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Festival · 130

A Familiar Shade5A Merchant in the Hills9A Place Like Home9A Returning Friend10A Stillness to Sweep8Academic Advancement7Affection Through Contraption12All as One, Bonds Begin4All Wishes Told, Memories Hold3Answer Slips3Artisan Delicacy5Auspicious Parade5Banishing Bad Luck7Barks in the Alley4Bloomtide Gathering7Bond of Fate7Carnival Mirage14Case Files: A Restless Flight23Case Files: The Bleached Petals29Case Files: The Bloodthirsty Woodcutter19Case Files: The Ghost-Sensing Hound29Case Files: The Reluctant Helper15Case Files: The Wailing Tree25Case Files: What Draws the Eye7Chef Cleaver4Childlike Innocence - Red Threads Entwined2Circle of Fellowship7Cloudtop Ascent - Completion15Cloudtop Ascent: Ascension9Cloudtop Ascent: Foundation18Cloudtop Ascent: Pivot22Divine Cat's Martial Arts Chronicles13Donkey Dash for Goods10Donkey Delivery Dash15Donkey over Horse15Donkey Ride in Kaifeng7Dormitory Review7Double Blessings6Dragon Boat Tales18Eternal Watch4Exam Vigil3Feathered Guest7Feline Affection7Fifth Flavor - Harmony12First Flavor - Sweet35Fleeting Spectacle13Flowing Melody14Fourth Flavor - Bitter20Galaxy Night Talk6Good Scenery, Good Friends10Heroic in the Streets14Heroic Souls4Homeward Bound by Donkey6If If I Were Rich10Innocent Joy: A Big Plan4Innocent Joy: A Trio's Gift11Innocent Joy: Childhood Pact4Innocent Joy: Kindled Promise9Innocent Joy: Quiet Whispers3Innocent Joy: Simple Gesture9Innocent Joy: Sprouting Wish4Meow Woof Stir Fry Guide15Pangolin's Trade Tales12Path of Career7Persimmon Gift I: Sweet6Persimmon Gift II: Succulent3Persimmon Gift III: Smooth5Persimmon Gift IV: Mellow14Pottery in Vogue2Real or Fake Snow Lion22Roots of Gold5Savoring Kaifeng I26Savoring Kaifeng II16Savoring Kaifeng III16Savoring Kaifeng IV12Scent of Home - Permanent Item1Scent of the Past10Second Flavor - Sour20Seeking Kin by Donkey10Shangsi Spring Walk - Meandering Stream7Shangsi Spring Walk - Orchid Pavilion Gathering11Shangsi Spring Walk - Riverside Revelry17Shangsi Spring Walk - Spring Cleansing17Shangsi Spring Walk - Spring Outing7Shangsi Spring Walk - Spring's Bounty7Shangsi Spring Walk - Spring's Gift17Sip of Spring7Sound Gathering - Crescent Moon12Sound Gathering - Evening Moon8Sound Gathering - Full Moon10Sound Gathering - New Moon6Sound Gathering - Night Moon13Sound Gathering - Waxing Moon14Spring's Pulse4Stall Buddies: It's HOT!19Starry Dream Delivery - Night I13Starry Dream Delivery - Night II13Starry Dream Delivery - Night III13Starry Dream Delivery - Night IV13Swine in the Woods7Tai Chi Fish Bombing - Kaifeng2Tai Chi Fish Bombing - Qinghe2Temple Incense15Temple Prayers: Unwritten Future6Temple Prayers: Wishes Hung High10The Gateway - Artisan4The Goose is Going to Make Trouble5The Persimmon's Promise4Third Flavor - Spicy14Trails of Gold5Turning Stone into Gold3Undying Flames4Unfinished Scroll - Prologue9Unfinished Scroll: Completion18Unfinished Scroll: Gilding18Unfinished Scroll: Hues6Unfinished Scroll: Linework8Unfinished Scroll: Outline6Voyage of Lanterns: Boat Building5Wealth Blooms5Well Wishes6Where The Flavor Is6Whiskered Bonds10Who Lights the Lamp4Who Lights the Lamp - Part I12Who Lights the Lamp - Part II10Who Lights the Lamp - Part III10Who Lights the Lamp - Part IV10Who Lights the Lamp - Part V10Who Lights the Lamp - Part VI10

