Once Upon a Time in Yunkui
Last updated 2025-09-02
Once Upon a Time in Yunkui is a Trust Commission for Pan Yinhu inside Suibian Temple.
Steps
- Check what Pan Yinhu is up to late at night
Gameplay Notes
- Pan Yinhu will only be available at midnight.
- Completing this commission awards the Agent Trust achievement Let Your Senior Cook for You.
Dialogue
- (Idle)
- Pan Yinhu: Hah! ...Hah! ...Hah!
- (Talk to Pan Yinhu)
- Moonlight streamed into the room where Senior Yinhu was still awake. He was hyperfocused on training his techniques and martial arts, dripping with sweat, completely unaware of your approaching steps.
- Pan Yinhu: Hah! Hah! Huhah!
(Quietly waiting for him to finish training)- You watched silently from the side, waiting for him to finish his training. After a while, he came to a stop, adjusted his stance, and finally noticed you were there.
The following is recorded in the Partner Archive
"Once Upon a Time in Yunkui"Story Description: Under the guidance of Senior Brother Pan, who trains alone late at night, you try a new training method. When asked about it, he shares a story about how he joined Yunkui Summit and learned said training technique...
- Pan Yinhu: *huff* *huff* ...Hmm? Junior (WiseWise /
Belle?Belle?) When did you get here? - About half an hour ago.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Um... About half an hour ago? You were focused on training, so I didn't want to disturb you.
- Pan Yinhu: Haha, I didn't even notice you were here, my apologies... I tried my best to stay quiet. Did I wake you up anyway?
- No, I couldn't fall asleep.
- Why train in the middle of the night?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (NoNo /
NahNah), I couldn't fall asleep, so I decided to take a walk... Speaking of, why are you training in the middle of the night, Senior Yinhu? - Pan Yinhu: Well... there's no fancy reason behind it. It's just that I feel myself lacking in terms of training, especially when I see Shifu, Senior Fufu, and Senior Shiyuan excelling in theirs...
- Pan Yinhu: It's hard to sleep whenever the thought crosses my mind. So, after some tossing and turning, I decided to get up and...
- Pan Yinhu: ...Have something to eat. But then I overate the buns and ended up feeling bloated, so that's why I'm here — to train and burn off some of the extra energy.
- So it's because you ate too much...
- I thought you woke up specifically to train...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Ah, I see... and here I was thinking you were so disciplined that even insomnia turned into training time.Ah, I see... and here I was thinking you were so disciplined that even insomnia turned into training time. /
Oh, I thought when you couldn't sleep, your first instinct was to get up and train.Oh, I thought when you couldn't sleep, your first instinct was to get up and train.) - Pan Yinhu: Oh no, I'm not that hardworking. However, training is great for self-discipline — Good food fills the belly, and good training nourishes the spirit!
- Pan Yinhu: Whenever I tune my breathing and become mindful of the shift and flow of the world around, it always calms my restless heart. Why not give it a try, Junior (WiseWise /
BelleBelle)? - Following Yinhu's advice, you close your eyes and open your mind to the night breeze's flow. The whole world seems to have fallen silent.
Then, as you turn to strike the training dummy again, every hit now lands with uncanny precision! - Pan Yinhu: Hehe, I told you — It's great practice! This was the very first lesson Shifu taught me back then!
- The first lesson?
- Please tell me more!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): The first lesson Yixuan Shifu taught you? (I'm intrigued...I'm intrigued... /
I'm intrigued!I'm intrigued!) Can you tell me more? - Pan Yinhu: Huh? That's what intrigues you? Well, sure... but your impression of me might change after, and it's not really an interesting tale. Are you sure you still want to hear it?
- As long as you're willing to tell it.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Of course! As long as you're willing to tell it.
- Pan Yinhu: Alright... Before meeting Shifu and becoming a disciple of Yunkui Summit, I was a wanderer roaming about New Eridu with no family. The only thing special about me was that I'm a panda Thiren.
- Pan Yinhu: As you know, bear Thirens and cat Thirens aren't that rare, but things are different with panda Thirens.[Note 1] Despite the sprawling city, I had no kin and could only rely on myself to get by.
- Pan Yinhu: Those were tough days... I hadn't learned how to cook, nor did I have any other skills. I was starving every day and scraping by with odd jobs.
- Pan Yinhu: You can never truly appreciate food until you've starved. I learned very quickly that... if I wanted to eat my fill, I had to rely on my skills.
- So that's why you came to Yunkui Summit?
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (So that's when you came to Yunkui Summit and became Shifu's disciple?So that's when you came to Yunkui Summit and became Shifu's disciple? /
And then? Did you come to Yunkui Summit and become Shifu's disciple then?And then? Did you come to Yunkui Summit and become Shifu's disciple then?) - Pan Yinhu: Huh? Of course not, there's still a ways to go. I became a Hollow Raider.
- Pan Yinhu: Turns out, my Ether aptitude is pretty decent and I had enough raw strength to brawl my way through Hollows. So, I was able to feed myself by selling all the valuables I plundered during those expeditions.
