Jade Empire Hints

The Slave Traders

  • 1 of 10: To get this quest, talk to Prefect Jitong, who's standing around in the Market District's Merchants' Square area. (That is, he's there after you finish the "Silk Fox" main quest.)
  • 2 of 10: He'll ask you to try to help clear Scholar Songtao of the slave-trading charges that some minister is trying to pin on him.
  • 3 of 10: Your first step is to talk to Zi Bao, who's hanging out in the upstairs tavern in the Imperial Arena.
  • 4 of 10: You'll need to use either a bribe or a conversation skill to get him to take you to the slave traders.
  • 5 of 10: The cheapest way is to offer him 500 gold, then follow him when he walks off in a huff.
  • 6 of 10: When you arrive in the slavers' area, you'll be attacked by several guards. Tear into them with your weapon in focus mode, and they'll go down quickly.
  • 7 of 10: Zeng will then offer you a deal whereby you get paid to help him and his crooked minister pal frame Scholar Songtao.
  • 8 of 10: You can do that, but it'll definitely get you some Closed Fist points.
  • 9 of 10: The Open Palm way is to refuse the offer and kill Zeng, thereby gaining some slaver documents that'll prove Songtao's innocence when shown to Prefect Jitong.
  • 10 of 10: Either way, the guy you get released will sell you Dragon Amulet gems from then on.