lcionline Chapter 482 The princess seems quite interested in me?
Chapter 482 The princess seems quite interested in me?
Princess Beiyan finally shifted her gaze from Gu Junze and glanced at Duan Qingye.
"General King of Zheng, there is no enmity between Northern Yan and Zheng. Does the General King intend to provoke a war between the two countries?"
She seemed to know everything about Duan Qingye's identity.
Duan Qingye crossed his arms, neither refuting nor answering; indeed, experience counts.
Gu Junze: "The princess chased after us in the dead of night, going to such lengths; surely she wasn't just after an ordinary soldier?"
The corners of the Northern Yan princess's mouth seemed to curve slightly beneath her mask; though it was not clearly visible, one could sense the playful expression.
“He is not an ordinary soldier,” she said slowly. “He is my creation. Every creation is unique.”
Her voice carried a strange fervor that sent chills down the spines of her listeners.
“You destroyed my camp, I can let that go. But you took my work, that’s unacceptable.”
She stretched out a hand clad in exquisite armor, pointing at the bound ghost soldier, "Give him back to me, and you can leave safely."
"What if we don't return it?" Gu Junze asked rhetorically, his tone still calm.
"Then you will all stay and become my new works."
Princess Beiyan chuckled softly, and the surrounding ghost soldiers seemed to hear the command, letting out a low roar in unison and taking a step forward.
The air froze instantly, tensions rising.
The shadow guards had surrounded Gu Junze, their weapons gleaming coldly.
Gu Junze spoke up at this moment: "The princess seems quite interested in me?"
The Northern Yan princess's eyes flickered, landing on Gu Junze's calm face.
"Capable people always attract more attention. Gu Junze, I will remember your name."
She paused, then continued, "I'm taking my people with me. As for you... I can treat today's events as a misunderstanding. After all, there aren't many people I bother to remember."
These words contain both threats and attempts to win someone over.
Gu Junze's mind raced.
A direct confrontation might not yield any advantage for our side; these ghost soldiers are fearless and extremely difficult to deal with.
The main objective of this mission was to capture prisoners alive, and that objective has now been achieved.
“If the princess wants your ‘work’ back, fine,” Gu Junze said slowly, “but not now.”
The Northern Yan princess's brows seemed to furrow slightly behind her mask.
"I need to know what these ghost soldiers are," Gu Junze said, looking directly at her. "Or rather, what method did the princess use to turn living people into this?"
"You have no right to know," the Northern Yan princess said coldly.
“Then we have nothing to talk about.” Gu Junze’s tone turned cold. “If you want people, it’s up to you on the battlefield.”
"Are you provoking me?" The Northern Yan princess's voice turned cold, and the murderous aura emanating from the surrounding ghost soldiers intensified.
“Gu Junze,” she said, enunciating each word clearly, “you are bolder than I imagined.”
She remained silent for a moment, as if weighing something.
The night wind blew, stirring up sand and dust from the ground.
Finally, the Northern Yan princess spoke again, her voice regaining its previous coldness: "I can leave the person with you for now. But I have one condition."
"What conditions?"
"I want you, Gu Junze, to come to Shilipo outside the city alone three days from now, at noon, to meet me."
The princess of Northern Yan said, "At that time, I will tell you some things you want to know."
"Of course, you can choose not to come. In that case, I will personally lead my army to flatten the city wall, retrieve my things, and incidentally... take your life as well."
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the shadow guards and elite troops of Pingzhou behind Gu Junze all changed.
"General, you mustn't!" Yingyi hurriedly dissuaded him.
Duan Qingye frowned as well: "This witch is clearly up to no good!"
Gu Junze remained calm. He looked at the Northern Yan princess and slowly nodded: "Alright, I agree."
The Northern Yan princess was very satisfied. "Very good. I'll be waiting for you."
Having said that, she didn't linger. She blew the bone whistle again, and led the group of ghost soldiers back into the darkness like a tide, quickly disappearing from sight.
It was as if her sole purpose in appearing was to arrange this date with Gu Junze.
Gu Junze and his group, carrying the tightly bound "ghost soldier," finally returned to the barbican before dawn.
Inside the city gate, the lights were bright, but the atmosphere was far from relaxed.
Deputy General Wang was already waiting there. Seeing them return safely, he finally felt a little relieved.
"General, Doctor Qian has arrived and is waiting in the side hall."
Gu Junze nodded and ordered, "Put this 'thing' in the dungeon first and guard it closely. No one is allowed to approach it."
"Yes!"
With everything arranged, Gu Junze finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Inside the lobby, Dr. Qian was already waiting.
Chu Ruohan was comforting the two children; Dr. Qian was taking good care of them.
Duan Qingye reached out and hugged Qingchen, then turned to Gu Junze, speaking in a tone of a father scolding his son.
"Useless thing. It's one thing for you to make trouble outside, but you also make your wife and children suffer with you, living in fear and uncertainty."
Gu Junze lowered his eyelids and did not refute.
He knew Duan Qingye was telling the truth, and he felt very guilty!
Chu Ruohan gently squeezed his hand, their eyes met, and everything was understood without words...
Duan Qingye held Qingchen in his arms, clumsily teasing him.
The usually powerful and decisive General Wang was now holding a baby, and there was a strange sense of harmony about it.
This child looks like someone from Anyang...
"Hmph, if it weren't for this little thing, I wouldn't care whether you live or die."
It was the first time Duan Qingye had held Xiao Qingchen, and Chu Ruohan shook her head helplessly. This guy is really stubborn!