Encounter · 122

A Debt of Blades36A Doctor's Duty36A Dog's Ambition37A Dog's Life by Choice55A Drastic Cure60A Duel of Wits44A Feast for the Mortals16A Keen Ear28A Kindred Steed26A Mound of Murmurs32A Novel Investigation28A Rare Journey9A Study in Slacking49A Tale of Two Dragons56A Toast to Destiny: Part I17A Toast to Destiny: Part II26A Vulpine Vow12A Whisper of Fragrance2An Unsung Name17Anti-Fraud Ambassador19Ballads and Pawprints42Beasts of a Feather22Beauty and the Blade44Brilliant Failure42Buddha and the Cat32Capricious Heart17Cat Fever15Chivalrous Escort7Clean Sweep15Cramming Champion55Crazy Stone15Deerforage's Remedy36Drunk for a Thousand Days16Elephant in the Court40Every Minion Has a Place9Faith Against Odds26Fate's Farewell70Fifty Strings of Coins62Five Venoms Cauldron Quest7For Your Ears Only36Glue from Glory42Golden Slumber24Gourd of No Return17Hammered & Scammed26Help Wanted?46Her Legacy46Heroes in the Making24Hidden Acts48Honor Among Thieves68Land of Gold94Letter from Qiu Shizhi3Lightning in a Bottle46Little Master's Legacy I3Little Master's Legacy II3Little Master's Legacy III3Little Master's Legacy IV1Little Shadow of Moonveil17Local Lingo5Lost in Moonlight17Love in Ashes30Lucky Break42Master Stonecarver8Merriment at Skybrim5Mohist Voice77Moths to a Shimmer70Mysterious IOU26Night Flash's Shadow74Old Friend's Letter2Old Pages at Midnight54Paralyzed by Panic38Path to High Honors26Path to Knowledge21Paw-fessionals You Can Trust17Porridge Problems9Praise and Blame54Qinchuan Wandering Tales - Inevitable Fate7Qinghe's Juvenile Legend13Reality Blurred by Dreams29Recipe's Heir50Return, O Soul68Rhyme with the Rivals66Riding the Tide40Scammer Victims30Scent of the Soulmate30Soaring Eagle33Solitary Night Manor27Storm at the Grave24Strays' Hustle40Tale Within a Tale42Tales That Soar27The Arhat Among Us61The Banners Call Home2The Bare Truth26The Best Laugh8The Blade Awaits69The Ephemeral Blight125The Furr-vorite Child46The Gilded Peddler11The Harmonizer14The Hidden Ugliness56The Last Pilgrim44The Last Sword57The Mad Barrel19The Man in the Well68The Path of Heroes44The Silent Deity5The Sleepless Guest7The Widower's Concerns62The Winter Gambit20Thinner Than Water34To You, My Dear, Farewell15Twisted Destiny70Underworld Uprising: Part I47Underworld Uprising: Part II42Voices in the Air40Voyage Across the Waves46Waiting for Coo-dot17What Goes Around...26Where the Soul Returns64Where the Wild Thing Is15Written in Stone30Xiaoba Fixes All11

Injustice · 112

A Cat's Charity5A Fortune Missed8A Killer Charm6A Lingering Heart10A Moment Saved4A Step Above1A Stinky Fate4A World of Absurdity6All the World's a Cesspit15All Treasures4Ambush on the Alms-Round4Armory Trouble3Big pearls and little pearls fall on a jade plate.6Break Wind8Breaking the Stallion4Child's Play2Compassion in a Bowl3Courtesy: Gift-Bearing Trip9Courtesy: Kite on a Branch6Courtesy: Lovers' Pact Gift6Courtesy: Qingzhou Wellness Alliance3Courtesy: Shuttlecock Trouble7Crime Scene18Crownleek Contest2Eat Your Words5Echoes of the Past2Filial Piety5Foul Play10Frolic and Flutter6Harvest Rush9Heart of Malice7Heart Stealer3Hidden in Plain Light8Hide-and-Seek: Part I2Hide-and-Seek: Part II3Honk if You Want Treasure11Hunger Games: Canal Version4I don't believe it!8Interlinked Loops5Jadegrip Arrest40Jin Li, Bearer of Good Fortune11Keep Smiling6Leap Over Peril6Magic Runner5Maiden3Midnight Watchers5Modest Face4Moment of Decision4Monkey Teacher4No Need for Haste7No Rest for the Righteous4Oath of Loyalty2Peeking on the Wall2Peril at the Pier1Pheasant Chase4Plague of Wings4Play the Fool, Play it Safe7Poem Inscribed with Perceived Feelings21Poetry and Pining9Porter's Burden: Back Complaint3Porter's Burden: Mountain Singer3Porter's Burden: Sea of Clouds1Prison Life is like a Play4Quest from the Huang Quan3Recluse7Return of the Crane5Return to Sender5Rigor and Play4Scoop the Spoils1Second Wind11Secrets Stirred by Thunder2Shell2Show of Restraint4Simple Wish4Smile Worth a Fortune1Snow Battle to the End 22Snowball Showdown10Song of Longing2Soul Upon the Strings9Splendor13Storybook6Strange Acquaintances4Strings and Things4Tavern Exploration7The All-Knowing Parrot7The Best Odd Jobber3The Big Question4The Daoist's Dilemma7The Decisive Beat4The Faithful Hound6The Helping Hand14The Lost Kid4The Moonlight Silk7The One Who Washes the Cup4The Tablet's Purpose2The Watchful Eye12Three Burrows5Too Many Mouths to Feed5Top Ten Scams – Entrapment3Trouble at Every Turn3Uncontrollable Slumber4Unwanted Hospitality3Unwavering Flow11Utuk Harassment1Vicious Eagle Strike4Vipers in the Dunes2When Autumn Remembers Home10Whispers of the Lotus Pastry1Wind9Wine Scent Fears No Depth12Worldly Sorrows2Yuan Hu's Concerns7

