A Drastic Cure is an Encounter side quest in Where Winds Meet that you can complete in Heaven’s Pier. Late at night, Qian Feifei confides in you about a disturbing presence, the Phantom Lady. He keeps hearing a woman’s voice calling out for her child, and the whispers haven’t let him sleep for days. Something is wrong, and it’s up to you to find what’s haunting him. This guide explains how to complete the A Drastic Cure in Where Winds Meet, how to unlock it, all objectives, and the rewards you earn.
How to Start A Drastic Cure in Where Winds Meet
A Drastic Cure can be unlocked near West Heaven’s Pier Boundary Stone, northeast of Moonveil Mountain in Qinghe. Once you reach the location, change the in-game time between Zi and Yin hours to find Qian Feifei and speak with him, who will be kowtowing near a small bonfire.
Note: A Drastic Cure only becomes available after you’ve completed The Missing Funds Wandering Tale (Open World Exploration) side activity for Jia Fu, who is also found standing near the same Boundary Stone. It’s a small quest in which you just have to steal Thief’s Bundle from nearby NPC and return it to Jia Fu.
Once the Wandering Tale is finished, teleport to another area, change the time to midnight (Zi hour), and fast travel back to West Heaven’s Pier landmark to find Qian Feifei. If you don’t see him there, do the following:
- Teleport away (Bliss Retreat is the better place). Spend a full day (24 hours) away from Heaven’s Pier while doing other tasks, and then teleport the next day again to West Heaven’s Pier at midnight.
- Make sure there are no more than two Encounters active in your encounter list at once. There is a limit for the active tasks on the list, so the NPC might spawn if you take care of that.
- Walk down the path if Feifei still doesn’t appear. He sometimes spawns once you move away from the landmark.
Once you find Feifei, talk to him to trigger the A Drastic Cure quest. Ask what’s bothering him to learn that he has a haunting problem, and help him get over it.
Where Winds Meet A Drastic Cure Guide
After the conversation, wait for a full in-game day and teleport to Evercare Clinic Boundary Stone the next day to find Yao Yaoyao outside the clinic building. Speak with her and choose the ‘A Drastic Cure‘ in the dialogue to let her know about Feifei’s strange condition and ask for a calming charm. She will say to find out about the situation from the other haunted villagers, as she isn’t familiar with it.
Teleport to Brewery Backyard at Heaven’s Pier and find Liu’er back of the house in the courtyard. Talk to him to find a similar haunted thing he has faced. He will tell that his cat, named Snowy, has been stolen by Phantom Lady.
Next, return to the front to enter Liu’er’s house and investigate the room. Investigate the fragments on the floor, the sealed window, pick the cat whisker on the cabinet, and the unsealed window beside the door. Return to Liu’er, hand over Snowy’s whisker, and exhaust all the dialogues with him.
The quest will update the ‘Speak with Xiaodai‘ objective, and the marker leads you to Kid Dai. Head to the location southwest of the Brewery Backyard and talk to the kid standing on the cliff edge near a big cherry blossom tree, who also thinks himself to be the victim of Phantom Lady’s theft.
Follow the new pointer to get to the house rooftop on the higher ground and pick up Xiaodai’s fox doll. Head back to the kid and give him the Fox Flush to complete the objective.
Next, teleport to Emperor Chai Temple landmark, northeast of Moonveil Mountain, and find A’Liang standing outside the wine cellar entrance. Interact with him and follow him down the cellar while listening to his story. He will mention that he has seen little, pale feet and say the nails scratched him on the neck.
When he’s done, leave the cellar and speak with Feifei in front of the wine cellar entrance to find out the Phantom Lady’s location.
Visit Feifei’s mentioned location at midnight to investigate strange happenings. Teleport back to West Heaven’s Pier, walk to the pointer near the wooden bridge, and change the time to Zi hour (midnight). You will hear a strange screaming voice similar to that of a crying baby. Follow the noise into the village to locate its source until you reach breakable stones on the ground. Break them and jump down into a small rock structure with a chest in the middle.
Open the chest, investigate the trail where your character crouches, and two cats will spawn there. Use Meridian Touch to immobilize the cats and pick them up.
Return to Evercare Clinic and talk to Yaoyao. Choose the A Drastic Cure dialogue option and hand over both cats to her. Yaoyao reveals the truth behind the “Phantom Lady”: it was these two cats causing all the chaos. Go through all the dialogue options regarding the four strange events, and Yaoyao will explain everything.
Wait until the next day, speak with Yaoyao again, who will give you the strange bells to give to Feifei so he can sleep in peace, and that concludes this Encounter quest.
A Drastic Cure Rewards
- Pose: Bruised
- Echo Jade x50
- Qinghe Exploration x50
- Enlightenment Points x100
- Coins x15000
- Character EXP x15000
That’s all the rewards you receive from the A Drastic Cure quest as you progress and complete it.
