Find Cui's Parents: Phantom Blade Zero Location Guide

Quick Answer: All Three Family Locations

Searching for Cui’s parents is the final leg of Phantom Blade Zero’s longest family questline — but most of the “find Cui’s parents” search traffic is really asking where every family member is. Here is the complete three-part answer, step by step:

1. Grandfather, first meeting: Mountain of Imprisonment — a cage along the main path just past the Iron Butcher’s Camp Bell.
2. Grandfather, second meeting: a hanging cage in the chamber beyond Kui Yanyan’s arena at Shrine Outer Gate (requires Rootless Dew, collected near the red gazebo on the way to Commander’s Platform).
3. Grandfather, final meeting: crawling on the path before The Lady’s Shrine, where he returns the Red Ribbon and hands you his last letter.
4. The parents: Mount Soulrend, west of The Last Mandate Encampment Bell, inside a wooden fenced pen — a man beside a woman resting on a box.

For the full narrative context and reward breakdown, the complete Cui quest walkthrough covers every conversation; this page is the location checklist.

Before You Search: Opening the Mountain of Imprisonment

Cui is a child puppet in the Village of Lu Puppet Testing Grounds, reached after defeating Yuzan, No. 3 Musician Puppet at the bottom of the well. Accept Cui’s Red Ribbon from her to log the “find Cui’s grandfather” objective.

The grandfather lives in the Mountain of Imprisonment, an optional region that stays sealed until you complete the Illusory Pipa repair quest and play the instrument at the Weeping Mistgate. The regional route is mapped in the Mountain of Imprisonment walkthrough — from entry to parents’ delivery you should budget one full sweep of the region so nothing is backtracked.

Grandfather: Cage One and the Mountain Gate

Follow the main road past Iron Butcher’s Camp and you will hear an old man calling from a cage guarded by enemies. Clear them, pull the lever, and meet Lu Sanqian, former chief of the Village of Lu and Cui’s grandfather. He explains the Mountain Gate ahead is locked from the far side.

Two mandatory pickups on the way around:

• Rootless Dew — on the rocks beyond the large red gazebo near the cliff edge, between the cavern exit and the Commander’s Platform Bell. Skip this and the questline hard-stalls at the second cage.
• The gate loop — from Commander’s Platform, take the side path right, open the Mountain Gate from behind, and speak with Lu Sanqian again. He shuffles toward the summit and is promptly recaptured.

Grandfather: Cage Two and the Last Letter

After Kui Yanyan, the Deranged falls at Shrine Outer Gate, take the ladder down into the hanging-cage chamber. Defeat the two enemies dueling at the end — they drop the Shrine Gate Key — then work the cage levers on the upper level. Lower Lu Sanqian’s cage, speak with him, and hand over the Rootless Dew.

Return through the Shrine Outer Gate, unlock the door with the Shrine Gate Key, and climb. Shortly before the final boss approach of the region, Lu Sanqian is crawling along the path, still trying to reach the shrine on his own. Speak with him one last time: he returns the Red Ribbon, entrusts you with his last letter to his son, and dies. You receive the Crude Radiant Heart Support accessory here — the full details sit in the Cui quest walkthrough.

Finding Cui’s Parents on Mount Soulrend

The quest goes quiet until you reach Mount Soulrend in the endgame; the approach is covered in the Mount Soulrend walkthrough. From The Last Mandate Encampment Bell, head west into the camp area and look for a wooden fenced pen. Some guides describe the couple as seated by sacks and a brazier, others beside a stake fence with archery targets — it is the same encounter: Lu Jieyuan sits beside his wife, who is resting on a box.

Deliver the Red Ribbon and the last letter. The conversation confirms the worst: Cui’s mother dies during the scene, and you agree to bury the family. One reward remains — continue to The Giant’s Lair and start The Crusher and the Saw. Lu Jieyuan intervenes in the intro cutscene and is fatally wounded; defeat the duo, then speak to the dying man to receive the Baishan Headband, a weapon tempering material listed in the Soul Temper materials guide. Visiting the parents before this fight is the one ordering rule that matters.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where exactly are Cui’s parents on Mount Soulrend? West of The Last Mandate Encampment Bell, inside a wooden fenced area. A man sits beside a woman resting on a box. If you have already triggered The Crusher and the Saw without speaking to them first, the Baishan Headband reward is gone for that playthrough.

Why can’t I advance Lu Sanqian’s questline? Almost always missing Rootless Dew. It sits on the rocks beyond the large red gazebo near the cliff edge on the route to Commander’s Platform, and Lu Sanqian cannot survive the second cage without it.

Can I find Cui’s parents before her grandfather? No — the parents’ conversation requires the Red Ribbon and Lu Sanqian’s last letter, both of which only exist after his death scene before The Lady’s Shrine.

Is this the same quest as the Cui walkthrough on this wiki? Yes. The Cui quest page is the full story-and-rewards guide; this page exists to answer location queries fast. Both are cross-checked against the same sources.

Sources

• KeenGamer — All 33 Tales and Side Quests Walkthrough
• AllThingsHow — How to Get Cui’s Red Ribbon
• Fextralife — Cui | Phantom Blade Zero Wiki
• GameRant — Cui’s Questline Walkthrough
• On-site ground truth: Cui Quest Walkthrough (updated 2026-11-04)