Exploration · 76

A Faltering Flame19A Scent of Solace26Beat the Heat5Call of the Great Tide4Delights from Afar8Derndale - Secret Workshop34Entry: Midnight Blades8Entry: Silver Needle8Entry: Velvet Shade3Entry: Well of Heaven11Ephemeral Pursuit218Explore the Squarewall Hold9Feast Before the Beasts17First Visit to the Base5Gambler's Secret19Gu Yun's Request4Horse7Initiate - Loan Cloud1Initiate - Midnight Bladez1Initiate - Ragin' Tides1Initiate - Raging Tides9Initiation: Masked Troupe17Ink and Blade5Inkbound Order's Test1Invitation: Lone Cloud1Invitation: Masked Troupe1Invitation: Midnight Blades1Invitation: Mohist Hill1Invitation: Nine Mortal Ways1Invitation: Raging Tides1Invitation: Silver Needle1Invitation: Velvet Shade1Invitation: Well of Heaven1Jianghu - Music Contest of the Masked Troupe71Like Shadow, Like Water11Lone Wanderer's Wish24Masked Troupe Express12Missing Mouse Notice7Mist Upon the Page13Names That Endure7Noble Heart4Overpowered5Petals' Lament8Qinghe Eight Bowls3Qingzhou: Melodies of Secrets4Rhythm of the Waves2Rogue Champion: Dual Blade4Rogue Champion: Strategic Sword Wielder3Rogue Champion: Tomb Keeper4Sect: Rules of the Road1Skill Theft: Mystical Toad2Snow and Spirits3Spring Gallop5Spring Herald15The Art of Skill Theft10The Choice of Twisted Vows13The Missing Bell2The Proven8The Tell-Tale Heart12Tiny Adventure3Tiny Adventure: Part I9Tiny Adventure: Part II10Tiny Adventure: Part III13Tiny Adventure: Part IV15Tiny Adventure: Part V8To Heal or Not to Heal5Vernal Umbrella21Wandering - Backyard Fire6Wandering - Cat Dog Bond5Wandering - Gosling Adventure12Wandering - Joyful Sip4Wandering - Li Laizuo4Wandering - Shi Jingtian5Wandering - Wrong Note Glance5Water in the Desert4Wind Whispers: The Informant35

Guidance · 44

A Different Path5A Voice from Afar14Along Huayu Road18Beauty in the Shade21Building: One Last Job9Collecting: The Way of Crafting40Correspondent: Eastern Herald11Crane in the Frost8Cricket Fighting8Culinary: Hotpot Fever8Disguise: Veil of Love14Divinecraft: Echo of Sounds14Eternal Wealth19Flute of the Tides6Gift of Gab: Silver Tongue12Heading to Vault1Hexi - Five Tones of Secrets9Hidden Mountain: Melodies of Secrets8Home, Tweet Home8Hues of a Hidden World6Ingenuity Expo16Kaifeng: Melodies of Secrets11Legacy: Healer's Calling11Legacy: Scholar's Path9Letter in the Clouds6Lettered and Locked10Liangzhou - Wayfarer5Lightness Skill: Afterglow10Melodies of Peace4Mistveil City4Palm of Health3Poem "River Snow"1Puzzle Cave1Qinghe: Melodies of Secrets6Rising Beyond14Sands of Perils7Scales to Skies5Skill Theft: The Honorable Way4Spirit of the Grove56Spring's Verdant Chase14Summer's Little Lights6The Gateway: Automaton Mending8The Hidden Hoard3Verses from Afar2

Encounter Prerequisite · 1

More Than Meets the Eye14

Unclassified quests · 1

Trial of Blossoms5
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Brilliant Failure

EncounterMainlandnear Buddha Fort1 chapter · 42 steps (21 on the main path)

From the journal

In Qinghe, you encounter an eccentric old scholar whose wild experiments for the sake of research have thrown the neighborhood into chaos. Speak with him to understand what he's up to.

Failure may mark his life, but it is the stepping stone for future brilliance.

In Qinghe, you encounter an eccentric old scholar whose wild experiments for the sake of research have thrown the neighborhood into chaos. Speak with him to understand what he's up to.

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1Brilliant Failure21 steps
  1. Talk to the grieving villager
  2. Talk to the grieving villager
  3. Open the backpack to check the debt note
  4. Go to the Old Scholar
  5. Go to the Old Scholar
  6. Persuade the Old Scholar
  7. Persuade the Old Scholar
  8. Use Gift of Gab with Elder Yang

Side branches · 21 steps

›Brilliant Failure21 steps
  1. Go to the Old Scholar
  2. Go to the Old Scholar
  3. Persuade the Old Scholar
  4. Persuade the Old Scholar
  5. Use Gift of Gab with Elder Yang
  6. Talk to Elder Yang
  7. Leave the place
  8. Talk to the Young Man
When it's done (spoiler)

You join Er Mengzi in grieving the goose slain by Elder Yang's well-intentioned invention, and come to learn that a lifetime of his research remains unfinished. Curiosity drives you to question the villagers and convince the Old Scholar to give up his reckless experiments. In the end, you witness both his final failure and the fulfillment of his life's path.