Route splitter

Hexi Story, Remnant, and Stronghold Route Splitter

A forum-style Hexi routing desk for Where Winds Meet: main chapter beats, remnant chapters, stronghold gates, Liangzhou map-state switching, Qinchuan My Friend handoff, hidden-ending setup, and Global proof holds.

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Maintained byHeavenskiss

Pinned route summary

Do not read Hexi as a straight line. Pick the lane first.

This source is useful because it shows the whole Hexi shape: Qinghe entry, Yumen Pass, Liangzhou, Qinchuan, several remnant routes, several stronghold gates, old/new Liangzhou map state, and a hidden-ending route.

The risk is scale. If this becomes a single translated walkthrough, players will miss the gate they actually need. The English page should behave like a forum index with proof holds.

Story

Follow the scroll and map unlocks.

Remnant

Watch puzzle, wait, and memory states.

Stronghold

Use as gates and boss-state checks.

Map state

Old/new Liangzhou needs screenshots.

Splitter rule

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Split before following

The source combines main chapter beats, remnant chapters, stronghold gates, and map-state changes. Pick the lane first.

Main storyRemnantStronghold

Splitter rule

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Do not trust one map state

Liangzhou can become fragmented, and the source calls out old/new Liangzhou switching after Jiedushi's Death.

Map switchBoundary stonesState check

Splitter rule

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Treat names as working labels

The Chinese title names and NPC names are useful search handles, but the final Global English labels need screenshots.

CN namesGlobal holdNPC proof

Splitter rule

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Use this as a routing desk

The page should answer where a player is stuck, not replace every image-led step from the original article.

Stuck pointProof queueNo coordinates

Main chapter lane

Use for chapter progression through Night Lantern Strange Talk, Painting Path, Burlap Sack, Liangzhou Ballad, Paper Moon, and the Qinchuan My Friend line.

Chapter labels, scroll UI, painter nodes, and Global quest names are not final yet.

Remnant chapter lane

Use for Quiet Night Thoughts, Boatless Sand Sea, Ask the Channel, This Body Returns to Tang, Jade Dew Homeland, Taiping Guichu, and Kaifeng Xu Lai.

These rows contain puzzles, waits, room investigations, and route-state traps that need screenshots before exact instructions.

Stronghold lane

Use for Baitou City, Jiedushi's Death, Dasan Pass, Xiancheng Lake, and Yu Zai Zao Ye.

Boss names, objective labels, fight prompts, reward rows, and map-state unlocks need Global proof.

Hexi route index

Find the stuck point, then verify the Global label.

These are working English route labels. Keep Chinese names visible for source matching until Global screenshots prove the final UI wording.

01

Main chapter

Night Lantern Strange Talk

Source: 第三章-夜燈詭話

Qinghe east river package, mural delivery, lamp lighting, rain shelter, veiled woman dialogue, card table, then wait until the next night to enter the illusion.

Need Global chapter title, Qinghe east label, mural prompt, lamp prompt, wait-time UI, and veiled woman spelling.

02

Remnant

Quiet Night Thoughts

Source: 殘章-靜夜思

After entering the illusion with the veiled woman, inspect the wall painting, leave as a scholar, ride the boat, and arrive at Yumen Pass.

Need remnant title, painting prompt, Yumen Pass map label, and transition proof.

03

Remnant

Boatless Sand Sea

Source: 殘章-沙海無舟

At Yumen Pass, use the time-reversal style mechanic to repair the bridge, pick up the broken map, unlock Xuanquan Inn, defeat evil birds at shipwreck points, follow footprints, beat the drum, and pick up the bag.

Need mechanic name, Xuanquan Inn label, broken-map item wording, evil-bird name, drum prompt, and bag pickup toast.

04

Main chapter

Painting Path

Source: 第三章-畫中尋路

After Boatless Sand Sea, investigate the glowing orb for the fish-like movement ability, ride the colored sand path to Karez Town, talk to Tianyake, unlock the Yumen map, and open the painting scroll.

Need ability name, Karez Town label, Tianyake spelling, scroll UI, Yumen map unlock, and movement prompt.

05

Main chapter

Burlap Sack

Source: 第三章-麻布袋

Take the scroll task, trigger under the poplar tree, play the Burlap Sack caravan line, keep walking south through the desert, light three beacons at the fort, recover the bag, stealth through Heishuiyi, and continue later at Liangzhou.

Need task title, poplar label, south-walk orientation proof, beacon prompts, Heishuiyi label, stealth state, and combat prompt.

06

Remnant

Ask the Channel

Source: 殘章-問渠幾許

At Matou Village, observe the monster, drink from the water bag, find the woman by the well, repair the well, drop into it, use time-reversal routes for lifts and planks, then repair and take the oil lamp.

Need Matou Village label, well prompt, Qianjin drop wording, lift/plank states, oil-lamp item name, and completion state.

