Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Shuang Yun was gone for a full three days.
Lin Huanhuan was restless every day. Whenever she was free, she would run to the caveâs entrance and wait for them to return.
Lang Zhu had tried to persuade her several times but would fail each time. In the end, he had no choice but to wait with her at the caveâs entrance.
Lin Huanhuan slowly curled up under the animal hide, her eyes staring blankly at the vast snow in front of her.
âTheyâll be back, wonât they?â
Lang Zhuâs heart ached at the sight of her frozen face. âTheyâll be back for sure, because youâre still at home waiting for them. They canât bear to leave you behind.ân/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
When Lin Huanhuan heard this, she felt a lump in her throat and wanted to cry.
âItâs all my fault. If I hadnât given them wine, Bai Di wouldnât have lost control of his emotions and his and Shuang Yunâs lives wouldnât be at risk. Itâs all my fault!â
Lang Zhu patted her shoulder and comforted her. âDonât blame yourself too much. You didnât do anything wrong. They left the rock mountain knowing itâs dangerous because they want to protect you.â
âIâm not worthy of their kindness!â Lin Huanhuan finally couldnât help but cover her face and cry. âShuang Yun is right. Iâm stupid and useless. I canât do anything. They shouldnât be risking their lives for me!â
It was so cold that when her tears came streaming down, they were quickly frozen.
Her face quickly frosted over.
Lang Zhu hurriedly pulled her into the cave and helped her remove the ice on her face. He said helplessly, âShuang Yun is just bad with his words, but his heart is not bad. Donât take those words he said in the past to heart.â
Lin Huanhuan sobbed softly. âHe was telling the truth. I donât blame him.â
âWhat truth? He doesnât mean what he says. He says he hates you, but he really wants to be your mate.â
Lin Huanhuan was very surprised. âThatâs impossible, right? How could he want to be my mate? Doesnât he hate females?â
âThereâs actually a reason why Shuang Yun hates females. Since I have nothing to do now, Iâll tell you the story.â
Lang Zhu stroked his big white beard and said slowly, âWhen Shuang Yun was very young, his father was killed by his mate.â
Lin Huanhuan was stunned. âIsnât his fatherâs mate his mother?â
âThatâs right. Shuang Yunâs mother was once the best-looking female in the wolf race and there were a lot of male suitors surrounding her. Shuang Yunâs father was very good to her. Knowing that she liked to eat Fire Dragon Birdâs eggs, he took the risk to find eggs for her. Unfortunately, he was bitten by an adult Fire Dragon Bird. Later, that female despised Shuang Yunâs father for being too useless and abandoned him mercilessly. Shuang Yunâs father was so traumatized that he didnât survive it and died.â
Lin Huanhuan was puzzled. âEven if he was abandoned by a female, Shuang Yunâs father wouldnât have given up hope of surviving because of this, right? Didnât he still have Shuang Yun? He had to hold on for his son!â
Lang Zhu looked at her strangely. âDonât you know? Every male beast can only have one female mate in his lifetime. If heâs abandoned by the female, the male will suffer the backlash of the mate contract. That extreme pain is unimaginable to ordinary people.â
Lin Huanhuan was not a native of this world and did not know much about this world.
She had originally thought that mating was similar to marriage. The two beasts would be together for the rest of their lives. If they didnât want to be together anymore, they would split up.
Anyway, divorce was no longer a rarity in modern society.
But divorce did not seem to exist in this world.
If a male beast was abandoned, it would be no different from dying.
The consequences were too high.
Lin Huanhuan couldnât help but feel sad. âMale beasts are too pitiful.â
Lang Zhu sighed. âThereâs no helping it. There are too few females.â
He paused and reminded her seriously. âIf you mate in the future, donât abandon the male beasts.â
Lin Huanhuan nodded. âI definitely wonât.â
Lang Zhu continued. âLike his father, Shuang Yun is a Silvery Frost White Wolf. You must have seen Shuang Yun in his true form, right? Isnât he beautiful?â
Lin Huanhuan nodded slowly. âYes, heâs very beautiful!â
âAfter Shuang Yunâs father died, his corpse turned back into a Silvery Frost White Wolf. The female who abandoned him took a fancy to his fur and wanted someone to peel it off him. It made Shuang Yun go crazy with anger. Shuang Yun guarded his fatherâs corpse and if anyone dared approach, he would bite them. This continued until the corpse started stinking. Only then did that female have no choice but to give up on getting her hands on the Silvery Frost White Wolfâs fur.â
At this point, Lang Zhu couldnât help but let out a long sigh. âHe was still a child at the time, but he had to watch his fatherâs body rot in front of him bit by bit. His temperament suffered a huge blow, which was why he became especially hateful of females.â
Shuang Yunâs father had tried his best to take care of his female, but he was ultimately abandoned. He could not even live in peace after his death and was almost skinned by the female.
The cruelty and ruthlessness of females were branded into Shuang Yunâs heart, making him abhor all females.
Lin Huanhuan sympathized with Shuang Yun.
Anyone who encountered such a thing would go crazy.
She told herself silently that she had to be polite to him when she saw him in the future. She had to stop bickering with him.
Thinking of this, Lin Huanhuan couldnât help but look out of the cave again.
Why werenât Shuang Yun and Bai Di back yet?
At that moment, Mu Xiang ran over in a panic. âHuanhuan, this is bad. Someone is stealing from your house!â
What?! Lin Huanhuanâs expression changed, and she immediately ran back.
Lang Zhu said to Mu Xiang, âGo and get all the males in your family, as well as the other young males in the tribe. Get as many as you can. Send them to Huanhuanâs house to help!â
She answered, âOk!â
Then, she hurried off to call for help.
Lang Zhu was about to chase after Lin Huanhuan when he suddenly realized that the rope hanging from the rock wall had moved.
His eyes lit up, and he immediately rushed out of the cave to look down. Indeed, he saw two figures slowly climbing up!
They were finally back!
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When Lin Huanhuan reached the house, she was just in time to see a few males moving things out. The furniture she had made had been removed, and the tanned hide was piled on the ground.
Furious, she rushed forward and grabbed one of the males. âWhat are you doing? This is my home. Put it down!â
The male blushed when he saw that she was a female, and a beautiful one at that. âWe came to borrow something from you.â
âWhat do you mean? Did you ask for my permission? Youâre stealing without asking! Youâre stealing!â
âI asked them to borrow something,â Li Wei said as she walked over with her big breasts sticking out. âSince your males are gone and youâre not going to finish all this alone, you might as well share some with us.â
When Lin Huanhuan saw that it was her, she immediately frowned and said angrily, âIf you want food, go hunting yourself. Donât even think about taking a single piece of meat from my house!â