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Mu Xiaokui boss guide
Reach Mu Xiaokui through the lift beside Puppet Testing Grounds. Check Young Mistress before going up, then inspect the dock rewards before leaving. Quest-dependent encounter details and later story progression are spoiled below.
From Puppet Testing Grounds to Lakeside
Community-reportedAfter Yuzan, ring Puppet Testing Grounds and inspect the exit toward the lift. ShowGamer describes trying the locked exit to bring the lift down. Take it to Lakeside, ring that bell and continue through the reeds toward Mu Xiaokui. Check the Young Mistress quest before using the lift.
Reveal video · Village of Lu finale location
Footage interval reviewed · see build limits below
The creator checks the Village of Lu quest map before the encounter. Follow the written route from Puppet Testing Grounds to the lift and Lakeside; the displayed completion percentage is incidental.
PowerPyx · 0:00–0:18
Source & footage context
Creator-hosted recording. Reviewed with bounded original-player playback and selected on-screen samples; the configured interval loaded, played and stopped. A selected on-screen sample was inspected at 4.38s. This checks the pictured situation, not frame-precise inputs or a complete moveset. Exact game build, platform and difficulty are unconfirmed. Kingy has not played or tested this encounter.
Source record ↗ · Checked 2026-10-31
The original creator hosts the recording. If playback is restricted, use the YouTube link.
Make the collection decision before the fight
Editorial guidanceReview your five headband landmarks, finish nearby interactions and rest before entering. Keep resources for more than one sequence. A creator’s fast clear does not establish a minimum upgrade level or mandatory weapon.
- Check the five Young Mistress landmarks
The reported additional encounter and rewards depend on completing this tale.
Open Young Mistress quest: five headbands and the lift →
Track her sword and nearby manifestations
Community-reportedShowGamer advises watching guardian manifestations for incoming shockwaves, moving out of affected areas and separating overlapping threats in the guardian encounter. This is that author’s strategy report. Names for the second guardian vary between reports, so follow the name bars in your game.
A large guardian manifestation appears beside her
- Response
- Keep its attack area in view as you move.
- Opening to look for
- After the affected area clears.
- Common mistake
- Watching only her sword.
A long sequence is still continuing
- Response
- Keep enough space and resources for the follow-up.
- Opening to look for
- After the complete sequence ends.
- Common mistake
- Trying to heal between early hits.
Two threats overlap in the additional encounter
- Response
- Reposition until you can read the approaching attack.
- Opening to look for
- Re-engage after the overlap ends.
- Common mistake
- Holding position inside both attack paths.
Recognize the encounter in the reeds
Community-reportedPowerPyx’s excerpt shows Mu Xiaokui’s name bar and the two clashing in the reeds. Use it to recognize the arena. Precise input timing, build and difficulty are not established by this sample.
Reveal video · Mu Xiaokui combat
Footage interval reviewed · see build limits below
Mu Xiaokui’s name bar stays on screen as the two clash in bursts of white energy in the reeds. Use it to recognize the arena; it is not proof of a precise dodge window.
PowerPyx · 1:20–1:40
Source & footage context
Creator-hosted recording. Reviewed with bounded original-player playback and selected on-screen samples; the configured interval loaded, played and stopped. A selected on-screen sample was inspected at 84.46s. This checks the pictured situation, not frame-precise inputs or a complete moveset. Exact game build, platform and difficulty are unconfirmed. Kingy has not played or tested this encounter.
Source record ↗ · Checked 2026-11-02
The original creator hosts the recording. If playback is restricted, use the YouTube link.
Check the eye, quest rewards and dock
Community-reportedShowGamer reports Puppet No. 44’s Eye for the route onward. PowerPyx and KeenGamer connect Fiend Saws and Fist Fragment: Core to completing Young Mistress. Both also warn about leaving Wild Oriole Sword on the dock; PowerPyx lists a nearby Sha-Chi Amber Fragment chest. Inspect the dock and the chest before leaving. Exact lockout behavior has not been tested by Kingy.
Open the route toward Pangzhen
Community-reportedReturn to Puppet Testing Grounds and follow Smuggler’s Tunnel. Look for the Tunnel Cage Key, free the trapped thief for the Village of Lu Cellar Key, then continue to Hidden Passage to Pangzhen. Gen and Lan also have follow-up conversations once the way is open.
- Use the connected walkthrough
The tunnel and optional cellar return are separate steps.
Open Village of Lu walkthrough: Jewel, Zhuo Bi and the well →
Sources and how this guide was made
Updated: 2026-11-02. Checked: 2026-11-02. This guide uses official information and attributed reporting; Kingy has not play-tested these instructions. Each section links to its evidence.
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