Phantom Blade Zero hides a key with a strip of red cloth tied to it in Meigu Lake, and it opens one locked wooden door in the same region.
Quick answer: At Meigu Lake, find the Red-Cloth Door Key shining on the ground. It lies about 126 m from the bell at Meigu Village East Dock and roughly 8 m above it. Press E to collect it.
Red-Cloth Door Key card
The item picture shows the Red-Cloth Door Key as a dark iron key with red cloth tied to the end. Its card text appears on two lines:
“A key with a faded strip of red cloth tied to the end.”
“Be it a wedding, success in the examinations, or a reunion with an old friend far from home, a touch of festive red always adorns such celebrations.”
The card doesn’t name the door it fits. For what every key in the game opens, check the full list of Phantom Blade Zero keys.
How to reach Meigu Village East Dock
Reach Meigu Village East Dock by boat; the wharf is about 35 m from its bell. The Meigu Lake docks guide describes the boat connections. Use the bell to reveal the Meigu Lake map, where its position is marked.
The bell menu shows the name “Meigu Village East Dock” with “Traverse”, “Upgrade Equipment”, “Store”, “Train Abilities”, “Save” and “Leave”. Rest here before moving on. A group of Blackwater fighters, including net throwers and divers, stands near this bell, so expect a fight around the village. Every other rest point is in the list of all bells.
Where the key is
From the Meigu Village East Dock bell, the key is roughly 126 m away and 8 m above. Look for a sparkle on the ground: it isn’t inside a chest, on a body, or an enemy drop. The key comes by itself, with no Remnant Dust. Find the region’s other pickups in the Meigu Lake collectibles list.
What the Red-Cloth Door Key opens
The key fits a locked wooden door in Meigu Lake. The game gives that door no name. It sits about 101 m from the Meigu Village East Dock bell and about 6 m higher than the bell. From the key’s spot, the door is about 80 m away, with the key resting about 2 m higher than the door.
With the key in your bag, approach the door from the front and press E to unlock it. It remains locked if you don’t have the key, and the far side offers no way to open it.
Items near the door
These pickups sit around the door, all on its level and within about 18 m:
- A chest with a Blackstone Shard, about 15 m away
- Apprentice Healer’s Memory, about 6 m away, and a second one about 18 m away (used to upgrade medicine)
- Searing Darkfire Charcoal x3, about 8 m away
- Polished Twinned Metal x5, about 9 m away
- The note Stranded Paper Boat, which also gives 2,458 Remnant Dust, about 6 m away (part of the book and note locations)
- 5,056 Remnant Dust, about 13 m away
