Chapter 97: Chapter 97: A Gift from The Eastern Long Dynasty (II)


    Gale didn''t have the heart to tell Swan to go back to her room. She seemed to be excited to see the new gift that the Eastern Long Dynasty had for them.


    Gale could only rely on good faith and hoped that Jade wouldn''t dare to pull a crazy stunt that would hurt Swan''s feelings.


    "Alright, the carriage is already near the castle''s entrance, why don''t we go out and see it together?" Gale offered. "Do you want me to carry you out?"


    "N-no need, just push my wheelchair," Swan refused. Being carried by Gale would warm her up, but she didn''t want Gale to awkwardly carry her on his arm while he was weing the entourage from the Eastern Long Dynasty.


    Complying with Swan, Gale pushed the wheelchair out of the throne room and headed outside. He made sure to put Swan under a shade, so she would be protected from the falling snow. Then, he stepped forward to greet the row of carriages as they entered the castle grounds.


    Swan watched the first carriage that came in, and it appeared to be the guard carriage, followed by Lady Jade''s carriage, and behind her was the Eastern Long Dynasty royal carriage, beautifully decorated with red and gold threads and also a dragon statue on top.


    It was a lot fancier than Holy Achate''s royal carriage, just like what she overheard from Aria''s tutor back then.


    The Eastern Long Dynasty was established almost a thousand years ago. They are an advanced and cultured nation. Their poption far exceeds ours, and their war and politics are bloodier than ours.


    Behind the royal carriage, there were three carriages from the East, which were probably used as a wagon to carry trade items and gifts.


    The carriage lined up in front of the Beast King, and the guard opened Lady Jade''s carriage door.


    The beautiful maturedy stepped out of the carriage wearing a dress that was unfit for winter, but her naturally hot werewolf blood made her warm all year long.


    She walked towards the Beast King confidently, which disturbed Gale a little, because of what happened between them six months ago, when Gale sent her to the East for a trade as his gut feeling told him that Jade didn''t have a good intention towards his beloved mate.


    "What''s wrong with your expression? Are you surprised I came back earlier? Or are you surprised that I came back at all?" Jade chuckled. "Well, the trade with the Eastern Long Dynasty is a sess, as you can see with those wagons if that''s what you want to know. The Eastern Long Dynasty was impressed by our trade products, so the Emperor gave us a special prize."


    "Special prize?" Gale frowned. His guts told him not to ept whatever gift the Eastern Long Dynasty had, but since the gift was already here, he reluctantly said, "Show it to me."


    Lady Jade''s grin turned malicious as she told the guard, "Open the royal carriage, I''m sure she has been waiting to see her new husband as well."


    "She?!"


    Gale was about to stop the carriage, but it was toote. The guard, who had been standing next to the red carriage opened the door, and a waft of sweet scent of eastern flowers burst out of the carriage.


    Gale held his breath as ady wearing a red winter coat over her shoulder,bined with a flowing silk dress underneath stepped out of the carriage.


    She had thin makeup, but it was more than enough to highlight her heart-shaped lips, cute upturned nose, and thin eyes.


    She was small in stature, around the


    same height as Swan, but her slightly chubby cheek made it obvious that she wasn''t


    malnourished. Her dark, long hair scattered beautifully behind her, and her posture was very graceful as she walked towards the Beast King, as if she were floating.


    Thedy stood in front of Gale and bowed politely to fit the standard greeting of the West.


    "M-My name is Long Xiurong. I am the Third Princess of the Eastern Long Dynasty. I''ve been sent by my Emperor Father as a special gift to be your bride, Your Majesty, the Indomitable Beast King, Gale Stormfront."


    ...


    There was nothing but silence after that.


    Gale didn''t respond-no, to be more precise, he didn''t know how to respond, as he never expected any of this.


    Jade knew when to strike when the iron was hot. She stood next to Long Xiurong and stated, "She is the gift that the Emperor wants to give you, his daughter, to be your bride. Her ent is a little thick, but she is very fluent in thenguage of our continent."


    "Lady Long said that she is very excited to meet her new husband, since there have been many tales of your strength in the East," Jade added, and Long Xiurong''s cheeks blushed instantly.


    "L-Lady Jade, please don''t say that," Long Xiurong said shyly. "T-this is my first time leaving somewhere far. I-I''m just a little scared." freewebnovel


    "Oh, don''t be scared. Our King might look intimidating, but he is a kind and loving man. I''m sure he''d love to have you on his bed," Jade added shamelessly and loudly, to make sure that Gale and a certain someone sitting on a wheelchair under a shade heard her "What do you think, Gale? Do you like her? Long Xiurong is the prettiest out of all the princesses in the Eastern Long Dynasty. It would be a shame to send her back home."


    "It would be a disgrace for her if she returned to the Eastern Long Dynasty after you rejected her. She is, after all, sent to be your bride, what do you think will happen i she''s sent back?" Jade paused for a moment, relishing the tense atmosphere around her. "You guessed it right, Gale. Long Xiurong


    will be executed if she is sent back, as she will be seen as a disgrace to her imperial family."