Gambler's Secret in Where Winds Meet: Full Wandering Tale walkthrough

The Gambler's Secret Wandering Tale in Where Winds Meet turns a simple night at the tavern into a citywide treasure chase through Kaifeng. What looks like a quick side activity in the Incomparable Tavern unfolds into a chain of dice games, clue maps, and a final reveal that the “treasure” is an elaborate prank.

It is also easy to break your flow: the quest can briefly show up as an Exploration quest, some steps are poorly explained, and the dice cheating mechanic confuses many players. The walkthrough below follows the actual sequence of events in Kaifeng and highlights the key mechanics that the game quietly expects you to figure out.

How to start Gambler's Secret in Kaifeng

Where it is: Kaifeng City, South Gate Avenue, at the circular building marked as the Incomparable Tavern, just north of the Main South Gate Boundary Stone.

Quest type: Begins as an Exploration quest and later registers as a Wandering Tale once completed.

Trigger conditions inside the tavern:

• A crowd of NPCs is gathered at a table in the Incomparable Tavern.
• Eavesdropping on their conversation starts the hunt for the Gambling King’s “secret treasure.”

From there, Gambler's Secret initially plays like a small, self-contained exploration of the tavern’s Imperial Suite, then quietly branches into the larger Wandering Tale with dice games and clue maps out in the city.

Imperial Suite: the first “Gambler's Secret” objective

Before the Wandering Tale layer even appears, you first clear a short Exploration quest inside the tavern. This is how that part works.

Step 1: On South Gate Avenue, walk up to the Incomparable Tavern and approach the group of four NPCs talking outside. Interact to eavesdrop on their conversation about the Gambling King and his treasure.

Step 2: Enter the tavern. Inside, another group of NPCs continues the rumor-mongering. Stand near them and listen in again to push the objective forward.

Step 3: Go to the counter and speak to Bai Shigao, the tavern keeper. Pay the fee he asks for, “The Imperial Suite,” so you can access the top floor.

Step 4: Take the stairs up to the third floor to reach the Imperial Suite.

Step 5: Explore the suite using Wind Sense. In the room to the left of the bedroom, there is a desk with an unrolled scroll. Examine the Pigment Traces on that desk to register a new clue in your Wandering Tales menu and complete this first Gambler’s Secret entry.

At this point, it can look like the entire thing is done; the UI even checks the quest off. In reality, this unlocks the broader Wandering Tale that players often refer to when they talk about Gambler’s Secret, complete with dice games and clue maps.

Wandering Tale: how the extended Gambler’s Secret actually works

Once the Imperial Suite exploration is done, the next phase begins out on the street with Treasure Hunters and a master gambler. This is where you start seeing the “clue maps” that point you to different locations in Kaifeng.

Dice cheating basics: Wind Sense and Celestial Seize

Almost every major step in the Wandering Tale uses the same dice minigame with a twist: you can cheat.

• Wind Sense: lets you see the values of the dice under the cup and provides a UI overlay so you can plan your manipulation.
• Celestial Seize: lets you physically “slide” the dice around under the cup to change the final total before you reveal them.

The game does not explain the key input detail well, which is why many players think the minigame is bugged:

Crucial input tip: when cheating, you must hold the movement direction (W/A/S/D on keyboard or the equivalent stick direction on a controller) to shift the dice. Tapping a direction does nothing, so it looks like the dice are locked.

During the minigame, activate Wind Sense to inspect total values and then use Celestial Seize while holding a direction to push the dice until you reach the total the opponent demands (18, 10, more than 20, etc.). Only then should you lift the cup.

Full Wandering Tale route for Gambler's Secret

Treasure Hunters at South Gate Avenue

Step 1: On South Gate Avenue, find the crowd of Treasure Hunters gathered around an older man outside a shop. This is still in the Incomparable Tavern’s neighborhood, close to the South Gate Avenue main market.

Step 2: Talk to the Treasure Hunters to hear about the Gambling King’s treasure and the rumors of a hidden stash. This leads you straight into a conversation with Gui Zhongyan.

First dice duel with Gai Zhongyan (Clue Map: Cuju)

Gai Zhongyan is introduced as the Master Gambler and becomes the central figure behind the prank.

Step 1: Speak with Gai Zhongyan and ask about the Gambling King’s treasure. He offers to play a dice game for information.

Step 2: Pay the fee he demands to enter the duel.

Step 3: In the dice game, use Wind Sense and Celestial Seize to adjust the dice total. Hold your movement key or stick direction to actually move the dice into place. Win the duel.

Step 4: On victory, you receive Clue Map: Cuju. This is the first of several clue maps and points toward the Cuju fields and Qiyun Society.

Qiyun Society at Cuju Fields (second dice game)

The Cuju fields sit in the southern part of Kaifeng City, in the South Gate Avenue area. Qiyun Society is located by this field and hosts the next dice opponent.

Step 1: Travel to the Cuju fields in South Kaifeng. Look for the Qiyun Society building that overlooks or borders the field.

