Road To Empress 2 Prologue and Chapter 17 Guide

To get your bearings Road to Empress 2The results of the previous game are brought into the prologue chapter along with a concise summary video that feeds into the new story, so you can stay up to date even if it's been a while since you last played or if you're experiencing the fun for the first time.

Your first task is to find your way out of Ganye Temple so you can finally return to the palace. However, the game leaves it up to you how to do this. Can you avoid your fate in Road to Empress 2?

prolog

After a brief summary cutscene showing what happened in the first game leading up to this moment, we see the character Wu talking to his guardian, Xi Xin, about his next move.

This introduces you to: success or failure decision A mechanic that appears every time you build Decisions that have divergent consequences. This can easily lead to the next scene or one of the dozens of endings, so you'll need to make a smart decision every time you make one in this game and be ready to try again. many Game over, but you have to Rewind using Storyline You can change your selections retroactively as needed.

The two choices given in this scene are either: FMr. Lee take this place somewhere else Rreturn to the palace And crawl to the top. Whichever path is chosen, Xi Xin confirms that he understands and the scene ends. But what you see next will depend on how you choose to approach your destiny.

Choosing to Run Away: Ganye Temple cannot escape.

Xi She taunts you and says she will do that. Brand her forehead with her peony hairpinThis leads to a few choices.

You have to decide between taking the hairpin from her before she starts acting, saving her face and asking her to choose another part of her body to brand instead, or accepting the branding so Li Zhi can make things easier by submitting. To save lives in this decision, you must choose: grab a hairpin and try to fight backIf both are successful, this leads to two separate, rapid sequences of events in which Liu Xi dies.

After the fight, Liu Xi died. Wu Meiniang must choose how he feels about this. It may not seem like it has much impact, but then you have to decide. What should I do with my body?Again you are given several options, but each leads down the same path. What approached you King Wei offers to take you away from the temple, and you must choose whether to accept the offer or kill him.

This is not a real prince, so your best bet is to choose: kill him Reveal him as an impostor, dispose of Liu Xi's body again, and decide whether to hide the body or frame him as an assassin, or run away In a scene dressed as Go Shanggong.

Choose to dress up as Liu Xi. Now you need to do the following: Choose what you want to leave behind The red talisman, the sun and moon hairpins, and the rising red kite silver sculptures were chosen to make it look like Wu fell into a well and died. The best way here is: leave the amuletBecause it is worth the least money out of the three.

The temple's caretaker, Xia, approaches you to find out what's going on, and you must decide whether to run or stay. Pretending to be Ryu Si. Watch as Xia finds the items you left behind and looks into the well to see Wu's body at the bottom. Will you push her into the well, tell her you want to run away like Wu and Xia, or will she be given a few more options. Making her keep your secrets. The best option here is the latter.

Mirage Pavilion

After escaping, you will arrive at the Mirage Pavilion and watch the auction scene from the back of the room. Xiao Nian approaches and asks if there is anything he can do to help. pledge goods for cash Starting a new life and demanding a new identity in return. You can choose between two items: the hairpin used to kill Yugi and the remaining items left in the well.

If you follow her to another part of the pavilion, you'll see a few girls being reprimanded by staff. A person will march past you, and you can do one of two things. buy women Choose to stay away from or sell items in the pavilion. Either way, Xiao Nian returns with the items he needs to start a new life, but the mark on his hand causes him to faint.

Talk to Xiu Li and either follow her or Reject Xiu Li's offer. The chapter ends with you returning to the waking world and meeting the owner of the Mirage Pavilion.

Return to the Palace: A New Era

If Wu Meiniang chooses to tell Xi Xin that he wants to try it. go back to the palace During the prologue dialogue, there is a scene where she writes a letter to Li Zhi on an umbrella. Afterwards, a second scene plays where Liu Xi, a newly appointed Shanggong with whom you share history, approaches you as he sweeps the floor to taunt you.

she burned your umbrella It plunges you into meditative solitude. Li Zhi and his horsemen attempt to ban you from meeting him after you confess to burning the letter you tried to send to him while at the temple.

In the next scene, we will see Wu Meiniang meditating. Li Zhi's carriage approaches. Although you are outside the building, the door is guarded by other nuns who have been told to keep you inside.

You are given three options on how to get to Li Zhi. You can either break down the door, destroy the nuns guarding the door, push the hairpin and give it to Li Zhi so he knows you're there, or you can choose. Shout Li Zhi's name Inside the meditation room. The nuns will come running and try to silence your screams. Successful QuickTime event If you push your hand, Li Zhi will hear you and enter the room.

you can Choose how to greet himAnd your reaction here will affect how much affection you get for Li Zhi in this scene. You must also choose whether to: hug him Either greet him with a hug or ignore his response. He then tells you that he will nominate you as head of the concubines and that you must choose how to respond. you should refuseHe vows to get back to his ways.

Return Plan

Starting a new scene with Xi the best way Appeal to Empress Wang Doing so in this situation will award points to your strategy stat.

The Empress will call you to meet her, and you must decide how to act in this situation. She likes to have people around her who are more docile by nature, so when presented with options on how to react to her, you should choose: behave timidly and obediently.

But even if you act submissively, she will. Ask about the past With the emperor. But she already knows what's going on, so the best thing to do is Be honest with her. To gain her respect. After all, no one likes to be lied to, and how can she trust you if you're willing to lie to her that early on?

Finally, if you have chosen correctly so far, you will receive an invitation to the palace through the Empress Wang. When she makes an offer, choose: “I am willing” You will be prompted to regain your original name and return to the palace to finish the first chapter of Road to Empress 2. You will then be prompted to finish the first chapter of Power to Empress 2. You must decide whether to pursue Power, the Heart of Li Zhi, or a combination of the two. Each improves your stats and later leads to branching paths with Li Zhi.