07

Stronghold gate

Baitou City

Source: 鎮守-白頭城

Required before moving deeper into Hexi. Enter through the giant gate crack, fight the Anxi Dadu Hu, retrieve five scattered flags, enter flag memories, write the letter for Yuan Pingan, use the ballista, place seven flags, finish the boss fight, then continue toward Liangzhou.

Need stronghold title, Baitou City label, Anxi Dadu Hu spelling, five-flag counter, Yuan Pingan spelling, ballista UI, seven-flag prompt, and boss reward.

08

Main chapter

Liangzhou Ballad

Source: 第三章-涼州曲

Reach Liangzhou, find Tianyake's eagle at the dock to unlock the Liangzhou map, return to the scroll, trigger under the dead tree, investigate the inn, and follow the letter/banquet memory route.

Need Liangzhou map label, dock/eagle prompt, dead-tree trigger, inn labels, scroll nodes, and letter UI.

09

Main chapter

Paper Moon

Source: 第三章-紙月亮

Start after Liangzhou Ballad, activate Reclining Buddha Temple, reach the floating Cao residence through Liuxia Yin and rooftops, solve the lotus perspective path, follow bird calls, answer the three lantern riddles, and follow An Liuli through the Cao/Zhang residence sequence.

Need temple label, Liuxia Yin wording, Cao residence label, lotus puzzle prompt, An Liuli spelling, and final English riddle text before publishing answers.

10

Remnant

This Body Returns to Tang

Source: 殘章-此身歸唐

At Tianshui Ji, track the boy who takes the fish lantern, enter the secret route, avoid guards, use bell shots to move the great snake, cross roofs and lanterns, view Zhang Yichao murals, collect the letter, and meet Zhang Yichao on the roof.

Need Tianshui Ji label, fish-lantern item wording, boy/NPC spelling, snake prompt, bell shot prompt, Zhang Yichao mural label, and letter item.

11

Remnant

Jade Dew Homeland

Source: 殘章-玉露為鄉

East of Xuanzun Mountain, use Liuxia Yin to reach floating islands, drink wine at Xiayi Garden, solve moon-alignment puzzles from yellow paint marks, wait one day and two days at later steps, light tower fires, block wind vents, and follow A Yinu's revenge line.

Need Xuanzun Mountain, Xiayi Garden, Wangdixiang, and Zuikentai labels; wait timing; A Yinu spelling; puzzle screenshot; and fire/vent prompt.

12

Stronghold

Jiedushi's Death

Source: 鎮守-節度之死

From the east slope of Tianshui Ji, use Liuxia Yin to reach the Jiedushi residence, talk to the stele carver, dive through broken ice into the Zhang residence memory, run the possession sequence, finish the boss, repair the desk, read Zhang Huaishen's will, return it, and unlock the old/new Liangzhou map switch.

Need Jiedushi residence label, stele carver spelling, possession option text, Zhang Huaishen spelling, will item, boss title, map-switch UI, and boundary-stone reset proof.

13

Stronghold

Dasan Pass

Source: 鎮守-大散關

In fragmented Fengcui Liangzhou, activate Dasan Pass, move southeast, hide behind stones between purple shockwaves, avoid meteors, enter the crack, and fight the pass boss.

Need Fengcui Liangzhou and Dasan Pass labels, shockwave timing, meteor prompt, pass-boss name, and reward proof.

14

Main chapter

Qinchuan Dream Farewell / My Friend

Source: 第三章-秦川夢別、我的朋友(1)

After Dasan Pass, open the scroll, collect three brushes naturally through the route, touch the painting to Qinchuan, unlock Xiao Pass Ancient Road, treat My Friend as mainline, complete Mo Yin Lingyu Jian, take the prison key from the high bridge/building top, rescue Wen Moshen, then meet Qi Sixian at You hour.

Need Qinchuan map label, Xiao Pass Ancient Road label, brush item names, Mo Yin Lingyu Jian title, Wen Moshen and Qi Sixian spellings, key item, and You-hour UI.

15

Remnant

Taiping Guichu

Source: 殘章-太平歸處

At Lion Tomb, collect embroidered balls from tumbleweeds, place them into stone-lion mouths, take the middle Dream Brush, enter the giant lion, align small lions to face the same direction as the big lion, find the door ring, rotate Buddha-hand platforms, and clear four painting-room investigations.

Need Lion Tomb label, embroidered-ball item, Dream Brush wording, small-lion orientation proof, door-ring item, Buddha-hand platform prompt, and room-object labels.

16

Main chapter

My Friend, Part 2

Source: 第三章-我的朋友(2)

At west Beishanyuan, find the painter, offer moon birch branches at shrines, use rabbit meat only where needed, ignore the misleading backtrack on the third shrine, follow the fox path, and show the letter to the painter.

