Old Man Gen.

Hailing from Pangzhen, Old Man Gen is an elderly man who finds himself driving Soul toward the town just as it falls apart.

The Reckless Pursuit chapter has Soul's first ride with Gen, along a mountain road in a horse-drawn wooden carriage. While the horses gallop, Gen says something horrifying is going on in Pangzhen and asks out loud why anyone would head there at this moment.

Right at the opening of the Village of Lu he reappears, at his own hideout beside a bell. He gives out The Journey Home there, a brief side tale that takes Soul to the back streets of Pangzhen. Finishing it brings the Together Till the End trophy and, afterwards, the War Wagon Phantom Edge.

A yellow lantern marks Gen's house in the back streets of Pangzhen. He says he walked out of town after arguing with his wife a few days ahead of the disaster, and when he decided to return, the town was unrecognisable.

His door opens with a brass key that predates him, inherited from earlier generations. You can pick it up as a key item while in the Village of Lu.

Cart and caution

Reckless Pursuit puts Soul in a wooden carriage with Gen at the reins. Over the sound of galloping horses the old man speaks of the dread gripping Pangzhen, and recalls a young girl who passed earlier and seemed bolder than most people. Where he lives is also described: the backstreets of Pangzhen, at a door lit by a yellow lantern.

For days he sat at the outpost on the main road, hoping someone able enough would come to deal with the town, and he viewed the armored wagon as his contribution to that effort.

Hideout in the Village of Lu

Past the Crossroads in the Village of Lu, Gen can be found beside the bell of his hideout. At the village gate he reveals Yu'er's whereabouts, saying she ducked inside to avoid the puppets; he also warns of problems at the valley outpost and at a woodland camp.

Gen hands out The Journey Home in several parts. You begin by speaking with him near his hideout. When the Smuggler’s Tunnel has been opened, tell him it is safe; that must be done ahead of entering Pangzhen. Later, the region's locked door finally opens onto Pangzhen, and then you go back to him to accept the rest of the request.

Looking through his house

Soul crosses Pangzhen and uses the Flaming Mane Phantom Edge to burn the branches blocking the path past the Pond of Fading Song, arriving at Gen’s house in the slums. Once inside, he opens the door, inspects the body and picks up a Dusty Old Wooden Comb. Giving the comb to Gen at the Village of Lu gate finishes The Journey Home.

The War Wagon

After The Journey Home is behind you, take a boat to Frozen Lake Dock on Meigu Lake's north-western shore. Gen stands there and presents Soul with the War Wagon, an armored-wagon Phantom Edge that ploughs through packs of enemies.

At the opening of the Village of Lu stands Old Man Gen’s Hideout. Jump off the Crossroads Bell cliff, follow the trail until he comes into view, then ascend the ladder to his house, where the bell is. The adjacent bridge lets you drop down and scale a wall to arrive at Young Master Lan’s Hideout.

Old Man Gen’s House lies in the slums of Pangzhen, close to the lightning-wrapped scarecrow guarded by Acolyte Lei Ting. Getting there requires the Flaming Mane to burn the vine barrier close to the Pond of Fading Song.

With The Journey Home done, the War Wagon is his to give you at Frozen Lake Dock, found at the north-west end of Meigu Lake.

Along the Pangzhen road

“Something terrifying is going on in town!”

His warning to Soul about Pangzhen in Reckless Pursuit.

“My house is on the backstreets of Pangzhen—a house with a yellow lantern. You can't miss it.”

His directions to Soul for finding his house.

• A collectible key item lying in the Village of Lu is the brass key for Old Man Gen’s door. Its text describes an heirloom inherited across generations, one that is older than Gen.
• Meigu Lake holds a Memory Flower that belongs to him, named Old Man Gen’s Memory Flower.