Chapter 1223: Chapter 1223 - Capítulo 1223: 1208: Merchant Ship Conflict

Capítulo 1223: Chapter 1208: Merchant Ship Conflict

Looking at the Jade Book handed over by Chief Guo, Princess Jie Youu’s lips parted slightly, her expression showing a moment of surprise. But soon, under Chief Guo’s smiling gaze, she took out the Princess Seal and heavily stamped it on the Jade Book.

Following the Divine Soul Power spread by the Water Spiritual Power, Ye Zhen saw a line of words — On the 9th of May, 731st year of the Great Zhou Jianwu, above the North Sea, rescuing Princess Jie Youu of Xitian County, surrounded by Ten Thousand Demons, consuming six Sky-Breaking Dragon-Slaying Arrows, and slaying various Water Demons…

Just from this short record, Ye Zhen understood what kind of scheme Chief Guo was playing.

It seems the Sky-Breaking Dragon-Slaying Arrows must be a very strictly regulated military item, with every usage needing to be documented and stamped.

The appearance of Princess Jie Youu undoubtedly provided them with the perfect excuse for this consumption.

As for the additional five Sky-Breaking Dragon-Slaying Arrows, they would likely end up in the pockets of this merchant squad or the family backing them, potentially used one day to kill demons, or perhaps against rivals within the Human Clan!

Such schemes, Ye Zhen had seen many.

However, Ye Zhen was curious; if this merchant squad encountered ordinary Martial Artists, would they step in to rescue them?

With five terrifyingly powerful Sky-Breaking Dragon-Slaying Arrows added to his private collection, Chief Guo was very pleased and set up a banquet on the spot to entertain Princess Jie Youu.

Even though it was on the sea, the banquet was extremely lavish.

Standing behind Princess Jie Youu, Ye Zhen noticed her eyes almost turned green when she saw a plate of translucent green vegetables.

However, the noble air surrounding Princess Jie Youu masked this unbecoming gesture, and her excellent court education allowed her to control her eating speed despite her extreme fondness.

Still, in front of dishes after delicious dish and the sweet nectar of fruit wine, Princess Jie Youu spoke noticeably more.

Under the gaze of Chief Guo’s eyes, which seemed able to see through people’s hearts, she revealed and agreed to many things.

For example, in the future, if Chief Guo’s merchant squad arrived in Xitian County for procurement and sales, Princess Jie Youu at least promised to help them avoid five percent of the commercial tax.

She even promised to help them obtain a share of Xitian Spirit Jade, the most precious commodity in Xitian County.

Of course, Princess Jie Youu maintained a certain level of rationality. No matter how much Chief Guo probed, she kept insisting that she had only been stranded and trapped on a small island, and then she and Ye Zhen went through countless hardships before escaping, unfortunately drawing the attention of Water Demons.

She did not reveal Ye Zhen’s original identity.

In this respect, Ye Zhen believed that as long as Princess Jie Youu was not completely foolish, she wouldn’t expose Ye Zhen’s connection with Xiansheng Water Mansion.

The banquet to entertain Princess Jie Youu was extremely lavish, but it had little to do with Ye Zhen. Currently, Ye Zhen’s identity was just that of Princess Jie Youu’s guard.

In the end, he was politely invited to another cabin, where he ate with the sailor guards, large bowls of meat chunks, large bowls of fish chunks, and large jugs of wine, which Ye Zhen enjoyed heartily, without any feeling of being looked down upon.

Because everyone eating with him was a guard at the Mansion Territory level.

In this fleet, even the sailors had Cultivation at the mid-stage Vein Forging Realm, making Ye Zhen’s Fifth Stage Establishment Cultivation quite ordinary.

When it was time to rest, Princess Jie Youu naturally was given a luxurious single cabin, and originally as her guard, Ye Zhen should have stayed close to her room.

However, after connecting with the merchant squad and meeting Chief Guo, Princess Jie Youu’s trust in Ye Zhen drastically declined. To her, this merchant squad from some noble house of the Great Zhou was apparently more trustworthy than Ye Zhen, who hailed from Xiansheng Water Palace, so she allowed Chief Guo to arrange things casually.

In this way, Ye Zhen was quite content with the leisure.

To be honest, for so many years since leaving the Qiyun Sect, Ye Zhen had indeed never taken up the task of serving others.

The North Sea seemed boundlessly vast. Compared to what the guards and sailors said, just the North Sea alone was several times larger than the total area of the Outer Domain Dead Sea of True Profound Continent.

And the land was unimaginably vast.

Having stayed on the Red Maple Ship for half a month, Ye Zhen had already become one with these guards and sailors, chatting and joking with them in the salty sea breeze every day, and lining up for meals together.

After meals, Ye Zhen would take out a jar or two of fine wine from his Storage Ring, instantly bringing much lively energy to the entire cabin.

This noon, as usual, Ye Zhen was lining up with a group of sailors to get lunch from the dining cabin. While waiting, a young man with a shiny bald head came out of the dining cabin looking fierce, and the guards and sailors ahead in the line made way for him.

After mingling on the Red Maple Ship for so many days, Ye Zhen had gained a general understanding of the personnel onboard.

For example, the bald-headed man seen that day under Chief Guo’s order, who took out the Sky-Breaking Dragon-Slaying Crossbow, named Jiangg Hao, was one of the guard commanders of this merchant squad, and also the most trusted guard commander under Chief Guo. This was evident from him being in charge of the Sky-Breaking Dragon-Slaying Crossbow.

