This chapter opens with a description of the battle at Luoxiao, which was fought between the northern minority and the Yose people. The Yose soldiers were killed, and the souls of the dead were awakened. The narrator wonders if the souls awakened are those of the soldiers who died during the war. He wonders why the northern minorities would attack their own citizens. He asks the narrator about his relationship with General Shenwu. The general is waiting for him for consultation. He interrupts the narrator to ask if the general really believes in the ghost soldiers thing. He says that the master used the trick when they were in Heng town. The master used to be very close to the general, but now he is betraying the country. He tells the narrator that he can finally avenge the general. The prince and his son are not in the army, and jinzhong cannot track them down. He wants to leave with the prince and son and go through a secret tunnel in the house. He promises to do himself justice even if he has to die today.