Li Yueniang is one of the Jianghu Friends in Where Winds Meet who rely on the AI Chat system instead of fixed dialogue trees. Befriending her means navigating a freeform conversation about her crush Yu Songfeng and nudging her toward topics that resonate with him.
Who Li Yueniang Is and Why Affection Matters
Li Yueniang appears in the Jianghu Friends list as an AI Chat-type NPC. Jianghu Friends are interactable characters that flesh out the world’s stories and, once Revered, can send you recurring gifts on a weekly cycle. The more of them you befriend, the better your long-term rewards.
Li Yueniang’s personal story revolves around her feelings for Yu Songfeng. In AI Chat, she is preoccupied with how to get closer to him and whether she’s approaching him the right way. Your role is to give grounded, sympathetic advice that matches Yu Songfeng’s interests.
Core idea: Talk about the ship and Yu Songfeng’s interests
Li Yueniang’s conversation almost always opens around a large ship that has become a minor spectacle in the city. She connects that ship to Yu Songfeng, who seemed fascinated by it earlier. The fastest route to higher affection is to lean into that connection rather than dismiss it.
When she asks if the ship could bring them closer, steer her toward two specific themes:
- The ship itself – its design, why it was built, what it says about ambition, travel, or trade.
- Yu Songfeng’s fondness for money and business – but framed as one of several dimensions of who he is, not his entire personality.
Li Yueniang is thoughtful enough to sense when a suggestion feels shallow. If you only push “money and business,” she hesitates. The key move is to reassure her that mixing topics gives her more ways to connect, instead of locking her into a single style of conversation.
Example of a successful Li Yueniang conversation
A typical successful exchange with Li Yueniang follows a recognizable pattern. Use it as a template rather than a script:
Step 1: When she points out the impressive ship and mentions that Yu Songfeng liked it, respond with curiosity and concern. Something as simple as asking what troubles her signals that you are paying attention to her feelings, not just to the ship.
Step 2: Suggest that if ships interest Yu Songfeng, she can safely build on that. Recommend talking about why the ship was built, what it’s used for, and how it reflects the city’s wealth or ambitions. This frames the ship as a conversation bridge rather than a random object.
Step 3: Once she warms to that idea and asks if it will help her gain his favor, add that she can also explore his love of money and business. Emphasize that she is meeting him where his curiosity lies, not pandering.
Step 4: When she worries that focusing on money and business alone might miss his true spirit, endorse her instinct. Tell her that balancing more “adventurous” topics (like ships and exploration) with practical ones (like trade or profit) gives her more options.
Step 5: Close by validating her plan. Make it clear that a wider range of topics is an advantage and that she is already thinking about Yu Songfeng in a nuanced way. This reassurance tends to push her into a grateful, reflective response and can trigger a large Affection gain, up to Revered.
General AI Chat advice for Li Yueniang and other NPCs
Reset AI Chat when the dialogue stalls
AI-driven conversations can drift or get stuck in loops where no option clearly advances the situation. When that happens, forcing more replies often wastes time and risks pushing the NPC toward hostility.
Step 1: If Li Yueniang repeats herself or never reaches a clear emotional resolution, click the Refresh-style button at the top of the chat box to reset the dialogue. This clears the current branch without affecting your long-term relationship.
Step 2: After resetting, try a single, consistent strategy per run. For her, that means staying focused on ships, exploration, and balanced talk of business, rather than jumping across unrelated ideas.
Back out to the login screen if combat starts
Some AI Chat-capable NPCs can unexpectedly turn aggressive when a conversation goes badly. This is rare for Jianghu Friends but part of the system’s design.
Step 1: If Li Yueniang or nearby NPCs become hostile during AI Chat, stop fighting and return to the login screen from the menu instead of escalating the encounter.
Step 2: Log back in. The NPC will be restored to their pre-conversation state in the world, letting you try again as if nothing happened.
Use the hint text to infer the “win condition”
Every AI Chat NPC has a short hint in their interaction panel that quietly defines what “success” looks like. For Li Yueniang, that success is helping her figure out how to win Yu Songfeng’s heart in a way that reflects who he is.
Step 1: Before or after a conversation, read the hint text for Li Yueniang. Treat it as the emotional goal you should be steering toward rather than a literal line to repeat.
Step 2: When she seems happy but still continues talking, check the hint again and adjust. For example, if the hint stresses his interests, move the discussion back to ships and business instead of digressing into unrelated topics.
Li Yueniang’s status, gifts, and location
Reaching Revered with Li Yueniang is tracked in the same Jianghu Friend interface used for other AI Chat characters. Once Revered, she becomes part of your weekly Jianghu rewards rotation, though the exact Friend Gift she offers is not yet defined in-game.
Her in-world placement ties her closely to Yu Songfeng. She can be found with him near a distinctive red building, which also makes contextual sense given her focus on the ship and his business-like interests.
How Yueniang differs from Li Yueniang
Yueniang (without the family name) is a separate AI Chat Jianghu Friend in Qinghe. Her story is not about infatuation with a merchant but about a husband at war and her fear of writing to him. Confusing the two makes it much harder to hit the right emotional beats.
Where Li Yueniang needs help fine-tuning her approach to a man who loves ships, adventure, and money, Yueniang needs emotional reassurance and practical help with a letter she’s afraid to send. The AI Chat system treats them as distinct characters with different reputations to build.
How to befriend Yueniang through AI Chat
Yueniang’s core problem is simple: her husband is away with the army, she misses him deeply, and she is terrified that a letter from her might be unwelcome or never arrive. Affection rises when you dismantle that fear step by step.
Step 1: When she sighs about her absent husband and hesitates over writing, start by acknowledging her worry. Ask what’s wrong in gentle terms so she opens up rather than shutting down.
Step 2: Offer encouragement that any message from her will matter to him. Make the point that a loving letter is valuable regardless of delivery uncertainty or the dangers of war.
Step 3: When she admits she still fears the letter won’t reach him, reinforce that the emotional act of writing is important in itself and that he will cherish any news she can send.
Step 4: Push the conversation over the line by pledging concrete help. Tell her you are willing to deliver the letter to her husband yourself as long as she writes it. That practical promise usually breaks her last bit of hesitation.
Handled this way, Yueniang thanks you, reflects on your reassurance, and can jump straight to Affection +100, becoming Revered in a single successful exchange.
Yueniang’s reputation, gifts, and location
Yueniang appears in the Jianghu Friends overview as an AI Chat NPC located in Qinghe. Her in-world behavior reinforces her role as a worried wife; she can be found doing laundry by the river in Heaven’s Pier, a quiet domestic backdrop for a character defined by waiting and worrying.
Her reputation track follows the usual Friend → Revered pattern. She also has an unspecified Friend Gift slot, which means she is expected to contribute to your weekly Jianghu rewards once her affection is maxed, even though the exact item is currently undefined.
Treating Li Yueniang and Yueniang as distinct people, and tailoring AI Chat responses to their specific concerns, turns these short encounters into reliable sources of reputation and story. For Li Yueniang, that means talking about ships, trade, and balance; for Yueniang, it means encouragement, empathy, and a promise to carry a letter into a war she cannot reach.
