Chapter 393

Alice gazed at the boundless sea, her mind wandering.

After seeing Alice off, Jiang Yan had intended to return to Moon Sea Pavilion to handle official affairs.

But just as he was about to leave, a sound of crying caught his attention.

Time rewinds to half an hour ago.

A dark-gold cargo ship gradually docked at Liyue's port from the south.

This behemoth's size far exceeded that of ordinary cargo ships.

Such cargo ships are generally used for trade between two nations.

At present, the deck was packed with goods, containing Inazuma's specialty ingredients, clothing fabrics, and various other commodities.

Liyue's workers had been waiting on the dock early, and as soon as the ship stabilized, they began loading and unloading cargo on board.

All these goods must pass the Eight Gates' inspection before entering the Liyue market.

As usual, as the workers unloaded the cargo, the Eight Gates' auditors began carefully inspecting every crate containing goods.

But when one small crate was opened, everyone was stunned.

For inside was not cargo, but a little girl.

Immediately, all the Eight Gates personnel grew tense.

Some even directly called out to the Qixing Guards stationed on the side.

Upon learning this, the Qixing Guards also hurriedly pointed their spears at this group of Inazuma sailors.

"Don't move!"

"Get down!!"

"Put your hands on your heads and squat on the ground!"

The Qixing Guards shouted loudly, their eyes filled with anger.

Good heavens.

Are the people of Inazuma so bold now?

You bring a child in a crate meant for bilateral trade?

What, do you intend to traffic people on Liyue's soil?

You truly want to die!

Wherever it is, human trafficking is zero tolerance.

Especially in Liyue.

Jiang Yan had explicitly issued a policy.

As long as you dare traffic people, being beaten to death is what you deserve!

If you don't die, I'll personally flay your skin to stuff straw and hang it on the execution ground's railing!

And the Inazuma sailors from surrounding cargo ships who had come for trade were also stunned.

They hurriedly raised their hands and squatted on the ground.

Joking aside, how would they dare commit such a human trafficking act!!!

I truly don't know why there's a little girl in that small crate!!

Subsequently, some of the Qixing Guards escorted these Inazuma personnel away for interrogation and review.

The remaining portion approached the little girl, and only then did they clearly see her appearance.

The little girl sleeping in the crate had snow-white long hair, and her clean, fair face was very cute.

At this moment, the girl was also awakened by the loud shouts from the Qixing Guards outside.

Those large gray-blue eyes curiously yet fearfully surveyed everything before her.

She babbled a bunch of words that left the Qixing Guards completely baffled.

"What is this little girl saying? I can't understand a word!"

One of the Qixing Guards scratched his head, looking utterly confused.

"She's probably a native of Inazuma, but since she's quite young, she might not have started learning Teyvat's common language yet."

Another Qixing Guard spoke, then looked up at a tall, burly colleague beside him.

"Hey, Zhang San, didn't you keep bragging about how amazing your Inazuma language skills were?"

"Come on, now is the time for you to shine."

"The little girl seems a bit nervous and scared; please tell her we are Liyue's Qixing Guards, and ask her why she is on this cargo ship."