Quick answer: In the Village of Lu, reach Old Man Gen’s Hideout by ascending a ladder; the route from the Well of the Three Puppets bell passes through Zhuo Bi’s arena and covers about 250 m.
The route is short, but three enemies guard the ladder below the bell. You need to clear them before you climb.
Where the Old Man Gen’s Hideout bell is
Old Man Gen’s Hideout is a bell in the Village of Lu. It stands on a raised wooden plank platform at the top of a ladder roughly 5 m tall, and it’s about 250 m on foot from the Well of the Three Puppets bell.
A red-cloth-wrapped, pale wooden post stands before a tiled-roof wooden hut. Approach it and press E to ring the post.
Ringing the bell brings up the VILLAGE OF LU area map, now with Old Man Gen’s Hideout marked. The new marker sits below Broken Puppet Pit Entrance and Broken Puppet Pit Bottom, and to the left of Mandate Encampment Outer Gate. Map Completion moves from 85% to 87%.
Rest at the bell to open a menu titled “Old Man Gen’s Hideout”. It lists Traverse, Upgrade Equipment, Store, Train Abilities, Save and Leave.
How to reach Old Man Gen’s Hideout from the Well of the Three Puppets bell
From the Well of the Three Puppets bell, follow the village trail and its plank walkways. Pass through the open wooden double door in the direction of Zhuo Bi’s arena.
Cross Zhuo Bi’s arena, where spears are stuck upright in the ground. Once Zhuo Bi is beaten, the far exit of the arena is open.
Follow the dirt path past the arena. It winds between large mossy boulders toward the hideout.
Defeat the three enemies waiting near the foot of the ladder. When the last one falls, Old Man Gen calls out, “Come, come. Let’s catch up a bit, eh?”
Find the ladder leaning against a mossy rock face and press Space at its base. You climb about 5 m onto the plank platform, where the bell is waiting.
If you come from the Young Master Lan’s Hideout side, a palisade, a fallen log and a dry-stone wall block the way into the camp. The path through Zhuo Bi’s arena goes around all three.
