“Kin Against Kin” in Phantom Blade Zero: how to complete the tale step by step

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Quick answer

“Kin Against Kin” is triggered when you pick up a petal of the Bitter Kin Memory Flower, next to the Lion Dance Hall in Pangzhen. It closes with the second petal, in a house at Meigu Lake. It gives the Longevity Tonic medicine. Finish it before completing The Heart’s Trail.

2regions
2petals
Longevity Tonicreward
Cautionmissable

Where does Kin Against Kin start?

Book and petal titles are translated from the Spanish version of the game; the in-game English wording may differ.

In Pangzhen. No NPC gives it: it is triggered when you pick up the Betrayal petal, in the Ancestral Shrine Square, northeast of the Lion Dance Hall. PowerPyx places it on the stone bridge near the Lion Dance Hall bell. It cannot be completed until you reach Meigu Lake. Some Spanish guides translate it as “Pariente contra pariente”.

Step by step

  1. Pick up the Betrayal petalIn the Ancestral Shrine Square, northeast of the Lion Dance Hall (Pangzhen). The tale is triggered.
  2. Reach Meigu LakeSee how to reach Meigu Lake: you need Flaming Mane to burn the brambles at the dock.
  3. Pick up The Wrong Path petalFrom the Meigu Village East Dock bell, walk to the fork, turn left, left again and go into the building in front of you. Picking it up closes the tale.

Rewards

RewardTypeWhen
Longevity TonicMedicine (see medicines)When you finish the tale
+5% max healthBitter Kin Memory Flower (see flowers)With both petals
Missable

SoloJugadores flags it “as a precaution” before the Mirage Estate, and Vandal (Spanish guide) says that when you finish The Heart’s Trail only five tales can remain open, and this is not one of them. That chapter ends when you place the serpent pieces in the Green Serpent House and go up toward the Estate. The rest of the cutoffs are in the area order. At the lake you can also finish A Brother Once More.

Frequently asked questions

Where is the second Bitter Kin petal?

In a house next to the Meigu Village East Dock bell, at Meigu Lake: fork, left, left and the building in front of you.

Why can’t I complete Kin Against Kin in Pangzhen?

Because the second petal is at Meigu Lake. Until you get there the tale stays open.

What does Kin Against Kin give?

The Longevity Tonic medicine. In addition, the two petals complete the Bitter Kin flower (+5% health).

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  • Release29 Oct 2026
  • PlatformsPS5 · PC
  • StudioS-GAME

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