Where to Find Jing Ye, the Outlaw in Phantom Blade Zero (Crimson Forest Boss)

Quick answer: Jing Ye, the Outlaw waits on the upper stream path about 60 metres east of the Outlaw Trap bell in Crimson Forest, beside a large boulder with a dead horse lying at its foot.

Jing Ye, the Outlaw is a boss in Phantom Blade Zero’s Crimson Forest. The bell nearest to him is Outlaw Trap, the second bell in the region. The route from that bell is short, but it isn’t a straight walk. You drop into a walled pit east of the bell, wall-run twice to reach the upper level, and then follow a stream east to his boulder.

How to reach Jing Ye from the Outlaw Trap bell

Rest at the Outlaw Trap bell in Crimson Forest, or travel to it. The bell shows an “E” prompt when you stand next to it. You can read more about how bells work in Phantom Blade Zero.

Soul at the Outlaw Trap bell in Crimson Forest in Phantom Blade Zero

Face east from the bell. A sunken pit lies nearby, bordered by a low dry-stone wall topped with sharpened wooden stakes. Drop from the edge into the pit.

The stone-walled pit with sharpened stakes east of the Outlaw Trap bell in Phantom Blade Zero

Landing in the pit can hurt: on Pathbreaker one landing took 500 of 892 HP, while another drop at the pit edge cost nothing. If the fall hurts you, heal with R before you carry on to the boss.

Make your way across the pit to the rock face opposite. Look for the “Space” prompt at the wall, then hit Space to wall-run onto the ledge.

Space wall-run prompt on the rock face inside the pit east of Outlaw Trap in Phantom Blade Zero

Follow the ledge to a second, taller rock face. Press Space when its prompt appears to wall-run to the upper level on the bell’s east side.

Second Space wall-run prompt on the taller rock face on the way to Jing Ye in Phantom Blade Zero

Trees and red leaves cover the upper slope, with an abandoned cart axle and two wheels beneath them. From there, head east along the shallow stream. Avoid the rocky incline to the south; it leads nowhere.

Upper level east of the Outlaw Trap bell with an abandoned cart axle in Phantom Blade Zero

Follow the stream until you reach a large grey boulder, with a dead horse next to it. Jing Ye, the Outlaw is there, roughly 60 metres east of the bell in a straight line.

What happens when you reach the boulder

The fight begins when you walk up to the boulder. The boss bar “JING YE, THE OUTLAW” appears at the top of the screen. At the same moment, a tutorial box appears with the line “Press 1 to switch weapons and fully restore Sha-Chi!” The 1 key swaps you to your other weapon, and the tutorial is pointing out that the swap also refills Sha-Chi. You can read more about how to switch weapons.

Jing Ye, the Outlaw boss bar at the boulder with the weapon swap tutorial in Phantom Blade Zero

On Pathbreaker, his attacks come in fast multi-hit flurries. A character at full health can go down in under a minute. Arrive with full health and every healing charge.

Jing Ye, the Outlaw boss details

Detail	Value
Name on the boss bar	JING YE, THE OUTLAW
Region	Crimson Forest
Nearest bell	Outlaw Trap
Level	6
HP on Pathbreaker	44,083

Retrying the fight from Outlaw Trap

If Jing Ye beats you, you respawn at the Outlaw Trap bell with full health and all your healing charges back. That means each new attempt is just the short route above. He also appears in the full Phantom Blade Zero boss list.

Near the bell, you can also find where the Honor Among Thieves tale begins, the Nimble Thief’s blood letter, and the Crimson Forest Tunnel Crank.