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

Chapter 489 Letting the Body Be Occupied

This is... far more than a simple swap.

"I...I don't know!" The woman in blue shook her head frantically, her eyes filled with genuine confusion. "That orc...she only said she'd switch places and promised it wouldn't be discovered. I really don't know anything after that!"

Jiao Yuan stared intently at the man in blue for a long time, his eyes filled with an extremely complex mix of emotions: anger, disappointment, heartache, and a profound weariness.

Finally, he slowly straightened up, no longer looking at her, and turned to walk outside.

"Where are you going?" The woman in blue rushed over in alarm, trying to grab his arm.

Coral, who had been hiding inside the door with a deathly pale face, rushed over crying and clung tightly to Jiao Yuan's leg: "Father! Father! Don't you want me and Mother anymore? Don't you want Coral anymore?"

Jiao Yuan's body stiffened abruptly.

He looked down at Coral's little face, which was filled with dependence and fear, and felt a mix of emotions.

This little girl he's doted on for over a decade is enjoying all the honor and pampering that his biological daughter should have... And what about his biological daughter?

What did she experience during those years?
How did such a tiny cub survive without its father and mother by its side?

A surge of immense bitterness and anger welled up inside me.

He closed his eyes briefly, and when he opened them again, all that remained in his eyes was a resolute coldness.

He didn't respond to Coral's cries, nor did he look at Blue again. He simply used an irresistible force to gently but firmly pry Coral's hands off him, and then strode away without looking back.

The heavy footsteps echoed in the empty stone corridor until they disappeared.

***
Over the next few days, Jiao Yuan tried various ways to make up for what he had missed with the female cub.

Various precious animal hides, rare spiritual fruits, energy-containing crystals, exquisite female ornaments...

Like flowing water, it continuously reaches the front of Shuanghua's stone house.

Food, household items, and toys filled almost half the yard.

"Wanwan, if you don't want these things, I'll have someone throw them all back at him!"

Shuanghua looked at the mountain of "gifts" piled up in the courtyard, her face full of anger, feeling sorry for Bai Wanwan.

No matter how precious these things are, can they make up for the suffering she has endured?
Bai Wanwan merely glanced at the priceless gifts, a faint smile playing on her lips: "Why throw them back? To make Blue Robe and Coral feel better?"

She picked up a dazzling gemstone necklace and played with it in her hand, a smile playing on her lips. "I'll accept it all, Aunt Shuang. Take whatever you like, don't be shy."

This is what Jiaoyuan owes the original owner.

This is a cruel beast world, and the original owner was thrown into such a small tribe.

If she hadn't been bound to the system, the original owner might have been killed by a single claw during her first attempt to scheme against the chieftain.

Even if she manages to get away with it, the stray animals won't let her go.

If you lose your life, what good are these things?
Although it can't make up for it, she will never give it back.

Therefore, no matter what Jiao Yuan sent, Bai Wanwan accepted it all without hesitation, but she was stingy with even a word of thanks or a glance.

When Jiao Yuan heard his orc subordinates report that Bai Wanwan had accepted everything, a faint glimmer of hope finally ignited in his gloomy eyes.

He immediately selected several exquisite trinkets that were said to be favored by females, and returned to Shuanghua's courtyard with a mixture of trepidation and anticipation. However, he couldn't even get close to the gate.

Jin Yi and Yin Ze stood silently in front of him like two cold gatekeepers, their crimson-rank male aura released without any concealment, carrying a clear warning.

Hua Han leaned against a tree trunk not far away. Although he knew that this was the father beast of his wife, there was still no warmth in his fox eyes.

When Shuanghua came out of the courtyard and saw him, her originally gentle expression instantly darkened, and her eyes became as cold as if she were looking at a stranger. She treated him as if he were invisible and turned to leave.

"Shuanghua!"

Jiaoyuan called out to her urgently, his voice tinged with pleading, "I...I want to see Wanwan, just for a little while...Could you please tell her for me?"

Shuanghua stopped, but did not turn around. Her cold voice fell like ice beads: "She doesn't want to see you. Chief Jiaoyuan, please leave."

"Shuanghua!" Jiaoyuan's voice was filled with pain, "What you said to me before... were they all true?"

He was referring to Shuanghua's subtle reminder that Lanyi had mated with other males and that Coral might not be his biological child. However, at the time, he loved Lanyi wholeheartedly and did not want to believe Shuanghua's words.

But now, these things feel like needles piercing his chest.

Shuanghua slowly turned around, looking into his bloodshot eyes, her gaze filled with a calm sorrow: "Does it matter now whether it's true or not? The damage has already been done, and some rifts can never be mended."

After saying that, she didn't linger and resolutely walked into the courtyard. The heavy wooden door slowly closed in front of him, cutting off his last glimmer of hope.

Jiaoyuan stood there, utterly dejected, as if all his strength had been drained away, staring at the tightly closed door, as if he could see the insurmountable chasm between him and his own cub.

Late at night, in the empty stone hall of the clan chief's residence, Jiao Yuan sat alone on a cold stone chair, with several jars of strong monkey wine in front of him.

The air was thick with the smell of alcohol, but it couldn't dispel the bitterness and loneliness in his heart.

He picked up the wine jar and took a big gulp. The spicy liquid burned his throat, but it couldn't suppress the sourness in his eyes.

“Jinying…” he said hoarsely, his voice echoing in the empty stone hall, “Have a drink with me…”

From the shadows, the figure of Ember Shadow slowly emerged.

He silently walked to the opposite side of Jiaoyuan, sat down, picked up another jar of wine, and silently took a sip.

The cold liquor slid down his throat, but it couldn't extinguish the inexplicable pain and love that welled up in his heart.

Two souls, both consumed by pain, silently drank their bitterness together in the still of the night.

"Jinying, can you tell me more about Taiwan?"

The powerful red-rank male, at this moment, looked like a vulnerable child, gazing expectantly at the male beside him.

Jin Ying took a sip of monkey wine and shook his head. "Uncle Yuan, I've only met her once, and my knowledge of her is based on hearsay."

Actually, after learning Bai Wanwan's true identity, he felt inexplicably resentful.

She resented them for not taking good care of her cub, which caused her to suffer a lot.

Jiao Yuan, half-drunk and clutching a wine jar, murmured, "It's my fault. I failed to protect her..."

Jin Ying remained seated, and for a fleeting moment, he felt himself lose control of his body again. But this time, for some inexplicable reason, he didn't struggle, allowing his body to be taken over by the other.

(End of this chapter)