The Best Laugh is an Encounter side quest in Where Winds Meet, tucked away in the Inner Chambers of the Kaifeng Imperial Palace. It centers on Yinzheng, a palace sweeper who fears she is not funny enough to pass a recruitment test, and it only appears under one specific weather condition. Get that condition right, and the rest of the quest plays out as a short, scripted sequence with a guaranteed outcome.
Quick answer: Change the weather so it snows, then go west of the Inner Chambers to Baoci Palace and talk to Yinzheng while she sweeps the ground to start The Best Laugh.
How to unlock The Best Laugh at Baoci Palace
This Encounter will not appear in clear weather. The trigger is snow at Baoci Palace, which sits to the west of the Inner Chambers area inside the Kaifeng Imperial Palace. Once snow is falling, Yinzheng spawns near the courtyard with a broom.
The Best Laugh walkthrough
After the opening conversation, the quest follows a fixed order. The only real input from you is one Meridian Touch interaction, and the rest of your choices do not change the ending.
The Best Laugh rewards
The payouts below are the full total you collect while progressing through the Encounter and on completion.
| Reward | Amount |
|---|---|
| Decoration – A Pennant | 1 |
| Echo Jade | 25 |
| Imperial Palace EXP | 75 |
| Character EXP | 7,500 |
| Coins | 7,500 |
You know the Encounter is done when the conversation with Yinzheng ends after she is selected and the rewards land in your inventory. If the quest never appears, the most common reason is the weather. Yinzheng only shows up at Baoci Palace while it is snowing, so reset the weather to snow and return to the spot west of the Inner Chambers before trying again.
