Elderly Local老路人

Sniff, sniff... You smell just like that wise man who visited earlier. And he smelled just like that woman... See, the woman came to our district hoping to find a wangren, and the wise man came hoping of finding her!

That woman asked me if I could let her cross Magpie Bridge, which I operate.

Once I saw her get across, I promptly closed the door shut behind her.

Who are you looking for, eh? No wangren live in our district.

Say, can I... ask you a small favour?

Would you mind paying a visit to the next district over, just to see how everyone's faring?

I'm worried for that woman still, see. It will take me a moment to get the Bridge ready, so go read your e-mail. There's a terminal next to the glass eye merchant's stall.

It will take me a moment to get the Bridge ready, so go read your e-mail.

If you want to enter Carmel Mansions, you'll have to cross Magpie Bridge.

It also connects to the next district over, but I don't know how things are faring over there.

... Don't do anything risky. If the malice possesses you, you're as good as dead.

Oh, you're back! How did it go?

Were the hutongs packed with guilü? Gee, then maybe it's true...

Did all this happen because of one man's innocent wish on a stone? But... I'm sure Nguyễn had no idea!

It appears the malice here has lifted.

Did you find the stone?

Let me see it. I'll have a look to see if it's genuine.

Oh, got the stone back, did you? Good! Better return it to Nguyễn. He'd been waiting to open the way for you as soon as you returned.

Return Nguyễn's lost wishing stone. He's... acting a bit too strange now. I hope it's nothing major, but do check on him, please.

Are you looking for the young lady? She went through the passage that connects us to Lung Shing Road... There's no way to reach Tai Chang Road from Lung Shing Road, but Tai Chang Road may be her true destination. She said she's looking for a physician, but maybe she went to Lung Shing Road first in order to run some errand.

Oh, your wishing stone? I heard.

I don't think your stone is the cause, but you can bet the guilü inside those hutongs are feeding off it right now. A stone with a wish placed on it is no longer an ordinary stone.

Apparently, Nguyễn's wishing stone has mutated into a malice-birthing stone somewhere in the district underground. The mere thought of it agonises him.

There are two places that regulate our district's qi flow from below: the Tiger's Mouth and Dragon's Mouth. The Mouths must be where the guilü are nesting and distorting the qi flow, using Nguyễn's stone as sustenance.

The only way to get underground is through the waterway.

Hmm, so you're schooled in the ways of cleansing the hutongs, are you?

Good. In that case, should you find his wishing stone, he'd like to make another wish on it. He also thinks you should try going to Tai Chang Road.

First, you'll need to find the entrance into the hutongs.

Then, when calming the malice, you'll have to find your way to both the Tiger's Mouth and Dragon's Mouth.

First, you'll need to find the entrance into the hutongs.

Then, when calming the malice, you'll have to find your way to both the Tiger's Mouth and Dragon's Mouth.