How to get inside the Crimson Manor in Phantom Blade Zero and get the Puppet’s Tongue

Getting inside the Crimson Manor in *Phantom Blade Zero* requires completing several side quests and finding the Puppet’s Tongue key. The guide explains how to reach the manor and what awaits inside, while warning that the steps include story spoilers.

The key comes from the Three-Eyed Puppet, reached through three hidden portal doors as part of “The Herald’s Illusion”. Access to some locations depends on finding the Mandate Encampment Key and repairing the Illusory Pipa. Inside the manor, players face Puppet Scavenger and Acolyte Hansui; defeating them yields the Yang crystal eye and Hansui’s Frost Mask. The Yin and Yang eyes are then used later in “Secrets at the Heart of the Lake”, after defeating three other Acolytes and the Blizzard Blademaster.