Where Winds Meet: A Keen Ear and Return, O Soul Walkthrough
Complete both Greenshade Village encounters, from eavesdropping on rebellion rumors to finishing the night-time soul-calling ritual.
Complete both Greenshade Village encounters, from eavesdropping on rebellion rumors to finishing the night-time soul-calling ritual.
by AllThingsHow Staff
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Greenshade Village in Where Winds Meet holds two timed Encounter quests that run back to back. “A Keen Ear” has you clear a scholar of treason rumors, while “Return, O Soul” asks you to carry a ritual lantern through the village at night to cure a sick vendor. Both lean on the in-game clock, so knowing which hour to advance to is the difference between a quest that stalls and one that finishes cleanly.
Quick answer: Start “A Keen Ear” at Crownleek Terrace, clear scholar Huang Chuan, then skip forward two days to finish. Then begin “Return, O Soul” at the market, perform the Soul-Calling ritual at three houses plus the tree, and wait to the next day.
A Keen Ear: clear Huang Chuan of rebellion rumors
This encounter begins just outside Greenshade Village near Crownleek Terrace and Sageplow Stead. Three villagers trade rumors about a suspected rebel, and your job is to track the story back to its source and set the record straight.
If the villagers are silent, open the clock wheel and set the time to Shen hour (around 16:00). Stand behind the rock to trigger the eavesdropping prompt and listen to them discuss the suspected rebellion.
Speak to Li Hongxia afterward and volunteer to investigate scholar Huang Chuan’s home. Follow the waypoint across the river, swimming if needed, to reach his stone house out in the fields.
Climb onto the roof opening and look down to eavesdrop on Huang Chuan reciting texts while a cloaked visitor listens. Then drop inside and inspect the dropped bundle on the floor.
Interrogate the visitor, who turns out to be Meng Ding, a friend from the Inkbound Order sneaking over examination notes. Agree to clear both their names.
Fast travel back to the waypoint near Crownleek Terrace and talk to Li Hongxia. Pick the dialogue options that explain the classical verses, which puts the treason rumors to rest.
Return, O Soul: the Greenshade Village soul-calling ritual
The second encounter starts in the Greenshade Village market. A basket seller named Wang Xiulian has fallen ill after losing her soul, and curing her means carrying a lit lantern to several homes during the night. This one hinges on reaching the correct night hour before the ritual can begin.
Follow the quest tracker up the path to Wang Xiulian’s house. Eavesdrop at the window on the villagers discussing her sudden fever and delirium, then head inside.
Inside, physician Lu Wenxin examines Wang while Granny Guo (Guo Daoqun) insists she has lost her soul. Speak with Granny Guo to learn the ritual’s requirement: a young martial artist carrying a lantern lit with thread from the sick person’s clothes.
Follow the distant cries to a large tree. Little Mao, the boy who ran away from Wang earlier, is perched in its branches; persuade him to call for Auntie Wang’s soul.
Walk into Wang Xiulian’s house. She is awake and petting her returned cat, which completes “Return, O Soul”.
Both encounters are built around the clock wheel, so keep it in mind whenever a quest seems to stop progressing. If the villagers won’t talk or the ritual won’t start, you almost certainly need to advance to the exact hour the quest asks for before anything else will trigger.