This was related to Jiangg Hao’s background, being a born house slave belonging to the Guo family, earning a lot of trust.

In such a scenario, although Leader Jiangg was of house slave origin, he was among the most powerful few in the entire ship fleet.

Jiangg Hao’s son, Jiangg Changzhong, being overbearing across the entire fleet is understandable.

All the sailor guards who mingled with Ye Zhen had reminded each other of one thing: never provoke Jiangg Changzhong; it was best to stay far away. He was an unreasonable vicious dog.

Unfortunately, sometimes, even if a person does not provoke the dog, the dog will still bite on its own initiative.

Ye Zhen habitually followed the sailor in front of him, stepping aside to let Jiangg Changzhong, who had just left the dining cabin, pass. However, Jiangg Changzhong’s mouth twisted into a hideous grin, and his shiny bald head glinted menacingly in the sunlight as he veered sharply to collide with Ye Zhen.

Not only that, but he also tipped a huge basin of steaming hot food, which he had just acquired from the dining cabin, directly onto Ye Zhen’s head.

Ye Zhen didn’t understand why Jiangg Changzhong was treating him this way, but he was never one to take such abuse lying down.

With a cold laugh, he sidestepped nimbly, evading Jiangg Changzhong’s lightning-fast impact, then closed the distance in a flash, covering the bottom of the food basin with one hand. Suddenly, a torrent of fiercely surging Black Dragon Water Spiritual Power erupted forth.

The basin meant for Ye Zhen abruptly spun and, as quickly as lightning, overturned onto Jiangg Changzhong’s shiny forehead.

Not only did all the food and broth splash onto Jiangg Changzhong’s forehead, but the copper basin also broke open, fastening itself onto his shiny head.

The scalding broth splattered onto Jiangg Changzhong’s forehead, causing him to scream in agony and rub his eyes frantically. It was only when a follower brought a large amount of fresh water for cleaning that he felt somewhat better.

Indeed, if it weren’t for Jiangg Changzhong having an Eighth Stage Establishment Realm cultivation, his eyes might have been permanently damaged.

“Leader Jiangg, how could you be so careless? Pay attention when serving food next time, and don’t let the basin fall onto your own head again!” Ye Zhen remarked with a calm smile, stepping around Jiangg Changzhong to continue lining up, while the sound of mockery surged like a tide.

Jiangg Changzhong’s eyes, already reddened by the broth, now widened into round orbs, his expression furious to the extreme, “Bastard, I’ll kill you!”

With a beast-like roar, fierce water spiritual power surged into his palm, and he bellowed as he swung it toward Ye Zhen.

As he attacked Ye Zhen instantly, the vegetables on his shiny head were still flying chaotically.

“You were careless, why are you getting angry?” Ye Zhen chuckled coldly and met the attack with a punch, his fist advancing like a dragon form, coiling and forming a faintly visible black dragon shape!

“What’s your cultivation that you dare to clash with me head-on? You’re dead!” Jiangg Changzhong sneered as he saw Ye Zhen approaching.

The surrounding sailor guards, watching, all showed expressions of concern.

Bang!

With a loud boom, Jiangg Changzhong was involuntarily sent flying backwards, a cracking sound emanating from his palm bones, making him groan in pain repeatedly.

In a direct clash, Jiangg Changzhong’s palm bones had shattered, while Ye Zhen, with only a Fifth Stage Establishment Realm cultivation, had faced Jiangg Changzhong, an Eighth Stage martial artist.

Jiangg Changzhong was stunned, as were the onlooking sailors and guards.

Ye Zhen said nothing, only sneering. During the exchange, he had already sensed that Jiangg Changzhong’s spiritual power was less than a tenth of the strength of Ye Zhen’s Black Dragon Water Spiritual Power.

Disregarding quality, even the degree of condensed refinement was far inferior.

Not to mention that Ye Zhen had spiritual power of higher quality; even if both had the same quality of spiritual power, the refinement levels differed greatly. Jiangg Changzhong’s spiritual power refinement level could only be considered iron, while Ye Zhen’s spiritual power refinement level was steel, hundred-refined fine steel.

It was understandable that Jiangg Changzhong would lose in one move.

The next moment, with his right hand wracked by immense pain, Jiangg Changzhong’s face beneath his shiny bald head turned bright red.

Unable to maintain his dignity, Jiangg Changzhong erupted in rage, “What are you all standing around for? What are you standing around for? Are you just going to watch an outsider lay hands on me?”

“Attack, all of you, attack him together, throw him into the sea to feed the water demons!”

Naturally, none of the sailors and guards responded to Jiangg Changzhong’s raging, but several followers behind him were forced to step forward by Jiangg Changzhong.

After all, they were Jiangg Changzhong’s lackeys.

But if they were his lackeys, how high could their cultivation really be?

Each of them slowly shuffled forward, too frightened to advance, which led the surrounding onlooking sailors and guards to snicker quietly.

The laughter made Jiangg Changzhong’s face turn blood-red, and his expression became somewhat unhinged, “Follow me, all of you, whoever doesn’t, I’ll throw him into the sea to feed the water demons!”

Amidst his roars, a soul artifact suddenly appeared in front of Jiangg Changzhong’s chest, but before he could act, a figure flashed by like a whirlwind, and slapped Jiangg Changzhong away, as the figures of Jiangg Changzhong’s lackeys were kicked away in succession.

“Worthless things!” A voice scolded as the figure of Jiangg Hao, with a shiny bald head, appeared two meters in front of Ye Zhen, squinting his eyes at Ye Zhen, his gaze brimming with fierce radiance!