龍城路 (RTRYUJYO)

Three Keys acquired.

Whew! You got me out of a real bind, there.

Man, what a day...

I entered the hutongs to check on the mirror chambers, but I got jumped and trapped in this room!

Can I have those three keys back? The ones on the keyring, I mean.

There's a fourth key we need before breaking the Keyhole Centre's barrier.

Once in, we'll hit our first chamber! Here. This is the Seven Star Sword. You're going to need it.

Seven Star Sword acquired.

I do have a hunch where that fourth key could be. If I find it, I'll leave it with the locksmith.

Stop by my store once I'm back, okay? For now, I feel safer knowing you cleaned house on those pesky guilü!

Wow! You got here without getting lost? Your friend just ran off saying he misplaced a key. I'll escort you out.

I help people navigate these hutongs, so hire me before coming in next time!

Okay! So the Keyhole Centre should be down this staircase, but there is a wangren lurking around it. This one really liked his keyholes. He didn't stop thinking about them until he too became a keyhole. You need to be careful here.

If the Keyhole Centre door won't open, it means one of the guilü on the floor is forcing the lock shut. Why don't you hand over that key you have to the keyhole wangren?

There's a locked door on the first floor of Chungking Garden. Descend the staircase and go left. Open the map with your feng shui scope, and check beneath any stairs for spots you haven't visited!

The mirror chamber's back here. Something feels... wrong with it. It's as if the malice is stagnant. Whatever's back there is no normal guilü, so you'd better be careful.

Shellfish Powder (x3) acquired.

Men's Extract (x2) acquired.

Hey! Me again. How've you been?

Business is booming today! People keep hiring us to navigate. You ordered the package deal, right?

According to the director, you were not the one who hired me last time.

Makes no diff to me. A job's a job. Let's get this over quick...

Oh, wait up! Is that the Seven Star Sword that stores different elements of malice?

If you tell me which, I can give you a free element of malice!

Did you know that if you collect all five elements in that sword, its malice will overtake you? Remember that for your own health. Now, let's open that door there.

Sorry. I didn't set up the barrier or anything. The key was stolen by guilü. That's why it wouldn't open! But it seems you got the key back for me, so all is well! Once you reach the mirror chamber, I'll open the door and let you do your thing, but you had better watch out for that compass doll once you're in.

(No response.)

Compass Doll acquired.

Chungking Garden's bagua mirror is back here and on your left.

Once you see the bagua mirror, let the compass doll realign it.

That worked better than expected! Just goes to show, you never know how stuff gets down around here. Mirrors correct the qi flow? Who knew! Well, let's get you back, shall we? Maybe I'll see you around!

Some doors won't open even after you clear their floor of guilü, Boiler Man may help us if we meet him on the fourth floor, but to reach him, you'll have to defeat all of the guilü on the first floor. What's more...

we can only access that first floor from Chungking Garden. The only terminal's there too First, clear the second and third floors here of guilü.

That'll unlock a detour in Chungking Garden. Later!

Once someone becomes a wangren, they remain half-man, half-object.

Victims are forced to entertain the delusion of being an object.

If a wangren ever stops deluding, they transform into the object for good. It's a sad way to go. You might be next if you aren't careful, exposing yourself to malice for these long periods. That clock wire there should work to help you open doors. Your next mirror chamber is on this floor. Let's hurry!

The mirror chamber's back there. I doubt there are any guilü on this floor, but watch your back.

Men's Extract (x2) acquired.

Guilü Ball (x2) acquired.

Back at it again, eh? This pathway connects to a building called "Fu Shin Court".

The way around is a bit windy, so I'll go on ahead.

I GLOW FROM MY ENDURANCE... BUT THANKS TO IT, I CANNOT BREATHE... MY FUEL PIPE DISCONNECTED ITSELF. IF MY PIPE WERE ONLY RECONNECTED, I'D BE A BURNING MAN ONCE MORE.

THANKS TO YOU, I AM ME AGAIN. IF ONLY I COULD RECALL WHO THAT WAS. I'VE BEEN A BOILER FOR A LONG TIME. MY PUNISHMENT FOR DEFYING "THEM". OF COURSE, I DID ALWAYS FEEL A PASSION FOR BOILERS. HOWEVER...

I NEVER THOUGHT I'D BECOME ONE WITH A BOILER LIKE THIS.

... IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO BURN, SHOW IT TO ME. I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THIS PIPE WILL LAST.

A CLOCK? HOW... NOSTALGIC. I USED TO HATE LIVING BY THE CLOCK. NOW, MY LIFE LACKS EVEN TIME TO LOSE.

... ALL RIGHT, I'VE BURNT IT. LET'S SEE WHAT SURVIVED, SHALL WE?

OH, LOOK. A THICK WIRE. THAT WIRE SURVIVED AFTER ALL. GO AHEAD AND TAKE IT.

