GUIDE / WALKTHROUGH
Village of Lu walkthrough: Jewel, Zhuo Bi and the well
Follow Village of Lu from Place of Awakening through the masters, the optional temple branch, Yuzan and Mu Xiaokui to Hidden Passage to Pangzhen. Use the linked Firefly and Young Mistress routes at their branch points. Later boss and quest outcomes are spoiled.
Place of Awakening → Jewel → Crossroads
Community-reportedRing the crane bell beside your arrival point. All Things How places Bai Chilian’s Notes on the left edge of the path before the rope bridge. Cross the bridge, follow the trail and take the descending plank slope on the right at the junction to reach the huts.
Speak with Jewel near her work table and inspect the chest by her hut for Jewel’s Knot. For Whence the Weeping, ask about the faint weeping; PC Gamer reports that this points the investigation toward northeast Meigu Lake. That objective continues beyond Lu, so it does not require finding the source beside Jewel.
Crossroads → Old Man Gen → Young Master Lan
Community-reportedPowerPyx places Crossroads downhill from Jewel, on the left. The high ridge ahead leads to Mandate Encampment’s locked outer gate; record it for later instead of treating it as the route to Pangzhen.
For Old Man Gen’s Hideout, drop down from Crossroads, follow the path to Gen and climb the ladder to his house. Speak to him for The Journey Home. From that hideout’s bridge, drop left, then climb the wall where the puppets are clawing. This leads to Young Master Lan’s Hideout and his Tale.
Reach Zhuo Bi and unlock Bastion
Community-reportedFrom Young Master Lan’s Hideout, take the stone steps from the fenced corner of the camp. Follow the descending ravine past the fallen log and ruined house, then go through the long barn. At the blue-lit building, drop off the plank walkway into the pit, continue along the riverbed past the broken cart and climb the rope ladder to the fenced yard.
Zhuo Bi waits beyond the roofed gate. Use the linked fight guide for his shield bar. His Bastion reward adds protection against crossbow mechanisms, which also opens a useful return trip to Crimson Forest.
- Learn the shield-break loop
Parry the Gatekeeper’s attacks, then spend your damage while his guard is broken.
Open Zhuo Bi, the Gatekeeper boss guide and Bastion → - Return for the arrow-trap chest
With Bastion obtained, revisit the Thieves’ Camp dungeon rather than searching for a second entrance in Lu.
Open Crimson Forest walkthrough: Hua Qianxiao to Bai Chilian →
Beyond the gate: headband, well and temple
Community-reportedBeyond Zhuo Bi, collect the headband at the tree by the bridge to start Young Mistress. Cross to Well of the Three Puppets and inspect the puppets for Heartless Remnants. The well is still a progression gate; the three masters must be laid to rest before the underground route opens.
Use the stream for the Temple of Blue Fireflies branch. Return to the well and take the upper house route toward Covered Bridge for Statue Grounds. Check bell names when paths cross.
- Track all five headbands
Temple, bridge, Bi Yuan and underground pickups continue the tale.
Open Young Mistress quest: five headbands and the lift → - Follow the Firefly branch
Its six petals open the optional temple route.
Open Firefly Memory Flowers: Village of Lu and the temple barrier →
Statue Grounds → Smuggler’s Tunnel Entrance → Engine Giant Remains
Community-reportedAt Statue Grounds Entrance, climb to Master Bi Yuan. Afterward interact with the arena bell, then continue through the houses toward Smuggler’s Treasure Cellar and the tunnel entrance. The cellar’s locked room is a later return.
ShowGamer places Master Bi Hai at the tunnel exit after the wounded thief conversation. Continue beside the river toward Terraces, then up to Engine Giant Remains. In its red-thread hall, defeat the remaining master to open the well. Pick up nearby memories and confirm the Heartless Remnants objective before returning. Full Bi Hai and Sect Leader He fight guides remain outside this batch.
- Master Bi Yuan
Approach, sword cues, reward and arena interaction.
Open Master Bi Yuan boss guide →
Temple of Blue Fireflies: the Pipa detour
Community-reportedComplete Firefly’s six-petal collection around the village, then return to Temple of Blue Fireflies. The shrine’s fog passage leads to Broken Puppet Pit Entrance by the angler; Dusk waits below. This optional branch gives the Pipa head, with the remaining instrument parts found later.
Collecting this local flower set opens one route. Secrets at the Heart of the Lake continues in later regions. If the fog remains, compare Firefly’s memory titles and quest count before searching unrelated flowers.
- Check the six flower landmarks
Match memory titles to the route.
Open Firefly Memory Flowers: Village of Lu and the temple barrier → - Prepare for Dusk
Ring the pit entrance bell before dropping down.
Open Dusk, the Puppeteer boss guide → - Keep the three Pipa parts separate
The head comes from this detour; strings and backplate require later regions.
Open Illusory Pipa: head, strings, backplate and repair →
Well route → Puppet Testing Grounds → Pangzhen
Community-reportedOnce the masters’ objective opens the well, descend from Well of the Three Puppets and activate Beneath the Well. Inspect the headband on the underground bridge, then follow the cavern path into Yuzan’s basin. Defeat her for Heartrend Pipa and ring Puppet Testing Grounds.
Speak with the crying puppet child for Cui and inspect the nearby portal for The Herald’s Illusion. Before taking the lift to Lakeside and Mu Xiaokui, check Young Mistress’s five-headband objective. After the fight, inspect the dock for Wild Oriole Sword and the nearby Sha-Chi chest before leaving; return restrictions are reported, not tested by Kingy.
- Yuzan below the well
Projectile cues, close spacing and the testing-grounds reward.
Open Yuzan boss guide → - Check Young Mistress before the lift
Collect the bridge headband before approaching the finale.
Open Young Mistress quest: five headbands and the lift → - Mu Xiaokui at Lakeside
Encounter cues, quest rewards and dock pickups.
Open Mu Xiaokui boss guide →
Smuggler’s Tunnel and the Pangzhen exit
Community-reportedAfter Mu Xiaokui, return to the testing-grounds exit and open the tunnel route with Puppet No. 44’s Eye. Search the tunnel for the Blackstone Fragment and Tunnel Cage Key. Use the key at the trapped thief’s cell; his Village of Lu Cellar Key opens the room left locked at Smuggler’s Treasure Cellar.
Continue up the stairs and lift toward Hidden Passage to Pangzhen. Before moving on, Gen and Lan have conversations about the newly opened road. Keep the cellar reward and those return visits separate from the direct exit; the detailed Pangzhen route remains a later coverage gap.
Track the blocked routes without losing your place
Editorial guidanceGrindnstrat identifies Black Serpent House as a separate branch and Zhang’s Lu hideout upstream from the creek, via a left-hand entrance. Visit Zhang for the region’s relic list; his Crimson Forest treasure set is a different request.
Keep a short note of each blocked route, its bell and the missing item or ability. Return to the last named bell when two walkthroughs describe different branches. This is editorial navigation advice; exact regional completion totals and every possible quest cutoff remain outside this guide.
Sources and how this guide was made
Updated: 2026-10-31. Checked: 2026-10-31. 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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