Kaifeng’s northern restricted zone looks like pure decoration until it quietly turns into one of the most valuable shopping trips in Where Winds Meet. Behind the guarded walls sits an opulent offering hall, several high‑value chests, and Zhao Feiyan’s warehouse — a store packed with Inner Way notes, dye items, and even a Lingering Melody.
Reaching that store is less about stealth and more about knowing who to bribe, what to loot, and when the warehouse actually opens up.
Where Zhao Feiyan’s warehouse is and what it sells
Zhao Feiyan is located at the very north of Kaifeng City, inside the restricted “official grounds” area tied to the exploration quest Stealth: The Offering Vault. The complex is a richly decorated storage hall for foreign tribute, with multiple side rooms and an upper floor.
Zhao himself waits on the upper floor of the central building, above the NPC Shuisheng. Talking to him twice opens his warehouse shop, which sells a mix of Inner Way notes, note chests, cosmetics, and one premium gacha currency.
| Item | Type | Price (coins) |
|---|---|---|
| Sword Morph: Note | Inner Way note | 15,000 |
| Sword Horizon: Note | Inner Way note | 15,000 |
| Blossom Barrage: Note | Inner Way note | 15,000 |
| Water Totem: Note | Inner Way note | 15,000 |
| Exquisite Scenery: Note | Inner Way note | 15,000 |
| Echoes of Oblivion: Note | Inner Way note | 15,000 |
| Morale Chant: Note | Inner Way note | 15,000 |
| Seasonal Edge: Note | Inner Way note | 15,000 |
| Bellstrike Umbra: Epic Note Chest | Epic note chest | 15,000 |
| Bellstrike Splendor: Epic Note Chest | Epic note chest | 15,000 |
| Stonesplit Might: Epic Note Chest | Epic note chest | 15,000 |
| Silkbind Deluge: Epic Note Chest | Epic note chest | 15,000 |
| Silkbind Jade: Epic Note Chest | Epic note chest | 15,000 |
| Bamboocut Wind: Epic Note Chest | Epic note chest | 15,000 |
| General: Epic Note Chest | Epic note chest | 15,000 |
| General: Rare Note Chest | Rare note chest | 15,000 |
| Internal Art Note: Chest | Note chest | 15,000 |
| Lingering Melody | Gacha currency | 80,000 |
| Softweave Dye Powder | Dye item | 10,000 |
| Inkshade Hairdye | Hair dye | 25,000 |
For most players, the big reasons to visit are the Inner Way notes (such as Sword Morph and Sword Horizon) and the single Lingering Melody, which functions as a high‑value pull for Where Winds Meet’s gacha system.
How to enter the Kaifeng restricted zone (Prosperity Haven)
The gate into the restricted complex is guarded. Sneaking over the walls is possible, but it does not reliably unlock Zhao Feiyan or the related quest. The clean path uses the guard posted directly at the entrance.
| Step | Action | Key detail |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reach Kaifeng City | Travel to Kaifeng’s northern district, toward the opulent official compound. |
| 2 | Find Sun Sheng | Locate the guard named Sun Sheng at the front entrance to the restricted zone. |
| 3 | Exhaust dialogue options | Ask what the building is and try both “offering” and “buying goods” dialogue branches. |
| 4 | Select “Plead & Haggle” | After the first options fail, a Plead & Haggle option appears. |
| 5 | Pay the bribe | Give Sun Sheng 20,000 coins to receive access to the Offering Hall. |
Once the bribe is paid, the restricted grounds open up as a normal explorable area. Guards will still react if you linger in their line of sight, so you can either move quickly between buildings or use your movement skills to avoid drawing attention.
Stealth: The Offering Vault quest flow
Bribing Sun Sheng effectively drops you into the exploration quest Stealth: The Offering Vault. Even though the name suggests a stealth mission, there is no forced combat and no traditional fail state listed: the focus is on exploration, looting, and then unlocking Zhao Feiyan’s warehouse.
| Quest phase | What you do | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Entry | Walk through the gate after paying Sun Sheng. | Sets you up inside the Offering Hall complex. |
| Exploration | Move through side rooms and buildings, opening chests. | Provides valuables and progresses the quest toward completion. |
| Central building | Find Shuisheng talking to Shen Congrong about the new tribute. | Helps you orient yourself; Zhao Feiyan is directly above this floor. |
| Chest objective | Loot 4 specific chests in the area. | Once you open the final required chest, the “final reward” is granted automatically. |
| NPC access | Go upstairs to the floor above Shuisheng and locate Zhao Feiyan. | Talking to him twice opens the warehouse shop. |
Note: Players who slip into the zone by climbing or gliding sometimes find Zhao Feiyan unavailable or his inventory not populated. Paying Sun Sheng’s 20,000‑coin bribe ensures the Offering Vault quest state is properly set and the warehouse behaves as expected.
How to unlock Zhao Feiyan’s warehouse UI
Finding Zhao Feiyan is not quite enough; the game expects a brief interaction pattern before the actual shop window appears.
- Reach the upper floor of the central building, directly above Shuisheng’s position.
- Approach Zhao Feiyan and start a conversation.
- Complete the initial dialogue, then talk to him again to bring up the store interface.
Only after that second interaction does the full list of wares — including Inner Way notes and the Lingering Melody — show up. If you leave and return later, you can access the store immediately without repeating earlier quest steps, as long as you originally entered by bribing Sun Sheng.
Why Zhao Feiyan matters for Lingering Melodies
Lingering Melodies act as one of the premium gacha currencies in Where Winds Meet. They are significantly rarer than the more common pull currency, and many of the game’s flashier outfits and rewards are tied to spending them.
Most Lingering Melodies come from systems like:
- Jianghu Treasure Shop (Echo Jade‑based purchases)
- Seasonal Shop (Echo Jade and Jade Fish requirements)
- Essence of Heaven and Earth shops earned from banner pulls
- Meow Meow Temple Shops in Qinghe and Kaifeng, using Bells
- Martial Fellowship duels against marked martial artists
Zhao Feiyan adds another layer: one Lingering Melody directly purchasable for 80,000 coins. It is expensive in raw currency, but it does not depend on Echo Jades, banner pulls, or limited‑time seasonal tracks. For players sitting on a large coin reserve, that trade can be a practical way to secure one more high‑value draw.
Once the Offering Hall is open and Zhao Feiyan is unlocked, the restricted zone turns into a reusable hub: a place to grab late Inner Way notes, invest coins into epic note chests, and convert coin surplus into a single Lingering Melody. The real gate is not the walls around Kaifeng’s official grounds — it is the 20,000‑coin conversation with Sun Sheng at the front door.