- Pan Yinhu: I couldn't care less about those who stood in my way inside the Hollow! Ethereals, bandit gangs, other Hollow Raiders... you name it. I treated anyone who tried to take my loot to a faceful of punches.
- Pan Yinhu: Until one day, I found a rare trinket in the Hollow. Something important related to Porcelume, I thought...? I wasn't sure back then, but I knew it was worth a fortune.
- Pan Yinhu: And that's when a lady with white hair and garments approached me... I bet you must have guessed by now. Yep, that was Yixuan Shifu.
- She was there to enlighten you!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): I get it. She saw your potential and wanted to enlighten you. She told you to give up the Hollow Raider business and become a disciple of Yunkui Summit, right?
- She was there for that object!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): I get it — She was searching for that important object and ran into you, so she asked you to hand it over and invited you to join Yunkui Summit for good, right?
- Pan Yinhu: Huh? Of course not, we're just getting started. She lost her way inside the Hollow and asked me for directions.
- Pan Yinhu: But I didn't know that was all she really wanted. I thought she was after my loot, so, I fought her.
- Pan Yinhu: That was the first time I learned that violence can't solve everything, especially when you're up against someone much stronger than you. Shifu put me to the floor swiftly.
- She convinced you to abandon your ways!
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): (Don't tell me!Don't tell me! /
I got it!I got it!) That's when she recognized the potential in you, then convinced you to become her disciple, right? - Pan Yinhu: Huh? No, we're not even halfway through the story yet. I was spent from the fight and then passed out from hunger.
- Pan Yinhu: When I came to, she had already taken me out of the Hollow. She told me that long-term exposure to Ether was causing me to struggle with my inner demons, and that I should do as she said if I wanted to contain the violence within.
- Pan Yinhu: And then she taught me the training routine I just showed you. I did it in front of her and felt the aggression inside me melt away... as if nothing would anger or upset me again.
- Pan Yinhu: It was an extraordinary feeling. It made me think that if I clung to my way of life, maybe I'd never experience the wonders of this "technique" again.
- That's when you finally joined Yunkui Summit, right?...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): That's when you finally joined Yunkui Summit, right?...
- Pan Yinhu: Huh? No! But that's coming up soon. I then asked her if she had any food.
- Pan Yinhu: After all, my mind was enriched, but my belly was still empty. As much as I was ready to change my ways and become a new panda, I couldn't spare the mental energy while on an empty stomach.
- Pan Yinhu: And then she told me that Yunkui Summit serves three meals a day... So, I joined.
- Pan Yinhu: But! She didn't explain that "three meals a day" actually meant "funds for three meals a day"! Yunkui Summit didn't even have a proper chef! In the end, I had to learn how to cook and serve everyone anyway!
- Oh...
- Um...
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Um... Well, your past is, how should I put it... filled with twists and turns? Or...
- Pan Yinhu: Or a tangled mess, right? Haha! It's alright, because I think so too.
- Pan Yinhu: But this is much better than the days when I had no one and nothing, isn't it? Without this mess, I wouldn't have become Shifu's disciple, met Senior Fufu and Shiyuan, and you!
- Pan Yinhu: I haven't told anyone this chapter of my life so far... It's not that interesting anyway. But for some reason, I just can't say no to your curious gaze. Don't go telling anyone else now!
- I think it's pretty cool.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Nonsense! I think it's super cool of you to have the courage to change, Senior Yinhu!
- I think it's pretty interesting.
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Of course. I'm keeping this amazingly interesting story all for (myself.myself. /
myself!myself!)
- (ProtagonistProtagonist): Of course. I'm keeping this amazingly interesting story all for (myself.myself. /
- Pan Yinhu: Oh, you're making me blush... Well, I'm feeling tired from training, why don't we have a midnight snack together? What would you like to eat? I've got you covered!
Trust Rank Upgrade to Trusted with Pan Yinhu- (Idle)
- Pan Yinhu: What do you wanna eat?
- (Talk to Pan Yinhu again, optional)
- Pan Yinhu: What do you want for a midnight snack? I'll make an exception tonight - even if you want some fancy gourmet stuff, I'll make it happen!
- Pan Yinhu: If you need a reason... hmm, think of it as hush money, haha!
Notes
- ↑ Untranslatable joke: Pan Yinhu talks about bears and cats because the literal translation of 熊猫 xióngmāo, the Chinese term for panda, is "bear-cat". Pan Yinhu is thus implying that, unlike its name components, "bear" and "cat", the "bear-cat" is a rare type of Thiren.
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| English | Once Upon a Time in Yunkui |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 云岿往事 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 雲巋往事 |
| Japanese | 雲嶽むかしばなし |
| Korean | 운규의 과거 Un'gyuui Gwageo |
| Spanish | Érase una vez en Yunkui |
| French | Il était une fois à Yunkui |
| Russian | История Юнькуя Istoriya Yun'kuya |
| Thai | เรื่องราวในอดีตของ Yunkui |
| Vietnamese | Chuyện Cũ Vân Khuy |
| German | Vergangenes aus Yunkui |
| Indonesian | Masa Lalu Yunkui |
| Portuguese | Memórias de Yunkui |