Blush sounds like a simple quest item in Where Winds Meet, but it manages to trip up a lot of players. The game points you toward a grieving NPC at Tianjing Dock, hints at a rare cosmetic, and then quietly expects you to use a specific stealing ability in just the right way. On top of that, the quest can appear “stuck” unless you pick the right dialogue options.
Quest context: A Tearless Farewell and Zhong Wenping
A Tearless Farewell is a short side quest tied into the broader One Leaf, One Life: Phase III quest line. It takes place at Tianjing Dock in South Gate Avenue. There, you meet Zhong Wenping, a man sitting alone on the dock, with two gossiping women standing on the stairs behind him.
Early dialogue makes it clear that Zhong Wenping is the target of rumors and that the Blush item is at the center of the drama. Your job is to:
| Step | Objective |
|---|---|
| 1 | Talk to the two women behind Zhong Wenping to start A Tearless Farewell. |
| 2 | Confront their gossip so the quest advances. |
| 3 | Obtain Blush using Celestial Seize. |
| 4 | Give Blush to Zhong Wenping and resolve his dialogue. |
Finishing the encounter rewards Echo Jade, Kaifeng Exploration Points, Zhou Coin, and stored EXP, and it counts toward Kaifeng exploration progress.
What Blush actually is in this quest
Blush in A Tearless Farewell is not a plant you pick from the ground or a vendor item. It is a personal cosmetic carried by one of the NPCs at Tianjing Dock, treated as a unique quest item.
Key points:
- Blush is held by one of the two women standing behind Zhong Wenping at Tianjing Dock, South Gate Avenue.
- You do not buy or loot it from a container; you must steal it directly from her.
- The game expects you to use the Celestial Seize ability while standing behind her.
Where to start: Tianjing Dock, South Gate Avenue
To get into the right spot:
- Travel to South Gate Avenue and move toward Tianjing Dock.
- Look for Zhong Wenping sitting or leaning near the water.
- Behind him, on the stairs, you will see two women: Chen Mei and Yang Ping.
The quest begins by talking to those women, not Zhong Wenping himself.
How to trigger A Tearless Farewell correctly
Walk up to Chen Mei and Yang Ping and initiate dialogue. They are gossiping about Zhong Wenping and the situation around him. Work through the conversation and choose the option that calls out their behavior—lines along the lines of “Aren’t you slandering someone for no reason?” will move the quest forward.
Once this confrontation is done, you can engage properly with Zhong Wenping and the game will flag Blush as the item you need to obtain.
How to get Blush using Celestial Seize
After the initial dialogue, the women will eventually ask you for Blush, or Zhong Wenping’s conversation will point you toward it. The key is that Blush is on Chen Mei, one of the women behind him, and the only way to retrieve it is by stealing.
| Action | What to do |
|---|---|
| Positioning | Stand behind Chen Mei (the woman in red directly behind Zhong Wenping on the stairs). |
| Ability | Activate the Celestial Seize ability. |
| Selection | When the pickpocket menu opens, highlight the Blush item. |
| Confirm (console) | Press the Celestial Seize button (for example, Triangle), then confirm the item selection (for example, X). |
Once you confirm, Blush is added to your inventory as a quest item. You do not need to equip or use it manually; you will hand it over through dialogue.
Handing Blush to Zhong Wenping
With Blush stolen, walk back to Zhong Wenping. Talk to him and select the dialogue option that explicitly offers to give him the Blush.
From there, the conversation shifts into a short investigation of who the Blush is actually meant for and what it represents. Dialogue choices include lines about telling the truth and offering condolences. You can move through these at your own pace, but you must at least:
- Confirm that you are giving him Blush.
- Answer truthfully when the dialogue asks who the item was meant for.
- Choose a sympathetic option, such as expressing condolences.
After that, the quest advances to a “time passes” state, and Zhong Wenping’s dialogue changes again.
How to finish A Tearless Farewell without getting stuck
A common problem is that the quest appears incomplete on the map even after you have given Blush to Zhong Wenping. The map marker remains, and nothing obvious happens. The fix is straightforward: you need to keep talking to him.
To properly close out the quest:
- Talk to Zhong Wenping again after the “a while later” transition.
- Scroll through his new dialogue until an extra branch appears.
- When given choices such as letting him continue or cutting him off, always select the option to let him continue speaking.
Do not mash through the dialogue too aggressively. The game presents several rounds of “let him continue” in a row, and interrupting him too early can prevent the completion trigger from firing.
Near the end, you are presented with a choice that roughly boils down to consoling him or silencing him. To complete the quest:
- Select the console-style option rather than silencing him.
Once that line is delivered, the quest finally ticks as complete, and the rewards are granted.
Blush location and quest flow overview
For quick reference, the whole interaction can be summarized in a compact flow:
| Stage | Location/NPC | Key action |
|---|---|---|
| Start | Chen Mei and Yang Ping (stairs behind Zhong Wenping) | Talk, listen to gossip, choose the option that calls out their slander. |
| Obtain task | Zhong Wenping at Tianjing Dock | Discuss Blush and learn you need to retrieve it. |
| Acquire Blush | Chen Mei, woman in red behind Zhong Wenping | Use Celestial Seize from behind, pick the Blush item in the menu. |
| Deliver item | Zhong Wenping | Choose the option to give him Blush, then answer follow-up questions. |
| Final dialogue | Zhong Wenping (speak again) | Let him continue talking each time, then choose to console him. |
| Completion | Quest log / map | Quest closes; you receive Echo Jade, Kaifeng Exploration Points, Zhou Coin, and stored EXP. |
Once you know that Blush is sitting in Chen Mei’s pocket and that the real ending hides behind repeated conversations with Zhong Wenping, A Tearless Farewell becomes a short, self-contained story about rumor, grief, and a single stolen cosmetic. The awkward part is the first time through; after that, it is a clean, quick stop on the way through Kaifeng’s docks.
