had already guessed it
She spoke softly, feigning curiosity: "Aunt Shuang, actually... that day in the Stone Forest, I accidentally saw you and that majestic male. I thought he was your beast mate..."

Shuanghua's body stiffened visibly, and the gentleness on her face faded, replaced by a deep bitterness and self-mockery.

She paused for a moment before slowly speaking, "No, he is not my beast husband. He is the chieftain of our Jiaolong tribe, Jiaoyuan. He has a wife whom he loves very, very much."

She paused, as if gathering her courage, and looked at Bai Wanwan with a complicated expression. "The things between him and me... are very complicated, and many years have passed. It's like a heavy stone that has been weighing on my heart. Wanwan, do you... really want to hear it?"

She needed an outlet to confide in, and the young female she regarded as her offspring seemed to be the only option.

Bai Wanwan grasped her hand. "Aunt Shuang, I want to hear it. Maybe it will make you feel better if you talk about it."

Shuanghua took a deep breath, her gaze fixed on the hazy moonlight outside the window, lost in memories:

“Jiaoyuan and I grew up together. He is the son of the clan chief, with exceptional talent, the most dazzling star in the entire tribe, and extremely handsome. My mother and father beast have told me since I can remember that when I grow up, I will mate with him. So, when I was still a cub, I liked to follow behind him like a little tail.”

"Later, he came of age and, according to tribal tradition, went out to gain experience. That time... he went to a very far and dangerous place, was seriously injured, and didn't return for two whole years." Shuanghua's voice lowered, filled with lingering fear. "For those two years, I lived in constant fear, praying for his safe return. Finally... he came back. I was so happy I almost went crazy, and I ran to greet him the moment I arrived..."

Her voice suddenly choked, filled with immense loss and pain, "But what I saw was that his heart and eyes were only filled with the female he brought back. The way he looked at her was a kind of fervor and focus that I had never experienced before."

Shuanghua closed her eyes, as if she could still feel the excruciating pain from back then: "It took me several years... to barely accept this reality. I told myself that I couldn't force it, as long as he was happy. I even sincerely wished them well."

Her tone suddenly turned cold and angry: "But! Just when I thought everything was settled, by chance, I stumbled upon that blue-clad woman's secret! She... she was actually mating with other males behind Jiao Yuan's back!"

Shuanghua's voice rose with excitement, then fell as she tried to calm her anger. "Wanwan, you may not know, but our Jiaolong clan is different from other tribes. Because we must worship and protect the 'Tree of Life' for generations, the bloodline power of the clan leader's lineage must be pure and strong! Therefore, the clan rules clearly stipulate that the clan leader can only have one male partner! This is to ensure the purity and power of the bloodline of future generations! Lanyi is shaking the foundation of the entire tribe."

She took a deep breath and calmed herself down: "I was furious at the time, but I didn't want to tell Jiaoyuan immediately, because I was afraid he couldn't handle it. I thought that maybe Lanyi was just confused for a moment. I found her in private and warned her that I knew the truth, and told her to stop before it was too late and not to do anything that would hurt Jiaoyuan or bring shame to the whole tribe! I even promised to keep her secret as long as she didn't make the same mistake again."

Shuanghua's face showed extreme irony and sorrow: "But I never expected... that she would accuse me first! She ran to Jiaoyuan and cried, framing me! She said that I wanted to get rid of her because I was jealous that she had won Jiaoyuan's love, and fabricated lies to slander her! Once, twice... she did it flawlessly, even deliberately creating some 'accidental' injuries, and then framing me, saying that I wanted her dead!"

"Even when I finally couldn't bear it any longer and went to Jiao Yuan's place to tell him the truth..."

Shuanghua's voice was filled with helplessness, "But in his eyes, Lanyi was weak, kind, and deeply in love with him, while I... became a vicious female who hated him out of love, narrow-minded, and would stop at nothing to frame his beloved female! No matter what I said, he believed that I was lying and that I was ruining their relationship! The way he looked at me... was full of disappointment and disgust... even worse than a strange beastman."

A long silence filled the space between the two, broken only by the faint sound of the wind outside the window.

Shuanghua seemed to have exhausted all her strength, and leaned wearily against the back of the chair.

Bai Wanwan's heart was already in turmoil.

She tentatively asked, "Since Chief Jiaoyuan distrusts you so much, and Lan Yi is so... Aunt Shuang, why don't you let go of all this, leave this place, or find your own beast husband and happiness again? You deserve better." Shuanghua Saintess's infatuation and forbearance both pained her and made her somewhat unable to understand.

Shuanghua stared blankly into the void for a long time before managing a bitter smile. Her voice was as soft as a sigh: "Let go? How easy is that... Decades of habit, watching over him, guarding this tribe, it has become an instinct etched into my bones."

After listening to Shuanghua's story, Bai Wanwan's suspicions became clearer.

Inside the treehouse, the cool moonlight filtered through the cracks, casting dappled shadows on the floor.

Bai Wanwan chatted with Shuanghua for a long time until the weathered holy woman could no longer resist the onslaught of fatigue, her eyelids closed heavily, and her breathing became even and long.

"Aunt Shuang?" Bai Wanwan called softly.

The only response she received was a deep sleep.

Bai Wanwan carefully helped her lie back on the somewhat simple wooden bed, gently tucking her in the slightly worn animal skin blanket.

Seeing Shuanghua's slightly furrowed brows even in her sleep, Bai Wanwan sighed inwardly.

Once she was sure she was asleep, Bai Wanwan quietly left the room and gently closed the wooden door.

On the platform outside the door, her several beastly husbands, like sculptures blending into the night, were already waiting.

They keenly noticed Bai Wanwan's movement as she emerged, their gazes immediately focusing on her, carrying a silent question.

Xin Feng stepped forward, his voice extremely low and gentle as ever: "Wanwan, did you manage to get it out?"

“Yes,” Bai Wanwan nodded, her expression grave, “I have a general understanding of the situation and some guesses…”

She paused, her gaze piercing through the swaying shadows of the trees, landing on the towering giant tree in the distance that emitted a faint green glow even in the night, reaching into the clouds. "But I need to verify it."

"How do we verify it?" Yan Lie, being the most impatient, instinctively asked.

Bai Wanwan's gaze never left the giant tree that exuded a mysterious life force, and she slowly said, "Go there."

(End of this chapter)