Where Winds Meet: Recluse Quest Guide (Wellspring Town Part 4)

Recluse is a short Wandering Tale in the Qingzhou Eastern Peak region of Where Winds Meet, filed under Wellspring Town Part 4. It has no fights and no puzzles. A Raging Tides disciple named Jiang Zhenliu hasn’t seen his former teacher in three years, and you carry a book of his poetry to that teacher and bring the reply back. Once you know where both NPCs stand, it takes about two minutes.

Quick answer: Find Jiang Zhenliu at Baotu Spring and carry his poetry to Zhuge Feifei in the Primary Hall. Then take Zhuge Feifei’s “Recluse” verse to Jiang, waiting beside the carriage house south of town.

Where Winds Meet has another quest named Recluse. Freckled Lai starts this Injustice quest near Baima Crossing in Kaifeng’s Roaring Sands; it is unrelated to the poetry delivery in Wellspring Town.

Recluse walkthrough in Wellspring Town

The quest has three handoffs, and Jiang Zhenliu moves partway through. Once you leave Baotu Spring he won’t be there anymore, so follow his updated map marker for the last delivery.

Pick up the poetry at Baotu Spring

Reach Baotu Spring in Wellspring Town, within Qingzhou Eastern Peak. Jiang Zhenliu is by the pond’s stone railing, holding a book. His maroon martial robe makes him easy to recognize.

Talk to Jiang Zhenliu. He asks whether you know Zhuge Feifei, who goes by the Master of Recluse Study, and hands you his poetry collection when you agree to deliver it. The Wandering Tales log updates to point you toward Zhuge Feifei of the Primary Academy.

Speaking to Jiang Zhenliu — Jiang Zhenliu waits at the stone railing by Baotu Spring. Talking to him starts Recluse and gives you his poetry collection. Shown at 00:10 in Marry & Perry’s video. Image: Everstone Studio

Deliver the book to Zhuge Feifei at the Primary Hall

Open the map and fast travel to the Primary Hall waypoint in Wellspring Town. The same spot is also marked as Trials of the Six Arts: Rites, so either label gets you there.

Teleporting to Primary Hall — Select the Primary Hall waypoint on the map to teleport straight to Zhuge Feifei's courtyard. Shown at 00:18 in Marry & Perry’s video. Image: Everstone Studio

Cross the arched wooden bridge over the pond into the courtyard. Zhuge Feifei sits at a stone table on the right side.

Interact with Zhuge Feifei, choose Submit, and hand over Jiang Zhenliu’s poetry collection.

Delivering to Zhuge Feifei — Use the Submit panel with Zhuge Feifei to turn in Jiang Zhenliu's poetry. Shown at 00:31 in Marry & Perry’s video. Image: Everstone Studio

Finish the conversation. Zhuge Feifei admits he has spent years writing the second half of the collection and gives you his answering verse, an item called Zhuge Feifei’s “Recluse.” The log now tells you to take it back to Jiang Zhenliu.

Return the verse to Jiang Zhenliu at the carriage house

Fast travel to the main Wellspring Town teleportation stone, which sits on the road just south of the settlement near carriage house owner Xing Wanli. Jiang Zhenliu’s new map marker points to this spot.

After arriving, pivot around. By the hay bales, beside the thatched carriage shed, is Jiang Zhenliu.

Talk to him, choose Submit, and give him Zhuge Feifei’s “Recluse.” Read through the rest of the dialogue to close the tale.

Submitting verse to Jiang Zhenliu — The final handoff happens by the carriage house. Submit Zhuge Feifei's verse to Jiang Zhenliu to finish Recluse. Shown at 00:54 in Marry & Perry’s video. Image: Everstone Studio

Recluse NPC locations

If you lose track of the markers, these are the three places you need to be, in order.

Order	NPC	Where	What you hand over
1	Jiang Zhenliu	Baotu Spring, stone railing	Nothing (you receive the poetry)
2	Zhuge Feifei	Primary Hall courtyard, stone table	Jiang Zhenliu’s poetry
3	Jiang Zhenliu	Carriage house south of town	Zhuge Feifei’s “Recluse”

How to confirm Recluse is complete, and the rewards

After your final conversation with Jiang, the Wandering Tales banner displays Recluse: Ending Unlocked, marking the tale’s completion. An Obtained popup appears immediately afterward, and the final log entry reads “Words of linked hearts carry a fragrance like orchids.” Recluse is then marked complete in the Exploration menu under Wellspring Town Part 4.

The popup that appears on completion lists these rewards.

Reward	Amount
Echo Jade	30
Qingzhou Exploration	10
Coin	3,750
Stored EXP	3,750

Quest completion and rewards — The Obtained popup confirms Recluse is done and lists Echo Jade, Qingzhou Exploration, Coin and Stored EXP. Shown at 01:03 in Marry & Perry’s video. Image: Everstone Studio

The Recluse entry in the compendium can show different figures for the same tale, listing 30 Echo Jade, 10 Qingzhou Exploration, 3,750 EXP and 1,500 Coins. The Echo Jade and Exploration amounts match either way. If the banner fired and the Wellspring Town Part 4 entry reads completed, there is nothing left to do. Jiang and his old teacher finally have the whole collection.