Bai Xue Quest Walkthrough: Snow and Blood Accessory

Quick Answer

Bai Xue (Tale #31 on the All Tales index) is a short investigation that concludes the story begun in Ledger of Atonement. Speak with the female puppet beside Chen Zhu in the Mountain of Imprisonment to receive the Bloodstained Necklace, open Pangzhen’s backstreet courtyard with Chen Zhu’s key, place the necklace on her real body, and dig beneath the locust tree to claim the Snow and Blood accessory. No boss fight — just a well-hidden conclusion worth two Memory Flowers and a strong bleed-build accessory.

Prerequisite: Ledger of Atonement and the Chen Zhu Choice

Bai Xue cannot start on its own. First work through the Mountain of Imprisonment until you meet Chen Zhu, the Agonized Ironmask — the non-hostile Maskwalker standing beside a female puppet above Commander’s Platform, past the Bi Feng, Giant Saber Commander arena — and finish the Ledger of Atonement accusation scene.

Here is the one decision that matters, with a source conflict worth flagging: some coverage states that either dialogue choice grants the Backstreet Courtyard Key and the puppet’s necklace, but Game8’s Bai Xue walkthrough and Pangzhen backstreet coverage agree that sparing Chen Zhu gets Bai Xue killed and locks you out of her Tale entirely — we follow the majority source here. Fight him. Kill the Ironmask Assassin, then speak with the female puppet before leaving the mountain: she introduces herself as Bai Xue, a wisp of a Pangzhen girl’s awareness living in a puppet, and asks you to carry her Bloodstained Necklace to her real body. Accept it — leaving without talking to her means a long boat-and-mountain trip back.

Who Is Bai Xue?

The Tale works because its two halves mirror each other. Bai Xue was a girl from Pangzhen’s backstreet who grew up beside Chen Zhu — the boy who left town and came back two years later as a Maskwalker, the same Agonized Ironmask whose ledger of killings you recovered in the previous Tale. She waited for him; she died by his blade; and a single wisp of her awareness survived inside a puppet, knowing only an old necklace and the vague pull of home. That is why the investigation starts beside him on the mountain and ends at her bedside in the town she never left. Ledger of Atonement is about whether a killer can be forgiven; Bai Xue quietly answers that someone, somewhere, was still waiting for the boy he used to be.

The game files this one under investigation quests rather than combat: there is no boss, no fail state inside the Tale itself, and the whole chain resolves in two scenes and a dig site. Its real cost is logistical — you must have finished the Mountain of Imprisonment leg before the Pangzhen leg opens.

Unlocking the Pangzhen Backstreet Courtyard

Teleport to the Green Serpent House Bell in Pangzhen and cross the bridge toward the locked gate by Old Man Gen’s house. Open it with the Backstreet Courtyard Key that Chen Zhu dropped, and enter the backstreet proper.

The courtyard route is vertical: take the ladder to the rooftop, where a veiled swordsman ambushes you. Defeat him and follow the quest markers across the rooftops until you can drop into Bai Xue’s home. Inside, in the corner of the room, a woman’s body lies on a bed. Approach and place the Bloodstained Necklace beside it. The Old Tree Memory Flower sprouts on the spot — listen to the memory of the girl who waited for the boy she grew up with, and the objective shifts to the yard outside.

The Locust Tree and Snow and Blood

Step into the backstreet yard and listen to the second flower, A Sincere Repentance, near the old well — this is where the 5% HP milestone for the Tale’s two flowers lands, quietly. Then approach the large locust tree itself and interact with its trunk to dig up the ground. Unearthed beneath the roots is Snow and Blood, an Offensive accessory, and the Tale closes.

The bracelet is a bleed-build staple, listed with the rest of the game’s trinkets on the All Accessories guide. Its base effect: when a nearby enemy is Bleeding, damage you deal increases by 10%, and enemies take 20% more Bleeding damage while attacking. Polishing it at any bell — once Jewel in the Crimson Forest has taught you how — raises the damage bonus to 20% and the bleed-tax to 30% for a Tainted Crystal Shard and 10,560 Remnant Dust. Because the whole bonus keys off enemies already bleeding, it pairs naturally with weapons and skills that apply bleed reliably; treat it as a damage amplifier for an ailment build rather than a generalist pick. It belongs to the same backstreet reward cluster as the key route covered in the Ledger of Atonement guide, so clear both in one Pangzhen visit.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Bai Xue in the Mountain of Imprisonment? She is the female puppet seated beside Chen Zhu, the Agonized Ironmask, on the path above Commander’s Platform past the Bi Feng arena. Speak with her after defeating Chen Zhu to receive the Bloodstained Necklace.

Where is Bai Xue’s body in Pangzhen’s backstreet? Inside a house in the locked backstreet courtyard near Old Man Gen’s house, reached by crossing the rooftops. Her body lies on a bed in the room’s corner; place the Bloodstained Necklace there to advance.

What does Snow and Blood do in Phantom Blade Zero? It is an Offensive accessory: while a nearby enemy is Bleeding, your damage rises 10% (20% polished) and enemies take 20% (30% polished) more Bleeding damage when attacking. It only functions against bleeding targets.

Can I still do Bai Xue if I spared Chen Zhu? Most likely not. While some guides report both Ledger of Atonement choices as valid, the majority of sources say sparing him causes Bai Xue’s death and locks her Tale. If the puppet is gone when you return, the quest is unavailable until your next playthrough cycle.

Sources

• KeenGamer — All 33 Tales and Side Quests Walkthrough
• Game8 — Bai Xue Walkthrough and Rewards
• GameSpot — Where to Find the Pangzhen Backstreet Courtyard Key
• games.gg — How to Get the Backstreet Courtyard Key