Step 2: Find Xia Ban near Qiyun Society. Talk to him to enter a new dice game tied to the treasure hunt.

Step 3: During this duel, cheat again by holding your input direction to shift the dice and using Wind Sense to see the target total. Win the game to earn Clue Map: Tea Cup, which points toward Jiang’s Teahouse.

Jiang’s Teahouse and the Khitan warriors (third dice game)

The Tea Cup clue sends you to Jiang’s Teahouse, another location associated with South Gate Avenue’s food and leisure district.

Step 1: Go to Jiang’s Teahouse and look for an NPC named Xia Zhi. He appears to be in trouble, hinting that the dice clue changed hands.

Step 2: From Xia Zhi, learn that Khitan warriors inside the teahouse have taken the clue. Turn left from his position, and you’ll find a side room where the Khitan group is gambling.

Step 3: Challenge Wu Gulin, one of the Khitan warriors, to another dice game. This time, the condition is that the total under the cup must exceed a certain threshold (over 20).

Step 4: Use Wind Sense to see the current total, then apply Celestial Seize while holding a direction to raise the combined value until it meets the requirement. Win the duel to obtain Clue Map: Withered Tree.

Immortal Tree in Vigilance Garden (Withered Tree clue)

The Withered Tree clue describes an “Immortal Tree” in Vigilance Garden, another Kaifeng location dominated by greenery and a distinctive tall tree.

Step 1: Head to Vigilance Garden in Kaifeng. Look for a notably tall tree landmark; this is the “Immortal Tree” described by the clue. It stands out above the rest of the garden.

Step 2: Near or atop this tree sits Gai Zhongyan again, now positioned above you with a coin pouch that contains the final answer to the prank.

Stealing the Withered Tree Coin Pouch with Celestial Seize

This step trips up a lot of players because the interaction area is picky.

Step 1: Approach the Immortal Tree and locate Gai Zhongyan seated up in its branches. Target the coin pouch attached to him; this is labelled the Withered Tree Coin Pouch.

Step 2: Use the Celestial Seize skill to snatch the pouch. Positioning matters: standing behind or above him, such as on the rooftop overlooking the tree, makes the grab more reliable. If the prompt does not appear at ground level, change your angle and height.

Step 3: Once you successfully use Celestial Seize, the pouch moves into your inventory.

Step 4: Open the Withered Tree Coin Pouch in your inventory to obtain two items:

• A Paper Slip that spells out the punchline of the prank.
• A Bronze Key that fits a hidden lock back near the Incomparable Tavern.

Using the Bronze Key back at South Gate Avenue

The final step resolves everything where it began: the South Gate Avenue market near the tavern.

Step 1: Return to the main market area of South Gate Avenue, close to the Incomparable Tavern.

Step 2: Climb into the upper level of one of the nearby buildings facing the street. Inside, look for an incense burner that was previously locked or inert during the Imperial Suite segment.

Step 3: Interact with the incense burner and use the Bronze Key from the Withered Tree Coin Pouch to unlock it.

Step 4: After using the key, Gai Zhongyan appears again to explain that the Gambling King’s “treasure” was a staged prank designed to lure and test opportunistic treasure hunters. He leaves a final reward item behind for you to claim.

Step 5: Once this conversation wraps up, the Wandering Tale is complete. You can then go into the Kaifeng > Wandering Tales menu to claim your registered rewards if they are not granted immediately.

Rewards from Gambler's Secret Wandering Tale

The full Wandering Tale offers a mix of currency, progression, and cosmetics.

Common issues and small quest bugs

Gambler’s Secret has a few rough edges that are worth keeping in mind as you work through it.

• Quest category flicker: It can show as an Exploration quest at first and only later appear under Wandering Tales. The reward tracking at the end uses the Wandering Tales list, so check that tab for completion.
• Missing NPCs: Some players report that the Treasure Hunters or gamblers near the tavern fail to spawn or become non-interactable. Progressing other Kaifeng content (for example, parts of the “One Leaf, One Life” chain) and returning later often makes them reappear.
• Art workshop / Qiyun Society confusion: The first outdoor clue mentions Qi’s art workshop or Qiyun Society, which many misread. The relevant location is by the Cuju field in southwest South Gate Avenue, near Song’s Bathhouse.
• Khitan warriors not obvious: After obtaining the second map, the log can mention Khitan warriors without clearly pointing to Jiang’s Teahouse. The three warriors you need are in the left-hand room next to the wounded Xia Zhi.
• Celestial Seize on the tree: If Gui Zhongyan’s pouch on the Immortal Tree cannot be stolen from ground level, reposition yourself on a nearby roof or branch and attempt Celestial Seize again from behind him.

Once the last dialogue with Gai Zhongyan ends and the incense burner has been opened with the Bronze Key, Gambler’s Secret is fully resolved. The prank is over, and the Harmless Prank lantern and The Cunning Outsider title confirm that you made it through every misleading clue and dice table in Kaifeng.