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Where Winds Meet

Mei Zhaole: How to Befriend in AI Chat

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This is a guide on how to befriend Mei Zhaole in the AI Chat menu in Where Winds Meet. Learn how to befriend Mei Zhaole by listening to his problems with the help of specific AI chat prompts.

How to Befriend Mei Zhaole

Sympathize with Him

To befriend Mei Zhaole, listen to his problems and offer words of support for him to leave the Nine Mortal Ways definitively. If the chat goes smoothly, he will ask if you could spare him 50,000 coins. Give him the coins to successfully befriend him.

Example of Successful Conversation

WWM - Ninefold Freedom (wiping tears with his sleeve) Wanderer... Wanderer, judge this for me. Other sects are ones I can't squeeze into no matter how hard I try, but why is it that this Nine Mortal Ways is a place I can't escape from, no matter how far I run?
Where Winds Meet Protagonist Maybe they're always tricking you.
WWM - Ninefold Freedom (sighing deeply) Indeed, Wanderer. I was tricked twice already. The first time, I thought it was just a lesson learned, and I gathered fifty thousand coins to discuss leaving the sect with the elder. But on my way to pay the fee, I ran into a fellow disciple who said he pitied my situation and wanted to perform a magic trick to cheer me up. Wanderer, tell me—if it were you, and someone treated you that kindly, would you think he was a good person or a bad one?
Where Winds Meet Protagonist Probably a good one.
WWM - Ninefold Freedom (clapping hands) I thought the same as Wanderer! And then—he first performed Remote Retrieval and took away my money pouch. While I was clapping and cheering, he said he wanted to perform "Celestial Flight" and told me to quickly look up at the sky... I only looked away for a moment, but when I looked back, there wasn't even a shadow of him left!
Where Winds Meet Protagonist That's awful.
WWM - Ninefold Freedom (sniffling with a sore nose) Does Wanderer think this is the end? Even though my name is Mei Zhaole—I'm not someone who gives up easily! So yesterday morning, while all the disciples of Nine Mortal Ways were asleep, I was careful and cautious all the way... This time, I finally managed to leave the sect. But I left in the morning, and by evening, I was tricked back again! Round and round, and here I am in the same place!!!
Where Winds Meet Protagonist (offer sympathy)
WWM - Ninefold Freedom (wiping away tears forcefully) Wanderer, thank you for your understanding. Leaving this sect is hard—so hard... Others learn from one mistake, but with Nine Mortal Ways, I've suffered setback after setback! Wanderer... if you have money to spare, could you lend me some silver so I can gather enough for the exit fee and escape this den of demons? if I don't leave this sect soon, I'll never have peace of mind!
Where Winds Meet Protagonist Sure.

Note: You will be prompted to offer 50,000 coins to Mei Zhaole. Give the coins to resume the chat and successfully befriend him.
WWM - Ninefold Freedom (eyes lighting up with hope) Thank you, Wanderer! My uncle Zhong Jielang—Kaifeng's famed "Money-Distributing Lord." When he kneels in a temple, he can lose three to five pouches and meet seven or eight bandits—but that's not important! What matters is, he dotes on me most. (taking out a handwritten debt note) Please accept this. When all is settled, bring it to the Hall of Three Purities at the Palace of Supreme Oneness and show it to his servant. You'll be rewarded double!

Mei Zhaole dries his tears, a determined fire now blazing in his eyes! (Affection +100, becomes Revered)
Note: You will receive Mei Zhaole's Debt Note, which you can give to Zhong Jielang's Page Boy in the Palace of Supreme Oneness in Kaifeng City.

Note that AI conversations can be unpredictable and even with the same inputs, the same result is not necessarily guaranteed.

Find Zhong Jielang's Page Boy in the Palace of Supreme Oneness

WWM - Give Mei Zhaole

The Palace of Supreme Oneness is a temple found on the northeastern side of Kaifeng City. Enter the large hall with the blue sign and go left to see Zhong Jielang and his page boy. Give the page boy Mei Zhaole's Debt Note to earn your compensation of 100,000 coins.

Mei Zhaole Location

Found in the Nine Mortal Ways Base

NPC NPC Location
Mei Zhaole
Location: Nine Mortal Ways Base, Kaifeng City

Mei Zhaole is found pacing around the wooden platform to the right of the bridge going to the Nine Mortal Ways Base from Ghostlight Market.

