Chapter 177: Chapter 177: A Handsome Young Wolf (1)


    Rock looked at her pleadingly.


    Long Xiurong was weak to this man''s handsome face. She was almost swayed to help him, but she knew better not to poke the sleeping wolf.


    "I don''t want to get executed for helping a fugitive," Long Xiurong refused. "I know better to save my life. The moment His Majesty knew that I was helping a fugitive to meet his wife, he would kill me out of rage. I think you know better how scary he can get."


    Of course, Rock understood that very well. He was at the receiving end of the Beast King''s rage more than once, but he was desperate to find a way to meet Princess Swan.


    "I promise that all you need to do is to give me a way so I can enter Princess Swan''s room. All I want is to talk with her at least once, making sure that she is alright, then I can leave!"


    "We both know that''s not possible," Long Xiurong sighed. "Listen, I understand that you might be in love with her because of her beauty, but she is His Majesty''s mate, and they are deeply in love with each other. It''s not worth the risk."


    "I''m not in love with my Princess!" Rock rebuked.


    Usually, he would never show his true feelings to someone else. But this time, his instinct told him to rify before thisdy thought that his heart was already taken by another woman.


    "Then howe you are so insistent on meeting her in person? Wait, don''t tell me that Princess Swan also reciprocates your love," Long Xiurong theorized, then got sad by her own words.


    Because she was quite fond of this man''s handsome face. It would be sad if she had no chance at all, right?


    "N-no, Princess Swan and the Beast King are in love with each other. That''s the undeniable truth," Rock rified.


    "So what''s with your fascination with her?"


    Rock didn''t want to tell Long Xiurong about Princess Swan''s strange power that helped him escape twice and also healed him from his muteness after Lady Jade poisoned him.


    So, he simply replied, "I am bound by duty to protect her, making sure that she is alright. Even if I have been kicked out of the kingdom by His Majesty, the Princess still refers to me as her Dear Knight. My loyalty only lies in her right now," Rock didn''t want Long Xiurong to misunderstand further. "Let''s just say that I''ve sworn upon my pride as a werewolf that I will stay by her side and protect her no matter what. It''s not about love or anything. I am her knight, her protector."


    "I see..." Long Xiurong more or less understood. In the Eastern Long Dynasty, there was no such thing as an assigned knight. The Emperor had his group of highly skilled assassins, but the rest of the harem members only had regr guards to protect them.


    "S-so, you shouldn''t think that


    Princess Swan and I have an affair, okay? Ignore the rumors, since I


    gossiping about us. I am singl


    know everyone must''ve been


    avable, and I''ve never touched any female before!" Rock proimed, which made Long Xiurong raise her brow in confusion.


    "Uhm... that''s... good, I guess?" Long Xiurong responded awkwardly. She had never seen a man this honest and open before, so it caught her off guard.


    But she didn''t hate it.


    She found him cute instead.


    "T-then, how about you?" Rock asked nervously. "I know you are a human, but you haven''t told me your name, your rtionship with Princess Swan, and whether you already have a man or not."


    Long Xiurong giggled. She turned around so they could face each other this time. Logically, she should have taken a step back to make some distance, and Rock should''ve released his grip around her waist.


    But neither of them did anything, so they stared at each other in silence for a while before Long Xiurong replied, "My name is Long Xiurong, a Princess from Eastern Long Dynasty. Things happened and I am stuck in this castle for an indefinite amount of time. Princess Swan and I have a good friendship, but that''s mostly because the Princess is very kind and epting. Oh,stly, I have no man by my side. Does that answer all of your questions?"


    Long Xiurong deliberately left out the detail that she was sent to the Kingdom of Beastmen as the Beast King''s bride.


    She thought that detail wasn''t important, because the Beast King never touched her, or considered her as his bride anyway.


    Rock was relieved and even a little excited knowing this woman was not entangled with another man. He didn''t know if his instinct was correct, but now that his mind had been filled with her scent, he wanted to get closer to her.


    "Unfortunately, about the Princess, I don''t think can help you. I understand your situation, but I have to save myself first," Long Xiurong said as she kept it real between them. "I don''t want you to risk your life trying to get into Princess Swan''s room. She has a weak body, and she would usually huddle up in her bed right now. There is no opening for you."


    Rock knew that very much.


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    His Princess had a frail body, that''s why he was genuinely worried about her health and safety.


    "But I don''t want you to leave empty-handed. I know that you just want to know her condition. So... why don''t you write a letter here, in my room? I will personally give it to her after the banquet ends when Princess Swan and I have a private tea time together."


    "Oh! That''s a good idea," Rock nodded in agreement.


    "You should return to me in two weeks or so, I will be the messenger between you two," Long Xiurong offered.


    It looked like she was offering a helping hand, but truthfully she just wanted to see him again, as she thought this man was both cute and handsome.