Well of the Three Puppets at a Glance
- Two bells: one for the Well of the Three Puppets stands on the surface, while the Beneath the Well bell lies a short way beyond where you land underground.
- Story gate: a thread barrier keeps the well shut until the plot opens it.
- Boss: Yuzan, the No. 3 Musician Puppet, lurks underneath; you take him on once the Beneath the Well bell is behind you.
- Onward route: the tunnel below the well connects to the Puppet Testing Grounds and to the initial portal The Herald's Illusion requires.
- Collectibles: from the upper bell you can get to a Memory Flower, a Sha-Chi Amber Fragment, Spirit-Returning Broth, Mother's Talisman and the Wedding Candles treasure.
Overview
Standing in the Village of Lu, this landmark has a bell all its own. Collectibles are scattered through the nearby houses and along the river. A thread barrier seals the shaft until the plot removes it, whereupon a climb downward leads to an underground zone with a second bell (Beneath the Well) and a duel against Yuzan.
Standing in the Village of Lu, this landmark has a bell all its own. Collectibles are scattered through the nearby houses and along the river. A thread barrier seals the shaft until the plot removes it, whereupon a climb downward leads to an underground zone with a second bell (Beneath the Well) and a duel against Yuzan.
Closer look
On the surface
Follow the path out of the Young Mistress area to reach the Well of the Three Puppets bell: after crossing the bridge past Zhou Bi's arena, look to the left. Further on, past the well, is the Temple of Blue Fireflies, where the Puppet Songstress gives out A Puppet's Wooden Heart.
Beneath the Well
After the story lifts the thread barrier, head back to the well and descend through it. Where you touch down, a Memory Flower lies straight ahead, with the Beneath the Well bell only a little further.
Onward
Walk the underground path toward the Puppet Testing Grounds. Down a side path there is a portal, which is the first one The Herald's Illusion asks for.
Pickups and loot
Items to collect
| Name | Details |
|---|---|
| Memory Flower and Sha-Chi Amber Fragment | Leave the bell and jump down to the river, then turn right beside the weeping NPC. Hop over the log and kill the enemy standing before the chest to claim the Memory Flower. Afterward, speak again with the weeping NPC to receive the Sha-Chi Amber Fragment. |
| Spirit-Returning Broth | Climb the stairs on the left side, turn left at the first opportunity into a little courtyard, get into the left-hand building and drop down to its basement. |
| Mother's Talisman | Go back to the stairs and carry on upward. At the top, enter the building and kill the puppet waiting by the doorway. |
| Wedding Candles | Inside that same large red house, take the ladder up and walk across the upper floor, which is crowded with unmoving puppets, until you reach the chest at its far end. It holds a Quick Hand Zhang treasure. |
Recommended paths
Suggested order
- Ring the Well of the Three Puppets bell.
- Pick up the Memory Flower and Sha-Chi Amber Fragment by the river.
- Work through the red house to get the Spirit-Returning Broth, Mother's Talisman and Wedding Candles.
- Stop by the Temple of Blue Fireflies.
- Come back when the thread barrier has opened, then go down to Beneath the Well.
Connected Entries
Quick Hand Zhang
A roaming seller of uncommon treasures whom Soul releases from a suspended cage in the Crimson Forest. He stocks materials and runs a treasure hunt through five regions, paying out a reward at every one of his hideouts.
View character ↗Yuzan
Puppet No. 3, the Musician Puppet Yuzan, wields a pipa, watches over the Puppet Testing Grounds under Village of Lu, and ranks among the Four Great Puppets.
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Village of Lu
Soul's road reaches its third region here: a farming hamlet crawling with puppets, holding 22 Bells, a sealed well, a smugglers' passage to Pangzhen and a handful of rewards that are simple to overlook.
View location ↗Temple of Blue Fireflies
Shrine grounds in the Village of Lu where you find a bell and the Puppet Songstress; behind a barrier of fog waits the hidden boss Dusk.
View location ↗Puppet Testing Grounds
Yuzan's pit, sunk below the well of Village of Lu, features a bell, a portal, the Cui side tale, plus the doorway into the Smuggler's Tunnel.
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Heartrend Pipa
Artifice Phantom Edge in the form of a pipa, claimed from Yuzan, a musician puppet in the Village of Lu. Its shots are sonic, and the repaired Illusory Pipa takes over from it later.
View weapon ↗Frequently Asked Questions
What opens the well?
The story does. Come back to the well afterward and go down.
Which chest holds the Wedding Candles?
Up on the second storey of the large red house, reached by the staircase above the bell, once you have crossed the puppet-filled room.