Beast King's Crippled Mate-Chapter 158: Soldier’s Euphoria

Gale walked out of the carriage with a woman sitting on his arms, the signature way of Gale whenever he carried his beloved. Her short, golden hair was hard to miss, and her angelic face could not be mistaken for someone else.

"There is no way..." Jade murmured as she couldn’t believe what she had just seen. It was too hard to accept because that meant her plan to kill Swan had somehow failed.

Long Xiurong was relieved to see Princess Swan being alive and well. She wasn’t keen on the idea of being her best friend, but Princess Swan was the only one who could curb Lady Jade’s dominance over everything in this castle.

Because she owned the Beast King’s heart, which meant she also owned everything he had, including his castle.

"Look at how harmonious they are, Milady. Aren’t you happy?" Long Xiurong deliberately asked Lady Jade to fuel her anger even more, knowing that she hated Princess Swan the most.

Jade said nothing, but she was gnashing her teeth as she almost snapped in front of everyone in the castle ground.

All the beastmen who were gathering were already preparing for Princess Swan’s funeral, especially the soldiers who were already mourning their favorite princess’ death.

However, when they saw her alive and well, they couldn’t hold back their joy, and one of them yelled;

"PRINCESS SWAN IS ALIVE!"

"PRINCESS SWAN IS ALIVE!" freewēbnoveℓ.com

"THE PRINCESS IS ALIVE!!"

All the soldiers were drowning in euphoria as they were genuinely overjoyed.

However, the servants, except for the cat maids who were also overjoyed, only looked at Princess Swan in horror.

The rumor about her being a witch had been circulating among the servants for some time, and seeing her alive after staying close with His Majesty during his rut only gave those rumors more credibility, as it was simply impossible.

Thus, most of them began to believe that Princess Swan was a witch, and had been using her dark spell to control everything.

’I heard that Princess Swan is using her dark charm on the soldiers, that’s why they look so happy,’ a servant whispered.

’I mean, isn’t it obvious? It’s impossible to survive during His Majesty’s rut. She must’ve done something to him as well.’

’What if she uses her powerful dark charm to take over the kingdom? I heard from a maid that Princess Swan casually takes over people’s minds.’

’Yeah, I heard from a maid that Princess Swan cast a curse even on her own sister! That’s so cruel...’

Long Xiurong looked over her shoulder and glared at the servants who were gossiping behind her, and they shut their mouths instantly.

She knew that Princess Swan didn’t care about rumors, but she had been tricked by a false rumor given by her attendant before until she embarrassed herself in front of the Beast King. Ever since then, she had grown to hate rumors.

"I would be more than willing to listen if the rumors are true. But they are not, so all of you need to stay silent or His Majesty will hear you," Long Xiurong reprimanded them, and the servants quickly nodded and zipped their lips.

Swan turned her head towards the soldiers who were cheering for her and Gale before waving her hand. She smiled and said, "Thank you for protecting the castle while His Majesty and I are away."

"It’s our pleasure, Princess!"

"Yes! You’ve done so much for this castle—and for us!"

"We are so glad to see you alive! You are important for us!"

"I-I don’t think I did much," Swan denied as she got embarrassed. She rested her head on Gale’s chest and added, "I-It was all His Majesty’s doing. All I did was help him."

Swan didn’t want to take credit from Gale. She knew that Gale wouldn’t mind her being praised by the soldiers, but she still felt uncomfortable.

"B-besides, I think all of you should celebrate His Majesty’s success in this rut. Because..." Swan took a deep breath. She gathered her courage as she wanted everyone around her to listen and then announced with her loudest voice, "THE BEAST KING PASSED HIS RUT WITHOUT HURTING ANYONE!"

...

...

Everyone went quiet after that.

Not because they weren’t happy, but because it was just too difficult to believe.

They—and their forefathers—had served His Majesty for decades, and he always destroyed everything on his path whenever he was having his rut.

Sometimes, deaths within the kingdom were inevitable, and everyone who had submitted to the Beast King had this idea that dying while being killed by him would be an honor as well.

To Swan’s declaration, they simply stared at their King, waiting for him to say something.

Gale wasn’t in the mood to announce such ridiculousness. He didn’t care if he killed anyone during his rut or not, as long as he didn’t kill Swan, as deaths during the coldest night were mostly inevitable.

But since Swan boldly proclaimed his ’success’, all he could do was to make her happy.

Thus, Gale confirmed, "I did. And starting this year, we will hold a festival by the end of the year to replace the mourning ceremony we usually have. I assure all of you that no deaths will happen during the coldest night... because I have my wife now, Swan of Holy Achate, who will cure my rut every year."

The soldiers were euphoric once more. It was such a miracle because, for the first time in decades, there was no need for a mourning ceremony after the coldest night.

They began cheering nonstop like a soldier ready to give their body and soul to their King and Queen.

"LONG LIVE PRINCESS SWAN AND BEAST KING!"

"LONG LIVE PRINCESS SWAN AND BEAST KING!"

"LONG LIVE PRINCESS SWAN AND BEAST KING!"

Swan’s face was as red as a tomato and she fidgeted uncomfortably. She was overwhelmed because she had never been celebrated in her life before. She dreamed of a simple celebration with one or two people for her birthday, but to be celebrated by so many soldiers genuinely made her happy that she could faint anytime.

Gale was more amused by her reaction, "Why are you so shy? My people adore you. You should be happy."

"I-I am happy. I-I just don’t know how to react," Swan muttered. She lifted her head, staring at Gale who was grinning at her. "You make one of my dreams come true. Thank you, husband."