Chapter 485: Face? Can face be eaten? Or can it stop those monsters?

Deep in the dungeon, Chu Ruohan's attempts continued.

She brought the bone whistle to her lips again and blew out the sharp, short note that caused the "ghost soldier" to move.

“Woo—”

This time, the "ghost soldier's" reaction was more obvious.

His head suddenly twisted in the direction where the bone whistle sound came from. Although his movements were still stiff, he no longer struggled aimlessly as before.

The strange red light in his eyes seemed to brighten a little.

This shows that it is useful...

In the dungeon, the sound of the bone whistle was sometimes rapid, sometimes slow, sometimes high-pitched, and sometimes low.

The reactions of the "ghost soldiers" became increasingly strange.

Chu Ruohan's forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, but her eyes became brighter.

She began to believe that this bone whistle was not simply a form of control, but more like a kind of... emotional mobilization, or in other words, the awakening of some subconscious command.

She tried to combine the syllables that had previously caused the "ghost soldiers" to move strangely to form a short melody.

When the melody was fully played, the body of the "ghost soldier" suddenly tensed up, and then his arms broke free from the chains!

"Crash!" The iron chains collided with the iron frame, making a sharp sound that echoed in the dungeon.

The bone whistle in Chu Ruohan's hand trembled and almost fell.

The "ghost soldier" did not attack, but just stood there blankly with his arms hanging at his sides.

"Madam!" Yingyi's anxious cry came from outside the door. He heard the sound and rushed in immediately.

Doctor Qian followed closely behind, with a look of horror on his face.

"Don't come over!" Chu Ruohan hurriedly stopped them. She knew that the "ghost soldiers" were in an extremely unstable state at the moment.

She raised the bone whistle again, and this time, she played a soothing melody she had found on sheet music.

The melody was soft and slow, different from all the previous tones.

A miracle happened.

The manic aura of the "ghost soldier" gradually calmed down.

The strange light in his crimson eyes gradually dimmed, and finally, he slowly sat back on the iron frame.

Although his arms were still free from the chains, he no longer struggled but lay quietly, like a puppet with its soul taken away.

Yingyi and Dr. Qian stared at the scene in a daze, disbelief written all over their faces.

An excited smile appeared at the corner of Chu Ruohan's lips.

She found it!

She found a way to control these "ghost soldiers" a little bit!

At this moment, hurried footsteps were heard at the entrance of the dungeon.

Gu Junze's figure appeared in the dim passage. He strode over and his eyes fell on Chu Ruohan at the first moment.

Seeing that she was safe and sound, his tense heartstrings relaxed a little.

He walked closer, his eyes sweeping over the quietly sitting "ghost soldier" and the bone whistle tightly held in Chu Ruohan's hand, and he already had some guesses in his mind.

"Han'er, you..." He spoke, with a hint of suppressed surprise in his voice.

Chu Ruohan looked up, her eyes sparkling.

She handed the bone whistle to Gu Junze, "Junze, I understand. This bone whistle is not a simple military order, it is more like a way to...control the emotions of these 'ghost soldiers'."

“I found the syllables that made them wild, and I also found the melodies that calmed them down.”

Gu Junze took the bone whistle and felt it was heavy in his hand.

He looked at Chu Ruohan's tired yet fighting face.

He felt mixed emotions.

There is admiration for her extraordinary intelligence, concern for her facing danger alone, and even more warmth that comes from her.

He gently held her hand, and the warmth from his palm made Chu Ruohan feel at ease.

"You did a good job." Gu Junze's voice was low and powerful.

But the figure of Princess Beiyan and her meaningful words appeared in his mind again.

Her interest has been attracted by Chu Ruohan.

This is Gu Junze’s deepest worry at the moment.

Princess Beiyan's next target might be her in the city wall.

In the conference room, everyone looked terrified, not knowing when Beiyan would attack again.

Duan Qingye slowly picked up the teacup and blew away the foam. "If you can't beat them, just run!"

"General Wang, you're wrong!" An old general stood up suddenly, his face sullen. "How can you be so cowardly as to abandon the city and flee before the battle? If this gets out, how can our Pingzhou army maintain its reputation?"

"Face? Can face be eaten? Or can it stop those monsters?" Duan Qingye sneered and refuted bluntly.

A low murmur of discussion suddenly arose in the conference room. Obviously, although Duan Qingye's words were unpleasant, they also expressed the fear hidden deep in the hearts of some people.

Gu Junze understood instantly and lightly tapped the gate of the city wall with his fingertips.

"Empty City Strategy."

Three words, powerful and resounding.

The conference room suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

After a moment, Deputy General Wang's eyes lit up and a hint of joy appeared on his face.

"General, you are wise! We have opened the city gates wide and set up a false formation. The Princess of Northern Yan will see that our city walls are empty and will not dare to rashly lead the ghost soldiers into the city. She will definitely think there is a trick..."

Gu Junze shook his head slightly, denying his guess.

"Princess Beiyan is extremely conceited. In her view, an empty city would only mean that we have reached the end of our rope."

The joy on Deputy General Wang's face froze, replaced by deeper confusion and worry.

"Then...then why did the General come up with this plan?" he asked blankly. "If it wasn't to intimidate her, opening the city gates wide wouldn't that be... wouldn't that be inviting a wolf into the house, courting death?"

The hearts of the generals also sank along with Deputy General Wang's question.

Yes, if the empty city plan cannot scare away the enemy, but may instead lure the enemy deeper, then what is the point of this plan?

Duan Qingye stood up and said, "It seems you have another trick up your sleeve!"

Gu Junze did not explain immediately. His eyes were deep, as if he was planning a deeper plan.

The next day, the morning mist had not yet completely dissipated.

The heavy gate of the city wall slowly opened to both sides with a dull creaking sound.

There was no one on the city wall, even the soldiers who usually patrolled were nowhere to be seen.

There were only a few military flags swaying weakly in the breeze.

Smoke and dust gradually rose on the distant horizon.

The Princess of Beiyan came as expected.

She was still wearing the golden mask and riding on a black warhorse.

Behind her was a black mass of "ghost soldiers". They moved in unison, yet there was an air of deathly silence.

The army stopped a hundred feet away from the city gate.

Princess Beiyan pulled the reins of her horse, looking at the open city gate and the empty city wall in the distance. A hint of undisguised contempt appeared at the corner of her lips behind the mask.

"Empty City Strategy?" She chuckled. "Gu Junze, is this your plan? You want to scare me off with this trick?"

A deputy commander beside her whispered, "Princess, could this be a trick?"