The quick answer
Start Petalfall Banquet on Baojin Tower’s third floor during Shen or You hour. Its main obstacles are the two boarding tallies, four portrait placements and the Water Weight Cabin’s sequence of bell locks and levers.
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Invite the three guests
Use the Jadewood Court Wayfarer lead if the quest is not tracked. At Baojin Tower, speak with the wooden-eagle operator on the third floor during the requested hours. Invite the Shu envoy, Tang envoy and Shi Shouxin, then return and finish the banquet conversations.
Let Murong Yuan’s boat carry you to Jinming Pool. At the observation stand, inspect the marked surveillance points. Swim to the underwater outlet beneath the palace square, then follow the Shu envoy from the roofs and boat masts without being detected.
Get both halves before the boarding timer ends
- When the timed objective begins, knock out the Shu envoy for the Boarding Tally.
- Defeat the guard captain for the Guarding Tally.
- Use the completed tally at the Flying Rope mechanism and ride it onto the Quintadent warship.
Collecting the envoy’s item alone does not activate the boarding route. Check the two named objectives before searching the docks for another entrance.
Match each figure to the correct portrait
Reach the command-room area, investigate its wine-cup and portrait sequence, and use the bell followed by Meridian Touch where a resonating lock blocks access. Collect the figures from the surrounding rooms.
| Figure | Destination |
|---|---|
| Zhao | Yellow-robed emperor. |
| Shi Shouxin | The red-robed, sword-holding figure. |
| Li Jun | The burning grave. |
| Murong | The wheelchair portrait. |
For the Murong figure, search behind the paintings, ring the bell in the right-hand room and use Meridian Touch on the responding lock. Return the figure to the wheelchair portrait to finish the set.
Inspect the secret chamber before going down
Check the desk, floor, fallen books and bookshelf compartment. Follow the revealed route into the lower ship, opening floor passages as you go. After the elite encounter and barred door, the collapsing floor drops you into the flooded cabin.
Work through the Water Weight Cabin in order
- Pull the central platform lever to raise the water.
- Enter the lower right cabin. Shoot the hallway bell, use Meridian Touch on its lock and pull the lever inside; do this before climbing its ladder.
- Swim to the opposite cabin. Ring its bell, climb quickly to the responding lock, open it with Meridian Touch and use the next lever.
- Enter the newly accessible rear cabin. Ride the small moving platform, then cross the rotating platforms.
- Shoot the ceiling bell opposite the locked door, open that lock with Meridian Touch and pull the lever beyond it.
- Leave the cabin, climb the ladder, clear the upper doorway and descend through the central route toward the boss.
If a lock stops responding, ring its bell again before using the skill. Completing one side room does not replace the lever in the opposite cabin.
Finish the fight and the scene on the water
Defeat both phases of Murong Yuan, accounting for the Wooden Eagle in the second. The dedicated boss guide explains the attack patterns. Afterward, follow the objective to Yuan and complete the interaction with the bird’s remains on the water. Check the quest reward for Vendetta: Tome before leaving.