“A Puppet’s Wooden Heart” in Phantom Blade Zero: how to complete the tale step by step

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Quick answer

“A Puppet’s Wooden Heart” starts with the Marioneta cantora (the singing puppet), next to the Temple of Blue Fireflies bell in the Village of Lu. You take her letter to Pei Lang, find his body and go back to her. It gives the accessory A Puppet’s Wooden Heart. No source sets a deadline of its own.

Village of Luregion
4steps
Accessorysummoning
Cautionmissable

Where does A Puppet’s Wooden Heart start?

In the chapter Heartless Remnants. The singing puppet is next to the altar of the Temple of Blue Fireflies; Fextralife places her on the lower levels past the Survivors’ Courtyard bell. Talk to her to receive her letter for Pei. There’s no prior requirement.

Step by step

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

  1. Take the letter to Pei LangGo to the Survivors’ Courtyard bell. Pei is the man in a purple robe sitting on some straw bales next to a shed, behind the temple. Give him the letter and he’ll run off.
  2. Follow the markerA marker appears to the north-northwest. Fextralife says to first go back to the puppet, where Pei is talking to her, and they’ll ask you to look for his body.
  3. Examine Pei’s bodyIt’s next to a bonfire on the Terraces, in the fields near the Engine Giant Remains bell. Examine it to take The Singing Puppet’s Letter.
  4. Go back to the singing puppetReturn to the Temple of Blue Fireflies bell, tell her what happened and examine the bodies to receive the accessory.

Rewards

RewardTypeWhen
A Puppet’s Wooden HeartAccessory for summoning Phantom Edges (see summoning accessories)When you close the tale
Missable

No source gives it a deadline of its own. But Vandal (Spanish guide) states that when you close The Heart’s Trail, in Pangzhen, only five tales can stay open, and this isn’t one of them. Finish it before you leave the Village of Lu. You have the rest of the cut-offs in the area order.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Pei Lang?

Next to the Survivors’ Courtyard bell, sitting on straw bales behind the Temple of Blue Fireflies. He wears a purple robe.

Where is Pei’s body?

Next to a bonfire on the Terraces, north-northwest of the courtyard, near the Engine Giant Remains bell.

What is A Puppet’s Wooden Heart for?

It’s an accessory for summoning Phantom Edges. You have its effect in the list of summoning accessories.

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

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