Beast King's Crippled Mate-Chapter 263: The Saintess Saves Those She Wants to Save (V)

Swan prayed to the Goddess before teleporting away from the continent and landing on a remote island, so Long Xiurong and Rock could start their life anew somewhere safer.

Once she opened her eyes, she found herself at the sandy beach, with Rock and Long Xiurong still closing their eyes while holding her hands tight.

Swan smiled and said, "You may open your eyes now, dear knight, dear friend."

Long Xiurong and Rock opened their eyes and looked around as they couldn’t make sense of their current location.

Swan sensed their confusion and explained, "You two are on an island in the far west. It is so far that my husband will never be able to find the two of you. There are plenty of wild fruits, vegetables, and animals on this island, including all the fish in the sea. I am sure that you—my dearest knight—have ways to hunt to feed your fated mate."

"There is also a small population of beastmen on this island. With your strength, you can rule them all, dear knight," Swan added.

"Then, what is my next mission, Princess?" Rock asked as he quickly kneeled in front of his dearest Princess and lowered his head, followed by Long Xiurong, who did the same as she was grateful to be saved from her execution.

"Mission?" Swan paused for a moment when she realized that Rock still thought of her as his dearest Princess and that he needed to obey and protect her with all his heart. She giggled and replied, "Dearest knight, from now on, you are freed from your duty as my knight. You are allowed to do as you wish on this island, as this place has become your new domain."

Rock lifted his head immediately, staring at his Princess in disbelief. He stuttered his words as his face went pale, "P-Princess, have I done something wrong for you to dismiss me? I-I have decided to dedicate my entire life to you!"

"You did nothing wrong, dearest knight. But you shouldn’t put me as your main focus anymore," Swan shifted her gaze at Long Xiurong, who was still kneeling while lowering her head. "This woman, my dear friend, Long Xiurong, is your new priority now. She is your fated mate, and that means you need to protect her from harm. She is the new life that you need to protect. I, Saintess Swan, bless the two of you with marriage and many children in the future."

Now it was Long Xiurong who lifted her head, staring in disbelief as she didn’t expect that Swan would be so kind to her. She had long accepted that Rock would put most of his attention to Queen Swan, as he was her knight, and she didn’t mind at all, because Swan had always been kind and supportive.

She never expected this.

Swan slowly shifted her gaze, staring at the vast sea before her. The wind of early spring night caressed her golden hair, but she didn’t feel cold at all because Saintess Swan radiated warmth from her body.

She sighed as her smile deepened, "So this is what a beach looks like in real life. I’ve only seen them in paintings before. If only I could spend more time here, watching the sunrise and sunset just like what I saw in the painting..."

Rock gritted his teeth as he still hadn’t given up on his Princess.

"Princess, I believe that I can protect my fated mate, my offspring, and also protect you," Rock insisted. "Please don’t abandon us, Princess. I-I don’t know what to do without your guidance!"

Swan didn’t look back at Rock anymore. She kept her gaze on the dark sea and replied, "This is our last time together, dearest knight, dearest friend. I don’t think I will survive while facing my husband’s wrath. Even if he doesn’t kill me, I would probably die out of heartbreak instead."

"No! Princess, please stay with us!" Long Xiurong yelled.

Rock tried to grab his dearest Princess’ hand, but her hand suddenly turned into gold dust that scattered with the wind.

Rock’s eyes widened. He looked at his Princess and saw Swan smiling at them, "Goodbye, my dearest knight, Rock Silverfang. My dearest friend, Long Xiurong."

Rock and Long Xiurong watched as Saintess Swan closed her eyes, and her body slowly turned into millions of gold dust that blew with the wind.

"Swan..." Long Xiurong sobbed as she felt extremely conflicted. She wanted to live with Swan and her fated mate, so they could be at peace and free from any painful memories in the castle.

"No... NO!" Rock slammed the sand with his fist repeatedly as he was frustrated over the whole thing. Not only did he fail to help his Princess, but he was also the sole cause of this mess!

If only he hadn’t insisted on checking on Princess Swan’s condition, he wouldn’t need to exchange letters with Princess Swan and cause an avalanche in both Swan and Ah-Rong’s lives.

"Husband... I’m sorry..." Long Xiurong murmured. "I should’ve been more careful about your letter."

Rock lifted his head and stared at his grieving Ah-Rong, then he gently embraced her, "It’s all my fault, Ah-Rong. I shouldn’t have dragged you into this mess."

"No, you saved my life from Lady Jade’s poison. Besides, I’m already happy that I can finally meet the love of my life. There is no way I would blame you for what happened!" Long Xiurong exclaimed. "But... What should we do now, husband? Princess Swan is gone, and we... we are stranded on this island."

Rock swallowed his sadness as he realized that Princess Swan was right about one thing. Ah-Rong was now his priority, and so were their future offspring. He had to take care of her and give her a proper den and good food.

Hence, he replied, "No, we’re not stranded, Ah-Rong. Princess Swan brought us here because this island will be our new home. We will have to live our life to the fullest in this small paradise she gave us."

"I believe that one day, the Saintess—our Princess Swan—will eventually come to see us."