Where Winds Meet 2.3: Crown Leek Wandering Tales in Qingzhou

Strange omens have started showing up around Crownleek Terrace in Qingzhou. One is a carved stone in the mud. The other is a message stuffed inside a fish. Crown Leek is a Wandering Tale in the Greenshade Village Part 2 set, added with Where Winds Meet Version 2.3. The “supernatural” mystery is really a botched ad campaign. You solve it by collecting two items, catching the culprit at night, and carrying a letter back and forth between two NPCs.

Quick answer: Collect the Engraved Stone and the Strange Fish. Meet Yu Dun in the woods south of Crownleek Terrace at the Xu hour. Visit Yan Dacong in Greenshade Village at the Wei hour, then bring his letter back to Yu Dun.

Crown Leek requirements and quest location

Crown Leek takes place in the Eastern Peak subregion of Qingzhou. It covers Greenshade Village, Crownleek Terrace, and the coast near Stillwater Bay. Before you can reach the tale, you need access to Qingzhou:

Reach Character Level 32.
Complete the Chapter 1: Heaven Has No Pier main story quest.
Start the Away to Qingzhou Lost Chapter, which opens the region.
Be able to change the in-game time from the game menu. You need this twice during the tale.

The tale starts as soon as you examine either omen. Your first clue then appears in the Wandering Tales section of the Quest Compendium. It says bizarre omens have appeared around Crownleek Terrace.

Crown Leek omen items and NPC times

The tale involves four quest items and two NPCs. Each NPC is tied to a specific part of the day. Here is where everything is and when to show up.

Item or NPC	Where	When
Engraved Stone	Dirt path crossroad, Crownleek Terrace	Any time
Strange Fish	Shoreline south of Stillwater Bay	Any time
Cloth Strip in the Fish Belly	Inside the Strange Fish (Bag menu)	Any time
Yu Dun	Woods south of Crownleek Terrace	Xu hour (19:00–21:00)
Yan Dacong	Leek vendor’s shop, Greenshade Village	Wei hour (13:00–15:00)
Little Lu’s Letter to Yu Dun	Given by Yan Dacong	After the confession

The Xu and Wei hours are a confirmed working setup. Other nighttime and daytime hours have also triggered the same encounters, including Zi for Yu Dun and Wu for Yan Dacong. The safest rule is simple: catch Yu Dun after dark, and see Yan Dacong during the afternoon.

Crown Leek walkthrough

Collect the two omens

Go to Crownleek Terrace and look at the dirt path where the roads cross. Pick up the Engraved Stone lying in the open. The carving reads “Eat the Crown Leek for Longevity.”

Fast travel to Stillwater Bay and follow the shoreline south. You can glide and surf across the water to save time. Pick up the Strange Fish lying beached at the water’s edge. Its description mentions a suspiciously swollen belly.

Finding the Strange Fish — The Strange Fish lies stranded right at the waterline. Walk up to it and pick it up. Shown at 01:13 in JBGamingExp’s video. Image: Everstone Studio

Open your Bag, switch to the Quest items tab, and select the Strange Fish. Choose Retrieve Object to pull the Cloth Strip in the Fish Belly out of the fish. It carries the same longevity slogan, smudged by water.

Extracting the Cloth Strip — Use Retrieve Object on the Strange Fish in the Bag to get the Cloth Strip. You need it as evidence for Yu Dun. Shown at 02:20 in JBGamingExp’s video. Image: Everstone Studio

You can extract the cloth strip any time before you talk to Yu Dun. Doing it right away just means you won’t have to open the menu in the middle of the confrontation.

Catch Yu Dun at night

Use fast travel to return to the Crownleek Terrace landmark. Bring up the game menu and rotate the clock wheel until it displays Xu hour (19:00–21:00).

Adjusting Time to Night — Set the clock to the Xu hour so Yu Dun appears in the woods. Shown at 01:38 in JBGamingExp’s video. Image: Everstone Studio

Head south into the woods off the path and follow the sound of a “fox” crying “Eat the Crown Leek for Longevity.” The voice belongs to Yu Dun, a white-robed Inkbound Order disciple hiding behind a tree.

Locating Yu Dun — The Crown Leek chant leads you to Yu Dun in the woods south of Crownleek Terrace. Shown at 01:58 in JBGamingExp’s video. Image: Everstone Studio

Meet Yu Dun and pass him both relics: the Cloth Strip in the Fish Belly and the Engraved Stone. He confesses that the omens were a desperate ploy to boost Crown Leek sales, then directs you to Leek Chief Yan Dacong.

Deliver the letter for Yan Dacong

Use fast travel to reach Greenshade Village, then advance the clock until it shows Wei hour (13:00–15:00).

Adjusting Time to Daytime — Switch back to daytime before you look for Yan Dacong in Greenshade Village. Shown at 03:34 in JBGamingExp’s video. Image: Everstone Studio

Go into the leek vendor’s small building near the crossroad and speak with Yan Dacong. Show him the omen relics. He scolds Yu Dun’s scare tactics and gives you Little Lu’s Letter to Yu Dun. Some players see this item named Lu Wenxin’s Letter, but it is the same letter.

Speaking with Leek Chief Yan Dacong — Yan Dacong takes the omen relics and gives you the letter meant for Yu Dun. Shown at 04:01 in JBGamingExp’s video. Image: Everstone Studio

Teleport back to Crownleek Terrace and walk south into the forest to the same spot. Yu Dun is no longer hiding behind the tree, and he can be found during the day.

Give Yu Dun the letter. When the dialogue offers a suggestion, tell him to hand out free samples instead of faking omens. Finish the conversation to close out the tale.

Crown Leek completion check and rewards

You’ll know it worked when the notification Wandering Tales: Crown Leek ending Unlocked appears right after the final talk with Yu Dun. The rewards are added immediately after that.

Reward	Amount
Echo Jade	x30
Qingzhou Exploration	x10
Coin	x3,750
Stored EXP	x3,750
Jade Fish	x1

The 10 Qingzhou Exploration points count toward the region’s exploration progress. The EXP reward may be labeled Character EXP instead of Stored EXP, but the amount is 3,750 either way. Once you have the Jade Fish and the ending notification, Crown Leek is finished.