Mei Zhaole Gifts

Random Jianghu Travel Essential

Travel Sack

You can obtain a Travel Sack from Mei Zhaole as a possible gift which gives you a random Jianghu Travel Essential item.

How to Succeed in AI Chat

Reset Dialogue When Stuck

If your conversation has gone off the rails, or doesn't end no matter what you say, it's best to simply reset and start anew from a clean slate by clicking the button with a Refresh icon at the top of the chat box. Instead of trying several methods within one conversation, trying one strategy at a time and refreshing if it doesn't go anywhere is generally more effective.

Return to Login Screen if Combat Begins

Sometimes, NPCs will suddenly become violent during AI dialogues. When this happens, it's best to just bail out to the login screen; when you return, the NPC will be found just as they were before the conversation started.

If you accidentally kill a dialogue-capable NPC, our experience has shown that they will respawn, but this has not been heavily tested, so it's best to simply avoid engaging them in combat.

Double-Check the Hint

Even if the NPC appears to be happy with the result of your discussion, this won't always end the dialogue. Double-checking the text written in the hint will imply the win condition, so try strategies which will lead the dialogue towards that result.

Where Winds Meet Related Guides

List of NPCs

List of NPCs

Qinghe NPCs

Angler Auntie Tian Barn Rat
Beggar Liu Bodhi Boss Qian
Burrowing Rat Chai Bakun Chai Jiudui
Chai Sansheng Chai Shipi Cui Qingquan
Daozheng Dog Elder Zhou
Embroidered Rat Fang Xu Feng Rusong
Feng Shishi Fluffy Cat Fu Lubao
Fu Lushou Hai Changchong Hao Jiu
Hong Yang Hu Da Hunter
Jiang Nanyi Jin Chunniang Jin Nanshou
Jin Xiaobao Jing’an Jingyi
Lan Huahua Li Daniu Li Laizuo
Li Shaokui Li Yueniang Liang Chenghong
Lie Buxi Lin Jin Liu Heiqui
Liu the Woodcutter Lu Kangge Lu Sheng
Ma Zhongwu Meng Da Meng Zhixia
Miaojue Mo Yuer Mountain Dweller
Mr. Qiao Mu Laosan Niu Sanqi
Pan Faxin Pan Xinniang Pei Mao
Pip Rat Qin Caiwei Rafter Rat
Ren Shuiliu Shan Yinjiang Shen Weiqing
Shi Jingtian Shi the Boatman Shui Changliu
Small Chisel Song Wu Sun Mang
Tang Lubao Tanxiang Tao Wang
Tian Heng Uncle Mi Wang Duobao
Wang Duoli Wang Duolu Wen Gao
Wenwu Wobbly Tang Wu Cezhi
Wu Dayong Wu Jingming Wu Qiwan
Xiang the Greedy Ya Zhou Yan Momo
Yu Nu Yu Songfeng Yuan Sheng
Yueniang Zhang Dazhuang Zhang Jiushu
Zhang the Diviner Zhao Dali Zhao Weiye
Zhou Canying Zhou Miaoxin Zhou Yihang
Zhou Yizhou Zhu Bawan Zhu Jiuba

Kaifeng NPCs

Cao Jinyang Chu Yuan Fan Qicha
He Ruiyang Jiang Li Jiang Yulang
Jing Chaoyang Leng Dancui Li Youxin
Li Yuerong Liu Zhishuang Lu Zhuo
Mei Zhaole Mu Huaishan Murong Chan
Qi Wuyu Qin Zhu Qiu Fengxi
Ruan Sese Shen Moxuan Song Shiheng
Su Xinlu Tan Xiangchen Tao Jingjing
Tu Er Xu Lijun Xu Yingyu
Xue Li Yan Chuchu Yan Ziyan
Yang Chunnuan Ye Zhiqiu Yelu Longxian
Yi Xi Yu Hui Zhang Shuazi
Zhao Silu Zhen Huo Zhuang Yingming
Zhuang Zhengzhi

Hexi NPCs

An Lexi Bailan Bu Jiujie
Gong Ge Gu Yuehu Kang Bao
Kid Wei Niu Ma Qi Gai

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