Need Beishanyuan label, moon birch item wording, rabbit-meat prompt, shrine states, fox path proof, letter item, and painter spelling.

17

Stronghold

Xiancheng Lake

Source: 鎮守-陷城湖

Wait one day, meet the painter by the lake, pick up the left Dream Brush, go underwater to Taolin Fort, fight Zhu Youli, repeat the same-day loop to identify Lan Shouchi and Lan Ao, track scent clues, investigate the cliff and warehouse, then escape with the gold-peach box.

Need Xiancheng Lake and Taolin Fort labels, left-brush item, Zhu Youli, Lan Shouchi, Lan Ao, Fang Bai, and Yuezhong Shi spellings, loop UI, scent prompt, and reward state.

18

Remnant / Finale

Kaifeng Xu Lai and Yu Zai Zao Ye

Source: 殘章-凱風徐來 / 鎮守-魚在藻也

Kaifeng Xu Lai requires 2000 Hexi exploration, then the Qinghe well, second-day Zi hour, lantern, purple blood trail, fire-block ladder route, boss jump-over-fire read, Bai Chuyu reveal, Koi Key gift, mural cave, and old painter. Yu Zai Zao Ye uses the Zai Meng Zhen map, jade bowl boss, ultimate-gauge fight, dark-surge fragments, Martial Record pickup, Sanwei Valley hidden ending, and Zhen Guan Jue reveal.

Need 2000-exploration gate, Zi-hour UI, Bai Chuyu spelling, Koi Key item, Zai Meng Zhen label, jade bowl prompt, boss name, dark-surge fragment count, Martial Record menu, hidden-ending trigger, and reward proof.

Stuck checks worth surfacing

I cannot reach Liangzhou

Check whether Baitou City is done. The source treats it as the gate to the next Hexi area.

My Liangzhou map looks wrong

After Jiedushi's Death, the source says Liangzhou fragments and can switch between old Liangzhou and wind-torn Liangzhou through Gui Jiunian at Zuikentai or the map switch.

My Friend feels like a side quest

The source says the My Friend remnant task is effectively mainline at the Qinchuan step. Follow the task prompts before splitting off.

The Kaifeng Xu Lai row does not appear

The source gives a 2000 Hexi exploration requirement and a second-day Zi-hour lamp trigger at the original Qinghe well.

Proof queue before exact walkthroughs

Global check

Final Global chapter, remnant, stronghold, map-state, and hidden-ending titles.

Global check

NPC spellings for the veiled woman, Tianyake, Yuan Pingan, An Liuli, Zhang Huaishen, Zhang Yichao, A Yinu, Bai Chuyu, Wen Moshen, Qi Sixian, Lan Shouchi, Lan Ao, Fang Bai, and others.

Global check

Ability and mechanic names for the time-reversal action, fish movement, Liuxia Yin, Qianjin drop, Yingguang Huiye, ultimate gauge, and map-switch UI.

Global check

Exact boundary-stone labels for Yumen Pass, Xuanquan Inn, Liangzhou, Reclining Buddha Temple, Tianshui Ji, Jiedushi residence, Dasan Pass, Qinchuan, Xiancheng Lake, Zai Meng Zhen, and Sanwei Valley.

Global check

Riddle answer localization, possession option wording, painting-room puzzle labels, lion mechanism prompts, wait timers, item names, reward screens, and completion states.

Global check

Screenshots for image-led room routes, rooftops, floating islands, underwater transitions, cave entrances, hidden-ending trigger, and any future public map pins.

Best player use

Use it when the quest log says Hexi, Liangzhou, Qinchuan, a remnant, or a stronghold, but the exact source row is unclear.

Best source use

Use it as the parent page for later individual rows like Baitou City, Jiedushi's Death, Xiancheng Lake, and Yu Zai Zao Ye.

Best SEO use

Index Hexi chapter, remnant chapter, Baitou City, Liangzhou map switch, Dasan Pass, Xiancheng Lake, Koi Key, and hidden ending terms.

Player questions this page should answer

Should this be one huge walkthrough?

No. It is safer and more useful as a splitter. Hexi combines story progress, remnant puzzles, stronghold gates, map-state changes, and hidden-ending routes.

What should I check first if I am blocked?

Check the lane: Baitou City gates Liangzhou, Jiedushi's Death changes Liangzhou map state, My Friend behaves like mainline, and Kaifeng Xu Lai has an exploration and time gate.

Can this page publish exact English names?

Not yet. The Chinese source names are good search handles, but final Global labels, prompt wording, and map labels need screenshots.

Where should future screenshots go?

Map-state and route screenshots should feed Interactive Map pages; exact quest/NPC/item labels should upgrade this Route Ledger page.

Next content pass

The next upgrade should split out Baitou City, Jiedushi Death, Xiancheng Lake, and Yu Zai Zao Ye only after Global screenshots prove map labels, boss names, item names, and reward states.