To be honest, if Princess Jieyou had not seemed anything but an idiot—and had even been exceedingly shrewd in certain matters—Ye Zhen would have been unwilling to descend with her onto the merchant ship below.
Even if it was enormous.
Out of habitual caution, Ye Zhen was not accustomed to placing his life and death in the hands of unknown people or unknown things.
Yet the excitement and resolute determination on Princess Jieyou's face made Ye Zhen feel that this woman would not be foolish enough to gamble with her own life, would she?
When they came within a hundred li of the merchant ship, the convoy noticed the commotion on their side. Sailors and guards on the flagship moved about ceaselessly.
"They don't seem to welcome us?" Ye Zhen frowned.
"Great Zhou law decrees that when merchants encounter human refugees being pursued by the demon or devil races, any who stand by and refuse to help shall be reduced to slaves. Those serving in the military shall be exiled, and those holding titles shall be stripped of them!" Princess Jieyou said, parting her crimson lips.
This decree made Ye Zhen frown once more. No matter how he looked at that convoy, it did not seem to be preparing to rescue anyone.
Princess Jieyou swiftly took out a small seal that was red on top and green below. She quickly stamped it onto a blank purple Jade Talisman, then crushed the stamped purple Jade Talisman in her hand.
Purple talisman light abruptly burst across the sky. Within it, a small seal, red above and green below, gleamed with divine radiance, exceptionally clear.
Even Ye Zhen could make out the seal-script characters on the front of the seal. They read: "Jieyou" and "Commandery State." Around them were relief carvings of various