Investigate ten deaths across six acts at a snowbound inn, then follow the revealed story to Pei Hang. Most of this route is investigation and dialogue. Use the character-record answers below if you get stuck, then continue with The Unverified Myth and Gentlemen Promote Goodness after the fight.
Start from the library
Track Mount Tai Blizzard and head to the library marker in Mount Penglai. Go to the archive room and interact with the marked object to enter the case.
Enter the snowbound innCutscene
Speak with the guests in the main hall and guest rooms, including Li Gen in the room with stacked firewood. Continue the opening conversations until the first death introduces the investigation.
Use the clue board and character record
You advance by collecting evidence and filling in the inn’s character record. The board lets you reread the conversations and objects you have investigated; the record is where you enter each victim’s identity, name, cause of death and killer.
On PC, press Tab to enter the clue board. Use Q and E to rotate between acts, then select a card to read its details. White cards hold scene information; yellow cards hold object evidence.
Press Tab to leave the board. Follow the sound trail to a Listen prompt and activate it (G on PC). In the reconstructed scene, inspect glowing objects and listen to the people nearby to unlock more choices in the record.
From the board, press R to open the character record. Select an available blank, then choose its answer from the list. Use the victim number to match the answer table; characters may introduce themselves under another name.
Identify the first victim
The opening record objective asks for victim 01’s identity, surname and given name. The Plum Blossom Letter helps identify him as Jian Xingzhi, an Inkbound Order disciple.
For victim 01, choose Inkbound Order disciple for Identity, Jian for Surname and Xingzhi for Given Name. This completes the opening identification objective.
Leave the board and follow the sound trail into the next reconstructed scene. Listen to the guests around the bedroom’s central pillar and the body. When the death and killer fields become available, choose Suffocation and Qi Zhiheng.
Return to the scenes whenever the objective asks for more correct fields. You will identify other guests before every death can be filled in.
Investigate the courtyard sword fight
Continue into the snowy courtyard and listen to the people around the fallen guest. Inspect the sword evidence as well as the conversations; watching the scene alone does not collect every clue.
Identify victim 06 as the Turkic traveler Geshu Di. His cause of death is a Blow to the back of the head, and his killer is Murong Qiu.
Victim 03 is the palace attendant Gao Muchun. For this victim, select Stabbed in the chest and Murong Qiu. The front wound matters: victim 04 has a different entry for a wound through the back.
Investigate the constable’s death
In the scene with two men at a table in Di 1, inspect the rolled court document on the tabletop. Then listen to the conversation around the victim.
Victim 04 is the constable Tantai Jiming. Tantai is the full surname; Jiming goes in the given-name field.
Choose Stabbed through the back for his cause of death and Gao Sheng for his killer. Do not use the front-chest wound from victim 03.
Investigate the arrow outside the inn
Go outside to the cart and activate the Listen prompt beside it. Then read the arrow scene’s card on the board to identify who fired the shot.
Victim 02 is the imperial eunuch Gao Sheng. Choose Arrow through the heart for his cause of death and Wei Ang for his killer.
Keep the two Gao guests separate: Gao Sheng is victim 02; Gao Muchun is victim 03. They have different identities, causes of death and killers.
Examine the burning inn
Inspect the fire scene in the main hall, including the people near the stairs. Use the victim numbers to distinguish the two guests killed by the fire.
Victim 09 is the merchant Qi Zhiheng. Choose Burned alive and Zhi Yuyan.
Victim 10 is the demoted official Zhi Yuyan. Choose Burned alive and Zhi Yuyan again: the same person belongs in both the victim’s name and killer fields.
Inspect the bodies in the main hall
In the later main-hall scene, listen to the people around the overturned tables. Inspect the evidence beside the bodies, including the courtyard diagram shown below.
Victim 05 is the courtesan Taohua. Select No surname, then Taohua for her given name. Her cause of death is a Venomous snakebite, and her killer is Gao Muchun.
Victim 07 is the bandit Wei Ang. Select Poisoning and Gao Muchun. His death is not the snakebite used for victim 05.
Victim 08 is the Shadow assassin Murong Qiu. Select Throat pierced by a blade and “The Demon” for the killer. This field uses the quoted title, rather than another guest’s name.
Find missing clues in the guest rooms
If the record still has locked choices, search the guest rooms between scene replays. Evidence may concern someone other than the person standing beside it. The room locations below help you find objects that are easy to miss.
| Room | Where to look | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Di 1 | The table between the two men in the reconstructed stabbing scene | Rolled court document |
| Di 2, right room | The low shelf against the wooden wall, beside folded cloth and a document | Boots with traces of herbal juice on the soles |
| Di 3, left room | The table directly below the lattice window | Broken eggshells |
| Innkeeper’s room | The middle shelf of the tall bookcase | A child’s gold blessing lock |
Fill in the character record
Match each row to the victim’s number in the record, then choose these answers as the fields unlock. Surname and Given Name are separate fields; enter Tantai and Geshu as complete surnames. Taohua has no surname.
| Victim | Identity | Surname | Given Name | Cause of Death | Killer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Inkbound Order disciple | Jian | Xingzhi | Suffocation | Qi Zhiheng |
| 02 | Imperial eunuch | Gao | Sheng | Arrow through the heart | Wei Ang |
| 03 | Palace attendant | Gao | Muchun | Stabbed in the chest | Murong Qiu |
| 04 | Constable | Tantai | Jiming | Stabbed through the back | Gao Sheng |
| 05 | Courtesan | No surname | Taohua | Venomous snakebite | Gao Muchun |
| 06 | Turkic traveler | Geshu | Di | Blow to the back of the head | Murong Qiu |
| 07 | Bandit | Wei | Ang | Poisoning | Gao Muchun |
| 08 | Shadow assassin | Murong | Qiu | Throat pierced by a blade | “The Demon” |
| 09 | Merchant | Qi | Zhiheng | Burned alive | Zhi Yuyan |
| 10 | Demoted official | Zhi | Yuyan | Burned alive | Zhi Yuyan |
Submit the case
Continue through the six acts until the objective allows you to submit the case. Open the character record and use Submit Answer (Space on PC). Confirmed entries appear in green; use the answer table to correct any remaining entries.
During the investigation, follow the current target above the record. It changes from a number of correct fields to a number of completed people. Filling one person is not always enough to open the next scene.
When the final submission becomes available, complete at least six people’s required information, then submit. The table provides all ten if you want to finish the remaining records.
After submitting, return to the inn and continue the marked story interaction. The investigation leads into another story sequence before the boss fight.
Face Pei HangCutscene
Continue the revealed story and escape sequence to reach Pei Hang. The campaign includes a fight with ghostly hands in the snowy arena, followed by another arena phase.