Prologue and Chapter 17 Guide to Road to Empress 2

To get your bearings Queen's Way 2You're heading into a new story with a brief summary video of the previous game's results thrown into the prologue chapter to make sure you're up to speed, whether it's the moment you last played or joining the fun for the first time.

Your first task is to find a way out of Ganye Temple so you can eventually make your way to the palace, but the game leaves the choice of how you do this up to you. Can you escape fate in Road to Empress 2?

Preface

After a brief summary cutscene showing what happened during the first game to lead you to this moment, you'll see a scene of your character, Wu, talking to their parent, Xi Xin, about their next move.

It introduces you Make or break decisions The mechanic, which appears to you at any time decision which have branch results. It can easily lead you to the next scene or to one of dozens of endings, so you need to make wise decisions and be ready to try again every time you make a decision in this game – you'll find one. a lot Game over, but you mean it Use to rewind the story Need to change your choice retroactively.

The two options you are given in this view are either fLee Choose this place for somewhere else, or try rReturn to the palace And claw your way to the top. Whichever path you choose, Xi Xin will confirm what he understands, and the scene ends. What you see next, though, depends on how you choose to approach your destiny.

Choosing to Escape: Ganye Mandir, No Escape

Deciding to try to escape Gyanye Temple, Shi Xin will confirm your wishes, and you'll segue to a scene of Wu Meinang scrubbing the floor when she's approached by a former acquaintance and newly-appointed Shanggong, Xiu Li. He scolds you and tells you that he is leaving Brand her forehead with her peony hairpinLead to some options.

You need to decide between trying to take the hairpin from her before you can do the job, have her drop her face and choose a different part of her body to brand, or try to accept the branding and make things easier for Li Zhi through your submission. To save your life on this decision, you need to opt in Trying to come back with a hairpinWhich will trigger two separate quick-time event sequences that result in Liu Si's death if you succeed in both.

After the battle, Liu Si is dead, and you need to choose how Wu Meiniang feels about this. These may not seem like much of an impact, but you need to decide What to do about the bodyAgain a few options are presented, but each leads to a similar path forward. You have been contacted by The Prince of Wei has offered to take you away from the temple, and you need to choose whether to accept the offer or be killed.

It's not a real prince, so your best bet is to choose kill him to reveal him as a hypocrite so you can deal with Liu Si's body, decide between hiding the body, trying to frame it as a murder, or running away From the robed view of the late Sanggong.

Choose to dress up as Liu Xi. Now, you will need Choose an item to leave behind Given a choice between a red amulet, sun and moon hair, or a silver statue of a rising red kite, to make Wu appear to have fallen into the well and died. Your best bet is here Leave the amuletBecause it's the least worth the money out of the three.

Siya, a temple official, arrives to see what's going on, and you need to decide whether to try to escape or stay. The pretense of Liu Si. Watch as Xia finds the item you left behind, peering into the well to try to find Wu's body. You'll be presented with a few other options here, deciding between trying to push him into the well, letting him escape as you like Wu and Xia, or Make him keep his secret. Your best option here is the latter.

Mirage Pavilion

You make your escape to the Mirage Pavilion, watching the auction sequence from the back of the room. Xiao Nian approaches and asks if there is anything she can help with, and you need her Pawn an item for cash To start your new life, ask for a new identity in return. You'll have a choice between two items left after you kill Liu Xi, the hairpin, or one of them left in the well.

Follow her elsewhere in the pavilion, and you'll see a handful of girls being beaten by the staff. One will come out of you, and so can you Buy girls Opt to be sold in the pavilion or stay out of things. Either way, Xiao Nian brings you the items you need to move forward into a new life, but the mark on your hand gives you a pass out.

You talk to Xiu Li, and you have a chance to follow him or Decline Xiu Li's offer. Return to the waking world, and the chapter ends with you meeting the owner of the Mirage Pavilion.

Return to the Palace: A New Age

Do you choose Wu Meiniang to tell Si Jin that she wants to try Return to the palace During the prologue conversation, you will see a scene where she writes a letter on an umbrella to give to Li Zhi. After this, a second scene plays where Liu Si, the newly appointed Shanggong with whom you shared history, approaches you while you are scrubbing the floors.

He will burn your umbrella Keeps you in solitary meditation For the duration Li Zhi and his cavalry are at the temple, trying to forbid you from meeting with him after he confesses to burning the letters you were trying to send him.

In the next scene, you will see Wu Meiniang in meditation when Li Zhi's carriage approach Outside the building, but the door is guarded by other nuns asking you to stay inside.

You will be given three options on how to try and reach Li Zhi. You can try to burst through the door and slip the hair pattern to give Li Zhi, the nuns guarding it, so she knows you're there, or choose. shouted Li Zhi's name From inside the meditation room. The nuns will rush and try to silence your screams, but if you Succeed in a quick-time event Pushing their hands away, 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 with Li Zhi from this scene. You also need to choose whether or not hug him Avoid responding to greetings or hugs. After this, he says that he will name you the head of the concubines, and you need to choose how to respond. you should rejectVow to return your way.

Return plan

In a new scene with Xi Jin, she paces the court explaining how Empress Wang works but doesn't trust Consort Xiao at all, leaving you to decide who you want to appeal to in an attempt to claw your way back into the palace. is your best bet Appeal to Empress Wang In this case, doing so gives you a point in your strategy position.

The Queen will call you to meet her, and you need to decide how to deal with this situation. She prefers to be around people who are more polite in nature, so when presented with a choice of how to respond, you must choose. Act timid and polite.

If you act politely, though, she will Ask about your past with the Emperor. He knows what's going on already, though, so that's your best bet Be honest with her To earn her respect. No one likes to be lied to, after all, and how can she trust you if you're willing to lie to her so quickly.

Finally, you'll receive an invitation to the palace through Empress Wang if you've made the right choices so far. When she offers her, choose “I'm ready” When prompted to reclaim his original name and return to the palace to finish the first chapter of Road to Empress 2. You'll need to decide whether you're trying to follow the power, Li Zhi's heart, or a combination of the two, each giving a stat boost and later leading to a branching path with Li Zhi.