At a glance
The short version
- Game
- Phantom Blade Zero
- Guide type
- Collectibles & Achievements
- Read time
- 6 min read
- Last updated
- Nov 9, 2026
Quick answer
She drops the Illusory Pipa Strings and a Fanatic’s Fragment.
Guide details
Where: all six flowers are on Meigu Lake, around the Meigu Songhouse Dock bell.
First step: get a boat. The Sha-Chi powered boat quest is how you get one; the flowers float on open water.
How it works: collect any one flower to start Allure of Vanity; the rest then appear on your map. Any order works.
Reward: +10% maximum HP for the set, then the Yan Qiansui fight for the Illusory Pipa Strings and Fanatic’s Fragment: Attachment.
Quick answer
Ring the Meigu Songhouse Dock bell: it is the reference point for every flower. Sail out and pick up any flower first; the remaining five then show on your map. Bring the boat close, about 2 m, and the prompt shows over the blue flower: press it from the deck and the memory plays. Collect all six, in any order, and the set grants +10% maximum HP. Then return to the Meigu Songhouse Dock: Yan Qiansui waits on the island beside the bell, about 19 m away. Defeat her, the Zither Maiden, to get the Illusory Pipa Strings and Fanatic’s Fragment: Attachment.
Before you start: you need a boat
The six flowers float on open Meigu Lake water, between about 100 m and 260 m from the Meigu Songhouse Dock bell, so you need a boat before you can collect them. The Sha-Chi powered boat quest is how you get one. Once you have the boat, ring the Meigu Songhouse Dock bell: it is the reference point for every flower and for the island where the quest ends.
All 6 Yan’er’s Memory Flower locations
The Roman numerals are memory chapters, not the order you must collect them in. Distances below are measured from the Meigu Songhouse Dock bell.
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| Flower | Memory chapter | Where |
|---|---|---|
1 | I. Allure of Vanity | North into the lake from the starting boat dock; open water among lotus pads, about 200 m from the bell, with the tall ruined tower in view |
2 | II. Bloodline | Southeastern edge of the lake, beside a landing dock; a shallow cove along the shore about 255 m from the bell, marked by wreck timbers and old posts |
3 | III. Into the Lake | Southeast of the Meigu Songhouse Dock bell, behind a fern-covered rock islet, about 100 m from the bell |
4 | IV. Yan Qiansui | Near aquatic plants and lotus shallows underneath the ruined tower, about 110 m from the bell, west of Flower 5 |
5 | V. The Offering | Near rocks, north of Flower 6; a rock islet with a seated stone statue wearing a red ribbon, about 230 m from the bell |
6 | VI. All Has Changed | Beside a sunken boat, east of Flower 3; open water amid floating logs, roughly 195 m from the bell |
Each flower is a floating blue flower patch on the water. Sail up close and the prompt appears; collecting one plays its titled memory. Whichever flower you pick up sixth completes the card and grants the +10% HP bonus for collecting all Memory Remnants in this set.
Yan Qiansui, the Zither Maiden
After collecting all six, return to the Meigu Songhouse Dock. Yan Qiansui waits on the island beside the bell, about 19 m away, by a flooded theater. She appears as the boss Yan Qiansui, the Zither Maiden. She fights using a zither: she fires musical projectiles, uses area-of-effect attacks, and strikes with the instrument itself at close range. Keep moving, punish her after her ranged volleys, and do not stand still in her area attacks. Beating her completes Allure of Vanity.
Rewards
+10% maximum HP for collecting all six Yan’er’s Memory Flowers.
Illusory Pipa Strings: one of three fragments of the broken Illusory Pipa.
Fanatic’s Fragment: Attachment. Together with Fanatic’s Fragment: Fixation, from defeating Gu Wanyue, the Wailing Wraith in Pangzhen, it forms Fanatic’s Obsession, the Soul Tempering material for The Fanatic’s Broken Blade.
FAQ
Do I need a boat for the flowers?
Yes. All six float on open Meigu Lake water, 100-260 m from the Meigu Songhouse Dock bell. Get the Sha-Chi powered boat first.
Must I collect the flowers in order?
No. Any order works. The Roman numerals are memory chapters, not a collection order. Picking up the first one reveals the rest on your map.
Where is Yan Qiansui?
On the island beside the Meigu Songhouse Dock bell, about 19 m away, after you collect all six flowers.
What are the Illusory Pipa Strings for?
They are one of three fragments of the broken Illusory Pipa, together with its head and backplate found elsewhere.