Clock Wire acquired.

(No response.)

(No response.)

Did you know that there are times when I don't believe I'm a keyhole?

I loved peeking through keyholes into all kinds of rooms, but now that I'm a keyhole myself... what am I supposed to peek through?!

Quite the conundrum, that... Well, Fu Shin Court's bagua mirror is in the room behind me.

I can't get over how creepy that compass doll is, can you?

Come on, let's get out of here.

Have you screened the second floor? We're in Bailey Street proper.

But the nearby stairs take you to the first floor of Fu Shin Court, which connects to Chungking Garden. Open your map downstairs and check bottom-right for Chungking Garden.

Chungking Garden is through that door. Once in, take the upwards staircase.

There should be a room you haven't explored yet. Open your map and check the bottom-right to see it. You should find two guilü there. Remove them, and circle back.

I understand how this works now. The power generator's stuck.

Because it can't dish out power, the automatic door won't open. The generator's on the fourth floor. We'll have to loop around to hit it. Go back down to the first floor of Chungking Garden, then slip through Fu Shin Court again, okay?

There's a wangren back here. That'll be Generator Man.

... Did you know that there's actually a world just for wangren?

Most all people who become wangren go there, but some wangren don't. I'd be curious to know what he thinks, but I'll keep my mouth shut.

Daaamn. This guy was powering his delusions full time. Now that he's out of juice, he's become an object. So's the life of a power generator. Anyways, any doors labeled "AUTOMATIC" in red characters should open now. There was one on the first floor of Fu Shin Court. I say check it.

Head up to the third floor of Chungking Garden, and voila!

Keep going this way, past Fu Shin Court, and the mirror chamber will be in the left-most room.

Now that we have power, you should be able to open that door.

Guilü Ball acquired.

Shellfish Powder (x2) acquired.

Guilü Ball acquired.

Shellfish Powder (x3) acquired.

Men's Extract acquired.

So, our guy's a machine this time? The district's power grid sure pissed the bed lately. Very weird. You be careful in here, okay?

(No response.)

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You suuure took your time, huh. I went through the keyholes, so getting here was a breeze. From keyhole... to keeeyhooole... It feels weird, being a keyhole who goes through other keyholes. But anyhow, Bailey Street's bagua mirror is through the door.

You did it! The doll worked!

The malice is weakening. Give it that extra push, and BINGO!

Now that Bailey Street is guilü free, let's go back to Lung Shing Road!

Zhang Lu's Access Card acquired.

4000z acquired.

Did you nab that guy's card?

Hehehe, yeah, I knew. It wasn't secret. Those two Hongtou on Lung Shing Road asked you to pull off a little heist!

Oh! And did you read that e-mail? If not, you should go check now.

Also... if you don't defeat all the guilü on this floor, you'll never get access to the mirror chamber. Clean house, then hit the fourth floor to fix the bagua mirror.

The last mirror's this way...

I've got a bad feeling about this.

Whether it's a sign or not, a job's a job, so I'm here for you. Go wrap this up for good!

Paid 4000z.

Paid 4000z.

2000z acquired.

Men's Extract (x2) acquired.

Guilü Ball acquired.

This is the last one, huh.

Sha Kok here is the kind of place where money solves everything, so without money, you're S-O-L. I hope you saved up.

The mirror chamber's back here, but I... can't see in... Seriously, it won't work! The keyhole on the door is the same as any other, only...

I can't become one with the keyhole. Some strong force is intercepting me!

Thankfully, I think you can get in with your access card. Go realign the last bagua mirror!

Ah, another long slumber, I see...

Here. Back when it had spirit power, this, the malice mirror, was used to draw malice from the hearts of man.

However, in time, it became a mirror that brewed malice by reflecting the distortions of the heart instead.

I was amazed to see this mirror reflect the mercury dealer's fears back at him.

Heh, all I did was upcycle the malice which had spawned in that sad instant.

After watching that fear bear such malicious fruit, I'd say it was well worth the wait!

Malice Mirror acquired.

Sha Kok's bagua mirror has been in proper alignment all along.

It was these Braun tubes that worm through my body that released all of the ill will coursing through Sha Kok.

Vrrrrm! Grk...! Quickly now, lead the ghosts lost throughout the Walled City back to me!

Let all those grieving creatures... reclaim their rightful hearts...! This district does not grieve alone!

Sweet! You ousted the Ghostmaster! This was a bit of a "dungeon boss".

You cleared the district hutongs! But with Sha Kok cleansed, how does one cleanse a human heart?

I've heard it isn't easy to draw malice like that out of hiding,

but now, there are people on Lung Shing Road who need your help.

Dangit, I can't stand the idea that our actions put people in danger! You've gotta do something, fast!

I'll rush you there. Let's move!